Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- About 160 students from two Las Vegas-area schools will learn about elk, hunting and conservation as part of a first-annual educational workshop to be held in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation convention and expo.

The inaugural Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience is set for Friday, Feb. 3.

“This event is being organized as a fun field-trip for students from Explore Knowledge Academy and the Innovations International school,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “Students will arrive at the Las Vegas Convention Center at 9:00 a.m. and begin a lesson that’s seldom taught in public schools, how hunters have helped so many species go from vanishing to flourishing.”

Following a short lecture on the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, students will tour the exposition hall, enjoy the booths and attractions and hear from biologists, hunters, outfitters, conservation groups and agencies about sustainable use of wildlife resources.

“We’ll treat the students to lunch and send them back to school, hopefully with a much better understanding of how true conservation works,” said Allen.

There is no cost for the students or schools.

Funding and support for the workshop are being provided through an endowment from Larry and Brenda Potterfield of MidwayUSA.

“We continue to be amazed at the vision, commitment and generosity of the Potterfields and MidwayUSA. We’re very grateful for their partnership,” said Allen.

The RMEF convention and expo, nicknamed “Elk Camp,” is an annual public-welcome conservation fundraiser hosted in part by International Sportsmen’s Expositions. The Feb. 2-4 event includes the expo hall and hundreds of booths, seminars and other attractions, plus the 2012 RMEF/Leupold World Elk Calling Championships, all at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Full convention registrants can also enjoy banquets, auctions, entertainment and other festivities planned for the Riviera Hotel.

For more information, visit www.rmef.org.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
RMEF is leading a conservation initiative that has protected or enhanced habitat on over 6 million acres, an area larger than Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain and Great Smoky Mountains 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.

About International Sportsmen’s Expositions (ISE):
Founded in 1975, ISE produces five consumer sportsman shows across the western United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada (Las Vegas) and Utah. Check dates and show special events at www.SportsExpos.com.

The 1 Inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference

Khyber Interactive Associates

Fort Mohave, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- Khyber Interactive Associates, a world-class emergency response training, research and consulting company, today announced that the Reno (NV) Police Department will be the official host of the 2012 ’1 Inch to 100 yards Warrior Conference’ and Expo. The conference will be held August 14-17 in Reno, Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino.

According to Khyber founder Wes Doss, “Everyone at Khyber is thrilled that the Reno Police Department has agreed to be the official host of our annual 1 inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference and Expo this year.”

Doss went on to say, “It is truly an honor to work with a dedicated professional organization such as the Reno Police Department. We feel that this partnership will be a huge asset to our conference and anticipate that the 2012 conference will be our best one yet!”

In 2010 the Reno Police Department assisted the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office in supporting the ’1 Inch to 100 yards Warrior Conference’ and Expo. The department provided man power at the Expo site and at the offsite live fire range area. This year the Reno Police Department will be the exclusive host of the conference.
Reno PD will be providing dedicated logistical and staffing support to help make the 2012 ’1 Inch to 100 yards Warrior Conference’ and Expo a memorable one. Reno Police Officer and event liaison, Charlie de St. Maurice, had this to say about the conference.

“The Warrior Conference provides valuable training and networking resources that help agencies and individual officers grow and better provide a safer and more efficient service to the communities they are sworn to protect.”

The Reno Police Department Honor Guard will be present at the ’1 Inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference’ Annual Mixer to post the colors and launch the event. Khyber and Reno PD will also host a two day tactical training vendor expo during the conference. The Expo will feature some of the largest and most reputable companies in the tactical industry.

Both the 1 inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference and Vendor Expo offer great networking opportunities to vendors, attendees, and participating sponsors. The sponsorship cost and booth cost below the industry average and the conference and expo provides tremendous exposure for participants.

The last ’1 Inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference’ was covered by Fox News and the Outdoor Channel. The Outdoor Channel taped an entire episode during the 2011 conference for the Shooting Gallery and is still being shown today.

This year’s conference will take place at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino. The resort has standard, luxury summit, and grand sierra suites all at special rate for the conference. Travel is easy with direct flights from many airports in the United States and daily connections from international flights and shuttle service provided by the Grand sierra for the 1.5 mile trip from Reno airport.

For information on Khyber’s 1 Inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference and for sponsorship and registration information, please visit www.warrior-conference.com . For additional information on Khyber Interactive Associates, please log on to www.khybertraining.com .

About the ’1 Inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference:
The Annual 1 Inch to 100 Yards Warrior Conference and Expo, founded by internationally recognized trainer and tactical subject matter expert, Wes Doss is a unique event that offers military, law enforcement, first responders and private citizens the opportunity to receive and share vital information on state-of-the-art products, equipment and training. Attendees have the opportunity to take part in a variety of training sessions and live fire range courses. Training topics include active shooter response, edged weapons, tactical weapons, concealed carry tactics, less lethal, unarmed defense, tactical medical, K9 programs, breaching and much more!

About Khyber Interactive Associates, LLC:
Arizona based Khyber Interactive Associates (Khyber), founded in 1992, is a world-class emergency response training, research and consulting company recognized world-wide for delivering unparalleled tactical training services to Law Enforcement, Military, security and Private Sector clients. The company, led by world-renowned tactical subject matter expert, Wes Doss, has been providing comprehensive training and operational support to warriors in the United States, Canada, Central America, Asia and Europe for over two decades.

Khyber’s proven real-world training programs are designed to enhance the conditioning, mechanical skills and psychological performance of the warriors that they train. Khyber programs, available for both individuals and teams, are offered at select training facilities and host agencies world-wide. Khyber’s specialized services range from precision weapons and VIP security courses to defense tactics and K9 operations programs. For more information on Khyber, or to view the full range of programs that they offer, please log on to www.Kybertraining.com .

Machine Guns Vegas Screenshot

Machine Guns Vegas

LAS VEGAS --(Ammoland.com)- Machine Guns Vegas (MGV) is now accepting reservations for its high-energy firearm experiences with new themed packages available at its opening in early 2012.

The packages will allow guests test out the guns used by the United States’ SEAL Team Six, make their “Call of Duty”gaming a reality, become a Femme Fatale, choose allies in the Mafia Experience, go back in time with WWII World at War and much more.

To make reservations, MGV has launched a new website (www.machinegunsvegas.com) to streamline the process so gun enthusiasts or firearm first-timers can browse the different firearms, ammunition and packages available to plan their desired experience.

Packages include:

• The Compound – For the ultimate in VIP experiences, this package allows guests to showcase their skills on 16 different firearms while enjoying the world’s first “Gun Lounge”; an ultra-discreet VIP experience for groups featuring two completely private firing lanes, a private waiting lounge with plush furniture, large plasma TVs, iMac, complimentary refreshments and a separate entrance. Guests will experience 50 rounds per firearm with a M60 and five different handguns of their choosing as well as 125 rounds each on five different semi-automatic and five different full automatics. Package price: $699
• Full Auto – Shooters will go full force with this fully automatic machine gun package. Package includes eight different machine guns of the customer’s preference and 50 rounds of each a squad automatic weapon (SAW) and a M60. Package price: $399
• World at War – The firearms of WWII laid the foundation for many of the modern weapon designs we see today. For this package, you are issued some of the most popular firearms used during World War II including the 1911 pistol, a MP 40 submachine gun and the M3 submachine ‘Grease Gun.’ Package price: $119.95
• The Mafia Experience – The weapons of choice for Mobsters have ranged from the Thompson submachine gun during the Prohibition to shotguns and suppressed pistols favored by famous hit men. This package allows guests to experience the .22 Suppressor, rounds with the infamous Thompson submachine gun and shotguns. Package price: $99.95
• Femme Fatale – Femme Fatale (French for “deadly woman”) is designed for first-time female shooters. Ladies will have the chance to show off their skills with an UZI fully automatic machine gun and choose whichever handgun they desire to complete their experience. Package price: $89.95
• SEAL Team VI – This is the chance to experience the firearms used by SEAL Team Six in the covert operation that took out Osama bin Laden. Guests are issued 20 rounds with a .22 Suppressor, the HK MR556 rifle and the choice of a squad automatic weapon (SAW) or a M60 machine gun. Package price: $129.50; with M60 upgrade: $159.95
• Call of Duty – This package channels the inner gamers, designed to bring the popular “Call of Duty” videogame to life using some of its most popular guns including the Colt M4, FN Scar assault rifle, an AK47 and Beretta M9. Package price: $159.95
• Hand Cannons – For the handgun enthusiast, the hand-cannon package allows guests to shoot some of MGV’s favorite handguns including five rounds on each the Raging Judge, the Desert Eagle .50, .44 Magnum Revolvers plus 20 more rounds of the customer’s choosing. Package price: $89.95
• SAS – Special Air Service (SAS) is a corps of the British Army tasked with special operations in time of war and primarily counter-terrorism in peacetime. Package features use of the C8 assault rifle, M4 short barrel, the Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun and the SIG P226 full-sized pistol. Package price: $159.95

All packages include targets and a MGV t-shirt; additional packages can be found at www.machinegunsvegas.com. Also, to book outdoor shoots and weddings call 1-800-SHOOT.

About Machine Guns Vegas
The plush, high-energy appeal of a Las Vegas ultra lounge meets the thrill of a high-tech firearms experience when Machine Gun Vegas (MGV) opens its doors early 2012. The first-of-its-kind attraction will offer guests the chance to shoot a variety of firearms in a safe, contemporary atmosphere. No alcohol will be served at Machine Guns Vegas. Located just minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, the 10,000-square-foot facility will feature 16 shooting lanes where guests can securely test their skills with a vast selection of machine guns, handguns and other exotic firearms. MGV will have the world’s first “Gun Lounge” an ultra-discreet experience. Machine Guns Vegas is located at 3501 Aldebaran Avenue, and will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, visit machinegunsvegas.com. Follow MGV on Twitter @VegasOnFullAuto, or become a Facebook fan at facebook.com/machinegunsvegas.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- Restoring and protecting habitat for foraging elk and other wildlife headline a list of 2011 grants for Nevada from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The RMEF grants total $42,700 and affect Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Lyon, Nye, Washoe and White Pine counties.

One project has statewide interest, affecting teachers and students across Nevada.

“Like much of the West, Nevada is seeing elk-grazing areas slowly disappear beneath encroaching pinyon and juniper. Our grants this year will help restore some of that habitat to a more natural condition,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “Our grants also are supporting a conservation easement that will permanently protect a piece of habitat crucial to the elk herd northeast of Wells.”

He added, “All together, the habitat improvement projects that RMEF is funding this year could add at least 2,649 acres to the 275,870 acres that we’ve previously helped to conserve or enhance for wildlife in Nevada.”

Nationally, RMEF hopes to impact about 100,000 acres in 2011 to reach the 6 million acre lifetime mark in lands conserved or enhanced for elk and other wildlife.

Allen thanked RMEF volunteers and fundraiser attendees for building the organization’s grant coffers in Nevada, saying, “Because of their amazing passion and generous support, a major conservation milestone is within reach.”

RMEF grants will help fund the following 2011 projects, listed by county:

• Carson City–Provide sponsorship for Western Nevada Youth Calf Camp event to introduce families to outdoor recreation and conservation (also affects Washoe, Lyon, Douglas and Churchill counties).
• Elko County–Secure conservation easement on 645 acres of habitat northeast of Wells. Property contains forage and water crucial to the region’s elk herd. Property also is home to mule deer, antelope, sage grouse and other wildlife.
• Nye County–Remove entanglement threat to elk and other wildlife by taking down dilapidated interior fencing and repairing perimeter fencing on 651-acre Warner Ranch area of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
• Statewide–Provide sponsorship for the 2011 Great Basin Teachers Workshop to help elementary, middle and high school educators reach more than 5,000 students with more effective lessons on renewable resources, wildlife and conservation.
• White Pine County–Remove encroaching pinyon/juniper from 1,400 acres of elk foraging areas in Duck Creek Basin within the Schell Creek Mountain Range of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

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.

Partners for 2011 projects in Nevada include Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and other organizations.

Since 1984, RMEF and its partners have completed 190 different conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects in Nevada with a combined value of more than $15.1 million.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.9 million acres–a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Among the more desperate actions taken by anti-hunting groups lately is the petition, filed by Big Wildlife and NoBearHuntNV, to grant black bears in Nevada federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Nevada opened its first bear season in August of this year. No more than 20 bears (a maximum of six females) may be taken during the season, which ends in December, unless the six-female quota is reached earlier. At that point, the hunt will end regardless of the total number of bears taken. (Three females and five males have been taken thus far.)

The wildlife commission’s vote to hold the hunt was 7-1, and the only dissenter felt the quota was too low.

