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Armalite Opens Its 2011 CampPerry StoreJUL 13, 2011 05:21P.M.

Armalite Opens Its 2011 Camp Perry Store

Armalite Opens Its 2011 Camp Perry Store

ArmaLite Inc

Geneseo, IL – -(Ammoland.com)- ArmaLite, Inc is pleased to

announce that it has opened its Camp Perry Store for the 2011 National

Matches.

Inside the store, shooters can find the high quality ArmaLite rifles,

pistols and parts they’ve grown to expect from one of the finest

manufacturers in the world.

This year ArmaLite will offer a wide range of special deals for both its

dealers and retail customers.

There will also be special pricing for members of the military and junior

shooters. See the ArmaLite representatives at the store for specific

details on pricing.

ArmaLite’s Camp Perry store will be open from July 11th through July

15th. It will re-open July 27th through August 14th. Daily hours are 10am

to 6pm. The store is located on Commercial Row, Building 910B.

Armalite 2011 Camp Perry Store

About:

ArmaLite has one of the broadest product lines in the firearms industry.

We manufacture and sell semiautomatic rifles in a variety of calibers

including 5.56mm and 7.62mm, long range super-accurate bolt action

rifles in calibers including .308 Winchester, .300 Winchester Magnum,

.338 Lapua, and 50 BMG, and classic 9mm pistols.Visit:

www.armalite.com

Tags: Armalite, Camp Perry

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Anti’s Working to Ban Trappingon New Mexico’s Public LandsJUL 13, 2011 05:15P.M.

Anti’s Working to Ban Trapping on New Mexico’s Public Lands

Sportsmen Comments Needed to Protect Trapping, Call, eMail, Write

U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance

Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- On Thursday, July 21st, the New

Mexico State Game Commission will consider changes to trapping

regulations which could ban trapping on all public lands in the state.

The Commission meeting is scheduled for July 21, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. and

will take place at the Clayton Civic Center, 124 North Front Street in

Clayton, New Mexico.

Two proposed rule changes are being considered by the Commission and

will be debated on that day. The first, the “Recommended Rule,” would

allow public lands trapping to continue with a few new restrictions on

trapping. The second proposal, the “Alternate Rule,” would ban trapping

on all federal, state, and other public lands within New Mexico.

“Sportsmen in New Mexico must make their voices heard

today,” said Jeremy Rine, USSA associate director of state

services. “Animal rights and anti-trappers are trying to

bypass wildlife management professionals and shut down

trapping. The state’s trapping regulations need to be based on

sound science and not on unfounded claims by anti-

trappers.”

The Alternate Rule was included for the Commission’s consideration

when anti-trapping and animal rights activists started pressuring the

Game Commission and government officials to ban trapping on all

public lands.

“Trapping has been shown time and again to be one of the

most effective wildlife management tools for states,” said

Chick Andres, President of the Fur Takers of America.

“Despite this fact, anti-trapping organizations are constantly

pushing to chip away at this country’s great heritage of

trapping and wildlife management.”

Take Action! New Mexico sportsmen need to contact the state’s Game

Commissioners and ask they oppose the Alternate Plan banning trapping

on public lands. Sportsmen should also ask that they oppose any changes

to the state’s trapping regulations that are not based sound science.

Contact information for the New Mexico State Game Commissioners can

be found here.

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.

Tags: Anti-Hunting, Trapping, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance, USSA

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LI Second AmendmentPreservation AssociationAnnounces the Launch of NewWebsiteJUL 13, 2011 04:49P.M.

LI Second Amendment Preservation Association Announces

the Launch of New Website

LI Second Amendment Preservation Assocication Announces the Launch

of New Website

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LI Second Amendment Preservation Association

Ronkonkoma, NY --(Ammoland.com)- LI Second Amendment

Preservation Assocication, announced today the launch of the official

website of the LI Second Amendment Preservation Association

(LISAPA).

On it, interested readers can find up to date and relevant information on

all things important to the firearms community on Long Island.

“LISAPA is a natural progression of the grass roots activism

that was started in the Long Island Firearms forum”, said

Steven Blair, LISAPA’s president.

He added, “LIF attracted not only firearms enthusiasts, but a

number of veterans in the struggle for Second Amendment

Rights in New York State, and in addition to them, we have

several industry professionals among our ranks.”

He continued, “LISAPA will give leadership and direction to that diverse

expertise; the inevitable result is a more cohesive, organized and directed

entity that will spearhead local efforts to regain, and then retain, our

Second Amendment Rights.”

Blair went on to describe the site’s content as being “locally focused, but

universally relevant” with concentrations on Community Service, New

Products, Training, Competition and Political Action, with particular

attention paid to how those aspects pertain to Women and Youth.

“There will be something for everyone, and it will mesh very

well with the perennial focus of LIF: to enhance the image of

law abiding gun owners and shooting sports enthusiasts

through the responsible exercise of our rights and community

service.”

About LISAPA

Our Mission: The mission of the Association is to preserve the rights

afforded to all US citizens under the precepts incorporated within the

second amendment of the United States Constitution through

community awareness, social involvement, and educational pursuits.

The Association further intends to integrate the need to preserve the

integrity of the second amendment through the understanding of

fundamental firearms maintenance, safety and responsible firearms

ownership. Visit: www.lisapa.org

Tags: LI Second Amendment Preservation Association, LISAPA, Pro Gun

Groups

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Michigan Moose HuntingAdvisory Council to Meet July20 in MarquetteJUL 13, 2011 04:38P.M.

Michigan Moose Hunting Advisory Council to Meet July 20 in

Marquette

Michigan Moose Hunting Advisory Council to Meet

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- The Moose Hunting Advisory Council

will meet Wednesday, July 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Department of

Natural Resources Marquette Operations Service Center, located at 1990

U.S. 41 South in Marquette.

