Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center Opening In Merrillville, Indiana

Gander Mountain

ST. PAUL, MN --(Ammoland.com)-  Gander Mountain is bringing a pioneering firearms industry development to Indiana with the opening of the state’s first “Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center” in Merrillville.

This new specialty retail store is focused on fulfilling the needs of firearms enthusiasts, featuring thousands of new and used firearms of all kinds, and the industry’s best selection of firearms accessories, specialty apparel, ammunition and security. Grand opening events are set for the weekend of May 24-26 2013.

The Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center will buy and sell a huge selection of used firearms and is staffed by firearms specialists to give shoppers more one-on-one service.

“Gander Mountain is already recognized as the firearms experts, but with our latest Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center we are taking the experience of shopping for firearms and accessories to an entirely new level of selection and service,” said David Pratt, CEO of Gander Mountain, “We are excited to bring this new retail experience and opportunity to the people of Merrillville and the greater Chicagoland area and we’re confident that our unmatched selection and the expertise of our specialists will make this a premiere destination for those with an interest in firearms.”

The 36,000-square-foot Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center is located at 1630 Southlake Mall, just east of I-65 at exit 253. The three-day Grand Opening weekend is scheduled for May 24-26.

Special events and giveaways include:

• Troy Landry and Brandon Hotard, stars of History’s television series Swamp People will appear Saturday from Noon to 4 p.m. and Sunday from Noon to 4 p.m.
• The first 100 customers through the door at the Merrillville location on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will receive a free $10 Gander Mountain gift card.
• The first 250 customers to make a purchase at the Merrillville location on Friday, Saturday and Sunday will receive a free Gander Mountain t-shirt or hat.
• Customers can register for a chance to win one of three $500 Gander Mountain gift cards at the Merrillville location.

The Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center mission is to provide responsible citizens the highest quality solutions for their firearms needs, including safety, security, education and training. Gander Mountain has launched a campaign to emphasize personal firearms responsibility via a call to action: “With Rights Comes Responsibility; Secure Your Firearms.”  This effort is designed to help keep firearms from getting into the hands of the underage, untrained and unauthorized. Gander Mountain is encouraging firearms owners to take a responsibility pledge at www.GanderMountain.com and to use the hashtag #responsibilitypledge in social media to raise awareness and encourage accountability on the subject of firearms ownership.

The Merrillville location features the largest assortment and selection of firearms solutions for hunting, self-defense, recreation, competition and training, while at the same time upholding the highest level of compliance in accordance with all local, state and federal laws. Highly knowledgeable, professional and customer-focused store personnel are ready to assist in becoming a satisfied, prepared and well-informed firearms owner and user.

The store has all levels of products to fit the needs and interests from beginners to the true firearms enthusiast, and offers rare and hard-to-find firearms and ammunition. In addition, the store features a huge selection of used firearms, and top-level expertise from associates who will walk customers through the selection, purchase and compliance process. Gander Mountain Firearms Super Center also offers a wide selection of hunting and tactical clothing and gear designed with outdoor enthusiasts in mind.

About Gander Mountain Company
Gander Mountain Company headquartered in St. Paul, MN, is the nation’s largest retail network of outdoor specialty stores for hunting, fishing, camping, marine and outdoor lifestyle products and services. Since 1960, Gander Mountain has offered the best selection of outdoor equipment, technical apparel, active casual wear, and footwear featuring national, regional and specialty brands at competitive prices. Focused on a “We Live Outdoors^®” culture, Gander Mountain dedicates itself to creating outdoor memories.  There are currently 123 conveniently located Gander Mountain outdoor lifestyle stores in 24 states.  For the nearest store location call 800-282-5993 or visit www.GanderMountain.com  Gander Mountain is also the parent company of Overton’s (www.overtons.com), a leading catalog and Internet based retailer of products for boating and other water sports enthusiasts

Brenda and I are strong supporters of the shooting sports, and we know many of our Customers are competitive shooters,” said MidwayUSA Founder and CEO Larry Potterfield

Midway USA

Columbia, MO --(Ammoland.com)- Thanks to two sponsorship programs funded by MidwayUSA, this year’s field of competitors at the Bianchi Cup will feature more new faces than ever before.

New this year, the MidwayUSA Bianchi Cup Scholarship Program awards scholarships to college-age junior shooters to cover expenses including entry fees, travel costs and hotel stays. MidwayUSA is also once again providing $15,000 specifically allocated as First Time Shooter Awards. First-time men, women and junior competitors in the Production Division with the highest aggregate score will take home $2,500 for 1^st place, $1,500 for 2^nd place and $750 for 3^rd place.

“Brenda and I are strong supporters of the shooting sports, and we know many of our Customers are competitive shooters,” said MidwayUSA Founder and CEO Larry Potterfield. “We encourage new shooters whenever we can, and these two programs offer some great opportunities to help those new competitors be successful.”

In addition to these programs, MidwayUSA returns for the 5^th year in a row as the Official Sponsor of the Bianchi Cup.

About the MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup

Now in its 35^th year, the MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup serves as the NRA National Action Pistol Championship and has been the premier stop on the action pistol tournament circuit since its debut in 1979. Shooters compete in several divisions and across four events: the Barricade Event, the Falling Plate Event, the Practical Event and the Moving Target Event.

This year’s competition will be held May 22-25 at the Green Valley Rifle & Pistol Club. Spectators are invited to attend the championship each day. Eye and ear protection are required for all spectators and competitors.

For more information about the 2013 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup, visit bianchicup.nra.org.

About MidwayUSA
Both country kids from Missouri, Larry and Brenda Potterfield turned their passion for shooting sports into a career by opening a small gun shop in 1977 that would eventually become MidwayUSA (www.midwayusa.com). They instilled family values like honesty, integrity and respect for others into the business, and strive to maintain this culture with each Employee added to their growing team. For over 35 years, MidwayUSA has offered JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING® for Shooting, Reloading, Gunsmithing and Hunting with an unyielding focus on Customer Satisfaction.

For more information on MidwayUSA, visit www.midwayusa.com/general/press-release, find them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/OfficialMidwayUSA), or follow them on Twitter (www.twitter.com/midwayusa).

New Fieldline Tactical Surge Hydration Pack

Fieldline

Los Angeles, CA --(Ammoland.com)-  Whether you’re a tactical operator, or are just as active as one, you’ll find every functional feature you demand in the new Fieldline Tactical Surge Hydration Pack.

Featuring an integrated 2-liter hydration reservoir combined with incredible comfort and carrying capacity, the new Surge Hydration Pack will be your survival savior for when your mission seems impossible.

The Surge Hydration Pack is ideally sized to carry all of your gear for a day trip or overnight adventure. Overall, the pack fills out to accommodate 17.7 x 9.25 x 6.89 inches of gear along with the included 2-liter hydration reservoir – with left and right hose ports – which makes it a personal, safe and convenient, emergency hydration station.

The main compartment of Fieldline Tactical‘s Surge Hydration Pack was designed for top loading, but unzips to allow complete access or assessment of critical gear. Outboard of the main compartment is a secondary compartment that is supplemented by three internal pockets to create a logical organization of equipment for quick access. Two addition front pockets are included. The smaller front pocket features a zippered closure, and provides solid purchase in any weather condition even when wearing gloves. The larger bottom pocket also incorporates an organizer to offer quick access to critical pieces of gear and Velcro® nametape and
patch holders.

The outer face of the coyote-colored Fieldline Tactical Surge Hydration Pack is decked with a MOLLE (Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment) system to ensure it’s to ready to help you bear any additional load requirements your operation or outing may require such as ropes, carabineers, ice axe, crampons or rain gear. Lashing extra gear to the pack can affect the way it rides, causing discomfort and hindering your operation. To prevent such an incident, the Fieldline Tactical Surge Hydration Pack was designed to be ultra customizable with an adjustable shoulder strap system, sternum slider, waist belt, as well as side and bottom compression straps.

Because Fieldline works and plays as hard as you do, it also offers a Lifetime Warranty so you can take it to the field with confidence! Fieldline is committed to providing high-quality packs, duffles and lifestyle accessories that are fully guaranteed against defects in workmanship and materials for the life of the product.

Shop Fieldline Tactical Gear: http://tiny.cc/6wnjxw

To learn more about Fieldline Tactical’s new Surge Hydration Pack or any of the company’s rugged gear and accessories, contact Fieldline at 1919 Vineburn Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. 90032 · Telephone: (800) 438-3353 Or visit online at www.fieldline.com.

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Turkey Down with Signed Jim Moss Ring Zone call

Glen Wunderlich

Lansing, Michigan - -(Ammoland.com)- When it comes to hunting, I call it paying dues and this turkey hunting season was going to require a heavy dose of stick-to-itiveness. For me, it’s nothing new.

My highly anticipated opening day was cancelled at 9am, when a high-wheeled sprayer rig roared through the winter wheat field I had chosen to hunt. I could have left my blind and called it a day, but even against the questionable odds of success, I persisted in a chair blind for 10 hours before admitting temporary defeat.

The following day in the same blind location, three toms were not buying what I was selling and safely slipped away. The excitement of the close call enticed me into a return visit the following day.

But, when a logger and a pair of draft horses interrupted the session at 7am, it was time to relocate. With the Looking Glass River running through the property, I’d move my hideout to the opposite side of the waterway, thus providing the perfect, natural division between commotion and solitude.

However, by the time I had gathered my senses and gear and returned to establish a new stand, the log-dragging operation beat me to the opposite side of the river. It was time for a talk.

The young loggers more than had their hands full, as I watched two inexperienced one-ton animals fighting their handlers. Over and over, the animals backed up to a log, while a horseman/logger attempted to set the huge tongs into a log, only to hang on helplessly, as the animals bolted away log-less dragging them along.

To complicate matters, mosquitos were fighting the men, too. I gave them some mosquito repellant and learned of their plan to finish that day.

Heartened by the news, I set up my surveillance PlotWatcher camera to learn if there were any birds on this side of the river. Reviewing the recorded action days later on the computer screen, a lone gobbler could be seen strutting his stuff in the early morning hours.

Inexplicably, many of the massive logs remained in the field, contrary to what I had been told. Obviously, the loggers were not able to get their horses to cooperate and had given up long before completing their work.

My friend, Joe, and I set up a larger blind so that we could hunt as a team on the weekend. Before our morning together had come to an end, I worked a vocal gobbler for some time, but I couldn’t coax him from the security of the forest.

Days later, the loggers then demonstrated their own persistence and returned to finish the job. Well, almost. The camera showed one huge maple log remaining at the end of the day – the day before my next planned hunt.

Would the loggers be back in prime time the following day? Heck, would the woods ever settle down? There’d be only one way to find out.

I could only hope I’d get another chance. At 6:25 am, a bold tom gobbled from the forest floor, as I dished out some soft talk via my favorite call: A Ring Zone slate call given to me by the inventor, Jim Moss.

He was close enough to hear my muted purrs and gobbled his way closer to fate. At last, the call was set down in exchange for my Browning Silver in 3 ½” 12 gauge. My lone hen decoy was placed purposely in front of the massive log left 30 yards in front of me in an effort to direct a tom to the shooting side.

The bearded turkey entered the field and appeared to be on a mission away from my decoy and before it could stroll out of range, at 36 yards a load of 2 ¼ oz. of number 6 shot made persistence pay off.

