The Second Amendment

“At one time this was even understood by the Supreme Court. In United States v. Cruikshank (1876), the first case in which the Court had an opportunity to interpret the Second Amendment, it stated that the right confirmed by the Second Amendment “is not a right granted by the constitution. Neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.” The repeal of the Second Amendment would no more render the outlawing of firearms legitimate than the repeal of the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment would authorize the government to imprison and kill people at will. A government that abrogates any of the Bill of Rights, with or without majoritarian approval, forever acts illegitimately, becomes tyrannical, and loses the moral right to govern.” — Jeffrey R. Snyder, A Nation of Cowards, 1993.

Gun Control, Self Defense

2014: The Year of the Ballot Issue?

This from the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance…

As sportsmen and women are gearing up for the year ahead, the fight for the future of hunting appears headed for the ballot box next fall as ballot issues are popping up from coast to coast.  While the November election might seem far off, hunters and trappers across the country are hard at work preparing for the upcoming battles.

In July, we reported on the ongoing fight over Michigan’s wolf management program.   Now, sportsmen are staring down the barrel of two ballot initiatives that seek to bar the state from designating wolves as a game species.  Sportsmen, not willing to sit idly by, have begun to fight back – and are circulating petitions for a citizen-initiated law to counter the anti’s efforts.  If successful, the law would ensure the ability of the state’s Natural Resources Commission to designate game species. Read more

Animal Rights, Hunting, Wildlife

DNR allows supplemental feeding of deer in southern U.P. counties with permit

Due to heavy accumulated snowfall, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources will allow supplemental feeding of deer in the southern Upper Peninsula by permitted groups and individuals beginning Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Supplemental feeding is only allowed in the southern U.P. during years when accumulated early winter snowfall reaches a depth that is predictive of winter stress, while permitted feeding is allowed annually from January 15 to May 15 in the northern counties found within the Lake Superior snowbelt. Read more

Wildlife

EZ Access™ Gear Introduces the Snap Shot™ Shotgun Sight

Drop your tom with ease this spring with the innovative new Snap Shot™ Sight. You won’t find anything else like it anywhere. Whether you run and gun or sit in a blind, the Snap Shot increases your chances of bagging your bird.
The Snap Shot easily snaps on almost any shotgun barrel, whether it’s a vent rib or smooth bore. The Snap Shot’s patented design enhances any existing sight system or works great alone. This unique sight, available in black or camo, provides instant target acquisition. If it’s in the sight, it’s history.
Similar to a scope, the Snap Shot forces you to keep your head down on the barrel and the gun up, but its quicker and much less expensive than a scope because no magnification is involved. If the target is in the circle, then  your aim is perfect. Because of its ease of use, the Snap Shot is ideal for youth as well as experienced hunters. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

New ATN X-Sight Rifle Scope Line

American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) introduces a line of digital night vision rifle scopes representing the latest in electro-optical technology.
South San Francisco, CA – American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN), makers of cutting-edge digital night vision and thermal applications, have developed a smart HD optics night vision rifle scope line: the ATN X-Sight 3-12x and 5-18X. The X-Sight rifle scopes utilize the newest in electro-optical technologies with an advanced low-light HD sensor providing superb image quality with high resolution at an affordable price. Read more

Firearms, Hunting

Supreme Court Asked to Consider NJ Carry Case

BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation and Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the appeal in the challenge to New Jersey’s unconstitutional carry laws. The case is Drake v. Jerejian.
Prepared by attorneys Alan Gura (who won Second Amendment victories in the groundbreaking Heller and McDonald cases) and David Jensen, today’s petition is the latest effort to bring a right-to-carry case before the high court and is the next step in the process of resolving the differing opinions of lower courts on the right to bear arms for personal protection outside the home. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control, Self Defense

The New Taurus® View

 

(Miami, FL) – Taurus®, the global leader in revolver manufacturing, introduces the new View, five-shot revolver to their ever-expanding line of concealed carry handguns.  Taurus is moving in great strides to produce firearms that are easy to carry while maintaining their high standard of reliability and performance. Read more

Firearms, Self Defense

NSSF, SAAMI Seek to Invalidate Microstamping Law

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) today filed a lawsuit on behalf of their members against the State of California in Fresno Superior Court challenging the state’s microstamping law. NSSF and SAAMI seek to invalidate and enjoin enforcement of provisions of state law enacted in 2007, but not made effective until May 2013, requiring that all semiautomatic pistols sold in the state not already on the California approved handgun roster contain unproven and unreliable microstamping technology. Read more

Firearms, Gun Control

HSUS Solicitation Campaigns a Net Negative for Animals

This from www.HumaneWatch.org…
In November the Massachusetts attorney general’s office released a report of professional solicitation campaigns conducted in the state. Charitable solicitation has been in the news recently after a report last year fingering the 50 worst charities in America based on 10 years’ worth of telemarketing campaign data.

According to the report, telemarketers kept two-thirds of the money that Massachusetts residents gave, or $175.7 million out of $266.6 million. In other words, according to the report, a good deal of charity fundraising actually “benefits principally the owners and staff of for-profit professional solicitors.” Read more

Animal Rights
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