The meeting agenda includes discussion by the council members

regarding their task of producing a formal report examining the potential

impacts moose hunting would have on the moose population and the

various economic benefits associated with a moose hunt, and what core

elements that report should ultimately include.

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The seven-member council was created under a law passed by the

Legislature in 2010, directing the Natural Resources Commission and

the council to examine the possibility of a moose hunting season in

Michigan. The council tentatively plans to submit its report at the NRC’s

September 15 meeting in Sault Ste. Marie. Whether or not a moose

hunting season is established and what a season would entail is at the

discretion of the NRC.

The legislation that created the Moose Hunting Advisory Council

specified that the seven-member council would include representatives

from the following stakeholder groups: the DNR Director or his

designee, an organization promoting conservation in Michigan,

organizations promoting hunting or fishing in Michigan, representatives

nominated by the speaker of the house and senate majority leader, and a

representative chosen by the Michigan Intertribal Council.

Members appointed to the council include Jim Ekdahl of L’Anse, Jim

Hammill of Crystal Falls, Mick Jarvi of Houghton County, George

Lindquist of Marquette County, Jason Dinsmore of Ann Arbor and DNR

Wildlife Division Chief Russ Mason.

Those who wish to offer public comment to the council members

regarding a potential moose hunting season are encouraged to submit

their comments electronically to moosecomments@michigan.gov or by

mail to DNR Wildlife Division, Attn: Dan Eichinger, 530 W. Allegan,

Lansing, MI 48909.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the

conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state’s

natural and cultural resources for current and future generations. For

more information, go to www.michigan.gov/dnr.

Tags: Michigan, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

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Gun Control – And Now ForSomething Completely DifferentJUL 13, 2011 03:38P.M.

Gun Control – And Now For Something Completely Different

By Charles Heller

It’s Time For Some “Gun Control”

Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Since its modern mutation in

1968 (via the “Gun Control Act of 1968), and with an infusion of power

to it in 1972 by Treasury Department Order No. 120-1, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) has amassed a

truly sordid record of “gun control.”

Although it’s website somewhat outlandishly claims a history going back

to 1789, BATFE’s modern roots go to its failed attempts at the

enforcement of Prohibition (another stupid idea from the federal

government).

There’s hardly anything as pathetic as a bloated government agency, in

search of a mission. So the “BAT” got their hands on guns and became

“BATF”. The “E” came later.

Follow their criminal and bloody escapades from the Ken Ballew raid

debacle in 1971, to the deceit that triggered the Randy Weaver travesty in

Idaho, to the incitement of violence in the horror at Waco,Texas, to the

despicable acts in the John Lawmaster Raid.

The ATF, and later the BATFE, has now distinguished itself as the least

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disciplined, least accomplished, least effective, and most unethical “law

enforcement” agency in U.S. law enforcement history.

Along its way towards the immense and international dung pile they are

attempting to dig themselves out of now (“Operation Fast and Furious”

aka “Project Gun Runner“), BATFE has also managed to ensnare a

number of truly remarkable, creative, and innovative firearms

manufacturers, in needless red tape, inconvenience, and useless,

unwarranted prosecution. Len Savage came to know their wrath. This is

well documented by our organization, JPFO.

Rarely has a year gone by without some perfidy from “The Gang”. These

“lesser sins” are seldom covered in the blatantly anti-gun mainstream

media.

However, it seems chickens are now coming home to roost. BATFE’s

criminal activity in the “Operation Fast And Furious” debacle brings

with it implications that involve the administration up to the U.S.

Attorney General, and possibly include the sitting President. And we are

just learning that it appears that ten million dollars of “stimulus” money

was directed towards “Project Gun Runner”!

Generally, we at JPFO view gun control as poison, but not necessarily in

this case. We actually think that it is now time for some good, old

fashioned DISARMAMENT.

Disarm the BATFE.

It’s time to disarm its agents, and decertify BATFE as a law enforcement

agency.

Let’s transform them back into the stamp clerks (suitable for affixing

labels on wine and whiskey bottles) that they once were. Then the only

harm they can inflict on the body politic would be paper cuts.

To be sure, there are some decent and moral people who work there. Or

did, like ATF Senior Special Agent Mr. John Dodson, who was recently

fired for telling the truth to Congress about the misdeeds of BATFE in

recent testimony.

An ATF response memo to Dodson, about his complaint to superiors

before he went public, stated, ”If you don’t think this is fun, you’re in the

wrong line of work. Maybe the Maricopa County Jail is hiring

detention officers, and you can get paid $30,000 to serve lunch to

inmates.”

Meanwhile, this same superior in BATFE was approving the funneling of

guns to known cold blooded murderers south of the border. Ironically,

when everything shakes down, this particular superior might, himself, be

getting served just such a lunch!

Do the folks running BATFE think it’s an just a glitch in an academic

exercise when Mexican citizens get murdered by guns BATFE willfully

allowed to reach crazed killers? Apparently, these same BATFE drones

took it a little more seriously when American law enforcement agents

began to fall as a result of the ludicrous and immoral “Gun Runner”

policy.

On December 10, 2010, Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was gunned

down at the U.S. Border, in a shootout. Two of the guns found at that

murder scene were found to be from Operation Fast and Furious.

Yes, it’s time to disarm the BATFE.

Let their agents and labs investigate arson, bootleg liquor, and black

market smokes, and do some of the fine tool mark examining (in crime

gun forensics) those labs are known for. Some of their outside

contractors do a great job of instructing in that field. Let them be

forensic scientists and liquor stamp distributors. Just don’t let them near

any guns!