The two year-old turkey sported small spurs and a 10 7/16” beard.

Long after I’ve enjoyed the last of a wild turkey dinner, however, this bird will be a reminder of Ben Franklin’s wisdom.

About Glen Wunderlich
Charter Member Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA). Outdoor writer and columnist for The Argus-Press (www.argus-press.com) and blog site at www.thinkingafield.org  Member National Rifle Association (NRA), Michigan United Conservation Clubs (MUCC), member U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA), Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA), Commemorative Bucks of Michigan (CBM). Adjutant of Perry, Michigan Sons of Amvets Post 4064 and Chairman Perry (MI) Youth Hunt Extravaganza, a sanctioned event of Perry Sons of Amvets held the fourth weekend of September each year.

Memorial Day 27 May 2013 We Buried Another Veteran Today

AmmoLand Gun News

Wisconsin --(Ammoland.com)-  We buried another veteran today.
He went to his God, from us, he went away.
This one was young, in the prime of his life.
He left twin children and a very courageous wife.

It wasn’t a bullet, a plane crash or a bomb.
It was cancer, and he just finally, could not hold on.
He fought “it” like a military campaign.
But the time came to surrender, to end his earthly pain.

He knew he would be fine in the presence of his Lord.
But what about his twins, those children he adored?
Will they grow strong and at “life” win.
Please God, let them always remember him.

We buried another veteran today.
It seems, all my life, it has happened this way.
From my uncles of the WW II-time frame.
To the military friends, Vietnam would claim.

For me the number of dead, is always on the rise.
When I get a call another veteran is gone, it is never really a surprise.
From lost sub-mariners, in early days of my life.
To the forever gone, military-medical friends of my veteran wife.

I lost a Korean War veteran friend this year, to a crashed airplane.
I lost a Gulf War friend to cancer, a difference in their age, but still that pain.
I lost an Uncle to cancer who did Korea with the Navy, steaming off shores.
I lost my father-in-law who fought in Korea, from a “fox-hole” in the
frozen outdoors.

We buried another Veteran today.
It seems in all my family’s generations, it happens this way.
From my Revolutionary War Grandfathers who started this sad, but needed trend.
To the family members on both sides in 1861, who just would not bend.

Some of my family lived a long and happy life, after “their” war.
They died of old age in their bed, safe-behind a locked door.
They died in battle, buried where they fell.
They died years later, carrying emotional scars, in their own personal hell.

My family is no different than thousands who met our Nation’s call.
They rose to the demands of this country and some gave their “all“.
We have to continue doing this, to make America free.
But, it’s that Veteran’s twin-little children that keeps worrying me.

We buried another Veteran today.
It seems all my life it continues this way.
Now my only child is nine and we reside on a military installation.
My wife and I truly want her to live safe, in a free nation.

But what happens, when it is her-generation’s turn to make a stand.
Do we lose our only child in some forsaken-foreign land?
Does she play it safe, stay home and say “that’s boy’s stuff”.
Or does she join like her mother and go right into the ruff.

She has to be that one Veteran I don’t see, make that final “call“.
Let me go before her, let me first give this country my fighting “all“.
Maybe if I go “out-there” and make my final stand.
She can stay safe-at-home, in this wonderful free land.

WE BURIED ANOTHER VETERAN TODAY

About Major Van Harl USAF Ret.:
Major Van E. Harl USAF Ret. , is a career Police Officer in the U.S. Air Force was born in Burlington, Iowa, USA, in 1955. He was the Deputy Chief of police at two Air Force Bases and the Commander of Law Enforcement Operations at another. Now retired, these days he enjoys camping, traveling, volunteering with the Girl Scouts and writing. vanharl@aol.com

Country Star Kevin Fowler is an NRA Supporter

NRA – ILA

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- Rising country music star Kevin Fowler was the opening act for the “NRA Country Jam” at this year’s NRA Annual Meetings in Houston.

Fowler is an unabashed supporter of NRA and the Second Amendment, and he’ll gladly let you know that, graphically and in no uncertain terms.  Fowler recently weighed in on the gun control debate during an exclusive interview with TheBlaze.

In the interview, Fowler said the U.S. already has plenty of gun laws on the books, and that those laws are just not properly enforced.

“If you want to kill people, you can do it with a fork, you can do it with something you can buy at the hardware store, you can do it with a gun, you can do it with a knife, you can do it with a car, you can do it with a truck, you can do it however you want to,” Fowler explained, stressing the importance of addressing the nation’s mental health problem.

Fowler noted that he was raised around firearms, and has plenty of guns, but according to the article, they don’t sprout legs and go off and kill people.

To see pictures of a recent Kevin Fowler concert and to read the full piece on TheBlaze.com, please click here.
About:
Established in 1975, the Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) is the “lobbying” arm of the National Rifle Association of America. ILA is responsible for preserving the right of all law-abiding individuals in the legislative, political, and legal arenas, to purchase, possess and use firearms for legitimate purposes as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Visit: www.nra.org

Knife Rights Invites You to Breakfast with The Gunny at BLADE Show

KnifeRights.org

Gilbert, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- Have breakfast with R. Lee “The Gunny” Ermey at Knife Rights’ Sharper Future™ Awards Breakfast on Saturday, June 1st at the Waverly Renaissance Hotel in Atlanta. The Gunny will start your Saturday right with a talk that is sure to entertain and inspire. This is a unique opportunity to meet The Gunny up close and personal.

“I whole-heartedly endorse the work of Knife Rights and support their mission! I detest the fact that such an organization is even necessary in the United States of America.

You are ordered to be at the Sharper Future Awards Breakfast to support Knife Rights.”

Knife Rights’ Sharper Future™ Awards Breakfast will be held Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 7:30 AM at the Waverly Renaissance Hotel adjacent to Cobb Galleria Centre. To purchase tickets at $35.00 each, go to www.KnifeRights.org or call Toll-Free 1-866-889-6268.

Buy your Sharper Future Awards Breakfast tickets online at www.KnifeRights.org or Call TOLL FREE:1-866-889-6268

DEADLINE to Purchase Tickets is May 28 2013!
Tickets will NOT be available at BLADE Show or at the door.
Tickets are only available online through Knife Rights at
www.KnifeRights.org
or by calling TOLL FREE:
1-866-889-6268

Thanks to our sponsors for helping us recognize the contributions of our award winners.

About:
Knife Rights (www.KnifeRights.org) is America’s Grassroots Knife Owners Organization, working towards a Sharper Future for all knife owners. Knife Rights is dedicated to providing knife owners an effective voice in public policy. Become a Knife Rights member and make a contribution to support the fight for your knife rights. Visit www.kniferights.org

HERA Arm AR-15 rifle magazines

LAN World

SALT LAKE CITY, UT --(Ammoland.com)- LAN World Inc. is excited to announce the importation and distribution of the new AR-15 rifle magazines from HERA Arms, Germany.

These magazines feature a rear window that allows the operator to view the actual round count while the weapon is in use.

There are currently two styles being imported.  30 round black with or without site window.  The markets for the Law Enforcement community, military and commercial are wide open.

“We are very excited to offer the American shooting market a new standard in AR-15 magazines, especially with the current supply and demand issues of 30 round magazines in the US.  With the release of the completely new design as well as the rear site window we believe this to be the new standard for AR-15 magazines” says Chris Bieling, President of LAN World, inc.

Please take some time to visit us online at www.lanworldinc.com

Leupold & Stevens VX-6 Riflescope

Leupold Tactical Optics

BEAVERTON, Ore. --(Ammoland.com)- Leupold & Stevens, Inc., is pleased to announce that the VX-6 riflescope has been selected as the Editor’s Choice by the staff of Outdoor Life magazine.

The premier riflescope in the Leupold® catalog, the VX-6 brings a 6X magnification range, delivering unmatched clarity and utility in a single riflescope.

Outdoor Life editor Andrew McKean wrote that the VX-6 “delivers a crisp, bright image across the power range, its controls are precise, and its illumination system is intuitive.”

Unlike many higher power scopes that deliver their best sight picture only at each end of the zoom ratio, VX-6 is engineered to deliver exceptional image quality from edge-to-edge of the visual field at any magnification.

The VX-6 offers hunters the flexibility of 3-18 power in one riflescope. Side-focus adjustment and Custom Dial System (CDS) compatible elevation and windage dials allow for fast and easy adjustments from any shooting position.

In addition, the editors at Binoculars.com have bestowed the Binocular of the Year title on the new BX-4 McKinley HD binoculars.

The BX-4 mates new extra-low dispersion objective lenses with rare earth element-coated ocular lenses to provide superb color rendition, exceptional low-light visibility and superb color rendition.

Available in 8x or 10x magnification, the BX-4 features 42mm objective lenses; multi-staged, variable height eyecups; and a responsive, fast-focus central focus dial.

A strong, lightweight magnesium alloy chassis delivers unsurpassed durability and rugged utility in the field. Leupold’s second-generation water and fog proofing ensures crystal-clear vision in any weather condition.

Finally, the readers of Predator Xtreme magazine have selected Leupold as the Riflescope manufacturer of the year in its first Readers Choice Awards. Leupold also received bronze medals in the binocular and rangefinder categories.

• For more on Leupold, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LeupoldOptics.
• Shop Leupold & Stevens VX-6 Riflescope: http://tinyurl.com/p7o6nbw

Leupold & Stevens, Inc., the preeminent American-owned optics company, employs hundreds of people in its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility near Beaverton, Ore. Family owned and privately operated, Leupold offers products that are sold worldwide to hunters, competitive shooters, American military warfighters, law enforcement personnel and wildlife observers. The product line includes rifle, handgun and spotting scopes; binoculars; rangefinders; trail cameras; mounting systems; and optical tools and accessories.

Leupold & Stevens, Inc., P.O. Box 688, Beaverton, OR 97075-0688, U.S.A.

Phone: (800) LEUPOLD or (503) 526-1400 • Fax: (503) 352-7621 • www.leupold.com

IDPA Previewing Comp-Tac Republic Of Texas Championship Stages

International Defensive Pistol Association

BERRYVILLE, Ark. --(Ammoland.com)- This weekend the Lone Star State’s top IDPA shooters will face off in the Comp-Tac Republic of Texas IDPA Championship, and the International Defensive Pistol Association is giving fans of the sport of defensive shooting a preview of the 10 challenging stages competitors will face as they run and gun their way towards the title.

IDPA members and others interested in the scenarios and stage designs featured in this year’s match, as well as those from past matches, should visit IDPA’s DOWN ZERO blog.

Fueled by the surging demand in concealed carry permits and the increasing need for personal protection, IDPA is now the country’s fastest growing shooting sport with matches like the Comp-Tac Republic of Texas IDPA Championship selling out in record time.

The Texas championship match will take place this Saturday, May 25 on the northwest side of Houston at the Impactzone Range in Hempstead. The competition, which is sponsored by ACADEMI, Armadillo Concealment, GLC Shooting Academy and Comp-Tac Victory Gear, the title sponsor of the match, will feature 218 top shooters from throughout Texas.

For more information on IDPA, the 2013 Comp-Tac Republic of Texas IDPA Championship or to join the more than 22,000 members competing each week all across America, visit www.IDPA.com. You can also connect with IDPA online by following @OfficialIDPA on Twitter, like ShootIDPA on Facebook, watch IDPA TV, or check for regular news and updates on the DOWN ZERO Blog.

