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Amtrak Prepares For Guns InChecked BagsDEC 03, 2010 07:05P.M.

Amtrak Prepares For Guns In Checked Bags

Amtrak Prepares For Guns In Checked Bags

National Rifle Association

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- Railroad passengers on Amtrak

should soon be able to once again transport firearms in checked baggage.

The change is slated to begin on Dec. 15, the effective date of the

amendment by Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., that forced Amtrak to

accommodate gun owners. The new service will only be available

between stations where checked baggage service is currently available.

As when transporting guns on a commercial airline flight, gun owners

should pack firearms unloaded and in a locked, hard-sided container.

Ammunition should be stored in a manufacturer’s box or in “fiber, wood,

or metal boxes … or in other packaging specifically designed to carry

small amounts of ammunition.”

Unlike airlines, Amtrak also requires handgun cases to be stored inside a

suitcase or other checked bag.

Also unique to Amtrak is a requirement (forced by a last-minute change

to the amendment) that travelers notify Amtrak of their intention to

transport firearms, at least 24 hours before departure. Notification must

be by phone (not online), and firearms must still be declared upon

check-in.

No matter how seemingly modest the change, and despite Amtrak’s

unique restrictions, it’s still too much for anti-gun activists. In a story on

ABCNews.com, Brady Center attorney Daniel Vice claimed, “the baggage

car’s not secure like a cargo hold of an airplane.” Amtrak spokesman

Steve Kulm rebutted the hysterical claim, noting that the rail service

modified 142 baggage cars “to provide a secure, safe location for the

firearms.”

With airport security and airline baggage fees becoming more

burdensome by the week, rail travel may become more appealing to

shooters and hunters. The NRA will watch the new program closely to

see if any new problems arise. In the meantime, travelers with questions

should call Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or visit www.amtrak.com.

About:

Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest

civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA

continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to

advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce

crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education

and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the

military. Visit: www.nra.org

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Court Rules Against Anti’s Stayof Bear SeasonDEC 03, 2010 05:51P.M.

Court Rules Against Anti’s Stay of Bear Season

New Jersey Fish and Game

Trenton, NJ --(Ammoland.com)- The NJ DEP has announced that a

state Appellate Division Court today dismissed a legal challenge to the

Comprehensive Black Bear Management Policy (CBBMP), clearing the

way for a week-long bear hunt that will take place in Northwest New

Jersey starting on Monday.

A two-judge panel rejected a request for an injunction made by the New

Jersey Animal Protection League and the Bear Education and Resource

Group to prevent the State’s first black bear hunt since 2005.

“The facts and science are clear,” said DEP Commissioner

Bob Martin. “There are a growing number of black bears in

New Jersey and a resultant increase in public complaints

about bear and human encounters. This is clearly a public

safety issue that requires responsible action by DEP and the

Fish and Game Council.”

“Hunting is the only proven and most cost-effective method

of wildlife population control, one that is utilized successfully

by other states,” said Commissioner Martin.

“But understand that hunting is just one facet of our

comprehensive black bear policy which also includes many

other important measures designed to deal with the black

bear issue.”

The CBBMP includes a common sense mix of bear management tools,

including public education, research, bear habitat analysis and

protection, non-lethal bear management techniques and enhanced

efforts to keep human food sources, especially household trash, away

from bears to limit bear-human encounters.

The two animal rights organizations sought a court order to stay the bear

hunt. That legal request came a week after Commissioner Martin issued

a letter that also denied their stay request for a hunt that is scheduled for

a seven-county region, including parts of Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon,

Passaic, Morris, Somerset and Bergen counties.

The bear population just in northwestern New Jersey has grown from

500 bears in 1992 to more than 3,400 bears today, and there are an

uncounted number of bears that have now been encountered in all 21

New Jersey counties.