Take away their badges. Badges are symbols of honor from a country as

great as ours. BATFE Agents can carry business cards, like any other

overpaid, tax consuming, foot dragging bureaucrat. Let’s convert these

morally challenged individuals from jackboots to fur boots, or at least

gumshoes without guns.

Charles Heller is the Executive Director of Jews For The

Preservation of Firearms Ownership.

About:

Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership Mission is to destroy

“gun control” and to encourage Americans to understand and defend all

of the Bill of Rights for everyone. Those are the twin goals of Wisconsin-

based Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO).

Founded by Jews and initially aimed at educating the Jewish community

about the historical evils that Jews have suffered when they have been

disarmed, JPFO has always welcomed persons of all religious beliefs who

share a common goal of opposing and reversing victim disarmament

policies while advancing liberty for all.

JPFO is a non-profit tax-exempt educational civil rights organization,

not a lobby. JPFO’s products and programs reach out to as many

segments of the American people as possible, using bold tactics without

compromise on fundamental principles. Visit www.JPFO.org –

Copyright JPFO 2011

Tags: ATF, Charles Heller, Gun Control, Jews For The Preservation Of

Firearms Ownership, JPFO

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Sportsmen Support Common-Sense Energy Planning toConserve Fish & WildlifeHabitatJUL 13, 2011 03:03P.M.

Sportsmen Support Common-Sense Energy Planning to

Conserve Fish & Wildlife Habitat

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

WASHINGTON --(Ammoland.com)- In response to criticism by some

Western lawmakers of a new federal energy-planning protocol, a

coalition of prominent sportsman-conservation groups today reasserted

the need for balanced public-lands energy leasing that enables

responsible development while sustaining the West’s fish and wildlife

heritage and hunting and fishing traditions.

Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development underscored its support

of the policy issued last year that included the use of “master lease

plans,” or MLPs, for future leasing of public lands in areas not

experiencing significant energy activity. The approach would address

deficiencies in the old process that have led to high conflict with fish and

wildlife values and significant public objections, or “protests,” to lease

sales. The MLPs also would require an analysis of impacts from

development of leases, a key evaluation that was not done in the past,

before leases are sold, providing an opportunity for the public and other

affected stakeholders to be involved earlier to resolve any conflicts.

“Upfront planning and conflict resolution will lead to greater

certainty for management of fish and wildlife habitats and for

industry,” said Steve Belinda, director of the Theodore

Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Center for Responsible

Energy Development and former BLM biologist. “The old

process was not developed for leasing in the sensitive areas

that now are being sought for development, nor did it

adequately address other values like fish and wildlife before

commitments to develop were made.” The TRCP is a member

of the SFRED coalition.

Members of Wyoming’s and Utah’s congressional delegations, however,

have denigrated the new master leasing process in a letter to Secretary of

the Interior Ken Salazar, requesting that the Department abandon

implementation of the process.

“It’s unfortunate that any Western politician would oppose

reforms specifically designed to protect the West’s public

lands and allow for more public involvement on public lands

that help define us as region,” said Steve Torbit, regional

executive director for the National Wildlife Federation, an

SFRED member.

“MLPs provide ample opportunity for energy companies to

exploit oil and gas deposits but allow for a more careful

process to evaluate how best to avoid or minimize impacts to

our wildlife and other natural resources,” Torbit continued.

“As a native of this region and a lifelong hunter and angler, it

saddens me to see elected representatives show their disdain

for the wildlife resources that are part of our Western

heritage and culture.”

Brad Powell, energy director for Trout Unlimited, an SFRED member,

and former regional forester for the Forest Service, questioned why the

members of Congress would attack a process that enables a rational

approach to leasing and will better balance multiple uses of public lands.

“This new approach to leasing incorporates sensible reforms

that allow the public, including hunters and anglers, to be

more involved in the management of their lands and allow for

earlier conflict resolution rather than having to resort to

protests when poorly planned lease sales are announced,”

Powell said.

“We understand that energy development will occur, and we

support it,” Powell continued, “but as sportsmen we believe

that fixing problems early in the leasing process enables

industry to receive leases that they can use rather than

backlogged leases held up by protests. The previous process

led to thousands of protests and a system that was broken for

both industry and sportsmen.”

“We have documented dramatic declines in our mule deer

herds because of poorly planned and hastily approved energy

leasing in parts of the West,” Belinda concluded.

“Threatening the West’s fish and wildlife populations using

the old, broken model for public-lands leasing makes no

sense. The MLPs and other lease reforms allow responsible

energy development without jeopardizing our fish and

wildlife habitat, our streams and rivers, and our public

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lands.”

Learn more about the Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development

coalition.

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Team Realtree Scent-ControlHunting Wipes for Body andGearJUL 13, 2011 02:56P.M.

Contec Inc. Team Realtree Scent-Control Hunting Wipes for

Body and Gear

RealTree

COLUMBUS, Georgia --(Ammoland.com)- To maximize your chance

for success and get as close to your target as possible, you must control

your scent.

Now available at Academy Sports and Outdoors, Team Realtree Hunting

Wipes combine the effectiveness of odor neutralization and odor

counteraction at the molecular level.

The dual technologies polarize malodor molecules rendering the

malodor signal as unrecognizable to an animal’s brain. Additional

ingredients mask human scent.

These technologies create optimum scent control, ensuring the best

possible chance for a successful bow or gun hunt.

Team Realtree Scent-Control Hunting Wipes

For use on body and gear, soft and durable Team Realtree Scent-Control

Hunting Wipes are available in long-lasting Pine, Cedar and Earth

scents, and Odor Control formulas.

The compact canister conveniently stores in your hunting pack or

vehicle.

Features and Benefits:

• Soft: Allows optimum application to skin and equipment.

• Durable: Use one wipe for multiple surfaces.

• Easy Dispensing Canister: Keeps wipes moist when not being used.