Between 300 and 400 bears inhabit the state, mostly in the Carson Range near Lake Tahoe, and some in the Pine Nut, Wassuk and Sweetwater mountains. The bear population is growing at about 16 percent annually.

Nearly 1,300 people applied for the 45 tags the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) made available, which generated $4,500 for the state’s wildlife conservation work. Revenue for conservation that comes from hunters is invariably a fact anti-hunters don’t mention.

NoBearHuntNV first tried a lawsuit to stop the hunt, holding the commission gave insufficient notice of a public hearing and that property values near the hunt area could be adversely affected, among other alleged failings. A state judge rejected the suit.

On September 24th, the wildlife commission voted unanimously to make the bear season permanent. This will give the NDOW the freedom to review the bear season each year and adjust the harvest quota as needed.

“It could go up or it could go down,” said NDOW’s Chris Healy.

So, having lost the lawsuit, and having science working against them, Big Wildlife and NoBearHuntNV filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to have the bears in the area classified as a distinct population under the Endangered Species Act.

“It’s not up to us, but we just don’t think it will happen,” said Healy. “When we show our 15 years of data, I think it will prove this population goes across the California-Nevada border. A dotted line on a map doesn’t make a distinct population.”

So, while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service struggles to review yet another spurious petition based on emotion rather than science, the two petitioners continue to put out ridiculous statements like this one, where Big Wildlife seeks to malign sportsmen who speak up for their hunting rights:

“Also likely fuelling the issue is pressure from hunters eager for the thrill of the ‘sport’ as well as lucrative opportunities to sell bear products such as gall bladder bile and paws on the Black Market. For this reason, hunters and poachers desperately grasp for reasons to convince the State that culling the bear population is necessary.”

Absurd as this statement is, it is not exactly new for anti-hunters to label all hunters as criminals.

The fact that it’s totally untrue doesn’t matter to them. Nor does it matter their claim that black bears in Nevada need Federal protection is baseless. They know it is. All they are trying to do is demonize hunters. It is their basic fundraising tactic.

Let’s hope those reviewing this petition see these two groups for what they are: radical anti-hunters with no regard for the truth, or for the science of wildlife management.

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military. Visit: www.nra.org

Fifty Caliber Institute

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- The Fifty Caliber Institute (FCI) is proud to announce our support for and to recommend to our members and readers to join the new state firearms association in Nevada that will be representing law abiding citizens on all 2nd Amendments rights issues. – John Burtt, Chmn-FCI

NEVADA HAS A NEW STATE FIREARMS ASSOCIATION
At the September 17, 2011 Board of Director’s meeting of the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Board voted to designate the newly formed Nevada Firearms Coalition as the official NRA State Association.

Nevada Firearms Coalition

The Coalition is “Dedicated to the Ownership and Safe Use of Firearms for Self-defense, Competition, Recreation and Hunting.” The Coalition is also the state association for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) in Nevada.

Registered by the State of Nevada as a nonprofit corporation, the Coalition will begin its membership drive on October 1, 2011. Please visit our web page at www.nvfac.org for more details and consider joining our coalition.

Members will have access to member benefits, a member’s forum, Nevada gun rights news, events, public meetings, a list of club and corporate membership, as well as links to other firearms sites. We are also forming a PAC and will be involved in gun rights laws throughout Nevada.

About:
The Fifty Caliber Institute is an national organization dedicated to the advancement of the .50 caliber shooting sports. FCI has a tradition of proud service to America’s law enforcement and military services, helping to make our streets and nation safer. Drawing on top experts ranging from firearm manufacturers to aerospace engineers, FCI rebuts wild anti-gun claims with clear, documented facts. If you want the honest truth, look to FCI. Visit: www.fiftycal.org

National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- Assembly Bill 217, introduced by Assemblyman John Ellison (R-33), allows residents of non-contiguous states to purchase long guns in Nevada.

It also allows Nevada residents to purchase long guns in non-contiguous states.

This legislation brings Nevada in line with the protections provided by the Firearms Owners Protection Act, which allows for the interstate sale of long guns by federally licensed firearms dealers.

Assembly Bill 282, introduced by Speaker John Oceguera (D-16), is a four-point omnibus gun bill. While this bill was initially problematic due to NRA-opposed language being inserted on the Assembly floor, the bill was rewritten in a joint legislative conference committee to benefit Nevada Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit holders.

AB 282 will:

• ensure that CCW permit holders’ names and addresses remain confidential;
• revise Nevada state law to allow carrying of any semi-automatic pistol, as with revolvers, once qualified for a CCW permit with a semi-automatic pistol;
• allow carrying of firearms in Nevada state parks; and
• statutorily mandate a background investigation (which is currently being done by all Nevada sheriffs) for CCW permit renewals for the purpose of reinstating the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) exemption for Nevada, thus ensuring that permit holders do not have to go through a point-of-contact check for every firearm purchased, as long as the CCW permit is valid.

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military. Visit: www.nra.org

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s annual convention, known throughout its 27 years as “Elk Camp,” is set for Feb. 2-4, 2012, at the Las Vegas Convention Center and host hotel, the Riviera.

It’s the first time Las Vegas has hosted the event.

America’s premier hunting, fishing and travel shows, International Sportsmen’s Expositions (ISE), is co-locating with Elk Camp, managing all exhibit-hall sales and expo advertising to the public. RMEF will manage auctions, fundraisers, banquets, ceremonies and all RMEF-member activities.

Steve Decker, vice president of marketing for RMEF, said, “For 35 years, no company has produced better consumer sportsman shows than ISE. Their annual shows in Denver, Phoenix, Sacramento and Salt Lake City draw hundreds of thousands of people. This new partnership and convention city is a huge growth opportunity for Elk Camp. The expertise of ISE will help us build visibility and engage a new and larger audience in our mission–and we couldn’t be more excited about the potential.”

ISE President and CEO Brian Layng said, “We look forward to co-locating with RMEF and providing its members, exhibitors, corporate sponsors and the public with the best wildlife and outdoor exposition in North America.”

RMEF and ISE began a partnership in 2010, introducing the Ultimate Elk Hunter’s Raffle and several joint marketing efforts to promote RMEF at existing ISE shows. These efforts in 2011 produced single-year growth rates of 15 percent in raffle proceeds and 69 percent in new RMEF memberships. With this early success, plus a multi-year agreement with ISE beginning at Elk Camp 2012, Decker sees unlimited potential for the partnership to generate major support for RMEF conservation initiatives into the future.

For more info on Elk Camp 2012, visit www.rmef.org or call 800-CALL ELK.

For exposition exhibit sales, visit www.SportsExpos.com or call 800-545-6100.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.9 million acres–a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

About International Sportsmen’s Expositions
For 37 years ISE has produced America’s premier hunting, fishing and travel shows. Featuring as many as 600 exhibiting companies including leading manufacturers and retailers, guides and outfitters, resorts and lodges, and nonprofit outdoor organizations, each ISE also offers hundreds of seminars, contests, hands-on special features, plus a huge Youth Sports Fair that’s dedicated to creating the next generation of responsible outdoor enthusiasts.

KnifeRights.org

Gilbert, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- As a result of Knife Rights’ lobbying, the Nevada Senate Committee on Judiciary has removed all references to knives in SB171.

This includes removal of the proposed new definition of “Dangerous Knives” as any knife under 2-inches long and prohibitions on possession of knives on school grounds.

This is a big victory for knife owners and all citizens of Nevada.

Thanks to everyone who went responded to Knife Rights’ action alerts and went online to voice their opposition to SB171. Your numerous comments in opposition were a key element to convincing the Senators to amend this bill.

Knife Rights will continue to keep an eye on SB171 to ensure that the anti-knife measures do not reappear in a floor amendment or in the House.

We need your support to continue to oppose anti-knife legislation such as this. Donate today to support Knife Rights.

About:
Knife Rights has quickly grown to become America’s largest grassroots knife owners organization. Invest in a Sharper Future. Become a Knife Rights member and make a contribution to support the fight for your knife rights. Visit www.kniferights.org

KnifeRights.org

Gilbert, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- The Nevada Senate Committee on Judiciary has placed the anti-knife bill, SB171, on their Thursday morning agenda.

Knife Rights’ lobbyist is headed to Carson City to work against this bill, BUT WE NEED THE SENATORS TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Go to this link to vote Against this bill: http://bit.ly/i224SF

The Nevada Sheriff’s and Chief’s Association proposed amending the bill in an attempt to ensure that “it does not apply to a person who is carry (sic) a legal knife on campus for a legitimate reason,” limiting it only to minors and students. However, the proposed amendment language is itself problematic and, in our view, would not solve the basic problem, that there is no need for such state regulation of this issue and it sets very bad precedent. The amendments would make the bill a bit better for knife owners, but certainly do not improve the bill enough to stop opposing it.

We must continue to put pressure on Senators to stop this bill. Please vote “Against” SB171 and provide comments to support your opposition: http://bit.ly/i224SF

Below are some examples of the type of comments you can leave. PLEASE BE POLITE and RESPECTFUL! This makes all the difference in how these comments are received and we need them to count. Put these you’re your own words to carry the most weight. A continued strong showing of public opinion against this bill will help us defeat it.

If you are not a resident of Nevada, but do business or recreate there, make sure to include that in your comments. The Senators only care about their voters and those who can affect their voters. Other comments and votes will be ignored for the most part.

* There is no reason to add “dangerous knife” to NV statutes because there are already definitions for dangerous weapons in Nevada law.

* The legislature should only legislate against bad behavior not the victimless possession of common, everyday tools. * Schools already have broad authority to regulate what does or does not come onto their campuses.

* Many rural school children carry a small pocket knife for everyday chores, should they really face criminal charges for this?

* A two inch bladed knife may easily fit on a key ring. Do we really want to criminalize that?

* If you are a UNION member: I am a member of xxxx Union and am very concerned that this law will jeopardize me personally because I carry a knife every day for work.

You can read the proposed bill here: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB171.pdf

An overview:

Nevada State Senator Sheila Leslie (D, Washoe 1) has introduced SB 171, to add to the list of weapons that the state prohibits in schools, including a so-called “dangerous knife,” meaning, in her bill, any knife with a blade 2 inches or longer. Among the many problems with this bill, this new definition of a so-called “dangerous knife” would set very bad precedent in Nevada state law

Sen. Leslie’s bill adds to the list of weapons that the state prohibits in schools, including a sword, axe or hatchet, machete and so-called “dangerous knife,” meaning in her bill, any knife with a blade 2 inches or longer. Nevada is one of the few rational states where common pocket knives are not mandated to be treated as weapons prohibited by the state from schools. Schools are free to determine for themselves what restrictions, if any, they will make.

Apparently not everyone in Nevada is willing to allow schools to deal with this issue as they see fit.

We need your support to oppose legislation such as this. Donate today to support Knife Rights

About:
Knife Rights has quickly grown to become America’s largest grassroots knife owners organization. Invest in a Sharper Future. Become a Knife Rights member and make a contribution to support the fight for your knife rights. Visit www.kniferights.org

Charter Arms Chic Lady Revolvers: Chic Lady and The Chic Lady Off Duty

Charter Arms

SHELTON, CT --(Ammoland.com)- Charter Arms will introduce the outdoor media to its two newest model revolvers January 17 in Boulder City, Nevada at Media Day at the Range preceding the 2011 SHOT Show in Las Vegas.

Attendees will have the chance to test-fire an assortment of revolvers in a variety of calibers and styles including these newest additions to the Charter Arms line of 100% American-made revolvers.

Nick Ecker, President of Charter Arms, will be on hand to debut the Chic Lady and The Chic Lady Off Duty.

“Our loyal customers want Charter Arms to produce a revolver with a high polish finish, with a sophisticated and elegant look,” Ecker notes.

“Both of these models are 5-shots that weigh just 13 ounces with a rubber grip and 2-inch barrel. What makes them even more special is the high polish stainless steel finish with a pink anodized frame. They are presented in a faux alligator pink attaché case with high polish stainless steel trim. These quality revolvers are the ultimate items for a lady to add to her own private firearms collection.”

The Chic Lady has a standard hammer while The Chic Lady Off Duty has an internal hammer (DAO) double action only. Both lightweight models have a comfortable grip capable of fitting a small hand or can be easily changed out to a Crimson Trace Grip. To acquire an accurate sight picture, each model has a serrated front sight along with a smooth action and quick release cylinder. Both models have a hammer blocked safety system ensuring the revolver cannot fire unless the trigger is held in the full rear position when the hammer falls.

Attendees at Media Day at the Range will also get a sneak peak at a surprise new chambering that joins the Charter Arms array of calibers in 2011. The event will be at the Boulder City Rifle and Pistol range. Any bona fide outdoor journalists who have not already registered can attend with proof of their profession, such as a letter from their editor or a business card. See www.media-day.com for specific requirements and directions to the range.