Although bear related complaints vary from year to year due to

environmental factors, serious bear incidents have increased

commensurate with the black bear population, up by 96 percent from

2006 through 2009, according to DEP wildlife officials. There have been

233 serious Category One encounters with aggressive black bears so far

this year, an issue that requires action by the DEP to provide relief to

residents in areas of the state with the densest bear population.

Since the 1980s, New Jersey’s black bear population has been increasing

and expanding southward and eastward from forested areas of

northwestern New Jersey. There have been increased sightings of bears

this year in many suburban towns and urban areas, where black bears

have not been previously been encountered.

The Fish and Game Council in July adopted the CBBMP, which includes

a black bear hunting season, to deal with an overpopulation of bears and

problems they are causing. The Council cited increasing damage to

personal property and threats to public safety as key reasons for its vote.

The black bear hunt is scheduled to run concurrent with the six-day

firearm deer hunting season, December 6-11. It will be held in portions of

a 1,000 square-mile area north of Route 78 and west of Route 287 in

Morris, Sussex, Warren, Passaic, Hunterdon, Bergen and Somerset

counties.

• To view the court’s decision visit:

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/bearcase.pdf

• To review the State’s Comprehensive Black Bear Management

Policy, visit: http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/bearpolicy10.htm

• To view specific rules and requirements for the black bear hunt,

visit: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/bearseas10.htm

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Ohio Restaurant Carry BillNeeds Your SupportDEC 03, 2010 05:36P.M.

Ohio Restaurant Carry Bill Needs Your Support

Ohioans For Concealed Carry

Campbell Ohio --(Ammoland.com)- I need your help on Monday,

December 6th — but let me give you a little history on why I need your

help.

Over the past two years Ohioans For Concealed Carry has invested a

substantial amount of blood, sweat, tears and money out of our treasury

to see Restaurant Carry come to life.

We worked with Representatives of the Ohio House to introduce the first

bill to make it lawful to possess a firearm in an Ruby Tuesdays or a Max

& Erma’s so long as you were not consuming alcohol.

Inevitably, Democrats in the Ohio House leadership stopped movement

on Ohio House Bill 203 — and similar legislation was introduced in the

Ohio Senate and passed.

We’ve covered the travels expenses of Ms. Nikki Goeser to come to the

Ohio Legislature twice to testify before both the Ohio House, and the

Ohio Senate when SB239 was introduced. Her testimony was referred to

as “some of the most compelling ever heard” by then-chairwoman Bolon

immediately following hearing her testimony.

You can find recordings of those hearings in the following video:

Sadly, when the recent November election turned the Ohio House over to

Republican control and when the Governor was not elected politics

seemed to come to a standstill in the Ohio Legislature.

I personally anticipated the Ohio House to hold hearings on SB239 and

SB247 following the election, but it inevitably seemed as if there would

be no further sessions scheduled.

That has changed – the Ohio House has scheduled sessions, but they

HAVE NOT committed to do anything with these two vital bills that we

have invested substantial time and money trying to enact them into law.

As I said earlier in this article I need your help on Monday, December

6th making phone calls, and I need you to forward the link to this artcile

to everyone you know who would consider doing the same.

First: Call every member of the Ohio House Democratic leadership and

urge them to work with Speaker Budish to send these bills to Governor

Strickland.

Their names and numbers are listed here for your

convenience:

• Armond Budish, Speaker of the House – 614-644-5441

• Matt Szollosi, Speaker Pro Tempore – 614-466-1418

• Tracy Maxwell Heard, Majority Floor Leader – 614-466-8010

• Jay P. Goyal, Majority Whip – 614-466-5802

• Linda S. Bolon, Assistant Majority Whip – 614-466-8022

Remind Ms. Bolon of her statements during the HB203 hearings when

she told Ms. Goeser that her testimony was some of the most compelling

she ever heard.

When you reach their staff: Introduce yourself, tell them you’re a

member and supporer of Ohioans For Concealed Carry, and state that

you understand there is a limited opportunity for remaining sessions and

that you want House Leadership to work with Speaker Budish to pass

both SB239 and SB247.