Lipsey’s Adds Black Rain Ordnance and IWI to Product Offering

Lipsey’s Firearms

Baton Rouge, Louisiana --(Ammoland.com)-  Lipsey’s, LLC, a leading nation-wide firearms distributor, is pleased to announce the addition of Black Rain Ordnance and Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) to their product catalog.

Black Rain Ordnance is a precision firearms manufacturer, specializing in the AR Platform.  Their unique styling and desirable features have made Black Rain one of the hottest brands in the AR market.

IWI’s product line is developed in close collaboration with the Israel Defense Forces.  IWI is now offering civilian versions of the bullpup style Tavor 5.56 rifle and legendary Uzi 9mm pistol to the American market.

“Lipsey’s is excited to add these two cutting edge manufacturers to our extensive line up of modern sporting rifles,” says Lipsey’s National Sales Manager Garrett Prather.  “The introduction of the Tavor into the US marketplace has been highly anticipated for some time and we have received a very positive response to the Black Rain line from our dealers.”

To find out more about these and other Lipsey’s offerings, please visit www.lipseys.com and www.lipseysguns.com   FFL dealers can contact their Lipsey’s Sales Representative for more information at 800-666-1333.

About Lipsey’s, LLC.

Lipsey’s, LLC is a family-owned, wholesale firearms distributor based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.   Since 1953, Lipsey’s has been one of the nation’s leading distributors, serving customers in all 50 states.  Lipsey’s has won numerous awards for industry leadership based on their service to their retailers and to their community. Lipsey’s prides itself in the relationships they have established with top firearms manufacturers, retailers, and industry organizations.

AIM HIGHER!

Cadex Defense Strike Dual

Special Hog Weapons and Tactics

Abilene, Texas --(Ammoland.com)- It’s built like a tank, maximizes accuracy, is modular, uniquely mitigates recoil, and if looks could kill there’d be no need for a barreled action in it.

It is the Cadex Defense Strike Dual chassis.

Yes, I know, it sounds like propaganda. But seriously, when we set out to transform Grandpa’s Gun into a tactical long range precision rifle capable shooting wild hogs and other game at 1000+ yards, we asked “What does it take to do it right, to take this project as far as we can go with it?”

We chose parts that we think you’d want to use, and went from there. Starting with Part 1 of this Grandpa’s Gun Reborn project, you’ve already read about our selection of a Timney Trigger and Nighforce Scope. Now it’s time explore the Strike Dual Chassis from Cadex Defense.

Read More: http://tiny.cc/37jjxw

About Special Hog Weapons & Tactics:
SHWAT is the new center of gravity for tactical hog hunting. Special Hog Weapons & Tactics is a dynamic, game changing lifestyle brand, fusing together the tactical, hunting and feral hog control communities. Quality content and connections are rapidly coming together through partnering with credible industry professionals. Vendors are licensing the SHWAT brand. Conversations are growing on Facebook, Facebook.com/SHWATteam. That quality extends from our community and contributors, including our sponsors and writers, bloggers and videographers. Visit: www.shwat.com

Honored American Veterans Afield

Augusta, GA --(Ammoland.com)-  Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA) and Pinetucky Gun Club near Augusta, GA co-hosted their 3^rd 3-gun match featuring 2-man teams comprised of a disabled veteran/injured military person and a club member sponsor in a full day event that featured teamwork, marksmanship, great BBQ and good fellowship.

This popular event has been a staple on the club’s calendar since 2010, and allows the disabled veteran or injured military personnel and member the opportunity to share their enthusiasm for shooting sports. These were classic trap, rifle and pistol stages, and each wounded warrior received a gift bag full of valuable outdoor accessories.

“Having the HAVA event return to our club each year is a highlight for us,” said Pinetucky Club Manager Steve Meldrum. “Our members are proud to each host one of these American heroes, and its fun to watch the teamwork that develops between partners from very different backgrounds and generations. HAVA has the right idea about helping these guys with their rehab – get them outside with a gun and watch the confidence grow. These are accomplished people that have suffered great personal tragedies and our members are proud to express America’s thanks.”

“The folks at Pinetucky have certainly made the veterans feel welcome each year,” said HAVA Chairman Tom Taylor. “And the team competition is always a hit as we watch that camaraderie grow throughout the day. Many of these wounded warriors have spent months in hospital wards or recovery and really enjoy just being part of a team again in the outdoors. We believe in the therapeutic benefit of active outdoor sports, and our veteran guests invariably express how empowered they feel after such an invigorating day of competition.”

For more information about HAVA, please visit www.honoredveterans.org

About HAVA
HAVA  is a 501(c)3 organization formed by companies in the shooting and outdoor industry with the purpose of raising awareness and further assisting disabled veterans with their healing process through guided hunts, shooting events and other outdoor sports activities. The sustaining sponsor companies are Smith & Wesson, N.S.S.F., Mossberg, Yamaha Outdoors, Crimson Trace, Glock, Proof Research, Leupold & Stevens, Surefire, Hornady, Ruger, XS Sights, Taurus, Diamondback, Academi and FMG Publications among numerous contributing companies. Those who would like to learn more about the HAVA mission can do so at www.honoredveterans.org

Dallas Safari Club

DALLAS TX --(Ammoland.com)- Fifteen junior shotgun team athletes from USA Shooting will get the chance to compete at the 2013 World Clay Target Championships in Lima, Peru, this September as a result of a grant provided by the Dallas Safari Club (DSC).

The latest in a long line of vital support and contribution provided by DSC, the grant will aid USA Shooting in getting the world’s strongest shotgun program to participate at full strength with an open and junior team capable of a heavy medal haul in men’s and women’s skeet and trap as well as men’s double trap.

This year’s World Clay Target Championship team was recently selected during the 2013 Spring Selection Match, May 10-20 in Ft. Benning, Ga. For a recap of the event and for a list of upcoming World Cup and World Championship team members, click here: http://bit.ly/13GD0It

This year’s DSC donation to the USA Shooting Team Foundation is the fourth straight year in which the conservation and hunting organization has stepped up to provide significant contributions to benefit USA Shooting athletes. In 2010, DSC provided financial support for the junior team attending the 2012 World Shooting Championships in Munich, which helped lead the team to 14 overall medals including two individual titles, and one team gold medal.

USA Shooting

DSC also previously helped fund junior participation at the 2011 World Shotgun Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, and the junior team delivered with six medals overall. Eight of the junior team athletes sponsored by DSC then are back to compete in their second World Championships, either as junior or open athletes.

Last year, the USA Shooting Team secured exclusive use of a shooting range in Denmark for a pre-Olympic Games Training Camp, thanks to a contribution from DSC. The range was specifically dedicated for use by the USA Shooting Team for training around the clock in a distraction-free environment. In addition, the camp was used to enhance team unity and camaraderie as well as solidify the athlete support structure.

DSC is an international leader in conservation, education and hunter advocacy. Most members of the current USA Shooting Team are active hunters and anglers, blending a passion for the outdoors with winning on the world stage.

“Our ongoing support for America’s Olympic hopefuls is a genuine source of pride for our members and our entire organization,” said Ben Carter, DSC executive director. “We’re proud to help these fine young ambassadors pursue their dreams and represent our country while flying the flag for outdoor and sporting lifestyles.”

DSC sponsorships are reciprocated by shooting team members assisting with DSC conventions, youth education events, public exhibits and more.

“The continued support and dedication shown to us by the Dallas Safari Club has given this generation of athletes a tremendous boost to their training and competitive abilities,” said Buddy DuVall, USA Shooting Team Foundation executive director. “USA Shooting is especially grateful to DSC members for the contributions they make to better our organization and in assisting our athletes in becoming the best in the world.”

About Dallas Safari Club (DSC)
Desert bighorns on an unbroken landscape, stalking Cape buffalo in heavy brush, students discovering conservation. DSC works to guarantee a future for all these and much more. An independent nonprofit organization since 1982, DSC has become an international leader in conserving wildlife and wilderness lands, educating youth and the general public, and promoting and protecting the rights and interests of hunters worldwide. Get involved at www.biggame.org.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- To view the questions and answers from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) regarding 3-D printing technology of firearms, see document below.

Editors Note: Additive manufacturing or 3D printing[1] is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.[2] 3D printing is considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes).A materials printer usually performs 3D printing processes using digital technology. Since the start of the twenty-first century there has been a large growth in the sales of these machines, and their price has dropped substantially.[3]

The technology is used for both prototyping and distributed manufacturing in jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering, and many other fields.

ATF 3-D Printing Technology of Firearms

Florida Carry

Florida - -(Ammoland.com)- Florida Carry, Inc., filed an action to stop Daytona Beach’s illegal practice of refusing to return firearms to people, including veterans, who were Baker Acted but found to be no danger to themselves or others.

For too long, many jurisdictions throughout Florida have refused to follow the law.

In 2009 the Florida Attorney General made clear in an opinion that the continued detention of firearms after a person was released without being found to be a danger to themselves or others was prohibited by Florida law.

Despite the clear instruction from the Attorney General and the legal prohibition on creating their own firearms rules since 1987, these individuals and agencies who have sworn to uphold the law, have instead violated the law and the Constitutional rights of law-abiding Florida gun owners.

It is time to hold these jurisdictions responsible and require that these people in authority follow the laws they swore an oath to uphold and enforce.

As we previously reported, an honorably discharged combat vet called a veteran’s assistance hotline for someone to talk to. Instead of finding the sympathetic and understanding ear of a fellow vet, the VA hotline worker got the police to come out and take this man who has stood in defense of our country from his home and submit him for mental evaluation. The police officers also seized his firearms, bows, arrows, ammo and protective equipment. One talk with a qualified mental health professional was all it took for the doctor to determine that the vet was never a threat to himself or anyone else.

Now the police department refuses to give this man who has stood watch for our defense his guns back despite numerous previous court decisions and instructions from the Florida Attorney General that all instruct that his property should be immediately returned.

This problem has been found statewide and Florida Carry got involved in this case to protect the rights of all Floridians. The denial of personal property rights without just cause and the denial of the right to bear arms without due process of law must end now.

The case filing can be read here: Complaint_A.B_and_FL_Carry_v_Daytona

About:
Florida Carry is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental civil right of all Floridians to keep and bear arms for self defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I Section 8 of the Florida Constitution. Florida Carry, Inc. was organized by a group of Florida gun rights activists in order to better coordinate activities, effectively lobby the state legislature, and to provide a legal entity capable of filing suit to demand compliance with state and federal law. Florida Carry stands only to represent our members and the over 6 million gun owners of Florida. We are not beholden to any national organization’s agenda that may compromise that mission.
Florida Carry works tirelessly toward repealing and striking down ill-conceived gun control laws that have been proven to provide safe havens to criminals and be deadly to law abiding citizens.

Beretta A400 Action 20ga. Shotgun

Beretta

ACCOKEEK, MD --(Ammoland.com)- Beretta USA was honored during the recent 142^nd Annual NRA Meetings and Exhibits in Houston, TX when presented with the “Editor’s Choice Award” by Outdoor Life for the new A400 Action 20ga.

