No Right to Self Defense, Judge Rules
Late Friday, a federal district court in Illinois wrongly ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect a right to carry firearms for self-protection outside the home. The NRA funded this challenge to Illinois’ ban on citizens’ ability to carry firearms legally outside their homes and businesses for self-defense, and will also be supporting an immediate appeal to the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals-and to the Supreme Court, if necessary. Read more
Brownells 6th Annual Gunsmith Career Fair April 27 & 28, Des Moines, Iowa
- Frank
Dear Folks,
If you’re a gunsmith looking for employment, a gunshop owner needing a gunsmith, or a recent graduate from gunsmithing school, April 27 & 28, is a very important date for you. It’s the date for the Brownells 6th Annual Gunsmith Career Fair. Some of the most knowledgeable, respected professionals in our Industry are going to be there to interview gunsmiths, and real “icons” of the gunsmithing world – folks like Ron Power, Les Baer, Jon Tank of Cylinder & Slide, Sharon and Paul Dressel – will be giving seminars to share their skill-building “secrets” with you. There’ll be a chance to ask an ATF representative questions one-on-one, and the big Friday night banquet with a keynote address by John Krieger of Krieger Barrels, Inc.
With around 60 employers there, Read more
USSA Launches New Blog – Protect What’s Right
GW: Haven’t visited my friends’ site yet, but this sure looks like it’ll be a good place to network with people that are plugged in to current issues affecting sportsmen. I am a proud member of the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, because I want people like this fighting for my innate rights. They take the whack jobs head on!
Today the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance launched a new blog that will be the place where American hunters, anglers and trappers can go to get the inside scoop on the politics of hunting.
The blog – protectwhatsright.wordpress.com – will feature commentary from USSA’s political experts on the hottest topics facing the sportsmen’s community. It will also have frequent guest columns by other recognized writers and political pros. Read more
Times Square Billboards Blast Humane Society of the United States
Washington, DC – Today HumaneWatch.org, a project of the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom, unveiled two new Times Square billboards on the corner of West 46th Street and 7thAve. The billboards highlight the Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) duplicitous fundraising practices—as the vast majority of its fundraising commercials feature dogs and cats, yet only one percent of the money HSUS raises from the public goes to local, hands-on pet shelters. Read more
Michigan’s Gun-Free-Zones Debate
Legislation that would allow permit holders, who undergo an extra nine hours of training to carry hidden guns in no-concealed zones, has come under fire from opponents of the proposal. Senate Bill 59 would eliminate the state’s 83 county gun boards, shift approvals to sheriffs, and provide penalties for approvals that take too long or denials that are overturned. Here’s the reference and a link to the piece about who doesn’t agree.
Decapitated Snake Bites Man, Sends him to Hospital
A homeless man got real brave and stuck his hand inside the mouth of a water moccasin – one that was just decapitated. Then he got real sick. More here…
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs – The USFS Has Them
WASHINGTON – Thousands of temporary seasonal jobs with the Forest Service and its partners are available this summer and officials say now is the time to begin the application process.
“Due to the nature of much of our work, such as wildfire fighting and seasonal recreation programs, we anticipate hiring many temporary workers,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “These jobs will provide economic relief for many unemployed Americans and help stimulate local rural communities.”
Use the FlexCam This Turkey Season
When your back is up against an old pine tree or you’re sitting in a ground blind in a hardwood bottom listening to clucks, putts and purrs at 20 yards, the last thing you can do is move. As the turkeys walk around you, your heart begins to pound, when at last, the moment you’ve waited for arrives. That old tom puts his wings down, lifts his tail feathers, stretches out his neck and lets out a big gobble….BOOM! You pull the trigger and your shotgun fires, dropping the longbeard with spurs no one would believe. That’s exactly where the Flex Cam™ comes into play. Read more
Court Strikes Down North Carolina Emergency Powers Gun Ban
BELLEVUE, WA – A federal district court judge in North Carolina has just struck down that state’s emergency power to impose a ban on firearms and ammunition outside the home during a declared emergency, ruling that the provision violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms. Read more