• SB239 resolves Restaurant Carry and makes changed to

transporting a firearm in a vehicle.

• SB247 is a “rights restoration” bill that provides a means for

restoring an individual right to bear arms.

Once you’ve made these phone calls, you need to call your elected

representative. How do you find them? Go here:

http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/ — on the right hand side of the page

you can enter your zip code in and identify your elected Representative,

who is representing you at least through the end of this calendar year.

Call their office and tell them everything mentioned above — then, tell

them that you want them to join Representative Bubp’s office in the

effort to use a discharge petition to extract these bills from committee

and send them directly to the House Floor, where they must be voted on

by the entire Ohio House.

Finally, call Governor Ted Strickland’s office at (614) 466-3555 – and

advise them that you want Governor Ted Strickland to do everything in

his power to get the Ohio House to send these two bills to his desk.

These are our last two chances of getting these bills to the desk of

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Governor Ted Strickland, where it is believed he will sign them or let

them become law without his signature.

On Monday morning we’ll send out a nearly identical alert of this nature

to remind you to make these phone calls, but we wanted to give everyone

the weekend to start forwarding these instructions to their friends and

family members everywhere to increase the potential volume of phone

calls.

Grassroots activism like this is what has made concealed carry reform in

Ohio possible during lame duck sessions. We must remain vigilant that

with enough pressure from the electorate these two bills may very well

become law.

Thank you for your time in helping us reform Ohio gun laws!

Sincerely,

Jeff Garvas

Ohioans For Concealed Carry

p.s. – next week we’ll have big news related to firearms litigation…

About:

Ohioans for Concealed Carry, founded in 1999, is a grassroots political

activist organization. When founded, the primary goal of OFCC was

getting concealed carry passed into law in Ohio. With that accomplished,

our mission became to refine the concealed carry law and to expand and

preserve the rights of all gun owners in Ohio. Visit: Ohioccw.org

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Journal Of Fish And WildlifeManagement Features DiverseScientific Studies In Latest IssueDEC 03, 2010 05:08P.M.

Journal Of Fish And Wildlife Management Features Diverse

Scientific Studies In Latest Issue

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Learn about the latest science

matters and research conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) in the Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.

The online publication, Issue 1, No. 2 publishes original, high quality and

peer-reviewed scientific papers on the practical application and

integration of science to conservation and management of North

American fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats.

The papers are impressive in their scope and breadth.

Study locations range from the Sandhills of Nebraska to the Prairie

Potholes of Minnesota, the Great Lakes of the Northeast to the Big

Woods of Arkansas, and from the coasts of Texas to the alkaline waters

of Walker Lake, Nevada.

The research topics include assessments of wetland changes, habitat

usage, and recreational carrying capacity, investigations of

predator–prey relationships, population dynamics, and density

estimates; species include fish, mammals, birds, invertebrates, and

reptiles.

Additional highlights include a compelling argument for changes to the

implementation of endangered species laws and the comprehensively

details the history of avian captive breeding and provides insights for

current and future conservation efforts.

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The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others

to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats

for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader

and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our

scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources,

dedicated professionals and commitment to public service.

For more information on our work and the people who make it happen

visit www.fws.gov.

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management Link:

http://www.fwspubs.org/

Journal of Fish and Wildife Management Vol 1 #2

About:

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others

to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats

for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader

and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our

scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources,

dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more

information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit

www.fws.gov.

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Animal Rights Crazies CauseWashington D.C. Council toPass Law to Protect PrivateResidentsDEC 03, 2010 02:33P.M.

Animal Rights Crazies Cause Washington D.C. Council to Pass

Law to Protect Private Residents

ACLU says not so fast, Animal Rights Groups have a right to protest to,

even if it is outside your home, scarring your kids.

Mask wearing animal rights activists should think twice before targeting

private residences in the nation’s capital.