Outdoor Life editors summed up the features of the A400 Action 20 ga. best when citing their reasons behind the award, “this 20-gauge from Beretta, the first sub-gauge in the A400 series, is brimming with amenities and useful features.

The kick-off system is one of the better recoil-reducing designs on the market, and by adding it to this shotgun Beretta has made an outstanding semi-auto for high-volume bird shooting.  ….We liked the looks of the gun too. The finish on the receiver is distinctive without being tacky, and the grain-enhancing finish on the wood gives it a classy look. It also shouldered, swung, and shot like a dream. For all these reasons, the A400 XPLOR Action is our Editor’s Choice shotgun for 2013.”

“This recognition, especially considering the quality and depth of the competition, is very gratifying,” says Ryan Muety, Vice President of Brand and Channel Marketing. “Beretta continues to invest significant time and resources to ensure that our shotguns meet and exceed our customers’ expectations. It was only natural that we chose to expand the exceptionally popular A400 Xplor line to include a sub-gauge appropriate to the upland market where the A400 Action excels.

Muety went on to add that, “as a 500-year-old company, our history, heritage and lifestyle are sacred to the Beretta brand and to be recognized for it by one’s peers makes it resonate all the more.”

Outdoor Life honors the industry’s best with their yearly “Gun Test” which are determined through a rigorous three-step process that includes inspection of the internal components and machining, range performance, and overall design and feature set.

Beretta, established in 1526, is the oldest industrial dynasty in the world tracing its roots through 16 generations of continuous family ownership. Firearms bearing the Beretta name have been sold for almost 500 years. Beretta USA Corp. was founded in 1977 and supplies the standard sidearm to the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, Beretta manufactures, distributes and markets a complete line of firearms, accessories and apparel. Beretta also owns and operates six retail Beretta Gallery stores worldwide. For additional information, visit www.berettausa.com.

Aaron Lisech

Chevalier Advertising and Public Relations

Lake Oswego, OR –-(Ammoland.com)- Chevalier Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations has officially announced the hiring of Aaron Lisech as account executive.

According to Chevalier, Lisech’s position supports the agency’s current client-base as well as leads the team’s business development efforts for further expansion within the hunting, shooting, tactical and general outdoors market categories.

Lisech brings to Chevalier a diverse background of sales, marketing and management experience. This includes more than ten years in the outdoor and outdoor travel industries. He served in various roles with SHE Expeditions LLC and Antlers & Anglers Worldwide LLC, including VP of Sales and Marketing and Director of Marketing and Social Media. He has served as Executive Director of Alabama Black Belt Adventures, a project that promoted a region of Alabama, rich with hunting and fishing opportunities. His background also includes seven years as VP/Publisher of Executive Traveler Magazine.

“Aaron’s extensive knowledge of hunting, shooting and the outdoors made him the ideal candidate for this position. Both the agency and its clients will be well served by Aaron’s exceptional work ethic and honest approach,” said Greg Chevalier, president of Chevalier Advertising.

“I am excited and genuinely honored to be working with the Chevalier team,” said Lisech. “As an agency, it has a track record for brand building and client retention that is rare in this business.”

Located in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Chevalier is a full service advertising, marketing and public relations agency specializing in the marketing of hunting, shooting and law enforcement products. For additional information about Chevalier, visit www.chevalier-adv.com.

Cuomo to N.Y. Sheriffs: Keep Quiet About Gun Law

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo invited representatives of the New York State Sheriff’s Association to meet with him and discuss issues with the recently passed “SAFE Act.”

At least that’s what the sheriffs thought the meeting would be about.

But instead, according to this article in the Albany Times Union, Cuomo told the sheriffs to cease and desist expressing their wide-ranging comments in opposition to many of the law’s provisions.  “The governor was of the opinion that the sheriffs around the state should not be interjecting their personal opinions in reference to the law,” according to one attendee.

News flash to the governor:  That cat is out of the bag, since both the Sheriff’s Association and several individual sheriffs have joined the litigation against the new law.  But the governor isn’t out of options yet.  No meeting attendee was willing to confirm this, but at least one source says that Cuomo threatened to use an obscure power of the governor’s office to remove sheriffs from office.

New York is not the only state where sheriffs are speaking out against new gun laws.  In Colorado, a majority of state sheriffs have joined litigation against new gun laws filed earlier this week.  NSSF is also a party to the Colorado lawsuit, and proud to support the sheriffs for pointing out obvious problems with the new law, as noted in this article, which quotes their filing as follows:

“The Sheriffs have limited resources and limited public funds to spend on investigations . . . They cannot expend those resources to conduct investigations that would be necessary to monitor compliance with the new magazine restrictions. No documentation has ever been required for the retail or private purchase of magazines, making it a practical impossibility for the Sheriffs to determine whether one of the many magazines already in existence was obtained after the effective date.”

Of course, we told them that before the law was passed, but Colorado legislators weren’t listening then, any more than Cuomo is willing to hear criticism of his trademark law now.  And we recall that Colorado legislators protested comments by state sheriffs in opposition when their new law was under debate.

It is rapidly becoming a hallmark of anti-gun politicians to view the First Amendment with equal disdain as the Second Amendment.  Both are “inconvenient truths” in their zeal to enact new restrictions on our rights and our industry.

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.

Jerry Miculek

Smith & Wesson

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --(Ammoland.com)- – Smith & Wesson Corp. today announced that Team Smith & Wesson members captured three national titles in the Overall as well as the Senior and Women’s categories at the 2013 United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Revolver National Championships.

Top winners included Smith & Wesson Champion Jerry Miculek, who has now earned an unprecedented 11 USPSA Revolver National Titles, and fellow teammate Annette Aysen, who earned her sixth USPSA National Title.

Competing with his famous Smith & Wesson Model 625 revolver, Jerry Miculek once again outpaced the competition by posting top scores in 4 of the 13 stages while placing in the top five on every course of fire. Shooting a penalty free match, Jerry set a new USPSA all-time record with 11 national titles in the revolver division proving once again that he is the top person to beat in any wheel-gun competition. Miculek finished the competition at the top of the Grand Master classification and also won the High Senior title.

Annette Aysen

In the race for the women’s title, it was a clean sweep by Team Smith & Wesson. Defending titleholder Annette Aysen took home top honors and finished the match in 33rd place overall. This marks Annette’s sixth USPA Revolver Ladies National Title, each one earned with her trusted Smith & Wesson Model 625. Following closely behind Aysen were fellow teammates and mother and daughter combo Kay and Lena Miculek. Both Kay and Lena also opted to compete with a Smith & Wesson Model 625 finishing 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

Held at PASA Park in Barry, Illinois, the 2013 USPA Revolver Nationals featured over 100 of the country’s most esteemed revolver shooters. This year’s match challenged competitors with stages involving reactive targets, shooting on the move and the use of both the strong and weak shooting hand.

“On behalf of Smith & Wesson, I would like to extend special congratulations to this year’s Revolver National Champions – Jerry Miculek and Annette Aysen,” said James Debney, President and CEO of Smith & Wesson. “Both Jerry and Annette have a defined skill set that is unparalleled in the ranks of 20,000 USPSA members. Through their hard work and determination, Jerry and Annette continue to find their way back to the winner’s circle and both have served as a respected ambassadors for Smith & Wesson and the shooting sports.”

*Photos courtesy of Paul Hyland

About Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC) is a U.S.-based leader in firearm manufacturing and design, delivering a broad portfolio of quality firearms, related products and training to the global military, law enforcement, and consumer markets. The company’s brands include Smith & Wesson®, M&P® and Thompson/Center Arms™. Smith & Wesson facilities are located in Massachusetts and Maine. For more information on Smith & Wesson, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com

American Newspapers

Column by Alan Caruba

New Jersey --(Ammoland.com)-From its earliest days, even before the Revolution, Americans valued their newspapers and understood they played a crucial role in the issues and events of the times in which they lived.

It would take a while, however, before newspapers evolved from highly partisan advocates of the early political factions to their role as watchdogs of government.

A literate population depended on them for news that revealed the increasing futility of dealing with a British monarchy and parliament that found new ways to tax the essentially independent colonies. Newspapers became the glue of the new nation, eagerly read in every state, providing news of Congress and the presidency.

By contrast, authoritarian governments understood the need to keep a tight control over the news and none more than the Third Reich of the Nazi Party and in the Soviet Union.

On May 21st, Kirsten Powers, writing in the Daily Beast.com, borrowed from words of pastor Martin Niemoller, a German who witnessed their rise to power and who framed the manner in which the Nazis targeted, jailed and killed all those they deemed enemies of the state.

His poem, “First they came” was echoed by Powers who wrote “First they came for Fox News, and they did not speak out—because they were not Fox News. Then they came for government whistleblowers, and they did not speak out—because they were not government whistleblowers. Then they came for the maker of a YouTube video, and—okay we know how this story ends. But how did we get here?” The “we” to whom she referred are the nation’s journalists.

“Turns out,” said Powers, “it’s a fairly swift sojourn from a president pushing to ‘delegitimize’ a news organization to threatening criminal prosecution for journalistic activity by a Fox News reporter, James Rosen, to spying on Associated Press reporters.”

“Where were the media when all this began happening?” asked Powers. “With a few exceptions, they were acting as quiet enablers.”

State of Deception: Power of Nazi Propaganda learn more at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

This is what I and many other conservative observers and analysts of the President and his administration have been saying since 2009 and earlier.

“These series of ‘warnings’ to the Fourth Estate,” said Powers, “were what you might expect to hear from some third-rate dictator, not from the senior staff of Hope and Change, Inc.”

In his book, Mein Kampf (My Struggle), Hitler demonstrated his contempt for the public. “The receptivity of the great masses is very limited, their intelligence is small, but their power of forgetting is enormous. In consequence of these facts, all effective propaganda must be limited to a very few points and must harp on these slogans until the last member of the public understands what you want him to understand by your slogan.”

Obama’s 2008 slogan was “hope and change.” He was vague about the change he had in mind, but we have been learning about it since his election.

Hitler and his minister of Popular Enlightenment and Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, set up a department that dealt solely with newspapers. An instructive history of the press in the Third Reich can be found on the website of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

“When Adolf Hitler took power in 1933, the Nazis controlled less than three percent of Germany’s 4,700 newspapers.” The elimination of the German multi-party political system ended hundreds of newspapers that would offer any opposition to the Nazi Party. What followed in the first weeks of 1933 was the systematic use of radio, press, and newsreels to stoke fears of a pending “Communist uprising.” This occurred in a pre-television and, of course, pre-Internet era, but it was effective when backed up by the thuggish behavior of Hitler’s paramilitary units that were used to “brutalize or arrest political opponents and incarcerate them in hastily established detention centers and concentration camps.”

Not unlike the popularity and influence of Fox News, the well-known Berlin daily, the Vossische Zeitung, was targeted, along with the Berlin Tageblatt. The former employed 10,000 people, but in 1933, its owners, the Ullstein family, were forced to resign and, a year later, sell the company assets. The latter newspaper was owned by the Mosse family that published a number of major liberal papers “much hated by the Nazis.” When Hitler took power, the family fled Germany.

This is not to suggest that Fox News or the Associated Press will suffer a similar fate, but it is no accident that their reporters are being intimidated by an administration that has seized telephone records as a message to their owners and editors to curb any criticism, any investigation of what they are doing.

