Winchester Brings Back the 1892 Large Loop Carbine

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The distinctive look of  the Winchester 1892 large loop carbine rifle was the dream of many  young boys and old men who watched the gun being used on TV shows and  in movies 50 years ago.   Watching their favorite actor handle the  rifle with one hand was the envy of every want-to- be cowboy.  Short video here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP1GIlUCbiQ

Winchester Repeating Arms  is helping make those dreams come true with the introduction of the  1892 Large Loop Carbine back in to their rifle line for 2012.  Read more

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Cannonball Kills Woman

POTRERO, Calif. (AP) — California authorities indicate a 33-year-old San Diego County woman was killed by a cannonball fired by her husband and another man.  U-T San Diego reports the woman was found dead at about 12:15 a.m. Tuesday after the ball slammed into her home at the Twin Lakes Resort mobile home park in Potrero,near the Mexican border.  State fire Capt. Mike Mohler says the men told authorities they were working on the cannon nearby when it went off. and one man was treated at a hospital for injuries he suffered when the cannon went off.

I think maybe the cannon needs more work…GW

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Aerial Control of Alaska’s Bears

The Alaska Board of Game has approved the use of aerial bear control to increase the numbers of moose for residents.  “All bears within the 540 square mile area will be removed, but that total will  include many more black bears than grizzlies,” Fish and Game spokeswoman Cathie  Harms wrote in an email.
Read more:  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – Alaska Game Board OKs aerial bear control in Kuskokwim region

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Burris Introduces New Generation Red Dot Sight

GREELEY, Colo. (March 6, 2012) – Burris is pleased to announce the introduction of the latest generation in red-dot sights with the launch of FastFire™ï¡¿ III – the ideal sight solution for pinpoint accuracy on handguns, shotguns and rifles. The FastFire III is extremely fast, rugged and low profile. This newest addition of the FastFire line is ideal for tactical applications with the choice of either a 3 MOA or an 8 MOA dot. Read more

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Twin Pro-Gun Rulings Issued

Pro-gun groups won a pair of legal decisions yesterday.  A federal court in Maryland ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms extends beyond the home and that citizens may not be required to offer “a good and substantial reason” for obtaining concealed carry permits. The case, Woollard v. Sheridan, was brought in 2010 by the Second Amendment Foundation on behalf of Maryland resident Raymond Woollard who was denied his concealed carry permit. Read more

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Gun-Law Sanity Returning to D.C.

Since the Supreme Court’s 2008 decision overturning Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban in District of Columbia v. Heller, our nation’s capital has stood nearly alone in its level of contempt for residents’ Second Amendment rights. Two recent developments may give hope for a turn for the better. First, an NRA-supported case has ended in victory for residents of the District of Columbia’s public housing system, as the D.C. Housing Authority has finally changed its lease provisions to allow lawful gun possession in its properties. Read more

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Emotion and Logic at Odds in California Legislature

By Glen Wunderlich

Daniel Richards, president of California’s Fish and Game Commission, is often at odds with animal-activist groups over his support of hunting as a viable means to manage wildlife.    A recent hunting trip resulted in a total of 40 Democrat state Assembly members demanding that he resign.   His crime?  Legally killing a mountain lion in Idaho. Read more

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