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

Washington D.C. --(Ammoland.com)- Mask wearing animal rights

activists should think twice before targeting private residences in the

nation’s capital. A recently passed law by the D.C. City Council offers new

protections for those on the receiving end of such protests.

On November 23, the Council passed the “Residential Tranquility Act of

2010.” The bill, sponsored by Councilwoman Mary Cheh, was developed

due to constituent complaints involving the group called Defending

Animal Rights Today and Tomorrow or DARTT.

The group organizes protests outside private residences. These often

involve the wearing of masks and shouting slogans, like “you should die”

throughout the night.

According to Councilwoman Cheh, “They scared some people

so much that they feel like prisoners in their own homes.”

The legislation gives police the ability to arrest protesters under a set of

limited conditions.

Those include:

• protesting outside a private residence between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.;

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• wearing masks during the demonstration;

• Failure to notify the police at least two hours in advance of the

demonstration.

DARTT is a D.C. based branch of a larger organization called Stop

Huntingdon Animal Cruelty. That group was formed in 1996. It focuses

on protesting a European company, Huntingdon Life Sciences, which

provides animals for scientific research.

About:

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and

sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers

and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and

through public education programs. Visit www.ussportsmen.org.

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Anti Conservation Groups Sueto Stop New Jersey Bear HuntDEC 03, 2010 02:12P.M.

Anti Conservation Groups Sue to Stop New Jersey Bear Hunt

Black Bear Eating its Kill Along the NJ Turnpike

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- Earlier this week, the Bear

Education and Resource Group and the Animal Protection League of

New Jersey filed a lawsuit in two New Jersey Superior Courts seeking to

shut down the state’s upcoming bear hunt.

The lawsuit alleges that the state’s bear management plan, which

includes a hunt, was based on flawed science and that the state did not

follow proper technical procedures when adopting the plan.

The lawsuit comes on the heels of the New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin denying a

request by the groups to postpone the hunt. The six day hunt is set to

open on Monday, December 6th.

In denying the request, Martin acknowledged that the bear hunt “is an

important and necessary part of the state’s comprehensive approach to

the management of its black bear population.”

“We hope that the court will see this lawsuit for what it really

is…a last ditch anti-hunting effort that undermines the state’s

science based management plan,” said Rob Sexton, USSA vice

president of government affairs.

“The New Jersey state agency has a long history of successful

wildlife management when it is allowed to do its job.”

This summer the DEP approved a bear hunt as part of the state’s overall

bear management plan. The management plan, which includes both the

hunt and non-lethal management tools, is meant to help control the

state’s exploding black bear population.

Bear hunting in New Jersey has been under fire since 2006 when the

former DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson canceled the state’s bear hunt.

In response, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation, along with the

Safari Club International and the New Jersey State Federation of

Sportsmen’s Clubs, filed a lawsuit against the state to challenge the

decision to stop the bear hunt.

Despite two lower court rulings compelling the former Commissioner to

proceed with the 2006 hunt, the state’s Supreme Court ultimately ruled

the Commissioner could block the hunt.

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About:

The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and

sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers

and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and

through public education programs. Visit www.ussportsmen.org.

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Gun Control Gone Plumb Loko– A. Barton Hinkle & CamEdwards Compare NotesDEC 03, 2010 12:33P.M.

Gun Control Gone Plumb Loko – A. Barton Hinkle & Cam

Edwards Compare Notes

NRA-ILA Grassroots News Minute 12/03/2010

NRA - ILA

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- NRA-ILA grass roots news recently

debuted a new and improved format for the “Grassroots News Minute”

video!

To view the current video in its new format, please click above:

Cam Edwards talks to A. Barton Hinkle about his article in the

Richmond Times-Dispatch – Read it here:

www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/nov/30/ed-hinkle30-ar-683380/

– NRA News

“Whenever there is a shooting spree,” said William S.

Burroughs, “they always want to take the guns away from the

people who didn’t do it.”

