Gun Rights Scores Win in South San Francisco

SAN CARLOS, CA and MADERA, CA – After considering the letter of opposition sent by The Calguns Foundation and California Association of Federal Firearms Licensees, the City of South San Francisco prudently rejected an outrageous gun control measure that would have banned hollow point ammunition and subjected gun owners to serious privacy risks. The ordinance was backed by anti-gun San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who is working to have other Bay Area cities to adopt the highly-flawed ordinance that his city did earlier in March. Read more

Ammunition, Gun Control, Self Defense

CCRKBA Says “Shame On You, Mr. President, Not the Country”

BELLEVUE, WA – President Barack Obama told White House reporters that the nation should be ashamed if it has forgotten the Newtown tragedy, but the real shame is that the president and other anti-gunners have exploited that crime to push a gun control agenda that has nothing to do with Sandy Hook, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Gun Control, Self Defense

NSSF Objects to Government Position On UN Treaty

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation has strongly objected to the last-minute reversal of the U.S. government position regarding the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. In the closing hours of negotiations on Thursday, March 28, the government abandoned its previous insistence that the treaty be approved only through achieving “consensus” of all the member states. Requiring consensus had been the United States position going back to earlier administrations. Read more

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The Straight Scoop on Ammo Shortages

Brownells Gunsmith Corner – March 2013

Shortages – They’re Not A Conspiracy By Jim Shepherd

Wherever you’re accustomed to getting your shooting news these days, chances are you’re hearing – repeatedly – that the industry is suffering from chronic shortages of guns, ammunition, and components, most particularly those designed to be used on the modern sporting rifle.

Over the past six weeks, I’ve been across the country, and I can tell you from talking with retailers in big cities like Phoenix, Atlanta and Houston to small gun shops in Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Mississippi, Arizona, Georgia and Texas that the shortages are real. I’ve also spoken at length with manufacturers, and they’re all telling me the same thing: the shortages aren’t driven by a government conspiracy or hoarding. They’re being driven by demand. And a lot of that demand is fueled by new shooters, despite some politicians who would like you to believe that the number of U.S. households with guns is dropping. Read more

Ammunition, Firearms, Hunting, Self Defense

A Different Kind of Waxwing

Bohemian Waxwings by Doug Reeves, assistant chief, DNR Wildlife Division

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As I was hauling firewood near our house, I saw a flock of about 30 birds light in a box elder tree along our lane, about 100 yards off.  At first glance I thought they might be starlings, but something made me look closer. When I got close enough, I recognized crests on the chunky bird’s heads – clearly they were waxwings. It’s always cool to see waxwings.  I assumed I was seeing cedar waxwings, Read more
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