Founded in 1964 Charter Arms manufactures a full line of revolvers made by professional, skilled American craftsmen located in the heart of New England’s Gun valley in Shelton, CT. Steeped rich in tradition with unmatched customer service, Charter Arms revolvers are consistently associated with personal protection because of their strength, reliability and accuracy. All Charter Arms revolvers are covered with a lifetime warranty. For more information on Charter Arms, please visit www.CharterArms.com or call customer service, (203) 922-1652.

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)-More than 3,900 acres in Nevada are slated to be enhanced for elk and other wildlife as a result of several projects selected to receive 2010 grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The new RMEF funding, totaling $58,330, also includes an education project grant that will benefit schoolteachers and students in Nevada.

“”We’re proud to continue our long tradition of funding outstanding conservation and education projects in Nevada, thanks to our volunteers across the state and their dedicated work in organizing and hosting banquets and other fundraisers over the past year,” said David Allen, RMEF president and CEO. “Since 1984, our grants have helped complete 184 different projects in Nevada with a combined value of more than $14.8 million.””

This year’s RMEF grants will help fund the following projects:

Habitat Enhancement
In the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, RMEF grants will be used to help thin 1,500 acres of pinyon-juniper invasion in shrub habitat used as summer range by elk in the White Pine Mountains area; install two 1,800-gallon tanks, water collection devices and wildlife drinking mechanisms to improve two 640-acre sections of the White Pine/Grant-Quinn Range; and prescribe burn 1,000 acres and hand-thin 350 acres to remove conifer encroachment in sagebrush habitat in North Schell Creek area.

Conservation Education
RMEF is providing sponsorship for the Great Basin 2010 Teachers Workshop to help instructors and, by extension, students better understand the wildlife, biology, ecology, geology, archaeology and history of the region.

Another RMEF grant will be used to help with appraisal of a property being considered for acquisition, which would permanently protect habitat and open public access.

Habitat projects are selected for grants using science-based criteria and a committee of RMEF volunteers and staff along with representatives from partnering agencies and universities. A committee of RMEF field staff and volunteers selects education projects.

Partners for 2010 projects in Nevada include the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Department of Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service, other organizations, agencies and landowners.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.8 million acres—a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

StrikeForce Manufacturing Shooter Rebecca Jones

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- Rebecca Jones of Hopewell, Va. claimed her second Women’s National Open title this past week at the Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships.

Jones, who shoots for the StrikeForce Manufacturing shooting team and previously won the title in 2008, relied on consistency, recording just one missed target on her way to the podium.

“The big key for me this year was consistency,” explained Jones. “It was a really tough match and it looked a little deceiving with a lot of close targets but those were mostly partial targets. I gave up just one penalty in the match.”

To win the title Jones had to fend off one of the strongest contingents of women shooters including the defending champion Megan Francisco of Gainesville, Va., Jessie Abbate of McDonough, Ga. who is considered by many to be one of the strongest female shooters, Lisa Munson of Marysville, Wash. who has won several USPSA national titles and Athena Lee of Katy, Texas, the 2007 Open division champion.

Going into the final day of competition Jones did not know where she stood against her competition. Squadded with Francisco, she was only aware of how she stood against the 2009 champ.

“I knew I was doing well and that I had to finish strong,” said Jones. “I typically do well when there’s a lot of accuracy involved and this match obviously had that. In the end I felt pretty strong and win or lose when I finished up I knew I’d shot the best I could.”

Jones finished the match with a final score of 1328.9679 points which not only won her the women’s title but placed her 38th overall and the top A class shooter, beating out several Master and a few Grand Master level shooters in the process.

Finishing in second and just over 48 points behind Jones was Team Leupold’s Abbate with 1280.7503 points. Third place went to Team Limcat’s Francisco with a final score of 1277.4224 points.

Rounding out the top five were Munson, shooting for Cameron’s Custom Guns, with 1253.2984 to take fourth, and Lee with Team Limcat in fifth with 1241.3389 points.

The Smith & Wesson National Handgun Championships were held October 9 through 16 at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 600 shooters put more than 250,000 rounds downrange in a quest for the coveted U.S. Practical Shooting Association national title in the Open, Limited-10, Limited, Production and Revolver divisions.

For more information visit www.uspsa.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or visit the Practical Shooting blog at PracticalShooting.posterous.com.

Limcat Shooting Teams Athena Lee

About:
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance is a national association of sportsmen and sportsmen’s organizations that protects the rights of hunters, anglers and trappers in the courts, legislatures, at the ballot, in Congress and through public education programs. Visit www.ussportsmen.org.

USPSA Women's Shooter Tori Nonaka Reloads

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Glock’s Randi Rogers of Smyrna, Ga. went two-for-two at the Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships claiming the women’s Limited-10 and Production division titles.

Rogers began the back-to-back championships with a dominating performance in the Limited-10 division where, as the defending champion, she outgunned the up-and-coming junior shooter Tori Nonaka of Woodbridge, Va. by more than 218 points with a final score of 1220.2654, placing her 34th overall.

“The match was very challenging with a lot of partial targets, a lot of no shoots and a lot of movers. It was challenging for some of the best shooters I’ve ever met in competition. Overall I was very pleased that I finished 34th among all shooters,” said Rogers.

With the Limited-10 title in hand, Rogers then set her sights on the Production division where Team Glock has won the title for the last three years including Rogers’ win in 2008.

In the Production match she faced Nonaka again, and the Team Smith & Wesson captain Julie Golob, the 2006 and 2005 title winner, who returned from competition in Australia jetlagged but in time to compete.

“When I started the Production match I put the Limited-10 win in the back of my mind, it was a whole new match with a whole new field of competitors. I really just tried to concentrate, shoot my sights and be aggressive and it all worked out for me,” explained Rogers.

Glock’s Randi Rogers Goes 2-for-2 at Smith & Wesson USPSA National Handgun Championships

The Glock shooter finished the Production match with a final score of 1204.3249 to place 50th overall and capture her second title of the championships.

In the Production match, finishing second and more than 57 points behind Rogers was Golob, of Glasgow, Mont., who posted a final score of 1146.6491. Third place went to Nonaka with 1136.9993 points.

Rounding out the top five were Team Smith & Wesson’s Kay Miculek of Princeton, La. in fourth with 1083.3721 and Mesa, Arizona’s Kippi Leatham of the Springfield Armory shooting team in fifth with 1081.2242.

In the earlier Limited-10 contest, second place went to Nonaka with 1001.6786 points. Team SureFire’s Maggie Reese of South Pasadena, Calif., fresh off her USPSA MultiGun Nationals win, placed third with 915.6948, while fourth place went to Sue-Ann Henriques with 802.6432.

The Smith & Wesson National Handgun Championships were held October 9 through 16 at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 600 shooters put more than 250,000 rounds downrange in a quest for the coveted U.S. Practical Shooting Association national title in the Open, Limited-10, Limited, Production and Revolver divisions.

For more information visit www.uspsa.org, follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or visit the Practical Shooting blog at PracticalShooting.posterous.com.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

LAS VEGAS, Nev. --(Ammoland.com)- – Don Bednorz of Alamogordo, N.M. won the Senior Open division title then went on to win the Senior Limited title in back-to-back matches at the USPSA 2010 Smith & Wesson National Handgun Championships held this past week in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bednorz finished the Open match in 30th place overall with a final score of 1367.1100 that outpaced his nearest senior competitor, Dave Bridgman of San Diego, Calif., by 53.8345 points.

Then in the Limited match Bednorz again placed 30th overall, outgunning the 2010 Senior Limited-10 winner Kert Gaskill of Morehead City, N.C. with a final score of 1280.1026.

“The Open match went well, but it was a very difficult match with a challenging course of fire. In the Limited match I knew I’d have to focus on my sights a lot more than I’m used to as an Open shooter, especially with such a strong field to compete against, so I’m very pleased with my performance,” said Bednorz.

USPSA Shooter Don Bednorz

In the Open contest Bridgman placed second with a score of 1313.2755 points. Canadian shooter Michael Auger of Mississauga, Onatario finished third with 1242.8781 while Otis Austin of Bullhead, Ariz. and James Hand of Collegeville, Penn. finished fourth and fifth with 1215.7855 and 1211.5317 respectively.

In the Limited match Gaskill finished just over 40 points behind Bednorz with 1239.9132 points. In third was Marlon Valencia with 1189.0467. Fourth place went to Nolan Smyth of San Jose, Calif. with a final score of 1089.7746, and fifth place went to Scott Leroux of Maple Valley. Wash. with a final score of 1079.3753 points.

The Smith & Wesson National Handgun Championships were held October 9 through 16 at the Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over 600 shooters put more than 250,000 rounds downrange in a quest for the coveted U.S. Practical Shooting Association national title in the Open, Limited-10, Limited, Production and Revolver divisions.

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

2010 DPMS USPSA MultiGun National Championships

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- WHO: Over 150 of the nation’s best rifle, shotgun and pistol shooters will descend on Las Vegas to compete for national titles in the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s 2010 MultiGun National Championships sponsored by DPMS Firearms.

WHAT:
The 2010 DPMS USPSA MultiGun National Championships will feature 12 challenging stages, or courses of fire, that test a shooter’s skill with not just one type of firearm but three – the rifle, the shotgun and the pistol. USPSA is the national governing body for the sport of practical shooting in the U.S. and has more than 19,000 members competing in weekly matches throughout the country, as well as regional and national championships.

Shooters will compete for the national title in USPSA’s Open, Limited, Tactical, Heavy Metal Limited and Heavy Metal Tactical divisions. Additionally, honors will be awarded in the categories of High Lady, Senior, Super Senior, Junior, Military and Law Enforcement shooter.

2010 DPMS USPSA MultiGun National Championships draws competitors from throughout the United States. Along with competitors from Nevada, shooters from Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as Canada, are also expected to compete.

WHERE:
Desert Sportsman’s Rifle & Pistol Club (http://www.dsrpc.net/)
12201 W. Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Map to Range: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/4-rox_

WHEN:
Friday through Sunday, September 10-12, 2010

Competition begins at 8:00am each day

CONTACTS:
Dave Thomas
dave@uspsa.org
(360) 855-2245
(360) 708-6828 during the match

About:
USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org

Gun Owners of America

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Thank you, everyone, for your hard work over the last few months. Because of your lobbying efforts, the NRA has decided NOT TO ENDORSE anti-gun Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his contest against Sharron Angle.

As you may remember, GOA had alerted you last month to press reports indicating that the NRA might endorse Reid.

Followers of the Wall Street Journal read on July 2 that:

The chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association made an interesting admission to The Weekly Standard following a Wednesday report by RedState.com that the powerful gun lobby might back Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his general election battle against Republican Sharron Angle.

It’s not that they might endorse Reid – because they might, said chief lobbyist Chris Cox – but that the issue doesn’t appear to be as much about the records of Reid and Angle, but rather the specter of a Senate run by either Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois or New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

GOA asked you to contact the NRA and to urge them NOT TO ENDORSE Reid. Well, as of last week, the NRA officially announced that they would not endorse him!

This is extremely good news, because it makes it more likely that gun owners in Nevada will now be able to make a more informed decision in November. Now, if we can just encourage the NRA to take the next step and endorse the pro-gun Sharron Angle!

Over her eight years in the Nevada legislature, Angle stood 100% in favor of the Second Amendment, and was a steadfast leader in protecting the constitutional liberties of all Nevadans. Reid, on the other hand, has been a steadfast OPPONENT of the right to keep and bear arms, having earned an F rating from GOA.

• To see Senator Harry Reid’s anti-gun record, please see: http://gunowners.org/is-harry-reid-pro-gun-or-anti-gun.htm

GOA has been exposing Reid’s record for months, and has even set up a special section on our website to expose his record. During this time, we have seen Reid’s numbers drop, while Angle has surged in the polls — in fact, she overcame what was at one time a 20-point deficit during the primary to win the nomination in June.

Angle and Reid are now in a dead heat, as the Rasmussen polling firm shows the two candidates are tied at 47 percent.

ACTION: Please ask the NRA leadership to endorse Sharron Angle in the Nevada Senate race — as she is an extremely pro-gun advocate. Encourage your family and friends to contact them as well.

You can call the NRA at (800) 392-VOTE (8683).

About:
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul

National Rifle Association

Charlotte, NC --(Ammoland.com)- In the coming days and weeks, the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) will be announcing endorsements and candidate ratings in hundreds of federal races, as well as thousands of state legislative races.

Unless these announcements are required by the timing of primary or special elections, the NRA-PVF generally does not issue endorsements while important legislative business is pending.