Asserting that James Rosen, a Fox reporter, engaged in criminal behavior for doing what any reporter would do, seek out information about the government, has outraged many in the press, but whether they will stand firm or buckle under remains the real question. In Germany, the press became an arm of the Nazi regime.

If history is any guide, we have real cause to fear the intent of the Obama administration—one now distinguished by its leadership for having no memory of any steps they have undertaken to oppress organizations that oppose its agenda, mobilizing the IRS and Department of Justice.

We are looking into a tyrannical abyss and it is time to be afraid, be very afraid.

c Alan Caruba

About:
Alan Caruba’s commentaries are posted daily at “Warning Signs” his popular blog and thereafter on dozens of other websites and blogs. If you love to read, visit his monthly report on new books at Bookviews.

Arsenal SLR-106 Rifle Series

Arsenal Inc

LAS VEGAS --(Ammoland.com)- After nearly a decade since its initial introduction into the firearms marketplace, the SLR-106 series is getting a change in to “Collector’s Item.”

Production on the series officially ended.

The SLR-106 rifle and pistol series was Arsenal’s answer to the 5.56 caliber as the company looked to compete in that arena. The years to follow brought much success with several variations and configurations, robust sales and recognition as one of the industry’s best — due in-part to its chrome-lined and hammer-forged barrel.

“In my opinion, the SLR-106 series of rifles, perfectly bridge the gap from east to west. Furthermore, the advancements made in the manufacturing this rifle series will be seen on future models by our company for years to come.” – Walker English, Sales Director, Arsenal, Inc.

A comprehensive audit of the current offerings in the firearms industry, recent trends and near-future shifts with regard to technology and advancement all factored into the decision to discontinue the series. Arsenal’s obligations with military and government contracts, production for the movie industry and commitments to distributors and dealers also shaped this decision.

The current stock of SLR-106 5.56 caliber rifles and pistols will continue to be sold until supply runs out. Arsenal’s availability list is displayed below. Additional SLR-106 products can be found by checking with Arsenal’s distributors and various dealers nationwide.

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ABOUT ARSENAL INC.
Founded in the year 2000, Arsenal Inc. is the exclusive licensed US manufacturer of the finest, most authentic firearms for government agencies and the shooting public and uses the latest technology and materials in conjunction with the legendary standards of Arsenal of Bulgaria.

Arsenal Inc., may be found online at www.arsenalinc.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/arsenalinc. Contact Arsenal Inc. either by phone at (702) 643-2703 or by email at customerservice@arsenalinc.com. Additional contact information can be found below.

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Red Dot Firearms is located at 990 W. Hill Field Road in Layton, Utah.

Action Target

PROVO, Utah –-(Ammoland.com)- Davis County, Utah, recently welcomed a new kind of business to one of its largest shopping districts. Now you can get all of your grocery shopping done and hit the indoor shooting range all in the same place.

Red Dot Firearms, located just off I-15 exit 331 in Layton, recently opened its retail gun store and a 25 yard indoor shooting range capable of handling both handgun and rifle rounds including .5o BMG.

“We are the only retail firearms store in the area besides some of the big box stores, and we were the first place ever to apply for an indoor range license in the county,” owner Denny Wanlass said. “We felt like it was time people in the area had another option.”

According to Wanlass, many shooters in Utah have started moving their weekend shooting ventures away from public lands due to wildfires and other concerns, which means a higher demand for indoor ranges like Red Dot Firearms.

“A lot of people just drive out to the desert to shoot, but last summer, several wildfires were blamed on target shooting. Whether true or not, it’s still driving many shooters away from the wilderness areas and indoors,” Wanlass said. “That combined with the closures of public land and the increase in gas prices make our indoor range the perfect alternative.”

Shooters transitioning from the outdoors also get the added benefit of a climate controlled environment and a ventilation system installed by Carey’s Small Arms Range Systems that exceeds NIOSH, EPA and OSHA standards.

“We wanted a good ventilation system because we take our customers’ health very seriously,” Wanlass said. “Just about every person who has come out of there has said, ‘I love being in a range where I can breathe!’”

Fellow Utah business Action Target was contracted to install the range equipment at Red Dot Firearms including a 48-foot wide steel funnel bullet trap, armor steel ceiling and wall baffles to prevent rounds from escaping, and shooting stalls capable of stopping rifle rounds from point blank range.

“Throughout the course of our research, it was clear that there really isn’t anyone else besides Action Target that is worth using,” Wanlass said. “The equipment on our range is second to none, and that means our customers can shoot with complete confidence that their safety is never going to be jeopardized.”

Red Dot Firearms is now open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Classes in concealed carry, personal defense, hunter’s safety and more will be held regularly.

The ventilation system blows refrigerated air from the rear of the range to the bullet trap where it is filtered to prevent shooters from being exposed to hazardous lead dust.

Action Target’s Total Containment Trap is capalbe of handling handgun and rifle rounds including .50 BMG.

About Action Target Inc.
Action Target Inc. is a privately owned business headquartered in Provo, Utah. As a world leader in shooting range technology with more than 4,000 products and 40 patents for the systems it designs and manufactures, Action Target has installed thousands of shooting ranges across the United States and in 25 other countries around the world. Action Target also designs systems and conducts firearms training for law enforcement and various military divisions. For more information on Action Target, visit www.ActionTarget.com. To learn more about Action Target products or to purchase items online, visit www.ActionTarget.com/store.

Friends of NRA

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- The National Rifle Association is pleased to name the 2012 Friends of NRA Volunteers of the Year.

Presented by Mill Pond Press, recipients were recognized for their outstanding impact on Friends of NRA, the grassroots fundraising program for The NRA Foundation, America’s leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports.

“Volunteers are the backbone of most non-profit organizations and NRA volunteers are heads above the rest,” said Linda Schaner, President of Mill Pond Press. “We at Mill Pond are thrilled to be associated with Friends of NRA and honored to have taken part in recognizing these volunteers’ accomplishments.”

Each NRA Field Representative selected an Area Volunteer winner based on year-round efforts. Area Volunteers received a “2012 Friends of NRA Volunteer of the Year” jacket and special recognition from their NRA Field Representative. From the pool of Area Volunteers, a committee of senior NRA staff selected Region Volunteers of the Year who were honored and recognized May 2, at the National NRA Foundation Banquet during the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Houston, Texas.

“Friends of NRA volunteers spend countless hours selling tickets, recruiting sponsors, and setting up events,” said Sarah Budi, Director of Volunteer Fundraising. “They are the real testament to the success of the fundraising program and we are grateful for their time protecting and promoting the shooting sports for future generations.”

The 2012 Friends of NRA Region and Area award winners and their committees are listed below:

Region Volunteers of the Year:

• Eastern Region: West Virginia and Western Virginia: William Shank, Midland Trail
• Central Region: Missouri: Tim Heuiser, South East Missouri
• Mid West Region: Colorado: Patty Cattoor, Colorado State and Black Canyon
• Southern Region: Florida (Southern): Gary and Pat Graef, Greater Ft. Myers and Charlotte Harbor
• Western Region: Nevada: John Madden, Reno/Sparks and Modesto

Area Volunteers of the Year:

Eastern Region:

• Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York (Lower) and Rhode Island: Stan Pascoo, Hudson Valley
• Delaware and Pennsylvania (Eastern): Charlie Fox, Bradford Area
• Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont: Elizabeth Elliott, New Hampshire Seacoast
• New York (Upper): Paul Lendvay, Catskill Region
• North Carolina (Eastern): Elvie Jackson, Greater Triangle
• North Carolina (Western): George and Shirley Pullman, Western North Carolina
• Ohio (Northern): Todd Figard, North East Ohio
• Ohio (Southern): Donald Pagath, Zanesville Area
• Pennsylvania (Western): William Tylavsky, PA’s 1st
• Virginia (Eastern) and Washington, D.C.: Hugh Crittenden, Greater Richmond

Central Region:

• Illinois (Northern): Christina Cira, East Central Illinois
• Illinois (Southern): Veron Auld, Perry/Randolf
• Indiana: Richard “Dick” Hacker, Hendricks County
• Iowa: Bobby Meyer, North Iowa
• Kentucky: Scott Smith, Big Rivers
• Michigan: Robert Haviland, WWCCA
• Nebraska: Tim Gray, High Plains
• Tennessee: Butch Rhea, Fayette County
• Wisconsin: Kellie Walsh, State Line

Mid West Region:

• Kansas: Doug King, Butler County
• Minnesota: James Kelley, Itasca County
• Montana: John Shevlin, Central Montana and North Central Montana
• New Mexico: Jeanie Otis, San Juan
• North Dakota: Scott Bachmeier, Southwest
• South Dakota: Doug DeLaRoi, Northern Oahe
• Oklahoma: Jimmy Hawk, Cherokee Strip
• Utah: Monte Smith, Ogden
• Wyoming: Laura Milne, Casper

Southern Region:

• Alabama: Mike Parsons, Huntsville
• Arkansas: Jeff Eddy, Independence
• Florida (Northern): Patty Galyean, Suwannee River
• Georgia: Doug Hollberg, Sr, Central Georgia
• Louisiana: Lori & Marcell Parker, Florida Parishes
• Mississippi: David Goode, DeSoto County
• South Carolina: Charles Johnson, Lexington
• Texas (Northern): John Capps, Ellis and Barnett Shale
• Texas (Southern): Carol Hester, Alamo
• Texas (West): Robin Dawson, Texas Panhandle

Western Region:

• Alaska (Northern): Steve Smith, Nome
• Alaska (Southern): Jodee Kuden, Alaska State
• Arizona: Hugh Winderweedle, White Mountain
• California (Central): Noel Ryan, Paso Robles
• California (Mid): Dan Weare, Exeter and Tulare
• California (North Eastern): Barry Blaylock, Tuolumne County
• California (North Western): Michael Amato, Livermore/Pleasanton
• California (Southern): Dennis Kee, SoCal Gun-O-Rama, South OC, San Gabriel Valley, Metro OC
• Hawaii and Oregon: Mike Fitz, Portland
• Idaho: Rich and Trudy Jackson, Treasure Valley
• Washington: Richard “Rick” Crawford, Kittitas County

Montana Decoy Moose II Decoy

Montana Decoy

HARRISBURG, PA --(Ammoland.com)- Montana Decoy is proud to announce the new Moose II decoy. As with all Montana Decoys, it’s lightweight, easy to use and built from an actual photo of a moose in the wild.

“We are always trying to improve our designs by listening to user feedback,”Jerry McPherson, Montana Decoy founder, said.

“While our original Moose decoy worked great, a lot of hunters wanted a more broadside look and the Moose II provides that along with a darker look.”

The Moose II ( http://tiny.cc/5q6hxw )  weighs a mere 40 oz with leg poles and stands 66-inches tall. Folding to a 20-inch circle means you can easily have the Moose II with you on any hunt. Suggested retail is $109.99.

Visit www.montanadecoy.com for more information and to see the full line of Montana Decoy products.

