A Lesson in Gun Registration from Canada

Gun-control advocates like The Brady Campaign have forever claimed that registration is a safety issue; their reasoning is simple: If a gun has been left at a crime scene and it was registered to the person who committed the crime, the registry will link the crime gun to the criminal.  But, the criminals have proved to be smarter than the politicians and gun grabbers.

Despite spending $2.7 billion on creating and running a long-gun registry, Canadians never received any benefits from the liberal’s dream. The legislation to end the program finally passed the Parliament on Wednesday. Even though the country started registering long guns in 1998, the registry never solved a single murder.

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California Cat-astrophe

Daniel Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Commission, legally shot a mountain lion in Northern Idaho.  But, when his photo was posted in an outdoor publication, the animal rights whackos wanted his neck.  Why?  Because lion hunting in California is illegal.

So the whackos want his job because he supports hunting as a viable means to control wildlife populations and puts his money where his mouth is.  Because he spent a huge sum of money, which is used to support a legal hunting operation and Idaho wildlife management.  Because he’s a hunter!

“It’s not illegal. But Read more

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Michigan Deer Management Needs to be Changed

By Glen Wunderlich

An interesting analysis of this past deer hunting season has been released by the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA). Contained in it are comparisons from 36 states in our eastern half of the country. It’s time to assess how Michigan’s deer management stacks up with our neighbors.

QDMA’s 2012 Whitetail Report shows that the majority of hunters had a better season than last year relative to antlered buck harvest (bucks 1 ½ years or older.) In fact, 54 percent of the states saw more bucks taken. When it comes to sheer numbers, Michigan ranks Read more

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Former NY Governor Urges DA to Drop Charges Against Marine

Former New York Governor David Paterson has called on  Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance to drop gun charges against Ryan Jerome, a  former Marine who unwittingly violated the state’s tough gun laws.

Mr. Jerome visited New York City in September last year with jewelry that he intended to sell. He brought a gun for protection, believing that his Indiana concealed carry permit would be honored in New  York.  Instead, he was arrested for the first time in his life.

Read more:  http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/15/former-ny-governor-to-manhattan-da-drop-unusually-cruel-gun-charges-against-marine/#ixzz1mdqLmAg4

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Shooting Illustrated Talks Suppressors

Former SOF sniper Steve Adelmann dispels many of the myths surrounding suppressor use and ownership in the March issue of Shooting Illustrated magazine, on newsstands today. His step-by-step guide explains the paperwork required to purchase and own a suppressor, advantages other than noise reduction, today’s generation of QD mounts that often allow users to use a single “can” on different firearms, and much more. Read more

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