The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State …
I can’t quite agree with Miguel or Lawdog that this is Super Zumbo. The big problem with Zumbo, and why we were so enthusiastic in his Zumboing, was that he was a very widely known and respected outdoor writer, and suggested that those of us who liked to own and use black rifles were terrorists. His … Continue reading “Recoil Magazine Summons the Drama Llama”
Politifact investigates an NRA claim about Tom Barrett’s gun banning ways, and finds some truth to it, but still rules that it’s mostly false. NRA’s claim is: “Well, Barrett voted to ban 15 different kinds of guns, even a lot of common deer rifles.” To refute this claim, they contacted a cop, a reporter, and … Continue reading “PolitinotsoFact Wisconsin”
For folks who don’t know much about how NRA works internally, I can probably explain this Politics Daily article, and also what’s appearing over at Bucks Right. NRA’s internal board rules (which are set by the Board itself, as an elected body) prevent Board members from speaking on behalf of the organization. This is longstanding … Continue reading “Can Board Members Speak for NRA?”
I don’t really want to tell folks who to vote for, and who not to vote for, but since the Nominating Committee has decided to keep him on the ballot, I thought I’d remind everyone of this: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSGySNLyACE[/youtube] Joaquin Jackson is hardly anti-gun. I’d classify him as having varied beliefs on the topic much like … Continue reading “Board Candidates”
Not a bad article on the rise of the AR platform. They talk about the rise, fall, and rise again of Jim Zumbo in that context, and the NSSF’s push to educate more traditional hunters and shooters about some of the myths and mischaracterizations that have followed these firearms as they’ve made their way into … Continue reading “Positive AR Coverage on ESPN”
A very honest admission from Dennis Henigan, VP with Brady Center, about the difference between our two communities. He’s speaking of his book, Lethal Logic: Exploding the Myths That Paralyze American Gun Policy: Third, the “hogwash†votes reflect not only motivation, but organization as well. It is fascinating to me that organized efforts have been … Continue reading “Dennis Henigan Discovers the Grassroots”
From Scott in Phoenix AZ: Despite that I think Clayton is GENERALLY wrong about this issue, I am sad to see him attacked with such viotrol. Frankly if I saw some of these posters openly carrying I would be afraid based upon their willingness to assault people verbally for no reason. Gun owners should not … Continue reading “Quote of the Day”
Over at SayUncle, he’s highlighting a new video from the National Shooting Sports Foundation on AR-15s. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqj23j7smVU[/youtube] Caleb has also highlighted it as good work. I think how good it is depends on the intended audience. Is this something aimed at general media, or outdoor media who mostly write about hunting? Â Because which audience this … Continue reading “New NSSF Video”
Stu Bykofsky, who deserves our thanks for getting the other side of this story out to the newspaper reading public, has a column in the Philadelphia Daily News defending Colosimo’s Gun Shop: Colosimo; his wife, Mary Elizabeth; and his lawyer, Daniel Del Collo Jr., had two four-hour meetings with the group at Colosimo’s shooting range. … Continue reading “Sticking up for Colosimo’s”
The blogosphere seems to be pretty effective at creating noise, and making people pay attention. Today is the first day of the 111th Congress, which is the new Democratic Congress that we elected along with Obama. Pretty shortly Congress will take up the issue of Obama’s nominations. Among those people is Eric Holder for Attorney … Continue reading “So It Begins: The 111th Congress”