• Long Lasting Formula: Minimizes need to re-apply

• Dual Technologies: Neutralizes and counteracts human scent at the

molecular level. Masks human scent

www.contecinc.com

Tags: Hunting Gear, Realtree, Scent Control

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Army Corp Gun Ban RepealVote Coming This Week in theHouseJUL 13, 2011 02:48P.M.

Army Corp Gun Ban Repeal Vote Coming This Week in the

House

Legislation Will Protect Gun Rights on Army Corps of Engineers Land

Army Corps of Engineers Land Gun Free Zones

Gun Owners of America

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Vote on Pro-gun Amendment

Could Come in the House This Week

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) plans to offer an amendment this week

protecting gun rights on land controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers.

Currently, guns are prohibited on Corps land, even when gun possession

is otherwise allowed by state law. Rep. Gosar’s legislation would simply

remove federal restrictions and allow for the law of the states (in which

such land is located) to govern firearms possession.

The Gosar amendment, modeled after the Recreational Lands Self-

Defense Act (H.R. 1865) introduced by pro-gun Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH),

is similar to a 2009 law repealing the gun ban on National Park Service

land.

Army Corps of Engineers land was not part of that bill, something the

Corps was quick to point out after that law took affect.

The Corps said, in a statement: “Public Law 111-024 does not

apply to Corps projects or facilities . . . [and the Army Corps]

will continue to prohibit loaded concealed weapons on Corps

properties regardless of the new law and notwithstanding any

contrary provisions of state law.”

The amendment will reverse the Corps’ decision and remedy the

“oversight” of the lands bill.

“The Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act is a bipartisan

effort that seeks to correct this oversight and restore Second

Amendment rights to law-abiding citizens while they are

legally camping, hunting, and fishing on the 11.7 million acres

of Army Corps recreational property,” Rep. Gibbs said.

Rep. Gosar notes that “this amendment will restore

continuity to federal lands and ensure that constitutional

rights are consistently protected.”

Nationally, the Army Corps of Engineers controls 400 lake and river

projects, 90,000 campsites and 4,000 miles of trails. A vote on the Gosar

amendment could come as early as Thursday.

ACTION: Please contact your Representative and urge him or her to

vote YES on the Gosar amendment.

Click here to send a prewritten message to your Representative.

Gun Owners of America

8001 Forbes Place, Suite 102

Springfield, VA 22151

Phone: 703-321-8585

FAX: 703-321-8408

www.gunowners.org

About:

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization

formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of

gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only

no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul

Tags: GOA, Gun Bans, Gun Free Zones, Gun Owners of America

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Gun Trace Data Under Attack inCongress – Call ChairmanRogers TodayJUL 13, 2011 12:17P.M.

Gun Trace Data Under Attack in Congress – Call Chairman

Rogers Today

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- In the wake of the Fast and

Furious scandal and a decision by the Department of Justice to approve

multiple sales reporting of long guns along the Southwest border, last

night Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-29) announced his intention to offer an

amendment that would strip from an appropriations bill an important

law enforcement protection, known as the Tiahrt Amendment, that

safeguards law enforcement-only firearms tracing data.

The Schiff amendment would allow access to law enforcement trace data

by those outside of law enforcement. Rep. Michael Honda (D-CA-15) will

offer an amendment supported by New York City Mayor Michael

Bloomberg that will continue the recently launched regulatory assault on

the firearms industry.

ACTION: The National Shooting Sports Foundation – the trade

association for America’s firearms industry – is urging all members of

industry, sportsmen, gun-owners and firearms enthusiasts to call Rep.

Harold Rogers (R-VA-10), Chairman of the House Appropriations

Committee at (202) 225-2771 and urge the committee to VOTE NO

on the Schiff and Honda amendments,and any other amendments

that undermine the law enforcement protections provided for in the

Tiahrt Amendment and any anti-gun amendments that would place

additional and costly regulatory burdens on members of the firearms

industry.

Public disclosure of gun trace data, including to elected officials, is

dangerous. That is why several years ago Congress approved further

restrictions on the access and use of this data in order to safeguard law

enforcement and ensure compliance with provisions of the federal Gun

Control Act. The measures ensure that the data remain only in the hands

of law enforcement for criminal investigations and prosecutions.

The best argument for restricting access to this data is a well-known

elected official from New York City. Several years ago, New York City

Mayor Michael Bloomberg had the NYPD inappropriately obtain trace

data not for a criminal investigation but for use in preparing a civil

lawsuit. He turned the data over to private eyes who conducted so-called

sting operations of out-of-state federally licensed firearms retailers. He

did so without the knowledge of ATF or even his own police

commissioner. As a result, Mayor Bloomberg interfered with as many as

18 ongoing criminal investigations, jeopardizing the lives of law

enforcement officers, informants, witnesses and others. In fact, ATF was

forced to pull agents out of field for their own protection.

The Honda amendment would impose significant cost to manufacturers

by requiring them to manually and physically match each and ever single

serial number of the firearms in inventory to the individual record entry

in the manufacturer’s acquisition and distribution record causing the

manufacturers to shut down their factory for lengthy time periods.

The hearing is taking place NOW — ACT IMMEDIATELY by

calling (202) 225-2771.

About NSSF

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the

firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve

hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a

membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms

retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For

more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

Tags: Arms Trafficking, ATF, BATFE, Fast & Furious, Gun Trafficking,

NSSF, Project Gunrunner, Straw Purchases, Washington DC

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Its Your Government HoldThem Accountable – DemandGunwalker AccountabilityJUL 13, 2011 12:16P.M.

Its Your Government Hold Them Accountable – Demand

Gunwalker Accountability

By Jeff Knox

FirearmsCoalition.org

Manassas, VA --(Ammoland.com)- Most of the larger national media

outlets are doing their best to ignore the Gunwalker scandal, but the

word is dribbling out despite the best efforts of the Obama

Administration and their lackeys in the mainstream press.