The NRA-PVF also operates under a long-standing policy that gives preference to incumbent candidates who have voted with the NRA on key issues, which is explained in more detail here.

The U.S. Senate recently considered a number of issues important to NRA members, including the confirmation of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Out of respect for the confirmation process, the NRA did not announce its position on Ms. Kagan’s confirmation until the conclusion of her testimony before the Senate Judiciary committee. Her evasive testimony exacerbated grave concerns we had about her long-standing hostility towards the Second Amendment. As a result, the NRA strongly opposed her confirmation and made it clear at the time that we would be scoring this important vote.

The vote on Elena Kagan’s confirmation to the Court, along with the previous year’s confirmation vote on Sonia Sotomayor, are critical for the future of the Second Amendment.

After careful consideration, the NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada.

NRA members and other interested parties are encouraged to visit www.NRAPVF.org for more information as Election Day draws near.

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military. Visit: www.nra.org

FirearmsCoalition.org

Manassas, VA -(Ammoland.com)- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently introduced a TV ad attacking his Republican opponent, Sharron Angle for a comment she made about the Second Amendment.

During an interview on the Lars Larson Show Angle commented that if the government continued straying from the Constitution and could not be brought back into constitutional compliance by voters at the ballot box, she feared that people would resort to the Second Amendment as a means of correcting the nation’s course. The Reid ad features a spokesman who identifies himself as a police officer, a Republican, and a member of the NRA. He declares his own support for the Second Amendment and then calls Angles statement “crazy.”

Of course there was nothing crazy or extremist about Angles statement. If politicians disregard the rule of law under the Constitution it is the peoples’ right and responsibility to force compliance and the only viable means available for doing that is exercise of the right to arms. Angle did not call for armed revolt or even indicate support for such; she merely pointed out a truth that the politicians in Washington would do well to recognize.

The beauty of the Second Amendment, in theory, is that its existence is supposed to nullify its need.

As long as the people have the ready means to rebel against a rogue government they should never need to do so because politicians, aware of the people’s power should be scrupulous about avoiding anything which oversteps their authority and might incite the people to rebellion. Many of the founders and subsequent great leaders commented on the Second Amendment as a guarantee of perpetual liberty since the people would always have the means to overthrow a tyrannical government.

The current government has been acting as if the Second Amendment – and the threat it represents – simply does not exist.

Indeed, they have been acting as if the Constitution itself is non-existent, or at least non-binding. The arrogance, disrespect, and indifference routinely displayed by this government toward the Constitution and the people has generated talk of armed revolt, even among reasonable and rational political observers. While all but the most extreme agree that revolution would be a terrible thing to be avoided at almost all cost, and that the outrages of the Obama/Reid/Pelosi government have not reached a level to warrant armed rebellion (yet), they also generally agree that if the government were to continue down the current path unchecked, armed resistance is a likely result.

With his attack on Angle, Reid blurs the distinction between observation and advocacy. Observing the possibility of armed rebellion – and noting that it is the core purpose of the existence of the Second Amendment – is a far cry from advocating rebellion or even using it as a threat. Reid is engaging in distortion and personal attacks to marginalize a political opponent; a tactic which has proven extremely successful for Democrats in recent years. That success is due in large part to the fact that, rather than fighting back against distorted and misleading attacks, the Republican Party establishment acts as if the charges are well founded and accurate. Instead of supporting their candidate, or at least standing behind the principles a candidate correctly articulates, they distance themselves and the party from any candidate who dares to repeat a controversial position of the founders. Sharron Angle is just the latest victim of the Democrats’ attacks and the short-sighted and unprincipled participation of her own party leadership in the slurs.

Last year in a campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates a candidate – who was admittedly a bit far out in some of her views – quoted from Patrick Henry’s famous “Liberty or Death” speech and said something to the effect that if the voters didn’t take aggressive action now to turn the government back toward the Constitution by utilizing their rights to the ballot box, the only recourse left to them eventually would be their right to the bullet box. The statements were captured on video by a Democrat operative and edited clips were sent out to major media and posted on the Internet. Republican leaders in Virginia immediately pulled all financial and logistical support from the candidate, publicly disavowed her remarks and her positions, and canceled all joint appearances with her. In effect, the Republican establishment endorsed her Democrat opponent and rejected the words of Nathan Hale, dismissing the modern relevance of the Second Amendment. The unprincipled move alienated a large segment of their political base – in that district and around the state.

There’s an old Capitol Hill joke that if the Democrats voted to shred the Constitution, the Republicans would vote for a compromise to phase the shredding in over six months.

Accepting and parroting the Democrats’ attacks while allowing the principles to be marginalized proves the old joke. It also undermines all conservative candidates and the very foundations of the Republic.

Now that’s crazy.

About:
The Firearms Coalition is a loose-knit coalition of individual Second Amendment activists, clubs and civil rights organizations. Founded by Neal Knox in 1984, the organization provides support to grassroots activists in the form of education, analysis of current issues, and with a historical perspective of the gun rights movement. The Firearms Coalition is a project of Neal Knox Associates, Manassas, VA. Visit: www.FirearmsCoalition.org

Gun Owners of America

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is having a busy couple of weeks in Washington.

Last week, he attempted to pass the so-called DISCLOSE Act, which is intended to silence organizations like Gun Owners of America because we dare to disclose the voting records of Members of Congress.

Thankfully, that bill was defeated — at least temporarily. Reid and the bill’s sponsor, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), have promised to bring DISCLOSE back to the floor for another vote after the August recess.

If this legislation becomes law (it has already passed in the House), it will require groups like GOA to spend up to half of a 30-second ad identifying themselves and disclosing the names of top donors rather than talking about a congressman’s anti-gun votes.

At the same time, the bill exempts “incumbent friendly” groups like labor unions, the AARP, and the NRA.

And Harry Reid, the embattled Senator from Nevada, would like this bill to take effect before the 2010 elections!

Reid and Kagan
This week, Reid will bring to the floor the confirmation of anti-gunner Elena Kagan for the Supreme Court.

Senator Reid claims to support the Second Amendment and likes to tell folks back home that he is not a mere puppet of the community organizer who occupies the White House.

So, will he stand up for Americans’ gun rights and vote against a nominee who quite possibly could become the most anti-gun member of the Supreme Court?

Not likely…

Remember, Reid pushed Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court after assuring Senators that she recognized the Second Amendment as being an individual right.

How did that turn out?
In the recent McDonald case, Sotomayor joined the minority dissent that could “find nothing in the Second Amendment’s text, history, or underlying rationale that could warrant characterizing it as ‘fundamental’ insofar as it seeks to protect the keeping and bearing of arms for private self-defense purposes.”

Now comes Elena Kagan offering the same empty promises about respecting the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court’s decisions in Heller and McDonald.

Kagan said nothing in her confirmation hearings that would preclude her from gutting the Second Amendment every chance she gets. In fact, everything that’s known about Kagan paints a portrait of a forceful, politically-driven gun control advocate.

That being the case, there is NO WAY any Senator who claims to support gun rights could vote to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court!

But amazingly, Harry Reid STILL claims to be pro-gun, even though he repeatedly votes against the interests of gun owners.

In fact, GOA has listed over 40 anti-gun votes Reid has cast over the course of his Senate career.

Harry Reid has been playing games with your Second Amendment rights for far too long.

But he cannot continue to claim to be pro-gun and at the same time seek to silence groups like GOA and to confirm judges — like Elena Kagan — who will eviscerate the Second Amendment.

It’s time for a change.
Sharron Angle, who is running against Reid in the November election, is a consistent friend of your gun rights. She does not waver in the face of opposition from anti-gunners in Washington or in the media.

Gun Owners of America is proud to endorse Sharron in the upcoming election. And she can win, but only with the support of like-minded gun owners and sportsmen.

Harry Reid brags that he will raise and spend over $25 million. So if one million Second Amendment supports send Sharron just $25 each, she will match Reid dollar-for-dollar.

And that’s exactly what Gun Owners is urging. Can you help with a contribution of at least $25? If so, please visit www.sharronangle.com to make a donation.

The Nevada Senate race is the most important in the country. Thank you for standing with Gun Owners of America and Sharron Angle for U.S. Senate.

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Vice-Chairman
Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund E-Mail Alert
8001 Forbes Pl, Suite 102
Springfield, VA 22151

http://www.goapvf.org

About:
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul

Gun Talk Radio

MANDEVILLE, LA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk (R) welcomes KZBI-FM in Elko, NV as the latest station to air the nationally-syndicated radio talk show.

KZBI-FM is the Nevada market’s first FM talk station, and takes Classic Rock’s KOYT-FM’s spot on the dial at 94.5 FM.

Says Ruby Radio president Ken Sutherland, “It doesn’t take a lot of research to know that Elko is a strongly conservative community and KZBI will reflect the market’s tastes with our Talk programming. We feel that by putting America’s number one format on Elko County’s most powerful radio station — and by doing it right — we will be able to offer listeners and advertisers an outstanding radio station.”

Gun Talk Radio is proud to be a part of the new KZBI 94.5 FM in Elko, airing live on Sundays from 11AM-2PM Pacific. The station began broadcasting Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk this past Sunday, August 1st, and was the first program aired on KZBI-FM.

In its 15th year of national syndication, Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio airs live on Sundays from 2PM-5PM Eastern, and runs on 99 stations, plus SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. All Gun Talk shows can be downloaded as podcasts through Apple iTunes or at www.guntalk.libsyn.com. For a full list of stations running Gun Talk or for more information, visit www.guntalk.com

About:
Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio is in its 15th year of national syndication, Gun Talk Radio airs live on Sundays from 2PM-5PM Eastern, and runs on 96 stations, plus SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. All Gun Talk shows can be downloaded as podcasts through Apple iTunes or at www.guntalk.libsyn.com. More information is available at www.guntalk.com.

Gun Owners of America

Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)-Gun Owners of America is backing Sharron Angle in the United States Senate race in Nevada, and we have compiled a list of 42 reasons why Harry Reid MUST be defeated.

This is one of the top races in the country and one WE MUST WIN!

If any gun owner or sportsman has any doubt if Reid is pro-gun or anti-gun, just read the 42 Reasons to Defeat Reid, then decide.

Harry Reid will spend $25 million in his campaign to try and defeat Sharron Angle. I urge every pro-gun American to send Sharron Angle $25. If 1 million pro-gunners across the country do this, she will match Reid’s campaign war chest and WE WILL WIN!

So please, click www.sharronangle.com and click on “donate” to make a contribution.

Nothing Americans do in this election will send a bigger message to the radical leftist anti-gunners in the congress than to defeat Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader!

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Tim Macy
Vice Chairman

About:
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul

FNH 3 Gun Nation TV

Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- The FNH USA 3-Gun Nation, Presented by SureFire, in cooperation with the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), has opened up 10 Wildcard slots for the 3-Gun Nation Championship Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

In recognition of USPSA’s support in assisting the inaugural 3-Gun Nation (3GN) Championship, the 10 Wildcard slots will be up for grabs during the 2010 USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals Sept.9-12 at the Desert Sportman’s Rifle & Pistol Club. The 3GN Championship will be held at the same facility the following day.

The top finishers, who have not already earned a spot in the championship, in each division will earn a Wildcard birth into the 3GN Championship, giving 10 USPSA Nationals competitors a shot at $5,000, courtesy of Timney Triggers, $10,000, courtesy of US P.A.L.M., and the grand prize of $25,000, courtesy of Leupold. There will be four Wildcard slots given out to Tactical Optics, two to Open, two to Tacticall Irons, and one each to Heavy Metal and Heavy Metal Optics. There are currently still slots available for Multi-Gun Nationals.

USPSA Nationals recognizes the following divisions: Standard, Standard Tactical, Open, Heavy Metal Standard and Heavy Metal Tactical. However, the 3GN Championship will be a Tactical Optics (or Standard Tactical) event only. Competitors will be required to use their own gear throughout a portion of the 3GN Championship, which will conform to all USPSA Multi-Gun Nationals rules on division requirements, gear and scoring, and all stages of fire will be run by USPSA range officers.

“USPSA President Mike Voigt, along with Team FNH USA’s Tommy Thacker, has been an invaluable mentor from the beginning,” said 3GN Vice President Chad Adams.

“He’s given us volumes of information, pointed out possible trouble spots, and helped us to correct the mistakes we’ve made to make this series and TV show even better as we go forward. Mike wears a lot of different hats, but when he puts on the USPSA hat, he’s really acting as an ambassador for the entire sport, and these Wildcard slots are way of saying thanks to him and USPSA.”