About Montana Decoy:
Created in 1996 by Jerry McPherson, Montana Decoy got its start from an average hunter trying to improve his bowhunting success. Tormented by an uncooperative bull elk, McPherson returned to his truck, thinking about how he could design a packable decoy without any unnecessary bulk and weight. McPherson found inspiration from folding band saw blades. He combined an actual photograph of a cow elk in the wild with a unique and now patented twist-and-fold concept to hold open the decoy. Montana Decoy currently offers turkey, elk, whitetail, mule deer, antelope and predator options along with a Moo Cow confidence decoy. All are easy to use, lightweight and feature ultra realistic HD photography.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- Improving forage quality and quantity for elk and other wildlife is the focus of 2013 grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for the state of Oregon.

The grants total $215,790 and directly affect Benton, Douglas, Klamath, Lake, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Tillamook, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Yamhill Counties. RMEF is also funding a hunting heritage project of statewide interest.

“These projects cover a wide spectrum of actions that will enhance habitat across Oregon’s elk country,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “Forest thinning, prescribe burns, seeding and planting native grasses, noxious weed treatments, and restoring aspens will positively affect nearly 4,200 acres.”

Since 1985, RMEF and its partners completed 724 different conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects in Oregon with a combined value of more than $43.6 million.

“The funds for these projects are a testament to the passion and dedication of our RMEF volunteers in Oregon. They raise money through their membership drives and banquet fundraising, which stays on the ground in their home state. To them we say, ‘Thank you!’” said Allen.

Allen also thanked RMEF chapters and volunteers around the nation for their dedication to conservation all across elk country.

RMEF grants will help fund the following 2013 projects, listed by county:

• Douglas County–Burn 200 acres to reduce understory tree density in the Coffin Butte area on the Umpqua National Forest and create 12 new acres of forage openings in the Diamond Lake Ranger District to address declining Roosevelt elk populations.
• Klamath County–Thin 205 acres and burn 1,100 acres of previously thinned acreage as part of a five-year project to enhance habitat for elk and other wildlife in the Fremont-Winema National Forest (FWNF); remove lodgepole pine on 90 acres and plant 5 acres of hardwoods to restore meadows on the Deschutes National Forest; remove small trees and burn 79 acres to promote native grass and forbs in a Roosevelt elk calving area south of Crater Lake National Park.
• Lake County–Thin conifers and junipers from 158 acres in the Drews Creek watershed on the FWNF as part of a five-year plan to restore aspen stands and improve elk forage and calving habitat; and thin 198 acres of aspen stands and meadow habitat in the Upper Scyan Watershed on the FWNF (also affects Klamath County).
• Lane County–Carry out prescribe burning, noxious weed treatments and other efforts on 230 acres of the Willamette National Forest (WNF) to increase forage quality for Roosevelt elk and deer; enhance 199 acres via seeding, planting browse shrubs, herbicide treatments, and installing holding tanks and plumbing at two ponds to enhance water availability during the dry season on Foley Ridge in the WNF; burn, cut, seed and prevent weed growth to benefit summer range and calving areas on 85 acres of habitat on Upper and Lower Murphy Meadow on the WNF; remove noxious weeds and seed native grasses on 79 acres along a power transmission line corridor on the WNF; and improve quality of grass, forb and brush habitat on 505 acres by removing blackberry vegetation and small trees plus treatment of noxious weeds on the Siuslaw National Forest (also affects Benton, Douglas and Lincoln counties).
• Linn County–Implement a combination of thinning, burning, browse cutback and seeding and planting of native vegetation to enhance 64 acres of summer meadow habitat for Roosevelt elk in the west Cascade Mountains. The work also includes adding slash to log jams to improve water availability for elk in the WNF.
• Statewide–Host 4-H camp at Lake Creek Youth Camp to introduce youth to careers in natural resources by interacting with professionals in hydrology, forestry, range, wildlife, fisheries, fire science, shooting sports and other fields.
• Tillamook County–Noxious weed treatment applied to 156 acres of meadows in the Siuslaw National Forest. The work also includes mowing, weedeating and mulching to benefit Roosevelt elk herds (also affects Lincoln and Yamhill counties).
• Union County–Thin 300 acres to decrease conifer cover and increase forage on elk summer range on the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
• Wallowa County–Thin conifers from 330 acres of historic meadows to improve forage quality and quantity for 400 elk on crucial winter range near Troy.
• Wasco County–Burning of underbrush on 80 acres on the Seven Mile/Rowena Plateau in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area with noxious weed treatment on 45 acres to follow to improve habitat for elk and other wildlife.

Conservation projects are selected for grants using science-based criteria and a committee of RMEF volunteers and staff along with representatives from partnering agencies. RMEF staff and volunteers select education projects to receive grants. RMEF volunteers and staff select hunting heritage projects to be funded.

Partners for 2013 Oregon projects include the Deschutes, Freemont-Winema, Siuslaw, Wallowa-Whitman and Willamette national forests, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and other government, state, wildlife and volunteer organizations.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
RMEF is leading a conservation initiative that protected or enhanced habitat on more than 6.3 million acres–an area larger than Yellowstone, Great Smoky Mountains, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Yosemite and Rocky Mountain national parks combined. RMEF also is a strong voice for hunters in access, wildlife management and conservation policy issues. RMEF members, partners and volunteers, working together as Team Elk, are making a difference all across elk country. Join us at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights

EU --(Ammoland.com)- Dear IAPCAR members and supporters,

Italian IAPCAR member group FISAT, has sent an important call to action. Attempts are underway by the European Union to further restrict the right of civilians to have certain firearms. It is vitally important to the firearms rights community stand together internationally.

There are three important things we can each do:

1. Read the alert from FISAT below and follow the instructions to participate in the EU survey.
2. Post a link to this alert on your website and send it to all of your members and supporters.
3. Ask all your supporters to send this call to action to all of their friends.

I personally want to thank all of you for your unwavering support of civilian arms rights. It is a privilege to work with you.

International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights

[Important Message Below]

Dear friends and gun rights activists,

Joining the call of British Shooting Sports Council we ask to IAPCAR and all gun rights association in its organization, to participate to the online survey organized by European Union Commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom.

The menace to semiautomatic firearms in private hands is IMMINENT, as the online survey maliciously suggests a possible link between private possession of firearms and their us for criminal or terrorist purposes, being nothing else than another attempt to disarm honest citizens for the sake of added “firearms security”.

The questions are utterly misleading.

Question C.2 suggests that the list of prohibited firearms should be extended (it is understood that the Commission is referring to semiautomatic rifles and possibly also to semiautomatic shotguns and handguns).

Question C.4 pursues the mandatory use of locking devices in firearms (imagine the impact if this was made retrospective).

Question C.7 would provide a justification to introduce compulsory mental health tests and suppress the current derogation that allows people under the age of 18 to hunt and sport-shoot if they have parental permission or guidance.

We can expect for sure that the various anti-gun EU associations will take action to orchestrate a deliberate number of answers resulting in a public call for tighter gun control.
Deadline for participation is June 17^th 2013.         

This can’t happen and we ask you to take part to the online survey in the following steps:

Please follow the following steps:

1. Go to:  http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=ReduceFirearmsRisk
2. Choose your language in the icon that is in the upper right part of the screen.
3. Indicate your country, whether you are an individual or an organization and your name or the name of your organization.
4. Answer the questions by clicking on option “1” for each one of them. You do not need to answer the optional questions that request additional comments (questions B.4, C.11, D.5 and E.6).
5. After having answered the questions, as a security measure to avoid computer-generated replies, you will have to type in the numbers and/or letters that will be displayed in your screen and validate them.
6. Your answers will have been submitted by then. You can view them and/or save them as a PDF.

All of the European associations, especially Swedish ones, can contact the proposer of this survey in the person of European Commissioner Ms. Cecilia Malmstrom which can be contacted at these sites, possibly to explain her that firearms of private honest citizens are not to be confused with the ones of criminals and terrorists:

http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/malmstrom/contact/contact-me_en.htm

https://twitter.com/malmstromeu

https://www.facebook.com/MalmstromEU

Swedish citizens in particular can also contact her party, Folkpartiet liberalerna (Liberal People’s Party), to let them know what you think, at the following site and email:

http://www.folkpartiet.se/  –  info@folkpartiet.se

While EU citiziens can contact Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (A.L.D.E.):

http://web.cor.europa.eu/alde/contact-us/Pages/default.aspx

Asking their respective national parties NOT to support Maelmstrom initiatives, you can find various parties members of ALDE at the following page:

http://www.alde.eu/alde-group/alde-across-europe-map-member-state/

We thank you for your help, immediate action is necessary for the protection of our common gun rights.

Best regards,

Simone Ciucchi – FISAT President

May 2013

Bologna, Italy 

Connecticut Citizens Defense League

Bridgeport, CT –-(Ammoland.com)- Today, a widely-anticipated lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, challenging the constitutionality of the new firearms law that was passed hastily by the Connecticut legislature in response to the tragic shooting in Newtown by a disturbed individual.

The lawsuit seeks immediate injunctive relief and a ruling declaring the new law unconstitutional under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

It alleges that Connecticut’s new firearms law is not only unconstitutional but dangerous, since it makes both citizens and law enforcement less safe by depriving citizens of firearms that are in common use throughout the country.

The very firearms and design features banned by the new law are commonly used in part because of safety, accuracy and ease-of-use features that make them effective in the hands of citizens who must defend themselves and their families against criminals and the mentally ill who do not obey such laws.

Brought on behalf of individual gun owners, retailers, and citizen’s defense and sportsmen’s organizations, the lawsuit seeks to vindicate the constitutional rights of citizens who are harmed by the broad prohibitions and unworkable vagueness of the new law. The legal challenge focuses on Connecticut’s ban of more than 100 additional common firearms that the law now dubs “assault weapons” and on the ban of standard design features, including magazines that hold more than 10 round of ammunition, that provide improved safety, accuracy, and ease-of-use. The lawsuit also challenges the practical bans imposed by the new law on an even broader array of firearms due to the law’s vague language and interpretative confusion combined with severe criminal penalties.

Plaintiffs bringing the lawsuit include individuals such as an elderly widow who lives alone in a rural area where the emergency response time of a lone resident trooper serving the area is 45 minutes, a rabbi whose synagogue in the Bridgeport area has been broken into by intruders, a young professional woman whose efforts to defend herself are made more difficult by the loss of an arm due to cancer, among other individuals.

In addition, retailers whose businesses have been severely harmed by the law have joined the lawsuit, which was conceived and organized by fellow-plaintiff organizations the Connecticut Citizens Defense League, commonly known as CCDL, and the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen. Both organizational plaintiffs represent large numbers of Connecticut citizens whose rights to own the firearms of their choice for self-defense and other lawful purposes, such as sports shooting and hunting, have been harmed by the new prohibitions.

Despite the new law being called “An Act Concerning Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety,” Connecticut’s new firearms law makes Connecticut citizens less safe. Among the individuals harmed by the law’s provisions are women, the elderly, and anyone of a smaller physical stature — individuals who typically lack the strength to operate older style, heavier, or difficult to use firearms and yet who need to be able to protect themselves in challenging home-invasion and other self-defense situations.