Read More on these topics:

• Anti-Gun Congressman Mike Quigley Advocating Clamp Down On

Gun Shows

• GAO Gun Trafficking Report Corrupted by the Anti-Gunners

• Attempt to Ban Firearm Sales

About:

Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest

civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA

continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to

advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce

crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education

and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the

military. Visit: www.nra.org

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Assault Weapons and the TruthDEC 03, 2010 11:52A.M.

Assault Weapons and the Truth

The Obama administration has nominated an anti-gun zealot as the

U.S.’s top gun cop.

By John R. Lott Jr

John R. Lott, Jr.

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Virgina - -(Ammoland.com)- The Obama administration is moving into

high gear in putting gun-control advocates into important government

positions.

The administration’s nominee to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,

Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), Andrew Traver, should be of

particular concern.

His attacks on the civilian use of so-called assault weapons raise real

questions about his willingness to distort the truth for political purposes.

The person nominated to be the nation’s top gun cop shouldn’t use

inaccurate descriptions to scare people into supporting gun control.

Mr. Traver is the special agent in charge of the BATFE’s Chicago field

division. Therefore, he knows what was covered by the federal assault-

weapons ban that sunset in 2004.

But in November 2009, NBC interviewed Traver and reported: “Traver

says the power and randomness of the heavy caliber, military-style

weapons make them so dangerous not only to people, but to police.

They’re so powerful, body armor can’t withstand a hit, and they’re so

difficult to control, their bullets often get sprayed beyond the intended

targets, striking innocent victims even when they’re in their own

homes.”

The list of problems with Mr. Traver’s claims is very long. If he really

believes that these weapons fire unacceptably “heavy caliber” bullets, he

is going to have to ban virtually all rifles. Small-game rifles — guns

designed to kill squirrels and rabbits without destroying too much meat

— typically fire .22-caliber bullets, which are only slightly smaller than

the .223-caliber bullets fired by the M16 (used by the U.S. military since

Vietnam) and the newer M4 carbine (used in the Afghanistan and Iraq

wars). Deer-hunting rifles fire rounds that are very similar to those used

by the AK-47.

Speaking of M16s, M4s, and AK-47s, Traver is correct when he states

that the guns covered by the federal assault-weapons ban were “military-

style weapons.” But he fails to note that this really just deals with style —

the cosmetics of the guns, not how they actually operate. The guns

covered by the ban were not the machine guns actually used by the

military, but civilian, semi-automatic versions of those guns. The civilian

version of the AK-47 may look like the guns used by militaries around

the world, but it is different. It fires essentially the same bullets as deer-

hunting rifles at the same rapidity (one bullet per pull of the trigger),

and does the same damage.

On penetrating body armor, Mr. Traver leaves out one important detail:

Rifles in general are often able to penetrate body armor simply because

their bullets travel faster than those fired from handguns. The same can

be said for going through the walls of houses. But if he had said that

deer-hunting rifles can often penetrate walls and lower-level types of

body armor, it is unlikely that his comments would have generated the

same fear.

Unfortunately, Mr. Traver has done more than make clearly inaccurate

claims about so-called “assault weapons.” He has supported banning

.50-caliber rifles, regulations that would force many gun shows to close

down, the Chicago handgun ban, and repealing the Tiahrt Amendment,

which protects sensitive trace data from being misused in frivolous

municipal lawsuits against gun makers. He also worked with the Joyce

Foundation, which has funded gun-ban groups such as the Violence

Policy Center, on the “Gun Violence Reduction Project.”

John R. Lott’s More Guns Less Crime

The fact that Mr. Traver uses the same misleading claims as groups such

as the Brady Campaign shouldn’t make it too surprising that gun-control

groups are applauding his nomination.

Nor is Traver’s nomination very surprising after President Obama

appointed two strong anti-self-defense members to the Supreme Court.