Those who know about the outrageous project should be demanding

answers and accountability.

The recent hearings in the House Oversight and Government Reform

Committee, chaired by Rep. Darrel Issa (R-CA), showed clearly that

agents of the ATF and other agencies, working with the approval from

the highest levels of the Department of Justice – no more than one desk

below Attorney General Erik Holder, if not Holder himself – actively

conspired and facilitated the sale of some 2000 or more rifles to

suspected illegal firearms traffickers and then intentionally allowed

those guns to continue in illicit channels with no attempt to track,

interdict, or disable them.

ATF field agents who objected to the program were threatened and even

fired. On one occasion an agent pointed out that people were being killed

with guns supplied by the ATF and his manager responded with the

callous cliché that if you want to make an omelet, you have to break a few

eggs.

Mexican authorities report that some 300 Mexican nationals have been

killed with these guns along with at least one and possibly two US law

enforcement officers. Those are some pretty costly eggs.

The President of the United States has told a Mexican journalist that he

did not authorize the program and that Erik Holder didn’t either.

ATF and DOJ have claimed that the objective was to track guns up to

Mexican “drug lords” and possibly topple a Mexican drug cartel, but the

whole program was kept a secret from Mexican authorities and agents

were ordered to make no effort to track the guns beyond the original

purchaser. Agents watched as suspected firearms traffickers purchased

dozens of AK-style firearms. They trailed the suspects, and guns, to a

rendezvous where the guns were transferred to another vehicle, and

then, in accordance with strict orders, they allowed the other vehicle, and

the guns, to drive away without even an effort to identify the person or

track or interdict the guns.

Meanwhile the ATF and DOJ have continued to promulgate inaccurate

and deceptive statistics regarding firearms trafficking and the

involvement of illegally trafficked firearms in crime in Mexico – statistics

that are falsely inflated by the Gunwalker project itself. They have also

continued with attempts to change congressionally mandated

regulations to include the reporting and tracking of purchasers of more

than one rifle in a given week.

While such reporting and tracking might seem reasonable on the surface,

even including some firearm owners, the actual utility of the reporting

program is questionable, and is a major usurpation of power by ATF. The

Bureau is specifically forbidden in the same statute which authorizes

such reporting for multiple handguns. What’s more, ATF is notorious for

failing to delete information gathered in this manner as required by law,

thus building a de facto registration system.

The evidence does not support the existence of any large-scale gun

trafficking rings. The largest and most successful gun trafficking rings

uncovered so far were those endorsed and supported by the ATF in

Project Gunwalker, aka “Operation Fast and Furious.” Without ATF

assistance forcing gun dealers to cooperate, these dealers would never

have taken the chance of repeatedly selling large quantities of guns to

suspicious-looking cash customers. And even then, ATF ignored the

structure of these organizations. They were only interested in the straw

buyers, not any of their immediate associates, and, as I mentioned above,

ATF specifically forbade any disclosure of the Gunwalker program to

anyone within the government of Mexico.

All that ATF seemed interested in was who bought the guns, how many

they bought, and where the guns turned up in crimes. The fact that the

guns did turn up at crime scenes – murders, maimings, and massacres,

including of Mexican police officers or government officials – seems to

have been of little concern to ATF and DOJ officials.

This limited interest suggests only two possible motivations: to build

stronger, more incriminating cases against straw purchasers – the guys

ATF has consistently insisted are the bottom of the food chain – or to

generate statistical and emotional support for their requested increases

in authority. Perhaps one was just a “happy side effect” of the other. In

either case, the strategy was seriously flawed and hundreds of people lost

their lives.

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This administration intentionally allowed arms to flow into the hands of

criminals and the policy factored in the deaths of hundreds of Mexican

citizens and at least one US Border Patrol Agent. They have also

intentionally blocked congressional and media inquiries into the matter

and retaliated against ATF whistleblowers.

Compare the scope and reach of Gunwalker to Watergate.

Watergate began with a handful of overzealous political supporters

incompetently trying to bug their opponent’s offices and the

administration working to protect those loyal supporters. Gunwalker,

from its inception, was a criminal enterprise directed from the cabinet

level.

Where is the outrage and indignation – at the administration, at DOJ

and ATF, at politicians for defending the guilty and intentionally

obfuscating the issues, and at the media for virtually ignoring the story?

Don’t allow this story to fizzle out on the back pages, and don’t allow the

ATF and this administration to be rewarded for this very bad behavior.

Tell them that you want to see the administration held accountable.

Write your local paper and television outlets. Tell them that you want to

see better coverage of this scandal.

Your senators and congressmen will be home for the summer recess. Tell

them that you want funding and authority to ATF curtailed until more

safeguards against usurpation of rights can be established.

This is your government. It’s up to you to hold them

accountable.

About:

The Firearms Coalition is a loose-knit coalition of individual Second

Amendment activists, clubs and civil rights organizations. Founded by

Neal Knox in 1984, the organization provides support to grassroots

activists in the form of education, analysis of current issues, and with a

historical perspective of the gun rights movement. The Firearms

Coalition is a project of Neal Knox Associates, Manassas, VA. Visit:

www.FirearmsCoalition.org

Tags: Arms Trafficking, ATF, BATFE, Fast & Furious, Firearms

Coalition, Gun Trafficking, Jeff Knox, Project Gunrunner, Straw

Purchases, Washington DC

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Delisting of Wolves in Wyoming& Great Lakes Moves Forwardin U.S. HouseJUL 13, 2011 12:01P.M.