The Wildcard slots also help alleviate the strain put on many top competitors who likely would have earned a spot through the series, but were unable to attend enough matches due to the late announcement and formation of the series for the 2010 season. At this time, the Wildcard format is likely a one-time event, with future 3GN Championships based solely on qualification from the series.

“We were literally born at SHOT Show this year,” Adams said. “So from mid-January to the first match at Superstition in March, we’re talking only a couple of months. These elite shooters had most of their calendars already set long before we ever announced what we were bringing to the table. We want the best shooters in the world competing for the 3GN Championship. This Wildcard format will enable more elite shooters to earn a spot in the match. But they’re going to have to fight and claw, because there will be several shooters gunning for those coveted slots. Everyone will have to earn their way.”

The next stop on the FNH USA 3-Gun Nation Tour, presented by SureFire, is the final qualifying event of the season, the JP Rocky Mountain 3-Gun, Aug. 5-7 at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M.

Multi-gun, or 3-gun, is a unique sport within the discipline known as practical shooting. Considered the fastest growing segment within the shooting sports, 3-gun challenges competitors with rifle, pistol and shotgun, maneuvering through unique stages of fire as fast as their skill will allow.

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Gun Owners of America

Nevada --(Ammoland.com)- A Wall Street Journal blog has reported that the NRA leadership is seriously considering an endorsement in the Nevada Senate race. But the endorsement might not be what you expect:

The chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association made an interesting admission to The Weekly Standard following a Wednesday report by RedState.com that the powerful gun lobby might back Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in his general election battle against Republican Sharron Angle.

It’s not that they might endorse Reid — because they might, said chief lobbyist Chris Cox — but that the issue doesn’t appear to be as much about the records of Reid and Angle, but rather the specter of a Senate run by either Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin of Illinois or New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

This should seriously concern gun owners, as Harry Reid is an F rated candidate by GOA — a politician who has trampled all over the Constitution. In addition to pushing the massive, anti-gun ObamaCare bill through the Senate, Reid has helped to secure the confirmations of President Obama’s left-wing radical nominees to the highest positions of power.

Sen. Reid voted for, and as Senate Leader set the schedule for, the likes of Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder was the point man for gun control initiatives such as the Brady bill and the semi-auto ban under President Clinton.

Holder also coauthored an amicus brief to the Supreme Court arguing in favor of the gun ban in the District of Columbia. Almost immediately after his confirmation, Holder called for the reinstatement of the Clinton gun ban.

Sen. Reid also pushed through Cass Sunstein as the new regulatory czar. Sunstein stated that he believes hunting should be banned.

The top legal advisor at the State Department, Harold Koh, also received Reid’s support. Koh advocates bringing the U.S. into conformity with a global gun control agenda.

And the newest Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, could not have advanced if Sen. Reid had objected. Indeed, Sen. Reid voted for this anti-gun radical, who recently ruled that the Second Amendment does not protect a “fundamental” right.

As Majority Leader, Reid could have objected to any and all of these nominees and insisted that the president put forth men and women who respect the Second Amendment.

To see more of Senator Harry Reid’s anti-gun record, please see: http://www.goapvf.org/index.php/sharron-angle-for-senate.htm

Bottom line: Harry Reid is not a friend of gun owners. The NRA leadership is concerned that Chuck Schumer (NY) or Dick Durbin (IL) might be elected as the new Senate Majority Leader if Reid loses. But most gun owners know this reason doesn’t hold water because Harry Reid and the Democrats will not have dominating control after the November elections. And regardless, rewarding bad behavior just spoils the child!

It’s obvious that the NRA has NOT told their membership about the radical anti-gun record of Harry Reid. But you can see it above. It’s time to realize Reid is in a powerful position to do major harm against gun owners and must be stopped.

It’s also obvious that the top leadership of the NRA — Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre (who seems to be a close friend of Reid) and Chief lobbyist Chris Cox – are in bed with the Nevada Senator. If this type of coziness continues, it would not be surprising to see NRA members demand that their leadership be removed from their positions of power, before they do irreparable harm to the Association and its laudable mission.

Please note very carefully: Gun Owners of America harbors no desire to “bash” the NRA; we simply do not want to see a gun-grabber endorsed as the United States Senate Majority Leader!

Reid is clearly calling in his “chips” to get a pass from the NRA in this critical election, so call the NRA and voice your alarm at this travesty and pass this on to your friends to help stop the Reid endorsement.

National Rifle Association

ACTION: Please ask the NRA leadership NOT to endorse Harry Reid in the Nevada Senate race — especially since his opponent, Sharron Angle, is an extremely pro-gun advocate. ENCOURAGE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO HELP IN URGING THE NRA MANAGEMENT TO STAY CLEAR OF ENDORSING REID AS WELL.

You can call the NRA at (800) 392-VOTE (8683).

Thank you for your commitment to the Second Amendment.

Sincerely,
The GOA Team

About:
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue. `The only no comprise gun lobby in Washington’ – Ron Paul

Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund

Nevada --(AmmoLand.com)- In just one month, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle has surged twenty points in the polls in her bid to take on Nevada Senator Harry Reid in November.

According to a May 10-11 joint poll released by the Las Vegas Review Journal and Mason Dixon, Angle now leads anti-gunner Danny Tarkanian by three points, and is closing in fast on the other leading candidate, Sue Lowden.

Sharron Angle is strongly supported by Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund, earning an “A” rating from GOA for her unwavering work defending the Second Amendment during her eight years in the state legislature.

The latest poll results are extremely encouraging for gun owners and sportsmen not only in Nevada, but throughout the country as well. Harry Reid continually uses his position as Majority Leader of the Senate to undermine the Second Amendment. In Sharron Angle, supporters of the right to keep and bear arms will have a tried, true and trusted friend.

With Sharron now rapidly rising to the head of the pack, it is more important than ever for gun owners across the country to get behind her campaign with as much generous financial support as possible.

Gun Owners of America is the only national gun rights organization opposing Harry Reid in the November elections. So please, stand with us as we stand with Sharron Angle in this important primary election.

You can go to www.sharronangle.com today to contribute and to learn more about this campaign.

To learn more about the anti-gun record of Harry Reid, see:

http://goapvf.org/GOA-PVF-2010-Favorites/sharron-angle-for-senate.htm

Thank you for your support of the Second Amendment, and for any contribution you are able to provide Sharron Angle.

Sincerely,

About: GOA Political Victory Fund
Gun Owners of America Political Victory Fund is the political action arm of Gun Owners of America.

The Nevada State Special Session of the Legislature meets this week on Tuesday. They are looking for ways to fill the budget deficit and don’t think they have overlooked the cash that has been spent on guns and ammo in the last year.

Gun Owners of Nevada

Nevada --(AmmoLand.com)- The legislature is considering a means of “revenue enhancement” that would make privacy for CCW holders a huge problem. This is the exact same bill that was rejected by the legislature last year.

InsureNet is lobbying for this bill so they can install 1,000’s of camera or “scanners” on nearly all of Nevada’s public roads. If it passes it would allow InsureNet, to photograph/scan every license plate on our roads. This data would be scanned and analyzed by InsureNet for the purpose of catching uninsured motorists. It’s a nice premise but it comes with some serious problems.

The problem is, in Nevada, every CCW holder has essentially given up his/her right to privacy. The minute you ask the government for “permission” to lawfully carry concealed, your license plate and vehicle registration is noted as a CCW holder. In other words, those who have jumped through the hoops of paying for the privilege to carry a lawful firearm—these lawful gun owners would be captured by an unaccountable, out of state corporate entities database! We constantly hear of databases being hacked.

Do you understand the ramifications of this bill? Can you see the possibility for misuse? Gun owners did not create the spending problem at the state level. And gun owners should not have to fear privacy violations by an out-of-state corporation just because of being a CCW holder.

You know how unaccountable our state legislators can be to gun owners. A private business has even less accountability to you. What if someday we have a truly anti-gun Governor (think Obama)? What if the Governor wanted to know which CCW holders were at a particular “political rally?” Do you see the problems this can cause now and in the future? This bill must NOT be the answer to our states over-spending. Gun owners need to tell their legislative representatives that the right to privacy as a gun owner is already too heavily compromised by the Unconstitutional permit system.

Nevadans do not need more cameras taking pictures of our auto license plates. Of course everyone needs to have car insurance. But this idea is being introduced because our state government is spending money like the proverbial drunken sailors that they are. Lawful concealed carry holders should not be subjected to this level of potential violation of privacy.

When the Nevada state legislature did not pass this bill last year, they were thinking clearly. They are not thinking clearly now. They are seeing dollars signs and they are NOT thinking of you or your CCW.

Do NOT allow them to pass this bill that would make it too easy for the rights of law abiding gun owners like you to be violated.

Contact your representatives immediately.
Tell them “NO to InsureNet”. Tell them NO to scanning our license plates.

Tell them that until lawful Nevada gun owners can carry a self defense weapon as they do in Alaska (permit optional) that you do NOT want any type of ‘scanning’ of license plates. Constitutional Carry (permit optional) is moving ahead in Iowa, Arizona, Texas and many other states. Why not Nevada?

They need to hear from you. Spread the word. Do not just post this message on bulletin boards and forums. Do not just email this message to your gun buddies. You must call. It is imperative.

Emails are great but it is really too late. If you are going to email, please go here.

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/assembly/feedbackmail.cfm

Or email all of them at once by cutting and pasting this:

bbuckley@asm.state.nv.us, joceguera@asm.state.nv.us, hgansert@asm.state.nv.us, shorsford@sen.state.nv.us, jlee@sen.state.nv.us, bcegavske@sen.state.nv.us,

If you can, please email and call.

Here are the most important phone and contact information. A suggested message follows.

In the Assembly please contact:

• Buckley, Barbara
  775-684-8537
  bbuckley@asm.state.nv.us
• Oceguera, John
  775-684-8595
  joceguera@asm.state.nv.us
• Gansert, Heidi
  775-684-8837
  hgansert@asm.state.nv.us

In the Senate please contact:

• Horsford, Steven
  775-684-1429
  shorsford@sen.state.nv.us
• Lee, John
  775-684-1424
  jlee@sen.state.nv.us
• Cegavske, Barbara
  775-684-1445
  bcegavske@sen.state.nv.us

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Dear Member of the Nevada Legislature:

During this Special Session, fix the budget problem without scanning license plates.

I believe everyone should have auto insurance but I do not want an out of State Corporation to set up 1,000’s of cameras on Nevada roads.

Privacy is too important to be entrusted to a no-bid contract with InsureNet or with any other private company.

Sincerely,

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About:
Gun Owners of Nevada: As a single issue organization, GONV seeks to prevent any further encroachment upon the rights of law abiding citizens to own, possess and carry personal defense weapons. Our goal is to implement “Vermont Style Carry” within the state of Nevada. Visit: www.gonv.org

National Association for Gun Rights

Las Vegas, Nevada --(AmmoLand.com)- While staff from the National Association for Gun Rights was in Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2010 SHOT Show, Executive Director Dudley Brown sat down with Robert Johnson, Director of Gun Owners of Nevada, to discuss Nevada’s political landscape.

Dudley Brown (DB): Robert, it’s great to be here in Las Vegas. Gun Owners of Nevada has been going strong for just a few short years. Tell us a little bit about your group.

Robert Johnson (RJ): Thanks Dudley. It’s great to be able to meet with you here at SHOT Show. Gun Owners of Nevada was founded to be the no-compromise, no-excuses voice for the Second Amendment in Nevada. GONV was founded on the basic principle that you, as an American citizen, should not have to beg permission from the government to be able to defend yourself and your family. That’s why we are working to get a Vermont/Alaska style carry law passed. Simply put, unless you are a convicted felon or otherwise barred from possessing weapons, you do not need a permit to carry a gun for self-defense!

DB: That’s right! Vermont law is true firearms freedom. What are some of the other legal issues gun owners face in Nevada?

RJ: Many Nevada gun laws are unconstitutional and we are working to repeal them. These include the Clark County residents’ requirement to “register” every handgun they own, as well as the 72 hour waiting period that is also imposed by Clark County for first-time handgun buyers. GONV is also opposed to the state-run Baby Brady law. Flaws in the system regularly prohibit law-abiding citizens from purchasing a legal firearm.

DB: I’m glad that the National Association for Gun Rights has a brother in arms in Nevada, fighting for the right to keep and bear arms. I know we share a similar view on the role of our organizations. Tell our members what sets Gun Owners of Nevada apart from other “pro-gun” groups in Nevada?

…We [GONV] are about one thing and one thing only; the uncompromising representation of Gun Owners in Nevada. GONV is not authorized to negotiate away anyone’s rights. When it comes to gun rights, GONV will not compromise.