But Mr. Traver’s nomination is quite troubling. Making up claims about

guns to demonize them is beyond what is acceptable for someone who

wants a position in which he will be regulating American gun ownership.

About:

John R. Lott Jr. is a FOXNews.com contributor, an economist, and the

author of More Guns, Less Crime, the third edition of which was recently

published by the University of Chicago Press. Visit:

johnrlott.blogspot.com

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SinclairIntl.com December’sSuper Shooter SelectionsDEC 03, 2010 11:32A.M.

SinclairIntl.com December’s Super Shooter Selections

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Finalists Announced forSportsman Channel’s 2010Sportsman Choice AwardsDEC 03, 2010 10:47A.M.

Finalists Announced for Sportsman Channel’s 2010

Sportsman Choice Awards

Final Round of Viewer Voting Starts Today.

Sportsman Channel’s 2010 Sportsman Choice Awards

Sportsman Channel

New Berlin, Wis. --(Ammoland.com)- Following the tabulation of

more than 20,000 votes – doubling last year’s total - Sportsman

Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman,

announced today the finalists for the 2010 Sportsman Choice Awards.

By casting their votes during each quarter in 2010, Sportsman Channel

viewers have narrowed the field to the finalists listed below in the

following categories: Best Hunt Show, Best Shoot Show, Best Fish Show,

Best Combination (hunting and fishing) Show, Best New Series and Best

Show Host(s).

Additionally, viewers can vote on finalists for the Best Clip categories,

including Best Small Game Clip, Best Big Game Clip, Best Shoot Clip and

Best Fish Clip. New for this year’s awards, Sportsman Channel executives

have added a Best Show Open award.

All finalists and clips can be viewed at www.votesportsman.com

“Another banner year for Sportsman Channel and our

programs with more than 20,000 votes logged in this year,”

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said Gavin Harvey, Sportsman CEO. “Viewers have given us

an overwhelming response to the awards program and we

appreciate their dedication to our programming. This

massive viewer interaction underscores our passionate fan

base for Sportsman’s unmatched programming across the

hunt, fish and shoot categories.”

Today marks the beginning of a fresh new round of voting, so everyone is

encouraged to log on to www.votesportsman.com to cast their ballot,

regardless of whether they voted in the first round or not. Winners in all

categories will be based exclusively on the opinions and the votes of

viewers. Voting ends December 18 with finalists announced thereafter.

The winners in all Sportsman Choice Award categories will be crowned

during the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las

Vegas on January 19, 2011.

The finalists for the 2010 Sportsman Choice Awards are as

follows. (Listed in Alphabetical Order)

• Best Hunt Show: Africa with Craig Boddington and Ivan Carter,

Arrow Affliction, Back Country Quest Buckventures Outdoors,

Drake’s Migration Nation, Excalibur’s Huntin’ the Backwoods, The

Fowl life with Chad Belding, Gore-Tex Big Game Adventures,

Heartland Bowhunter, Maximum Archery World Tour, North

American Whitetail, Pigman, The Series, Predator Pursuit,

Predator Quest, Shoot Straight with Chad Schearer, The Zone,

Whitetail Properties

• Best Shoot Show: Davidson’s Gallery of Guns, Guns and Ammo

TV, Handguns, Personal Defense TV Tactical Arms, Tactical

Impact

• Best Fish Show: Addictive Fishing, Alaska’s Fishing Paradise,

Flats Class, Florida Sportsman, Fly Rod Chronicles, Hooked on the

Fly, In-Fisherman Critical Concepts, In-Fisherman TV, Lip’em and

Rip’em, Trout Unlimited On the Rise

• Best Combo Show: Down the Road with Rick Rhoads, G3

Sportsman, HuntFishCook, Midwest Outdoors, Mike Avery’s

Outdoor Magazine, Respect Outdoors, Sportsmen of North

America, Woods N’ Water

• Best Show Host(s): Andy Ross- Maximum Archery World Tour

Bob Foulkrod – Gore Tex Big Game Adventures Brian “PigMan”