Delisting of Wolves in Wyoming & Great Lakes Moves Forward

in U.S. House

Congressional Sportsmen

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- A coalition of sportsmen’s

groups working toward delisting of recovered gray wolf populations from

the Endangered Species Act (ESA), sent a letter to Rep. Mike Simpson,

Chairman of the Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and

committee member Rep. Cynthia Lummis last week, supporting their

efforts in advancing Sec. 119 of the 2012 Interior-Environment

Appropriations bill, approved yesterday by the House Appropriations

Committee, to address the issue of recovered wolf populations in

Wyoming and the Great Lakes region.

In the letter (HERE), the coalition, which includes the Congressional

Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), National Rifle Association (NRA), Safari

Club International (SCI), Boone and Crockett Club, Rocky Mountain Elk

Foundation (RMEF), Wild Sheep Foundation, American Sheep Industry

Association, Public Lands Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef

Association, and Pope and Young Club, states, “We will continue to

support any legislative efforts which take us closer to complete delisting

of recovered populations, including delisting entire states that include

or border core populations in order to allow the state(s) to more easily

carry out their professional wildlife management responsibilities.”

“Like the provision dealing with delisted wolves in Montana

and Idaho that our coalition supported and was passed into

law this spring, this is another step in returning management

of this species back to state wildlife managers where it

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belongs,” said CSF President Jeff Crane.

“Removing recovered wolf populations from Wyoming and

the Great Lakes Region will reduce risks to both people and

wildlife in these areas and return balance to these

ecosystems, further advancing our goal to delist all recovered

gray wolf populations ,” said Chris W. Cox, NRA’s chief

lobbyist.

Sec. 119 of the 2012 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill would

remove gray wolves delisted under ESA in Wyoming or in any of the

states within the range of the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population

Segment from judicial review if the state has entered into an agreement

with the Secretary of the Interior to authorize state management.

“This is a states’ rights issue now and it is time for the states

to manage wolves as other wildlife,” said David Allen,

President and CEO of RMEF. “Science clearly shows that gray

wolves have recovered”.

“We are appreciative of the Congressional Sportsmen’s

Caucus members who have worked tirelessly to ensure that

management of wolves is returned to the states,” said SCI

President Kevin Anderson. “We’ve already seen that the

delisted area is too small to contain the large and growing

wolf population, so we welcome this further progress.”

About:

The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation celebrated its 20th

anniversary in 2009. Throughout this time, CSF has maintained a

singleness of purpose that has guided the organization to become the

most respected and trusted hunting and fishing organization in the

political arena. Visit: www.sportsmenslink.org

Tags: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, CSF, ESA, Wolf Hunting,

Wolves

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Big Bull Shootoff Hosted byRMEF & NRA WhittingtonCenterJUL 13, 2011 11:54A.M.

Big Bull Shootoff Hosted by RMEF & NRA Whittington Center

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- The Rocky Mountain Elk

Foundation’s Northeast New Mexico Chapter is teaming up with the

NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M., for a one-of-a-kind shooting

sports event especially for hunters, August 26-28.

The “Big Bull Shootoff” simulates field situations and shot opportunities

encountered during archery and firearms hunts for big game. The course

is designed to challenge and hone shooting skills.

The event is open to anyone interested in hunting, shooting and

conservation.

Competition is being divided into classes for men, women and

youths–plus special divisions for RMEF chapters from around the

country vying for organizational bragging rights and unique traveling

trophies for the best rifle and archery teams.

“The event begins on a Friday with open shooting to allow

registered shooters to warm up, followed by several fun-shoot

events and a special RMEF reception. On Saturday, the

shooting events begin in earnest. Saturday night features a

big game banquet, auction, raffles and games. We’ll wrap up

on Sunday with a breakfast awards ceremony to honor our

shooting champions,” said Doug Doherty, RMEF regional

director for New Mexico.

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The main rifle competition offers 10 stations with 20 targets out to 400

yards, with scores based on shot placement and time. United

Bowhunters of New Mexico is working with the RMEF chapter to set up

a 3-D archery course using the same concept as the rifle competition.

Both are limited to 150 competitors each.

In addition to these featured competitions, other attractions will include

sporting clays, five-stand and other shotgun, pistol and rifle shooting,

product vendors exhibiting their latest and greatest, and RMEF’s new

Project SAFE program to help young and novice shooters discover

America’s hunting heritage and conservation.

For event details, pricing and registration, contact RMEF volunteers Ira

or Lynette Simpson at (575) 445-3988. Reservations are limited.

Registration closes Aug. 12.

The entire event is a fundraiser to support RMEF’s mission to ensure the

future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. Since 1985, RMEF and its

partners have completed 256 different conservation and education

projects in New Mexico with a combined value of more than $19.3

million.

The NRA Whittington Center is one of the nation’s premier shooting

sports facilities. Founded in 1973, the center offers many competitive,

educational and recreational activities in all shooting disciplines–and

hosted more than 115,000 visitors in 2010. On site camping and lodging

facilities are available (there also are many hotels in Raton). Learn more

about the center at www.nrawc.org.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:

Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading

an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over

5.9 million acres–a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and

stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico.

RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting,

fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL

ELK.

Tags: Competitive Shooting News, NRA Whittington Center, RMEF,

Shooting News

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The Elkhorn Brand Rides AgainJUL 13, 2011 10:47A.M.

The Elkhorn Brand Rides Again

By Lucinda D. Schroeder

Two Ocean Pass Teton Wilderness

Boone and Crockett Club

MISSOULA, Mont.--(Ammoland.com)- The day had been long and the

ride difficult. As the two riders slipped through the Teton Wilderness,

they came upon the Continental Divide and stopped at Two Ocean Pass.

For a few moments they reminisced about a hunt that took place in this

area during September 1891.

The hunter was Theodore Roosevelt.