RJ: GONV is not interested in “access” or “relationships” with politicians. We have no desire to be “making deals.” We are about one thing and one thing only; the uncompromising representation of Gun Owners in Nevada. GONV is not authorized to negotiate away anyone’s rights. When it comes to gun rights, GONV will not compromise.

GONV is also dedicated to holding our lawmakers accountable to the Constitution through grassroots constituent pressure. Unlike the typical lobby, which hires highly paid lobbyists to schmooze politicians, GONV works to inform and empower its membership to be involved in the legislative process. GONV enables thousands of individual citizens to be effective lobbyists right from their own homes.

Our long term goal is to remove every unreasonable restriction that our “leaders” have imposed on us.

DB: I’m encouraged every time I meet with state-level groups who share our “no compromise” view of gun rights. Working with groups like Gun Owners of Nevada and like-minded groups across the country, I’m confident we can build a gun rights army of grassroots activists, dedicated to holding politicians accountable.

Speaking of the compromises of political leadership, let’s talk about U.S. Senate Majority Leader and Nevada Democrat Harry Reid. He’s consistently been polling well behind his potential Republican opponents. What’s your view of this race, from the ground here in Nevada?

RJ: I will be very surprised if Senator Reid finds a way to squeak out his reelection in November. For years Reid has played the typical Washington game. When he’s home, he talks and acts conservatively, and as soon as he’s back in Washington D.C. all he cares about are the wishes of the liberal special interest groups.

That’s finally caught up with him. The people of Nevada are tired of Reid telling them one thing when he’s up for reelection, and doing the opposite when he’s voting in D.C. I have a feeling that Reid is going to be one of many victims of Beltway Fatigue this election cycle.

DB: Different politicians, same problem. There’s nothing I dislike more than the politician who’s no friend of gun owners, but shows up during election season with a 12 gauge and a camo hat at shooting ranges and pheasant hunts claiming to be a champion of the 2nd Amendment.

RJ: [laughs] Harry Reid pulled that very same stunt over the summer. He showed up at the ground breaking ceremony for a new gun range in the Las Vegas area, shot some clay pigeons and claimed to be a champion of the rights of gun owners.

Harry Reid has been anything but a friend of gun owners.

DB: Indeed. Tell me Robert, what can we expect out of the Republican primary race to challenge Reid for that Senate seat?

RJ: That’s a good question. The leading contenders in the primary are Sue Lowden and Danny Tarkanian. I firmly believe that one of them is going to be the next Senator from the state of Nevada.

DB: What should Nevada’s gun owners expect from Lowden or Tarkanian?

RJ: Gun owners should be wary of both Lowden and Tarkanian. Lowden is without a doubt the GOP Establishment candidate. From our candidate questionnaire (on our website) she seems to support some infringements. That’s a concern. She has also had interest in a business that did not allow CCW carry on premise. This is something we are continuing to look into.

In his unsuccessful bid for Secretary of State in 2006, Tarkanian was endorsed by the virulently anti-gun Brady Campaign. What does this ultimately mean for gun owners?

I believe that we may well be replacing one snake with another snake of a different color.

DB: You may very well be right, Robert. In my twenty years in politics, I have yet to meet an “Establishment” Republican candidate who wasn’t willing to sell out gun owners in order to get elected.

Where can National Association for Gun Rights members learn more about Gun Owners of Nevada?

RJ: They can go to www.GONV.org.

DB: Thanks for taking some time away from SHOT Show and all the cool gear to talk with us.

RJ: Thank you for coming to Nevada!

DB: I would encourage everyone who lives in Nevada or travels there frequently to become a member of Gun Owners of Nevada, today!

Gun Owners of Nevada

About:
Gun Owners of Nevada: As a single issue organization, GONV seeks to prevent any further encroachment upon the rights of law abiding citizens to own, possess and carry personal defense weapons. Our goal is to implement “Vermont Style Carry” within the state of Nevada. Visit: www.gonv.org

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Montana Shooting Sports Association

Pahrump, Nevada - -(AmmoLand.com)-  My 21-year-old son, Ty, and I attended a Four-Day Defensive Handgun course at the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute (FS) near Pahrump, Nevada, about 40 miles west of Las Vegas in southern Nevada.

FS had approached MSSA about an association that might prove beneficial for both. My response was that I couldn’t agree for MSSA to enter into a relationship that might sound like an endorsement without some first-hand experience with FS. I am now ready to make that endorsement of FS. Here are the details of the trip and handgun course.

FS is just over 1,000 miles from my home near Missoula, which could be done in a heroic one-day drive, but is much better done in two days. We couldn’t fly because we had a LOT of difficult-to-take-on-plane gear to haul, plus we took our two dogs. For this class, FS wants students to bring their primary handgun, a backup handgun of the same make and caliber (in case the primary breaks), 800 rounds of new, factory-loaded, jacketed ammunition (no handloads, no commercial reloads, and no lead or plated bullets), plus holster(s), magazines, eye and ear protection, gun cleaning gear, and other accessories.

It was a bit of a scramble finding 1,600 rounds of factory-loaded .45 ACP for Ty and me at a reasonable price. From two sources we ended up with the ammo we needed at about $34/hundred.

The Four-Day Defensive Handgun course is priced on the FS Website at $2,000 per student.

We overnighted after the first travel day in Lehi, Utah, south of Salt Lake City, a tactical stop to allow us to visit the huge Cabella’s store there the next morning. We managed to escape Cabella’s with our wallets pretty much intact. We had reservations at the dog-friendly Best Western in Pahrump and arrived there soon after dark on the second day of travel, having driven by the turnoff to FS about 14 miles before Pahrump on the highway between Las Vegas and Pahrump.

Four-Day Defensive Handgun
The first day of class was Friday and was scheduled to begin at 7 AM. There were several handgun classes, some rifle classes, and maybe others, beginning that Friday morning. Seven to 8 AM was check-in for about 400 students in all classes happening. At check-in we were checked off a list of registered students, given name tags (tape placed on hats mostly), and our guns were checked for condition and serviceability.

The first morning was quite frosty, with a temp of about 28. The lows thereafter were just above or around freezing, and the highs each day were in the upper 50s or lower 60s. On subsequent days without a check-in, class began each day at 8 AM. Most days we were released by 6 PM, except for a night-shooting exercise on Sunday that lasted until about 8:30 PM (chilly).

The instructional day began with a lecture in a large classroom building that can seat about 500 students. There were other lectures in this classroom interspersed throughout the 4-day course, usually in the morning and just after a short lunch period. The first lecture was about Front Sight and its mission. Some lectures thereafter were mandatory (such as “Moral and Ethical Use of Force”) and others were optional (such as “About Front Sight Lifetime Memberships”). Ty and I attended all of the mandatory lectures (which were good), but none of the optional lectures.

The mandatory lectures included:

• Five Levels of Competence
• Color Code of Mental Awareness
• Moral and Ethical Decisions on the Use of Deadly Force
• Use of Deadly Force; Principles of Tactics; Dry Practice Procedures
• Stopping Power.

Front Sight: Here is another of the longer (about 75 yards) bays. There are other bays that are much longer.

Front Site Facilities
FS has a considerable array of well-constructed shooting bays. All bays appear to have overhead shade covers about 30 feet square, with folding-chair seating for students under these covers. The bays closest to the classroom have about 15 yards of available shooting distance forward of the covers and seating area. The side dividers on these “pistol” bays are cinderblock walls about 12 feet high and running the full length of the range (including covers). I believe there are four or five of these bays. These bays also include a cinder-block back wall with two doorways, that appears from the outside to be hacienda-style construction. The impact berms are thick and well-groomed piles of what appears to be pea gravel and sand, about 10 feet high, and about four feet thick at the flat top.

Each pistol bay (and the longer bays too) have yardage markings at 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 yards from the targets. The targets are mounted on electrically-powered turning apparatus so the range master can cause targets to appear for a limited time. Each bay has 20 shooting positions and targets about four feet apart. This arrangement will accommodate up to 20 students firing at once.

There are multiple bays further from the large classroom building that are 75 yards and longer, all divided by gravel berms about 12 feet high, flat on top, and four to six feed wide at the top.

The shooting facilities at FS are obviously designed to facilitate instruction, and are some of the most well-designed and well-maintained shooting/training facilities I have seen in 30 years of visiting shooting ranges from Florida to Washington, and from southern California to New England.

FS is early in a multi-phase build-out. So far, there are no bathrooms. All sanitation is via what they call “brown rooms” – well-maintained porta-potties scattered generously throughout the facilities.

Front Site Course Description
During the range time of the four days, there was a mix of short lectures to individual classes of seated students to explain techniques and exercises, and time on the firing line. Handgun classes are built around 40 students, so half of the students can be on the line at one time. According to instructions the first day, non-shooting students are supposed to be paired off with shooting students as coaches, to critique those on the line about technique. Thus, the class of 40 was broken down into two “relays,” so the range master could summon one designated relay to the firing line at a time.

In practice, this buddy system broke down early from inattention, and students on the line were often unsupervised except by the three dedicated staff members usually on the range. The off-line relay of students were often in the seating area loading magazines or conversing, rather than actively coaching their “partner” on the line. Of the dedicated staff on the range, one was range master and lead instructor, and the others filled in occasionally giving instruction or managing the firing line.

The staff we met were highly competent and good to excellent as instructors. However, with the breakdown of the buddy system, the staff seemed to me to be spread pretty thin to manage 20 students on the firing line. This was the source of Ty’s only really major criticism of the class, because he watched a small handful of students slip through the cracks, some of whom (at most 15% of the class) finished the class pulling most rounds significantly off-target because they hadn’t been carefully coached on trigger control, and an even smaller minority (<10%) who had fairly regular safety violations.

With the first day, we began learning the official “Front Sight” collection of technique. This includes a Weaver stance and platform, a five-step draw (or “presentation” as FS prefers), and range commands readily understandable but somewhat unique to FS (in my experience). Other items of instruction are industry standard, such as universal rules of gun safety. Early in instruction student guns were unloaded before students were allowed to leave the firing line, but as students became more used to rules and competent gun handlers, students were allowed to leave the line with handguns loaded but safely holstered. Staff did watch carefully to insure no students left the bay with loaded firearms.

The targets used are mostly a standard, proprietary FS paper target designed by FS founder Ignatius Piazza. These targets offer a primary thoracic cavity scoring area, and a cranial cavity scoring area, which Piazza scientifically designed based on averages taken from x-rays of thousands of people that Piazza x-rayed while working as a chiropractor. They are on white paper with black lines and gray areas. Standard buff masking tape is used to tape holes in targets between drills or shooters. The targets were changed with sufficient frequency that they didn’t get too tattered.

The on-line practice began with “dry practice,” the term FS prefers for shooting without ammunition. FS has very specific techniques they require for checking the chamber and magazine well of the handgun. This technique appears to be more oriented towards making sure a firearm is loaded than making sure it is unloaded (e.g., checking for a loaded chamber before checking that a loaded magazine is inserted). A good argument can be made that checking to be sure a handgun is loaded also serves to make sure it is unloaded for administrative and safety purposes. Given the strong self defense/combat orientation of FS training, I understand why FS has adopted the standard methodology it has. Hey, it’s their school, although there were some “negligent discharges” by students during the class, but always down range and in a safe direction.

Many of the students used rental guns from the FS “pro shop” that they’d have to pick up each morning before class and turn in each afternoon after class, usually Springfield XDs. This certainly facilitated their travel to and from FS, usually air travel. Students with rental guns would have to show up an hour before class in the mornings to get their daily quota of dry practice homework. Presumably, these students were also buying ammunition from the FS pro shop, which sold for about $68/hundred for .45 ACP.

Students came from all walks of life, with a range of ages from teenagers to able-bodied elderly, and about 1/4 to 1/3 were women. At least a half dozen in our class of 40 had taken this class before. The rest were first-timers.

Front Site: Hold the gun in close while you test and open the door. Our lead instructor, Ben, observing.

During the course of the training, there was some more specialized training. One exercise was at the “doors,” a bay with about 30 free-standing doors mounted so instructors could provide training about how to clear a hallway and doorway. Another pair of bays was set up into a house-clearing exercise with shoot and no-shoot photo targets. These bays were constructed to allow nearly 360 degrees of containment, although targets and firing were kept generally within 180. Slow and careful movement though this exercise was encouraged, and the exercise only required about 10 rounds. It was very slow getting 40 students safely through this exercise.

Then there was the night exercise on the third day. That began with another group lecture about how to use lights for shooting at night (the Harries Flashlight Technique), followed by about 50 rounds fired on the range in low-light (i.e. dark) exercises. It was a good beginning exercise, but not enough to make anyone adept really only meant to be an introduction which a person could follow up on by taking more advanced FS classes. Because the night exercise was optional, not all of our class of 40 attended. I was able to shoot in both “relays”, first with a flashlight, and then using my laser. There was plenty of light from other students’ flashlights for me to identify my target, making the laser a distinct advantage. That advantage would have been lost or reduced if I’d been the only shooter on the range.