Quaca- Pigman, The Series Capt. Blair Wiggins – Addictive Fishing

Casey & Chris Keefer – Back Country Quest Chad Belding – The

Fowl Life with Chad Belding Colorado Buck – Where in the World

is Colorado Buck Craig Boddington and Ivan Carter – Africa with

Craig Boddington and Ivan Carter Curtis Fleming – Fly Rod

Chronicles Dan Wallace – Excalibur’s Huntin’ The Backwoods

Doug Stange – In-Fisherman TV Fred Eichler -Predator Nation

Haley and G.O. Heath – Family Traditions with Haley Heath J.

Paul Jackson – Drakes Migration Nation Jeff Danker –

Buckventures Outdoors Kyle and Jennay Wieter – Adrenaline

Junkies Les Johnson – Predator Quest Michael Hunsucker & Jeff

Simpson – Heartland Bowhunter Team Predator Pursuit –

Predator Pursuit The Addicts of Bowhunting Addiction TV –

BowHunting Addiction TV

• Best Show Open: Adrenaline Junkies, Back Country Quest,

Personal Defense TV, Solo Hunters, Where in the World is

Colorado Buck

The Best Clip finalists were required to be one continuous

sequence from a single episode that aired in 2010. The

nominees for Best Clips are:

• Best Small Game Clip: Heartland Bowhunter, Outdoor Junkies,

RNT-V, The Zone

• Best Big Game Clip: Buckventures, Christensen Outdoors, Life

at Table Mountain, North American Whitetail

• Best Shoot Clip: BowHunting Addiction, Family Traditions with

Haley Heath, Predator Nation, Sportsmen of North America

• Best Fish Clip: Adventures South of the Border, G3 Sportsman,

In Fisherman Critical Concepts, Respect Outdoors

The Best New Series category eligibility is based upon shows

that were newly created and aired in 2010 on Sportsman

Channel.

Adventures South of the Border, Alaska’s Fishing Paradise, BACK

Outdoors, Battle of the Bow, Big Boys Adventures, BowHunting

Addiction TV, Brush Country Monsters, Davidson’s Gallery of Guns,

Down The Road with Rick Rhoads, DownEast Outdoors, Drake’s

Migration Nation, Gameface TV, Hidden Creek Adventures, Hooked on

Adventure, Hooked on the Fly, Hunting for the Dream, Just Pass’n Thru,

Life at Table Mountain, Midwest Whitetail with Bill Winke, Modern Rifle

Adventures, No Limits Outdoors, Pigman, The Series, Predator Pursuit,

Rack Man, Respect Outdoors, SOLO Hunters, Tagged Out TV, The

Industry, The Real Deal, The Zone, Wide Open Outdoors

About Sportsman Channel:

Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel is the only television and digital

media company fully devoted to the more than 82 million sportsmen in

the United States, delivering entertaining and educational programming

focused exclusively on hunting, shooting and fishing activities.

Sportsman Channel is now available in HD, check with your local cable

or satellite provider. Acquired by InterMedia Outdoors Holdings in

2006, Sportsman Channel reaches nearly 27 million U.S. television

households and is a part of the nation’s largest multimedia company

targeted exclusively to serving the information and entertainment needs

of outdoors enthusiasts. Visit www.thesportsmanchannel.com, follow on

Twitter, @SPORTSMANchnl (www.twitter.com/ SPORTSMANchnl), or

become a Fan on Facebook, www.facebook.com/sportsmanchannel.

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Echo 1 SM-C Electric AirsoftRifle – Dominate YourBattlefield CompetitionDEC 03, 2010 10:10A.M.

Echo 1 SM-C Electric Airsoft Rifle – Dominate Your Battlefield

Competition

Echo 1 SM-C Electric Airsoft Rifle

Pyramyd Air

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Pyramyd Air carries the awesome Echo 1 SM-C Version 3 electric airsoft

rifle for airgunners who need unbeatable power and mobility at an

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Modeled after its famous German army assault rifle counterpart, the

Echo 1 SM-C Version 3 is a rugged semi/fully automatic AEG with

awesome battlefield features.