Two Ocean Pass got its name from a single creek that divides here, with

one fork flowing east and one west. The forks of the creek were

appropriately named Atlantic Creek and Pacific Creek. When Jim

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Bridger first wrote about this anomaly, few people believed him. But

Roosevelt was so impressed by the area that he wrote, “There is no more

beautiful game-country in the United States.”

The abundance of game was precisely why in 2006, the two riders came

to this area. Not to hunt, but to hunt for poachers who ruthlessly steal

game from ethical hunters. The riders were Special Agents Tim Eicher

and Dominic Domenici of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Law Enforcement. They were in this remote wilderness because areas

like this are exactly where serious wildlife criminals go to poach game.

Eicher and Domenici, both stationed in Wyoming, are modernday

cowboys who reflect Roosevelt’s ideals of accepting duty, and living the

“strenuous life.” Beginning their wildlife enforcement careers nearly 30

years ago, these agents were drawn to their work by what Roosevelt

described as “living the hardy life of the wilderness and of the hunter in

the wilderness.”

Aside from being a hunter, Roosevelt was also a rancher. In Ranch Life

and the Hunting Trail, he wrote about his beloved Elkhorn Ranch in

North Dakota. It was there that he designed a brand for his cattle and

horses. The brand was registered in the Dakota Territory as the “Elkhorn

Brand.”

The idea of branding livestock originated with the ancient Egyptians and

was later introduced to the American West by the Spanish who traveled

north from Mexico. As opposed to the more elaborate Mexican designs,

most American brands were simple. The Elkhorn brand fittingly

resembles an elk horn with three points. Hired cowboys rode for the

brand from 1884 to 1899 when Roosevelt reluctantly sold his ranch.

In Out on the Range, Roosevelt explained the practice of branding for

the benefit of his Eastern reading audience: “All cattle are branded,

usually on the hip, shoulder, and side, or on any one of them, with

letters, numbers, or figures in every combination, the outfit being

known by its brand. Near me, for instance, are the Three Sevens, the

Thistle, the Bellows, the OX, the VI, the Seventy-six Bar, and the

Quarter Circle Diamond outfits. All brands are registered, and are thus

protected against imitators, any man tampering with them being

punished as severely as possible….”

But as time and history has shown, none of the brands of the Old West

ever carried as much significance as the Elkhorn Brand. The cowboys

who rode for it were fiercely loyal to the Elkhorn Ranch and the cowboy

principles made famous by Theodore Roosevelt. Accepting a life of

isolation and hard work, these cowboys understood the value of a strong

character, and strived for it.

In The Roundup, Roosevelt wrote about the characteristics of

the American cowboy: “Meanness, cowardice, and dishonesty

are not tolerated. There is a high regard for truthfulness and

keeping one’s word, intense contempt for any kind of

hypocrisy, and a hearty dislike for a man who shirks his

work… a cowboy will not submit tamely to an insult, and is

ever ready to avenge his own wrongs; nor has he an

overwrought fear of shedding blood.”

Elkhorn Brand for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

In 2005, Special Agent Tim Eicher applied to the Wyoming Livestock

Board to register the famous Elkhorn Brand for the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service. The application was approved in June 2006, and

shortly thereafter Eicher and Domenici branded their mountain horses

and pack mules with Roosevelt’s brand.

Today, in the Roosevelt tradition of cowboy, hunter, and conservationist,

the Elkhorn Brand rides again in Wyoming. U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service special agents now ride the brand as backcountry lawmen in the

very areas that Roosevelt hunted and finally set aside for future

generations. Their job is to catch wildlife violators and bring them to

justice. The Elkhorn brand has become the symbolic connection between

their work and the rich conservation legacy left by Roosevelt.

From his Cody office, Eicher said, “We support ranching, the

cowboy way, and conservation. By getting the Elkhorn Brand

registered for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, we’re

making a statement about our principles.”

While president, Theodore Roosevelt created the Forest Service and

designated 150 National Forests, which included the Two Ocean Pass

country. He also established several National Parks, Bird and Game

Preserves, and Pelican Island, the first National Wildlife Refuge. His

actions established the philosophy that wildlife and wilderness should be

protected for its own sake.

As usual, Roosevelt said it best, “Wild beasts and birds are by

right not the property merely of the people alive today, but

the property of the unborn generations, whose belonging we

have no right to squander.”

About:

It is the policy of the Boone and Crockett Club to promote the

guardianship and provident management of big game and associated

wildlife in North America and maintain the highest standards of fair

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chase and sportsmanship in all aspects of big game hunting, in order that

this resource of all the people may survive and prosper in its natural

habitats. Consistent with this objective, the Club supports the use and

enjoyment of our wildlife heritage to the fullest extent by this and future

generations. Visit: www.boone-crockett.org

Tags: Boone & Crocket, Conservation News, usfw

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Congressional Sportsmen’sFoundation Briefs Congress onGovernment Litigation SavingsActJUL 13, 2011 10:17A.M.

Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Briefs Congress on

Government Litigation Savings Act

Lowell Baier of Boone & Crockett

Congressional Sportsmen

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- The Congressional Sportsmen’s

Foundation (CSF), in conjunction with the Congressional Sportsmen’s

Caucus (CSC) and Boone & Crockett Club, today briefed members of the

CSC on legislation that would prevent abuse of the Equal Access to

Justice Act (EAJA) by large environmental groups and others who have

exploited a loop hole in EAJA, and through round-robin litigation

financially supported their organizations and built large internal legal

departments to sustain and perpetuate continuing litigation.

The Government Litigation Savings Act, or H.R. 1996, introduced by CSC

Rep. Cynthia Lummis and S.1061, introduced by CSC Sen. John Barasso,

would reduce taxpayer’s burden to pay for attorney’s fees, and returns

EAJA to its original intent by instituting targeted reforms on who is

eligible to receive EAJA reimbursements, limiting repeated lawsuits, and

reinstating tracking and reporting requirements to make EAJA more

transparent.

