Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
“I’ve told them publicly I will disobey this order because it’s illegal and unconstitutional,” said rancher Mark Baker, who raises hogs and chickens in Michigan northern Lower Peninsula. And he’s not about to kill his animals to comply with the new law. More here…
By my friend, J.R. Robbins at the NRA_ILA, Hunter’s Rights
A recent op-ed piece in The New York Times (“I Hunt, but the NRA Isn’t for Me,” by Lily Raff McCaulou) virtually damns NRA for supporting candidates based on their voting records on gun issues—in her view at the expense of hunting. She even states, “The NRA has never had much to do with hunting,” and says NRA does not represent most hunters or gun owners.
First, since Americans join NRA to ensure their gun rights are protected, maybe it is actually logical for the NRA to examine how candidates vote on gun rights issues. Defending the Second Amendment is what we are here for, so we—and the candidates we support—are part of the reason McCaulou is able to own a gun herself. Read more
Posted on April 27, 2012
Anti-hunting and Environmental Lobby
Distort the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act to Raise Money
Following in the footsteps of the nation’s most powerful anti-hunting organization, a quartet of environmental groups wasted no time firing off fundraising appeals to fight HR 4089. The bill, also called the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012, is the most significant pro-sportsmen legislation in 15 years. The funding requests are full of lies, mischaracterizations and distortions.
Joining the Humane Society of the United States in this cynical attempt to cash in are the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, The Wilderness Society and the National Parks Conservation Association. Their fundraising appeals can be viewed by clicking on each group’s name.
Opponents falsely claim that the Sportsmen’s Heritage Act will: Read more
(Columbus) – To help and educate all hunters, anglers, trappers, recreational shooters, and persons with an interest in the great outdoors and conservation, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance has launched “The Sportsmen’s Daily”—a new website covering all things outdoors. The new site focuses on issues and news around the nation and is updated frequently. Read more
As only Ted does, he fires back at attempts to corral his way of life here…
The Dead Animal Recovery Team, or D.A.R.T., will provide alternative sentencing options for non-violent offenders by having them pick up dead animals from roads in Ingham County, Michigan, if judges choose to impose such sentences. More here…
Michigan Senate bills 29 and 30 would allow a CPL holder to use a stun gun, and authorizes reserve peace officers for its use during the performance of official duties and allows court officers to carry a concealed pistol or stun gun in a no-carry zone. The bills have cleared the House of Representatives and now return to the Senate for further consideration.
GW: The following post is from HumaneWatch.org
We noticed a news story recently that HSUS had charged a Virginia shelter $15,000 a few years back for an evaluation. It’s not the only time, and it’s kind of kicking shelters when they’re down: HSUS already deceptively raises money as if it’s a sheltering group, yet donates just 1 percent of the money it raises to shelters. And HSUS also charges shelters for evaluations.
Here’s what really bothers us: Read more
A female Russian hair salon owner was faced with attempted robbery, when she turned the tables on the thief. Olga Zajac, 28 and a black-belt karate expert, overpowered the man with a single kick, fed him Viagra for days, tied him up, and made him a sex slave before turning him loose. Of course, he ran to authorities afterward and was arrested along with Ms. Zajac. More here…
America’s Shooting Team, USA Shooting, got much needed support recently from one of this nation’s premier firearms manufacturers, when Ruger presented a check worth $26,000 to USA Shooting at the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting, April 12-15 in St. Louis, Mo. Read more