This gun excels in CQB situations with its short scale barrel, and fires at

velocities that will amaze teammates and competitors alike.

The gun features a picatinny rail interface system for mounting optional

riflescopes and flashlights, a high capacity 470 Rd magazines, and a shot

velocity of 360 fps (using .20g BBs). An adjustable hop-up unit provides

airgunners with increased shot performance and accuracy, and a folding

stock with tactical gun sling attachments offers a comfortable and easy

carrying option in the field.

Pyramyd Air now sells this amazing, high-powered rifle for a reasonable

$165.00 USD. The Echo 1 SM-C Version 3 also comes with an 8.4V 1100

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Experience and enjoy the authentic look and powerful shooting of the

Echo 1 SM-C Airsoft Rifle and many other high-powered automatic

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Alpine Archery’s New AlpineConcorde Bow Lives For TheHuntDEC 03, 2010 09:21A.M.

Alpine Archery’s New Alpine Concorde Bow Lives For The

Hunt

Alpine Archery Concord Bow

Alpine Archery

Lewiston, Idaho --(Ammoland.com)- While the new CONCORDE

Target model is blowing through X’s, its tough hunting brother the

CONCORDE Infinity will be parting fur.

Accuracy is everything in this smooth shooting hunter with a usual heavy

dash of Alpine tough dependability thrown in.

Alpine President Bob Proctor made the introduction; “The

CONCORDE Infinity is designed with a longer 40” axle-to-

axle length and comfortable 8.125” brace height for the

ultimate forgiveness not usually found in today’s high-

performance hunting models. This is a great bow for release

shooters but if you shoot fingers you are just flat going to love

the way this bow shoots.”

The new 2011 Alpine CONCORDE Infinity has the same on-demand

accuracy that the Alpine Concorde Target bow has but is covered in the

popular Mossy Oak Infinity camo, enhanced with rich brown anodized

components and a beautiful, sculpted rosewood grip.

The CONCORDE Infinity may be one of the most forgiving bows in the

woods this year but it’s no slouch in performance with it’s hot 315 FPS

IBO rating and especially nice on the wallet at a low $620 retail.

The new CONCORDE Infinity is built on a machined aluminum riser

with 13” limb design. It comes with adjustable draw length modules of

27” to 31” and draw weights of 60 and 70 pounds.

The cam system is the small Veloctec model with Alpine’s patented

precision ball bearing technology for a smoother draw and release.

The machined limb pockets hold each limb in perfect alignment for shot

after shot precision consistency.

Alpine – Let the Game Beware!

For more information please contact:

Alpine Archery PO Box 319 3101 North South Highway Lewiston, ID

83501 208-746-4717 www.alpinearchery.com

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NRA’s Cam Edwards DiscusesGovernor Rendell’s Veto of PA’sCastle Doctrine BillDEC 03, 2010 08:31A.M.

NRA’s Cam Edwards Discuses Governor Rendell’s Veto of PA’s

Castle Doctrine Bill

NRA-ILA Grassroots News Minute 12/03/2010

NRA - ILA

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- NRA-ILA grass roots news recently

debuted a new and improved format for the “Grassroots News Minute”

video!

To view the current video in its new format, please click above:

State Senator Richard Alloway joins Cam Edwards to discuss the future

of the Castle Doctrine bill in Pennsylvania – NRA News – November 30,

2010

Read More on these topics:

• Pennsylvania: “Castle Doctrine” Bill Passes Senate

• Pennsylvania Castle Doctrine Legislation Dies Under Rendell’s

Pen

• A Review of Castle Doctrine & No-Retreat Legislation

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continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to

advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce

crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education

and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the

military. Visit: www.nra.org

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