EAJA was passed in 1980 and gave a blank check to federal agencies and

the Department of Justice to reimburse people for their attorney’s fees

when they have sued the government, or defended against a wrongful

government action. EAJA served its purpose reasonably well throughout

the 1980’s, but began a downward spiral in 1995 when all tracking and

reporting of these payments stopped.

“Today our goal was to educate CSC members on how EAJA

has been hijacked and how this negatively affects the hunting

and angling community,” said CSF President Jeff Crane.

“We are also looking to generate more support in Congress

for these bills that would return EAJA to its original intent

and keep frivolous environmental lawsuits from tying up fish

and wildlife management in court.”

CSC House Co-Chair Rep. Jeff Miller and Vice-Chair Rep. Heath Shuler

welcomed attendees while Sen. Barasso, Rep. Lummis along with Lowell

Baier, President Emeritus of Boone & Crockett Club spoke on the need to

revise the EAJA through H.R. 1996 and S.1061, respectively.

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“When the government stopped tracking EAJA payments in

1995, it was a dream come true for radical environmental

groups. Lack of oversight has fueled the fire for these groups

to grind the work of land management and other federal

agencies to a halt — and it does so on the taxpayer’s dime.

Americans have unwittingly funded these obstructionist

political agendas for far too long at the expense of

individuals, small businesses, energy producers, farmers and

ranchers who must pay out of their own pocket to defend the

federal government against relentless litigation,” Lummis

said. “This common sense legislation would help restore

integrity to EAJA and return the program to the original

intent of Congress.”

“For far too long, special interest groups have funded their

anti-multiple use agenda with Americans’ hard earned

taxpayer dollars,” said Barrasso. “It’s absolutely absurd that

Washington pays outside groups to repeatedly sue our

government. It’s time to halt the endless cycle of reckless

lawsuits and fix this broken system. Our bill will protect

taxpayer dollars and restore accountability and

transparency.”

Tags: Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, CSF, Washington DC

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Obama AdministrationApproves Illegal Multiple GunSales Reporting RequirementJUL 13, 2011 09:42A.M.

Obama Administration Approves Illegal Multiple Gun Sales

Reporting Requirement

Obama Administration Approves Illegal Multiple Sales Reporting

Requirement **Oleg Volk

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- On Monday, the Justice

Department announced that it will proceed with a controversial

reporting procedure that will require federally licensed firearms retailers

in states bordering Mexico to report multiple sales of semi-automatic

rifles.

Last fall, the reporting procedure was proposed as an “emergency”

measure by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The procedure specifically calls for all of the firearm retailers in

California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to report multiple sales, or

other dispositions, of two or more .22 caliber or larger semi-automatic

rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine and that are

purchased by the same individual within five consecutive business days.

For example, a dealer would have to tell the government every time a

deer hunter in Sacramento or Amarillo finds a good deal on a pair of

semi-auto .30-06s like the popular Remington 7400.

The BATFE has no legal authority to demand these reports, and the flood

of new paperwork (BATFE estimates 18,000 reports per year) will waste

scarce law enforcement resources that should be spent on legitimate

investigations.

Deputy Attorney General James Cole said in the DOJ

statement that this new reporting measure “will improve the

ability of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and

Explosives to detect and disrupt the illegal weapons

trafficking networks responsible for diverting firearms from

lawful commerce to criminals and criminal organizations.”

As anyone who watches the news is aware, the BATFE has recently come

under intense scrutiny due to its involvement in, and handling of, the ill-

conceived and ill-fated “Fast and Furious” operation. “Fast and Furious”

was a part of the five-year-old “Project Gunrunner” program and

encouraged Arizona gun stores to sell thousands of guns to suspicious

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buyers, despite objections from dealers and BATFE field agents alike.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) called the

new policy “the height of hypocrisy,” and said the Obama administration

is restricting the gun rights of border state citizens “when the

administration knowingly and intentionally allowed guns to be

trafficked into Mexico.” Smith went on to say, “Limiting the Second

Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens is not going to solve the

problem.”

Earlier this year, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on and passed,

by a vote of 277 to 149, an amendment to H.R. 1 offered by Reps. Denny

Rehberg (R-Mont.) and Dan Boren (D-Okla.) that prohibits the use of

federal funds for the reporting scheme.

Unfortunately, the amendment was not included in the final version of

the bill as a result of Senate inaction. In March, U.S. Sens. Jon Tester (D-

Mont.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) introduced legislation (S. 570) “to

prohibit the Department of Justice from tracking and cataloging the

purchases of multiple rifles and shotguns.”

The bill would prohibit the use of federal funds for a multiple sales

reporting scheme proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms

and Explosives. Please contact your Senator and encourage him or her to

cosponsor S. 570 to stop this blatant abuse of power. You can reach your

Senators at (202) 224-3121 or send them an e-mail by clicking here.

Commenting on the DOJ announcement, NRA-ILA Executive

Director Chris W. Cox said, “$40 billion transnational

criminal enterprises don’t fill out paperwork and are not

deterred by paperwork violations. This is a blatant effort by

the Obama administration and ATF to divert the focus of

Congress and the general public from their gross

incompetence in the ‘Fast and Furious’ scandal. This scheme

will unjustly burden law abiding retailers in border states. It

will not affect drug cartels and it won’t prevent violence along

our borders. The BATFE and the Administration lack the

statutory authority to do this and the NRA will file suit as

soon as BATFE sends the first demand letters.”

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

**Image: by Olegvolk.net

Tags: Arizona, ATF, California, Firearms Registration, Long Gun

Registry, New Mexico, NRA, Registered Guns, Texas

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