Great Lakes Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Asian Carp

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Great Lakes lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent Asian carp and other invasive species from entering the Great Lakes and destroying the Lakes’ ecosystem. Read more

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Firearms Industry Helps Lead Economic Recovery

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has released a newly commissioned report detailing double-digit gains in jobs and other data showing the industry has been a leader in the nation’s economic recovery. The report can be viewed at http://nssf.org/impact. Read more

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D.C. Changes Stance on Handguns

After years of end-runs around the historic decision of Washington D.C. v Heller, some needed changes are coming to its handgun laws.  A five-hour training mandate, ballistics testing, vision testing and the requirement that application documents be notarized are no longer required. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) will take photographs of applicants. Registered gun owners will no longer be subject to arrest, if they possess the wrong type of ordinary ammunition.  All this from a unanimous decison of the D.C. Council and more here…

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New Undertaker XT Ported Choke Tubes

Hunter’s Specialties® new Undertaker XT Ported Choke Tubes were designed to produce optimum pattern density with today’s modern high efficiency turkey loads.

New Undertaker Choke Tube

 

Hunter’s Specialties has doubled the number of ports on the new Undertaker XT choke tubes to help reduce barrel jump and keep shooters on target. The tubes are 3 inches long with a knurled end for easy hand installation. They are available in models for both high density and lead shot loads.

Undertaker XT Ported Choke Tubes come in both 20 ga. and 12 ga. versions to fit most popular shotguns on the market and sell for a suggested retail price of $28.99.

For more information about other Hunter’s Specialties products, log onto the Hunter’s Specialties website at www.hunterspec.com, write to 6000 Huntington Court NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402, or call a Consumer Service Specialist at 319-395-0321.

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Glock Donates $115,000 during 2012 NRA Annual Meetings

Smyrna, GA- GLOCK, Inc. donated a total of $115,000 to four separate organizations within the National Rifle Association (NRA) during the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits held in St. Louis, MO, April 12 – 15. GLOCK, Inc. Vice President Gary Fletcher, alongside spokesman R. Lee Ermey, made presentations to each group inside the GLOCK, Inc. exhibition booth (#2031) on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 9:30 AM. Read more

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RMEF Donates to Effort to Collar Wolves

An extra $51,000 will fund federal wolf collaring and killing in Montana,  thanks to a contribution by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

“The payment is made to (U.S.) Wildlife Services,” said Montana Department of  Fish, Wildlife and Parks spokesman Ron Aasheim. “We’re just involved in the  direction of how it’s used. We’re charged with managing wolves, and that’s what  they’ve offered – to provide money that’s in line with what we’re currently  doing.”  More here…

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D.C.’s Stance on Guns Changing

The D.C. Council is expected to have passed the Firearms Amendment Act of 2012 under expedited procedures so it can take effect this summer. The ordinance will do away with many of the expensive and time-consuming hurdles to registering a gun in the District that were put in place after the Supreme court’s decision. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown, who will vote for the bill, has made a 180 on gun rights.   More here…

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