Quite a bit of attention was paid to clearing malfunctions – standard malfunction drills taught at Front Sight. While all preparation is good, the stress on malfunction clearing seemed a bit excessive to me considering that the majority of students were shooting XDs and Glocks (which so rarely have malfunctions). However, in support of FS teaching, there were some XDs and Glocks that did malfunction during class activities, usually from limp-wristing. And, there was to be a final exam scored both for accurate shooting under time and malfunction drills under time, of which the malfunction clearing was worth around 20%.

Most of the shooting was what FS calls “controlled pairs” – two shots to the thoracic cavity (TC) zone on the FS target. Some shooting was single shots directed to “cranial/ocular cavity” (COC) zone of the FS target, a larger zone than IPSC shooters would call the “Upper A Zone.” These COC shots were for what FS calls “failure to stop” (with two shots to the TC – e.g., body armor), and for hostage rescue. We also did one exercise that simulated multiple assailants, for which they prescribed one shot to each and then any necessary follow-up to the COC. With the exception of about 20 rounds of ammo, all the shooting we did was in controlled pairs or single COC shots.

On Monday, there was a single-elimination, man-on-man competition using all reactive steel targets. This was done to introduce time and stress. The course of fire included for each shooter of the pair a hostage-taker about 6″ square behind the head and shoulder of a hostage target at about five yards, and two head-and-torso steel targets about the size and shape of an IPSC target at 15 yards. A hit on a hostage, taking targets out of order, or finishing behind the other shooter caused elimination of the shooter.

Later that day there was the final exam. This included timed shooting on momentarily-appearing targets from 3, 5, 7, 10 and 15 yards, including timed shots at the COC zone from 3, 5, and 7 yards. It also included five different malfunction drills under short times. Penalty points were assessed for shots outside of the designated scoring zones, and for mistakes in malfunction drills or overtime finish on malfunction drills.

Students were allowed to shoot at static targets if they did not wish to test for “Graduate” or “Distinguished Graduate.” Students opting for static targets were issued “Achievement” certificates.

To earn “Distinguished Graduate” (apparently very coveted), a student could drop no more than 12 points out of a possible of about 155 points. There were only two “DGs” earned in our class of 40, one guy who’d taken the class before, and Ty (yes, proud Dad). Because of a couple of stupid mistakes (such as dropping a magazine that was supposed to go into my pocket on a tactical reload), I finished a few points out of DG and got a “Graduate” certificate.

The trip home was another uneventful two days of driving.

Bottom Line
FS offers many different types of classes. Visit their Website if you want the list. For the Four-Day Defensive Handgun class Ty and I took, the instruction was great and even this old dog learned a bunch – less experienced people learned a LOT. The FS facilities are excellent. With Life Membership, students are allowed to return and take most classes FS offers as often as they want. However, training at FS remains a bit spendy. We went at a good time of year – in summer it will be blazing hot.

(This paragraph from Ty)

Someone interested in FS training should understand that the course they might take is not about sport shooting, or designed to make a person a better Bullseye, IPSC, or Cowboy Action shooter, although the focused trigger time will, of course, be useful. The type of training FS offers is specifically for self-defense and designed to make students better shooters of human targets. This could be a turn-off if you’re thinking of taking someone else along, but could also make the course also extremely valuable. FS teaches ever-evolving, state-of-the-art defensive techniques, and all of the exercises and practice assignments are based on proven defensive tactics and the legal issues associated with self-defense. For example, they prescribe “controlled pairs” because they say that empirical evidence shows that two rounds fired in self-defense tend to stop an attack far more reliably than only one shot, but no more than two because existing legal doctrine would probably consider more than two shots “excessive” and therefore not warranted for self-defense, which could lead to major liability issues.

Now, if Santa would only bring Ty and me Life Memberships, and if FS would just get a transporter installed so Scotty could beam Ty and me and our gear there and home (oh, and a replicator for ammo), I’d become an FS regular.

I do recommend FS for anyone with the time, interest and money to attend and take FS’s training.

(This from Ty) I especially recommend sending new shooters who are interested in defensive shooting, because they are nearly certain to develop a solid defensive shooting platform and an excellent understanding of working with their handgun from scratch (or near-scratch).

About Montana Shooting Sports Association:
MSSA is the primary political advocate for Montana gun owners. SAF is a national organization headquartered in Bellevue, WA that works nationally to advance the interests of gun owners. Visit: www.mtssa.org

Browning Firearms

Morgan, Utah - -(AmmoLand.com)- There is no event that is more important for the hunting and shooting business than the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show).

And it is huge, with over 707,000 square feet of exhibit space and 1,700 exhibitors. Over 1,400 media people will be there covering the show.

The SHOT Show comes around once a year and next week is the big week. Just like last year, Browning will offer you blog updates of activities as well as details on product introductions at the Show along with video, articles and photos.

2010 SHOT Show

This year’s Show is in Las Vegas, Nevada, which is just a short hop for those of us living out West, working at the Browning headquarters in Morgan, Utah.

Last year the big worry was the direction of the economy. And although times have been very rough for many of you across the country, the mood leading up to this SHOT Show is very optimistic. 2009 was a pretty good year for the industry and we expect the mood to be very positive with many great new products from the best companies. As for Browning, you can expect more excitement, more fun and more great products than ever.

To learn more about the Browning visit www.browning.com

Clark County Shooting Park

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on the Clark County Shooting Park (CCSP) Environmental Assessment (EA) in regard to the transfer of 2,880 acres of public land to Clark County, Nev., to be used as a centralized shooting park facility.

The state-of-the-art facility, whose development Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) helped to secure through congressional funding and federal land grants, opened its doors earlier this month.

Though the park is likely to become a haven for shooters in and around Las Vegas and across the U.S., it remains under attack by some neighbors.

Shooters are encouraged to write to the BLM and support “Alternative A” for the Environmental Assessment. The public comment period ends Jan. 29.

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 5,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

Boone and Crockett Club Big Game Awards

MISSOULA, Mont.— -(AmmoLand.com)-  A celebration of conservation, hunting and extraordinary big game trophies is set for June 24-26, 2010, in Reno, Nev. Hosted by the Boone and Crockett Club, the event is a free public exhibition of world-class antlers, horns and mounted specimens from across North America.

Free attractions include displays of Top 5 trophies taken during the past three years in 36 categories of native North American big game species, plus a variety of seminars and exhibits.

Registered attendees also can enjoy raffles, an auction featuring hunts in top trophy regions across the continent and an awards banquet and ceremony on June 26.

The entire triennial event, the Boone and Crockett Club 27th Big Game Awards, is slated for the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno.

For registration and more event information, visit www.biggameawards.com.

“This tradition dates back to 1947. That’s when Boone and Crockett Club began inviting the public to see the trophies that we honor as symbols of the world’s most successful model for wildlife conservation,” said Eldon Buckner, chairman of the Club’s Records of North American Big Game Committee.

“The exciting fact is that we are receiving four times the trophy entries that we received 30 years ago. This means wild, free ranging, trophy class animals are more plentiful today than ever before. And that is a tribute to those who manage our wildlife and the sportsmen who participate in that management,” added Buckner.

The Boone and Crockett system of scoring big game trophies originated in 1906 as means of recording details on species thought to be disappearing because of rampant habitat loss and unregulated hunting. Science-based conservation efforts led and funded by license-buying hunters brought those species from vanishing to flourishing.

Major outdoor news outlets are picking up on this conservation success story. InterMedia Outdoors, which owns Sportsman Channel and several publications including Petersen’s Hunting, is the Boone and Crockett Club’s media partner for the event.

“InterMedia Outdoors is proud to be a part of this story about conservation success and history,” said Jeff Paro, president of InterMedia. “We want to make sure our audience of avid sportsmen and women know about this celebration and the critical role they have played in the most successful wildlife management system in the world.”

Boone and Crockett records remain a classic gauge of habitat and management programs.

In addition to its prestigious history and tradition, the Boone and Crockett scoring system is strongly associated with the highest tenets of fair chase and hunting ethics.

About the Boone and Crockett Club
Founded by Theodore Roosevelt in 1887, the Boone and Crockett Club promotes guardianship and visionary management of big game and associated wildlife in North America. The Club maintains the highest standards of fair-chase sportsmanship and habitat stewardship. Member accomplishments include protecting Yellowstone and establishing Glacier and Denali national parks, founding the National Forest Service, National Park Service and National Wildlife Refuge System, fostering the Pittman-Robertson and Lacey Acts, creating the Federal Duck Stamp program, and developing the cornerstones of modern game laws. The Boone and Crockett Club is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. For details, visit www.boone-crockett.org.

Gun Owners of Nevada

Carson City, NV - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association will be hosting its third annual Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) forum in Carson City on Tuesday, September 15 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room #1214 of the Nevada Legislative Building.

The forum will be available to participants in the Las Vegas area via teleconference at the Grant Sawyer Building located at 555 E. Washington Avenue in Room 4401.

The purpose of the forum is to allow members of the pro-gun community to provide public input regarding the administration of the CCW permitting process, which is the responsibility of the county Sheriffs. The moderating panel will include Douglas County Undersheriff Paul Howell, Nevada Department of Public Safety Captain P.K. O’Neill, and Executive Director of the Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association, Frank Adams.

Your participation in this forum is key to the continued success of Nevada’s Right-to-Carry process, so please take the time to attend in Carson City or Las Vegas. If you can’t attend, but would like to submit a question or comment, please email fadams@nvsca.com or mail to P.O. Box 3247, Mesquite, NV 89024.

WHERE: Carson City, Nevada– Legislative Building– Room #1214
DATE: Tuesday, September 15
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The forum is also available via teleconference for Las Vegas and Southern Nevada residents. The teleconference is at the Grant Sawyer Building located at 555 E. Washington Avenue in Room 4401.

For those who are unable to attend, you may email Frank Adams with your questions. fadams@nvsca.com

The Nevada Sheriff’s and Chiefs Association is responsible for several issues relating to gun owners:

• Handgun Registration in Clark County (Blue Card)
• $25 sales Tax on each gun purchase
• Attempted Fee increases on CCW holders
• And many other unconstitutional gun laws

If you do NOT want more firearm taxes & fees and if you do not want increased registration and more draconian gun laws, you need to attend this meeting.

Again, if you can’t attend, it is imperative that you submit your concerns about less government intrusiveness via email. Email Frank Adams with your concerns: fadams@nvsca.com

About:
Gun Owners of Nevada: As a single issue organization, GONV seeks to prevent any further encroachment upon the rights of law abiding citizens to own, possess and carry personal defense weapons. Our goal is to implement “Vermont Style Carry” within the state of Nevada.

National Shooting Sports Foundation

Las Vegas, NV --(AmmoLand.com)- The SHOT Show is just 19 weeks from today.

In a short video invitation, National Shooting Sports Foundation Chairman Bob Scott encourages all buyers and retailers to sharpen their competitive edge by attending the 2010 show in Las Vegas.

“The SHOT Show is truly a unique experience,” said Scott. “It’s the only place where exhibitors can actively promote their products and services to the largest gathering of manufacturers, distributors, outdoor media and key retailers anywhere in the world.”

Watch the video and register today for NSSF’s 2010 SHOT Show at www.shotshow.org.

About:
Formed in 1961, 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.

National Rifle Association

Nevada – -(AmmoLand.com)- Last week, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox, and National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Senior Vice President Larry Keane joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator John Ensign (R-NV), Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons (R), Clark County Commission Chairman Rory Reid, and Commissioner Tom Collins to dedicate the Clark County Shooting Park (CCSP) in Nevada.

The CCSP is a 3,000-acre park outside of Las Vegas that is devoted entirely to the shooting sports. The park was created by an Act of Congress that transferred land to Clark County from the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

The first phase of the 148-acre public shooting facility will be opening to the general public over the next few months, and will include a Shotgun Center, a Public Rifle/Pistol Center, Hunter Education Center, and an Archery Center.

“As the largest shooting park in the world, this state-of-the-art facility represents Nevada’s pride in gun ownership and shooting sports,” said Senator Reid. “In addition to providing a safe place for Nevadans to hone their shooting skills, the park will provide important firearms training and gun safety programs. I am glad to have been a part of securing land and funding for this project and I thank everyone involved with the project for making it a reality.”

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont.—-(AmmoLand.com)- Two counties in Nevada are slated for wildlife habitat conservation projects using $77,500 in new grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

The 2009 RMEF grants will affect Lincoln and White Pine counties.