CCDL’s President, Scott Wilson, who has seen his organization’s membership grow from 2,500 to 7,600 in just a few months, says “On behalf of our members and all of the plaintiffs, we wish to thank the National Rifle Association, whose vision and stalwart defense of citizens’ fundamental rights has helped make this important legal challenge possible.” Wilson says, “Connecticut’s new gun ban violates Second Amendment rights by depriving law-abiding citizens of firearms that are in common use throughout the country precisely because of their known effectiveness in the protection of citizens, their families, and homes. Criminals and the mentally ill will not abide by this terrible law, which means it has the perverse effect of actually making citizens and law enforcement officers less safe.”

Bob Crook, Executive Director of the Coalition of Connecticut Sportsmen, says, “This law will do nothing to prevent a tragedy or solve the problem of crime committed with guns. Instead of violating constitutional rights, we need to get serious about addressing violence and mental illness.” He continued, “Two recent independent studies by Pew and the federal government have just revealed that gun homicides are down almost 40% and general crime involving guns has dropped a whopping 70% since 1993, which corresponds with the elimination of the federal assault weapons ban. In contrast, the few areas of the country where gun crimes have increased dramatically are the very places where local or state governments have banned or severely restricted gun ownership by law-abiding citizens.”

Many of the design features now banned by Connecticut’s new law have long been standard in firearms design as they enhance safety, accuracy and ease-of-use, and include: design features that enhance a citizen’s ability to balance a firearm properly so that it can be shot safely and accurately based on the size of the owner – especially if the owner is smaller-sized like many women, the elderly, and youth shooters (retractable shoulder stock); design features that allow a long gun to be held more easily for accuracy and to be held onto by its owner if an attacker tries to take the gun from a victim (pistol grip and forward pistol grip); design features that allow those who are in stressful situations with multiple home-invaders or attackers to have sufficient bullets for meaningful self-defense without impractical situation of having to try to reload or access a second gun (standard magazine capacities over 10 rounds), etc. The specific firearms now banned by the law include some of the most commonly used and popular models in Connecticut and in America today, including the light and versatile AR-15.

Some local retailers supporting the lawsuit say that in addition to the increased dangers created by the law, the law is vague and unworkable. Although they are knowledgeable about various types of firearms, many are having difficulty trying to determine which firearms are banned and which are legal to sell. If they decide incorrectly, they could be facing years in jail. Some say it is difficult for reputable dealers to continue serving the law-abiding citizens of Connecticut under these circumstances. If licensed dealers leave the state, it will become increasingly difficult for the people of Connecticut to acquire firearms to defend themselves. Meanwhile, these retailers say, the criminals will still be armed and in an even stronger position to harm and terrorize the people of Connecticut.

The Connecticut lawsuit, like similar legal challenges in New York, Colorado and Maryland, is expected to better define the limits of a citizen’s right to own a commonly used firearm of personal choice for self-defense, defense of family, and other lawful purposes. Each of these states has enacted new firearms laws that make citizens and law enforcement less safe as they try to defend against criminals and the mentally ill who do not obey these laws.

About the CCDL:
The Connecticut Citizens Defense League was formed in 2009 by a small group of concerned citizens as a non-partisan organization to advocate second amendment rights in the state of Connecticut. Since their founding, the group has grown to over 7.500+ members from all walks of life. Thanks to this large supportive base across the state the CCDL has become a fixture of the capitol, and well recognized by committees that see firearms related bills. CCDL is also actively involved at the state Board of Firearms Permit Examiners. As the go-to organization in the state they are consulted regularly by lawmakers who have questions and concerns about pending legislation or existing laws. For more information on the CCDL please visit http://www.ccdl.us//

NSSF Offers Assistance to Firearms Retailers & Shooting Ranges in Wake of Tornadoes

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has announced a disaster relief effort to help its members whose businesses were impacted by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma and northern Texas.

“We want our member companies to know that their trade association stands with them in these challenging times, and that this assistance is another benefit of membership,” said NSSF Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Chris Dolnack.

NSSF is making $100,000 available in dedicated aid for business loss or damage resulting from the tornadoes to qualifying member companies located in federally declared disaster areas, with emphasis placed on providing relief to store-front federally licensed firearm retailers and shooting ranges. Funds are available to members suffering significant financial hardship that are unable to pay for critical and immediate expenses to resume business.

“Many FFLs don’t know if their insurance will cover their losses,” said Joe Keffer, owner of The Sportsman’s Shop in New Holland, Pa., and chairman of the NSSF Retailer Advisory Committee. “NSSF’s relief fund could cover the cost of replacing computers, signage or other workplace equipment that will help a business rebound from storm-related damage.”

“This is a real pick-me-up for businesses that sustained damage from the storms,” said Bill Kempffer of Deep River Sporting Clays and Shooting School in Sanford, N.C., and chairman of the NSSF Range Advisory Committee. “As a range that was affected by a hurricane in the 1990s and knowing the struggle of returning to normal operations amid the cleanup and repairs that need to be done, I am proud to be a part of an organization like NSSF that is willing to provide such help.”

Both Keffer and Kempffer are members of the NSSF Board of Governors.

Applicants for relief should contact Samantha Hughes at NSSF at 203-426-1320. A “Tornado Relief Fund Application” is available online at nssf.org/share/PDF/TornadoReliefFund.pdf. The deadline for submitting applications for assistance is June 14.

“Our goal in providing assistance to qualifying members is to help keep their doors open during extraordinary circumstances,” said Bettyjane Swann, NSSF’s director of member services.

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 8,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

Arizona Elk Society conservation project volunteers.

Arizona Elk Society

Arizona --(Ammoland.com)- It was a good sign to see elk droppings everywhere they worked, during the Arizona Elk Society’s most recent conservation project.

Over the weekend of May 18- 19 2013, they gathered over 60 volunteers to improve the IDA Grasslands habitat for elk and other Arizona wildlife in Flagstaff.

The elk droppings meant that they were in the right place, at the right time, and with a legion of Arizona Elk Society volunteers, they were off to work.

The group removed small sized conifers that invaded many meadows that were once natural openings that allowed wildlife to move uninhibited between their summer and winter homes. The goal for the weekend was to remove as many of the trees from the meadows as possible. Most of the workers were armed with handsaws and tree loppers, but in a first for Arizona’s wildlife conservation community, AES had a dozen volunteer sawyers. These dedicated folks had previously gone through a 5-day training course put on by the Forest Service, certifying them to use chainsaws, that are needed to remove larger trees impeding movement and reducing habitat values for many wildlife species.

Steve Clark, AES Executive Director said, “It was really exciting to see the aftermath of the work that the saw crew completed. Literally thousands of trees blocked movements between two important wintering areas for elk, pronghorn and mule deer. When the crew was done, the area had once again become wildlife-friendly. This is a project that had been planned, but the Forest Service needed a hand from AES to get it done. Many thanks to the Forest Service staff who opened the door for AES volunteers to step up our game in a huge way with being able to use chainsaws.”

Arizona Elk Society Volunteer Sawyer

The IDA Grasslands is a large habitat restoration project that has been being worked on over the last few years. The 60+ volunteers and agency personal took to the field on May 18 and 19 2013, to help reverse decades of tree invasion to these grasslands and make them more suitable for wildlife.

Steve Clark said, “It’s difficult to guess how many trees were removed but they were able to clear a 100-acre meadow near Slate Lake, about 150 acres near Prong Lake, both on the Coconino National Forest.”

The saw crew opened a heavily wooded travel lane that comprised about 50 acres and the hand crew took care of a couple hundred acres on the Kaibab National Forest. The dollar value in federal match to the State of Arizona of the hours the volunteers worked and the miles they drove to this project is $17,182, but the value to the wildlife was “priceless.”

Jim deVos, Director of Conservation Affairs said, “The grasslands are an imperiled habitat in most of the American Southwest. Prior to settlement of these areas, naturally-occurring fires kept the woody plants out of the meadows, but changes in how habitats have been used since settlement has changed the fire regime and it is not a viable tool for habitat management until the trees are gone and the grass and forbs are better established. Habitat restoration is one of the most important tasks that we in the conservation organizations can do, particularly when the resources for agencies are declining and they can’t get all that is needed done.”

The volunteer force was a diverse group including the young and the not so young. It was fascinating to watch a family with two young children work through the day without slowing down, as they marched through the grasslands with loppers and saws removing hundreds of trees. There was also a Boy Scout Troop in attendance that took to the woods with youthful exuberance, making the world a better place by the end of the day.

This time of year, being the beginning of the AES work season; lends many more opportunities for new and old volunteers to get involved. Visit www.arizonaelksociety.org to get information on the rest of this season’s projects. Conservation projects are hard work, but work that pays big dividends for wildlife today and for years to come. Give something back to the wildlife that you enjoy as you take part in these work projects with the Arizona Elk Society.

Range Systems

Minneapolis, MN –-(Ammoland.com)- Range Systems, a leading manufacturer of live fire shooting products for the military, law enforcement and consumer communities, has renewed their commitment to participate in the S.H.T.F-3 shooting event in Morristown, Minnesota June 22, 2013.

The one day event, now in its third year, is held at Ahlman’s Rifle Range in Morristown. The shooting event is based on an apocalyptic/zombie themed tactical 3-gun shoot. It features a variety of stations and participants of all ages are encouraged to gear up, bring their favorite firearms, and enjoy a fun day of shooting in a unique and nostalgic rural setting.

With the success of Range Systems’ station last year, they have decided to add even more excitement this year. The Range Systems station will include 4 stages: long-range steel shot with exploding target; mid-range rifle shot; ballistic breaching of a breach door; and a short-range pistol shot.

“Range Systems really appreciates the consumer feedback about our products, so events like this one give us an opportunity to not only interact with our customers but also listen to their suggestions for ways in which to improve our products,” says Mike Pingel, sales manager for Range Systems.

For more information on the complete line of Range Systems products, please visit www.range-systems.com or contact Tonie Kruse, marketing director, at 1-888-999-1217.

Apex Tactical Presents King of New England IDPA Series

International Defensive Pistol Association

BERRYVILLE, Ark. --(Ammoland.com)-  Apex Tactical Specialties has been named the presenting sponsor of the International Defensive Pistol Association’s (IDPA) new King of New England series, a three event concurrent competition taking place this season.

The King of New England, presented by Apex Tactical Specialties, will feature four stages from each of New England’s three biggest IDPA competitions. Match directors from the 17th Annual Massachusetts State IDPA Championship, presented by Smith & Wesson (June 1-2), the 2013 Smith & Wesson New England Regional IDPA Championship (August 16-18) and the Smith & Wesson Live Free Or Die State IDPA Championship (October 18-19) are working together to provide IDPA members with this unique and fun specialty title challenge.

“Apex is very pleased to be the presenting sponsor of the King of New England contest. This new format encourages cooperation between match directors and offers local IDPA members a competition structure that promotes increased match participation. Apex is proud to be working with local leaders to help grow shooting sports participation in these three great New England matches,” said Scott Folk of Apex.

The first leg of the King of New England challenge will take place June 1-2 at the Rod & Gun Club of New Bedford when competitors gather for the 17th Annual Massachusetts State IDPA Championship, presented by Smith & Wesson.

“Thanks to the support of Apex Tactical Specialties, this year’s Massachusetts State IDPA Championship will have special meaning for many area shooters,” said John Catterall. “We’re looking forward to kicking off the King of New England and encourage all New England IDPA members to take a run at this new title.”

The second leg of the contest will take place August 16-18 during the Smith & Wesson New England Regional IDPA Championship at the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club in Harvard, Mass.

