Last Chance to Comment on Proposed Hunter Orange Mandate in Oregon: Thursday, September 30, in Bend!
September. 28th 2010
There are now three different options under the proposed hunter orange rule currently being considered by the Oregon Fish Wildlife Commission. They range from maintaining the status quo of no hunter orange requirement, to requiring a hunter orange upper garment or hat for hunters 17 years of age or younger, or for sportsmen of all ages, while hunting big game and upland birds (except turkey) with a centerfire firearm or shotgun.
Post a CommentLast Chance to Comment on Proposed Hunter Orange Mandate in Oregon: Thursday, September 30, in Bend!
September. 28th 2010
There are now three different options under the proposed hunter orange rule currently being considered by the Oregon Fish Wildlife Commission. They range from maintaining the status quo of no hunter orange requirement, to requiring a hunter orange upper garment or hat for hunters 17 years of age or younger, or for sportsmen of all ages, while hunting big game and upland birds (except turkey) with a centerfire firearm or shotgun.
Post a CommentPennsylvania: Vote on Discharge Petition for “Castle Doctrine” Bill Slated for This Afternoon!
September. 28th 2010
Staying on Target: Interview with Chris Cox
September. 28th 2010
Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, talked to National Review Online about the group’s approach to endorsements and how the organization ended up backing some figures who are not so popular with grassroots conservatives.
Post a CommentKansas: Amendment would reaffirm right to bear arms
September. 28th 2010
The initiative was placed on the ballot by the 2009 Kansas Legislature in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment grants individuals the right to bear firearms.
Proponents of the legislation said they wanted to make sure the Kansas Constitution would be interpreted the same way.
Robbery suspects shot dead by N.C. Pizza Hut worker
September. 28th 2010
Police say a North Carolina pizza restaurant worker being herded toward a cooler pulled a gun and shot and killed two robbers. Multiple media outlets reported today that police were searching for a third man who got away from an east Charlotte Pizza Hut restaurant. Authorities say the robbers burst through the restaurant's front door late Monday as two workers were cleaning up in the back. Investigators say the suspects ordered the two employees into a walk-in cooler, then started beating one of the men. The other employee pulled a handgun and opened fire.
Post a CommentWill NRA release grades in Reid/Angle race?
September. 28th 2010
The National Rifle Association has once again confirmed it will not be issuing an endorsement in the Nevada U.S. Senate race. Interviewed by National Review Online's Jim Geraghty, Institute for Legislative Action executive director Chris Cox had this to say when asked about the decision to not endorse anyone: We are a non-partisan organization, and we dont base any grade or any endorsement on a party affiliation. Thats how we have continued to succeed, by solely considering how a candidate stands on the Second Amendment and the right to keep and bear arms. We send out candidate questionnaires to every…
Post a CommentWould you support a ban on handguns? (Freep this poll)
September. 27th 2010
Votes as of 06:24 PM, 09/27/10 1,148 Support 11,797 Oppose Would you support a ban on handguns? 3,174 cities reporting, 11,806 total comments
Post a CommentTexas bank welcomes legally-armed customers
September. 27th 2010
CHAPPELL HILL, TexasA Texas bank has created a new rule allowing concealed handgun owners in the building, in hopes that theyll be a deterrent to armed robbers. Chappell Hill Bank, located about an hour northwest of Houston, is a bank with history. "Near as we know, were the oldest continuously operated bank in the United States," said bank president Ed Smith. "The rest of them closed for Roosevelts bank holiday in 1933." There have been rules along the way. "No damn Yankee is going to tell us what to do," said Smith. Smith, a fourth-generation Texan, recently added another rule…
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