“Our volunteers across Nevada helped drive the 2008 fundraisers that made these grants possible. This is where Elk Foundation banquets, auctions and other events transform into on-the-ground conservation work, and it’s part of the payday for supporters who are passionate about giving something back to the outdoors,” said David Allen, Elk Foundation president and CEO.

Elk Foundation grants will help fund the following Nevada projects, listed by county:

Lincoln County—Thin encroaching pinion and juniper from 1,000 acres of grasslands to improve forage for elk in Burnt Canyon area of BLM lands; research habitat use and migration corridors by installing GPS and satellite radio collars on 5 elk in Clover/Delamar Mountains area.

White Pine County—Mow and seed 200 acres to rejuvenate sagebrush, bitterbrush and grass to improve habitat for elk, mule deer, sage grouse and other wildlife in the White River/Ellison Creek area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; thin encroaching pinion and juniper from 1,000 acres to rejuvenate forage grasses and forbs in the White Pine Mountains area of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; sponsor Great Basin 2009 Educators Workshop to provide teachers with experiences and tools to teach outdoor and ecosystem concepts.

A committee of Elk Foundation volunteers and staff select projects for grants. Additional projects are being reviewed and supplemental grants could be announced later this year.

To date, partners for 2009 projects in Nevada include Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Department of Wildlife, Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition, Great Basin National Park, U.S. Forest Service, other agencies, corporations, landowners and organizations.

Since 1984, the Elk Foundation and its partners have completed more than 170 conservation projects in Nevada with a value of more than $14.3 million.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.6 million acres—a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

Tom Selleck's Guns

National Firearm Museum

FAIRFAX, VA –-(AmmoLand.com)- Matthew Sharpe of the NRA’s National Firearms Museum will display the Museum’s collection of Tom Selleck’s firearms at Cabela’s in Reno, Nevada, this weekend.

The exhibit will be at the Reno Cabela’s, 8650 Boomtown Road, Verdi, NV. Sharpe and the collection will be on scene from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23.

The display includes:

• · Shiloh Sharps #3 Rifle in .45-110 caliber that was featured in “Quigley Down Under” (1990)
• · A Henry rifle 44.40 Reproduction featured in “Last Stand at Sabre River” (1997)
• · .45 Smith and Wesson Schofield revolver in ‘Crossfire Trail” (2001)
• · Winchester 1876 .45-60 “Crossfire Trail” (2001)
• · 1887 Winchester 12 ga shotguin from “Monte Walsh”
• · An Ivory gripped Colt SAA reproduction from “Monte Walsh”

For more information on the National Firearms Museum, visit the NFM web site at http://nra.nationalfirearms.museum.

For more info on Cableas visit www.cabelas.com

About:
Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military.

National Rifle Association

Nevada - -(AmmoLand.com)- Two important pro-gun, pro-hunting measures are currently awaiting action in the Nevada legislature.

Assembly Bill 288, Nevada’s “Castle Doctrine” self-defense bill, is awaiting action by the Assembly Judiciary Committee. It is being held up at the request of Chairman Bernie Anderson (D-31) who has made it clear he does not support key provisions of the bill.

It is vital that NRA members ratchet up the pressure on the committee members, as well as Speaker Barbara Buckley (D-8) and Majority Leader John Oceguera (D-16), since they have the authority to override the Chair’s objections to move the bill for a hearing. Please be polite, but stress that by not scheduling a hearing for this important self-defense measure is counter to the wishes of NRA members in the state of Nevada. Time is of the essence as the deadline for committee hearings is Friday, April 10.

Introduced by Assemblyman Harry Mortenson (D-42), AB288 would permit a person who is behaving lawfully to use deadly force in self-defense against someone who is attempting to commit a felony and who is unlawfully, forcefully, and without provocation intruding onto property where the defender has a right to be. The defender would not have to retreat and would be protected from civil liability.

Assembly Bill 246, sponsored by Assemblyman David Bobzien (D-24), is slated to be considered by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday, April 8. It is imperative that you contact the members of the committee and respectfully voice your support for this legislation. Ask that the committee send the bill to the full Assembly for a vote before the Friday, April 10 crossover deadline.

AB246 would establish an apprentice hunting license that allows prospective hunters 12 years old and older to try their hand at hunting before completing a hunter education course. Apprentice hunters would be required to be directly supervised in the field by a mentor who is at least 18 years old and who holds a valid Nevada hunting license. Experience in more than two dozen other states shows that this apprentice hunting program is exceptionally safe and will bring many new hunters into the field.

Hunter recruitment is critical to the long-term preservation of our hunting heritage. Hunter numbers are declining and radical anti-hunting organizations like the Humane Society of the United States are doing everything they can to keep people from hunting. Nevada currently ranks 49th among the states in hunter recruitment. For every 100 Nevada hunters who permanently quit hunting, only 30 new hunters replace them. This slide must be reversed, and AB246 will help in this effort.

Research shows that overly burdensome regulations deter citizens from trying hunting for the first time. This includes the current requirement that virtually all prospective hunters complete hunter education. An apprentice hunting program allows people a “try it before they buy it” opportunity. Ultimately, many will want to complete a hunter education course in order to hunt on their own and pursue game that requires special tags. In the end, more citizens will complete hunter education and join the hunter ranks as a result.

Please contact Speaker Buckley, Majority Leader Oceguera, and the members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee TODAY to voice your support for AB288 and to ask that the bill be scheduled for a hearing before Friday’s deadline.

Speaker Buckley can be reached by phone at (775) 684-8537 or email bbuckley@asm.state.nv.us. Majority Leader Oceguera can be contacted by phone at (775) 684-8595 or by emailing joceguera@asm.state.nv.us.

Also, please contact the members of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee TODAY and respectfully urge them to vote for AB246 so it may move forward to receive a full Assembly vote.

Contact information for the committees can be found below.

ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE:

Assemblymember Bernie Anderson (D-31), Chair
(775) 684-8563
banderson@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Tick Segerblom (D-9), Vice Chair
(775) 684-8549
rsegerblom@lvcoxmail.com

Assemblymember Marilyn Dondero Loop (D-5)
(775) 684-8833
mdonderoloop@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember William Horne (D-34)
(775) 684-8847
whorne@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Ruben Kihuen (D-11)
(775) 684-8553
rkihuen@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Mark Manendo (D-18)
(775) 684-8801
mmanendo@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Harry Mortenson (D-42)
(775) 684-8803
hmortenson@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember James Ohrenschall (D-12)
(775) 684-8819
johrenschall@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Bonnie Parnell (D-40)
(775) 684-8825
bparnell@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember John Carpenter (R-33)
(775) 684-8831
jcarpenter@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Ty Cobb (R-26)
(775) 684-8848
tcobb@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Don Gustavson (R-32)
(775) 684-8851
dgustavson@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember John Hambrick (R-2)
(775) 684-8827
jhambrick@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Richard McArthur (R-4)
(775) 684-8829
rmcarthur@asm.state.nv.us

ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE:

Assemblymember Jerry Claborn (D-19), Chair
(775) 684-8569
jclaborn@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Joseph Hogan (D-10), Vice Chair
(775) 684-8541
jhogan@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Paul Aizley (D-41)
(775) 684-8821
paizley@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Harvey Munford (D-6)
(775) 684-8545
hmunford@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember James Ohrenschall (D-12)
(775) 684-8819
johrenschall@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Tick Segerblom (D-9)
(775) 684-8549
tsegerblom@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember John Carpenter (R-33)
(775) 684-8831
jcarpenter@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Pete Goicoechea (R-35)
(775) 684-8573
pgoicoechea@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Tom Grady (R-38)
(775) 684-8507
tgrady@asm.state.nv.us

Assemblymember Don Gustavson (R-32)
(775) 684-8851
dgustavson@asm.state.nv.us

Nevada Division of Wildlife

Nevada - -(TheOutdoorWire.com)- The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners will hold a Special Telephonic Commission Meeting on Monday, April 6 at 9 a.m. to discuss wildlife legislation pending at the Nevada State Legislature.

The Board of Wildlife Commissioners will be meeting via teleconference; the public is invited to participate in the meeting and provide public comment at the following locations: NDOW Headquarters in Reno, 1100 Valley Road; NDOW Elko Office, 60 Youth Center Road; and NDOW Las Vegas Office, 4747 Vegas Drive.

Wildlife Commissioner David McNinch requested the special meeting at a recent Wildlife Commission meeting in Reno, stating he felt it was an important duty of the commission to review pending wildlife legislation. A number of commissioners stated that they felt that taking a formal position on legislation was an important and essential duty of the commission, and the commission unanimously approved the special meeting.

An estimated 16 wildlife bills are pending at the Nevada State Legislature. The Board may take action to support or oppose individual items of legislation.

The Special Commission meeting agenda, and language of the bill draft requests is posted on the Nevada Department of Wildlife website at www.ndow.org.

About:
The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) protects, restores and manages fish and wildlife, and promotes fishing, hunting, and boating safety. NDOW’s wildlife and habitat conservation efforts are primarily funded by sportsmen’s license and conservation fees and a federal surcharge on hunting and fishing gear. Support wildlife and habitat conservation in Nevada by purchasing a hunting, fishing, or combination license. For more information, visit www.ndow.org.

Nevada Division of Wildlife

Nevada  - -(AmmoLand.com)- The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) urges hunters to get ready for the busy big game draw season now by ensuring their hunter education requirement is met. Hunters can pre-register their hunter education information with the Nevada Wildlife Administrative Services Office (WASO) or take a hunter education class before the rush to apply for big game tags begins.

Nevada law requires anyone born after January 1, 1960 to show proof of having successfully completed a hunter education course before purchasing a hunting license. Acceptable proof is defined as either a hunter education certificate or previous year’s hunting license that bears proof of hunter education. Certificates and licenses from all states or Canadian provinces are accepted. Every year it is this hunter education proof requirement that can stand in the way of hunters submitting their big game applications.

Hunters who have already completed a hunter education course and/or previously applied for a Nevada tag can quickly confirm their hunter education information is on file with WASO by going to www.huntnevada.com. Simply click on “Hunter Education Confirmation Lookup” and follow the instructions to make sure their record is on file. If the search doesn’t produce the record, download the form and follow instructions to pre-register.

Hunters who need to take a hunter education class will find plenty of classes to choose from at www.ndow.com. A multitude of locations and times are offered to fit every schedule.

For those new to the Nevada draw, NDOW will once again hold tag application workshops in Las Vegas and Reno. The Las Vegas workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11, from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at the Clark County Government Center, 500 Grand Central Parkway. Reservations are not required. Call NDOW at (702) 486-5127 x 3501 for more information. The Reno workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at NDOW offices, on 1100 Valley Road in Reno. No reservations are necessary. Call NDOW at (775) 688-1622 for more information.

The workshops are designed to explain the tag application process from A to Z, covering such topics as game management, hunt unit information, draw odds, bonus points and the mechanics of the draw itself. Workshop details, times and locations can be found on the NDOW website at www.ndow.org.

Maureen Hullinger, NDOW licensing program officer, recommends every hunter attend a workshop at least once to gain a better understanding of the process. “If there is one area where we are constantly trying to correct misinformation it’s the tag draw,” said Hullinger. “There are no secrets, no magic formulas presented, but understanding how the process works is one of the single most important steps a hunter can take towards being successful in the draw.”

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) protects, restores and manages fish and wildlife, promotes fishing, hunting, and boating safety. NDOW’s wildlife and habitat

conservation efforts are primarily funded by sportsmen’s license and conservation fees and a federal surcharge on hunting and fishing gear. Support wildlife and habitat conservation in Nevada by purchasing a hunting, fishing, or combination license. For more information, visit www.ndow.org.

Nevada Division of Wildlife

Nevada – -(OutdoorWire.com)- Learn about Nevada’s big game tag application process in plain language at a free informational workshop. Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) biologists and educators will explain Nevada’s big game management program and the tag application/draw process and provide strategies to help you draw a tag. The workshop will be held Tuesday, March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at NDOW offices, on 1100 Valley Road in Reno.

The presentation will cover big game management, tag quotas and allocations, draw odds, harvest data, bonus points, common application errors and the computerized draw process. Participants will also learn how to use the NDOW website to find information about everything from hunting to the number of bonus points an individual has earned. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

No reservations are necessary. Call NDOW at 688-1622 for more information.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) protects, restores and manages fish and wildlife, promotes fishing, hunting, and boating safety. NDOW’s wildlife and habitat conservation efforts are primarily funded by sportsmen’s license and conservation fees and a federal surcharge on hunting and fishing gear. Support wildlife and habitat conservation in Nevada by purchasing a hunting, fishing, or combination license. For more information, visit www.ndow.org.