The King of New England series will wrap up at the Smith & Wesson Live Free Or Die State IDPA Championship being held at the Pioneer Sportsmen Club in Dunbarton, New Hampshire, October 18-19.

The King of New England title will be awarded in each of the five IDPA divisions and is based on the best combined score from the 12 selected King of New England stages. In order to win the title of King of New England a shooter much compete in the same IDPA division in all three participating matches.

For more information on IDPA, the King of New England presented by Apex Tactical Specialties or to get started in this fun and exciting defensive pistol shooting sport, visit www.IDPA.com. You can also stay connected with the growing IDPA community online through @OfficialIDPA on Twitter, ShootIDPA on Facebook, IDPA TV, or the Down Zero Blog.

Madison Rising

Madison Rising

New York, NY - -(Ammoland.com)- Best selling patriotic rock band, Madison Rising woke up this morning to hundreds of complaints from angry fans complaining that their postings of the band’s best selling rendition of the Star Spangled Banner had been deleted from Facebook over the past 24 hours.

What started as complaints from a handful of fans escalated onto a barrage of anger after the band posted a message asking if anyone else had experienced this same problem.

“I’m not sure why this would happen,” Said band manager, Richard Mgrdechian. “Of all things, to delete such a beautiful and reverent version of the Star Spangled Banner is beyond comprehension. I hope it’s just a technical glitch, but something larger seems to be at work.”

Facebook typically deletes postings flagged as spam by large numbers of users. It would be an unusual, though certainly not unprecedented move for the company to intentionally delete a post across the board.

The band asks anyone else who has experienced this problem to please email as much information as possible to anthony@purple-eagle.com .

Madison Rising released its widely acclaimed version of the Star Spangled Banner last summer, updated with a special addendum to reflect our nation’s struggles at the dawn of the 21st century. In conjunction with that release, the band launched the Star Spangled Banner Challenge (http://www.starspangledbannerchallenge.com) to offer Americans a fun and meaningful way to show their patriotism by watching the video and downloading the song directly to their iPods and other devices to play proudly in their cars, at the gym, at the beach or anywhere else they want.

With nearly 4 million views on YouTube, the band is well on its way to achieving its goal of five million views by July 4th.

“Awesome,” “deeply moving,” “amazing,” “chilling,” and “the best ever,” are just some of the superlatives used to describe the band’s rendition of the song that celebrates what being an American is all about. In addition to all of the accolades, the band has received thousands of messages from fans calling for them to perform at Super Bowl XLVIII next year as well as at NASCAR events and a plethora of other major venues around the country.

Madison Rising promotes the principles of liberty, independence, smaller government and personal responsibility. Their mission is not only to make great music, but to also send a message that American culture is alive and well. Madison Rising is currently recording its second album and actively touring around the country. To book the band for live performances such as music festivals, sporting events, corporate events or welcome home parties for those serving overseas, please contact Madison Rising at booking(at)madisonrising(dot)com.

Armed Citizen Project Recipiants

Slow Facts

Southern California --(Ammoland.com)- In the past I wrote about social engineering by politicians and the media.

Private citizens perform experiments in social engineering as well.  In this case some private citizens will give peace a chance, one free shotgun at a time.  They think firearms will reduce crime.

The debate about violent crime is long running.  To find out if guns will make us safer, we have to go talk to likely victims, and crime is anything but uniform.  There are dangerous cities and violent areas within those cities.  The Armed Citizen Project  reaches out to the needy in our violent and crime ridden neighborhoods.  They teach single moms in high crime areas about self-defense.  Like all proper experiments, these potential victims, training and firearms are mixed under carefully controlled conditions.

The participants in the Armed Citizen Project are vetted.  They are screened for criminal convictions, drug use, and must also pass a firearms background check.  Then they are given instruction on home security, firearms storage and the legal and ethical use of deadly force.  All this happens before they receive firearms instruction, including hands-on time at the range.  They must pass each class before they are given a free gun and gun lock.  Applicants are selected and trained in a several block area at one time.  The first class from Houston, Texas graduated a few weeks ago.  Classes are being organized in Tucson, Chicago and Detroit.

Now those targeted trained blocks, near Jester Park on Houston’s north side, are posted and publicized as an armed self-defense zones.  What do you think will happen to the crime rate in those areas?  Few criminals want to die in a stranger’s hallway. I think criminals will think twice about a burglary when the apartment could be occupied and the occupant might be armed and trained.  Burglars will spend more time making sure the house is empty, and that takes time.  Maybe a burglar will decide to rob apartments in some other part of town.  We will see, because the Armed Citizen Project is collecting crime statistics in these areas and comparing the results against pre-selected control areas.  Good experiments have a control group.

The armed citizen project predicts that the crime rate will drop.  I think they’re right.  Time will tell, and soon we will have another enduring truth to add to our SlowFacts.  I met Kyle Coplen and the Armed Citizen’s Project in Houston.  They have instructors lined up, but their rate of growth is limited by donations.

They have my money.  You can donate here.

About Rob Morse:
By day, Rob Morse works in Southern California as a mild mannered engineer for a defense contractor. By night he writes about gun rights at Ammoland, at Gun Rights Magazine, http://gunrightsmagazine.com/contributors/rob-morse/ and writes the SlowFacts blog. https://slowfacts.wordpress.com/ .

He also loves the M1911 and shoots combat handgun on the weekends.

NJ2AS Pro-Gun Twitter Campaign – Receives Free 2A FlashMob Approval

New Jersey Second Amendment Society

New Jersey --(Ammoland.com)- Greetings Everyone!

Our friends at Ammoland Shooting Sports News have been terrific partners in our Twitter Campaign, and have made a very generous offer. Any active NJ2AS Twitter member will be eligible for a FREE 2A Flashmob Patch. If you have been tweeting and retweeting our messages you can get one of these great patches for FREE.

You can read more about the 2A Flashmob approval at www.ammoland.com/2a-flash-mob-approved .

Just send a SASE to:

Please write “Twitter Campaign” on the front of your envelope.

Thanks to Ammoland.com for their invaluable partnership and their generosity. And, thanks to all of you for your hard work.

About:
New Jersey Second Amendment Society – Our mission is to promote the free exercise of Second Amendment rights within the community and Legislature of New Jersey, to educate the community regarding the enjoyable, safe, and responsible use of firearms, and to engender a sense of camaraderie and fellowship among the members and their families. Visit: www.nj2as.com

NRA’s Wayne LaPierre

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- To understand the current state of the gun-ban crowd’s “conversation” about destroying the Second Amendment, it boils down to this: insanity versus sanity.

With the horrific series of mass murders culminating in the cold-blooded killing of children and teachers at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last December, this latest iteration of “gun control” is entirely directed at making the sane pay the price for unthinkable acts committed by the insane.

It is the root of the civil disarmament movement in America today.

The Sandy Hook rampage was the evil work of an individual who was clearly insane. There is no question. Adam Lanza, according to reports, had been planning his attack on children —the most innocent among us— for years.

Reportedly, he considered himself in competition with other mass killers around the world and scored his own planned massacre against their records of slaughter. In his obsession with murder, he logged and researched those killing sprees in preparation for his own.

But Lanza was not in a class of one.

The July 20, 2012 murder of 12 and wounding of 70 midnight movie patrons in Aurora, Colo., was committed by a person who was under psychiatric care at the college he attended. His psychiatrist had reported to campus police that he had homicidal thoughts and was a danger to the public, according to court documents. Insane? There is no question.

The Tucson, Ariz., murder of six people and wounding of 13 others including U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords in January 2011 was the work of an insane, deeply disturbed individual, Jared Lee Loughner, whose own parents feared his behavior. Insane? There is no doubt.

But for the evil acts of these and other deranged killers, all of the sane people in America are supposed to pay the price with the loss of our freedom.

On its face, that very concept is, well, insane. And the gun-banners know it. They cynically exploit these tragedies and their elite media enablers amplify what they, too, know to be a big lie: that, somehow, homicidal maniacs are going to be stopped through legislation, as if you can legislate morality, or sanity, for that matter.

Vice President Joe Biden —President Barack Obama’s personal czar for “gun control”— is demanding all sorts of concessions of personal liberty from millions of peaceable Americans when it comes to the Second Amendment. Proposals run from bans on high-capacity magazines, to bans on all manner of semi-automatic firearms, to their massive de facto registration scheme under the guise of “universal background checks,” which Biden threatens “is just the beginning” of forcing their radical agenda.

All of this comes with the Sandy Hook school massacre cynically used as a rationale to chip away at Americans’ liberty.

In late January, NBC headlined its coverage of a Biden meeting with gun-ban Senate Democrats with this:

“Biden: New gun controls likely won’t end shootings” and quoted Obama’s official gun-ban czar as saying, “Nothing we’re going to do is going to fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting. …”

So what on earth is all this push for massive new gun controls on innocent citizens about? In a March 31 2013 diatribe against the NRA, The Boston Globe let the cat out of the bag:

“The National Rifle Association has been heartened by the chance to isolate Loughner and Lanza from the rest of the gun owning universe; reports of their bizarre behavior seem to put them in a class by themselves.”

Got that? The “rest of the gun owning universe”—you and me, our friends and families—are deemed as guilty as the insane killers, just because we own guns.

Although the Globe admits, “The unfortunate truth is that none of the gun control proposals on the table would necessarily have stopped Lanza or Loughner. For gun control supporters, there is no point in denying it,” it goes on to say:

“But this is hardly a reason to stop pushing for tighter gun laws… Gun control is a cause in itself. …”

And that is insane.

But I’ll tell you what is sane: providing on-the-scene school security to confront immediate threats to our nation’s kids.

That was NRA’s goal when we enlisted former U.S. Rep. Asa Hutchinson to lead a multi-faceted task force to comb the nation for the best measures to heighten school security—immediate steps to make children safer. We fully funded the study, but gave him total independence.

The result is the National School Shield Program.

In creating a wide-ranging series of recommendations, his team of experts in virtually every field of public safety has created a flexible blueprint for local communities to consider and adopt. The 225-page study is designed to help school decision makers create and maintain adequate security in their schools. One option among the many suggested is the training of armed and certified personnel on campus to provide rapid response to threats presented by the likes of the Sandy Hook murderer.

Describing the diverse nature of the program, Hutchison, formerly a U.S. prosecutor, head of the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration and assistant secretary of Homeland Security, said:

“Every school and community is different, but this model security plan will allow every school to choose among its various components to develop a school safety strategy that ­fits their own unique situation, whether it’s a large urban school … a small rural school, or anything in-between.”

During Rep. Hutchinson’s National School Shield presentation at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Mark Mattioli, whose 6-year-old son, James, was among those murdered at Sandy Hook, made a courageous appearance and implored school officials across the nation to act:

“I’m putting it on you, I’m putting it on the experts out there to do something with these recommendations, to implement solutions, so people don’t have to go through what I’m going through.”

As NRA members, we have an obligation to Mr. Mattioli, and to his son and others who have lost their lives in school violence and to youngsters who need future protection, to make sure that our schools consider all that is offered in The National School Shield Program. Contact your local school officials and direct them to our website at www.nraschoolshield.com for expert guidance on how to actually make our nation’s school children and America safer.

About NRA:
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