Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea

USA --(Ammoland.com)- “Romney secures front-runner status with New Hampshire win, looks to take momentum into South Carolina,” Fox News reports. This follows the former Massachusetts governor’s win in Iowa.

Not escaping media notice is a new meme: “Conservatives squirm.”

See?

See again?

The thing is, they’re right—and no one is squirming more than gun owners. That’s because, in spite of trying to clean up his image with the help of the NRA, they will never forget his words and deeds when he had the political power to make a difference…

Continue reading on Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/romney-should-make-conservatives-squirm

About David Codrea:
David Codrea is a long-time gun rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. He is a field editor for GUNS Magazine, and a blogger at The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance. Read more at www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/david-codrea

“Hell is paved with good intentions.” Boswell’s Life of Johnson, April 14, 1775

New Hampshire's Riley’s Gun Shop is the back drop for this sneaky attack on gun owners. Where they the first duped by the anti's or willing participants? Reader should ask them?

AmmoLand Gun News

New Hampshire --(Ammoland.com)- Recently New Hampshire gun dealers were sent a large manila envelope from the NH Firearms Safety Coalition.

The packet contained a number of items with a disturbing anti-gun-rights message, including a full color poster proclaiming:

“Suicides In NH Far Outnumber Homicides. Firearms Are The Leading Method Attempts With A Gun Are More Deadly Than Attempts With Other Methods.”

The poster may be viewed here: www.theconnectproject.org/uploads/docs/Posterfinal.pdf .

Misleading & a Recipe for a Lawsuit
Suicides outnumber homicides in NH because NH is a low-crime state. According to the National Institute of Mental Heath, firearms are not the “LEADING METHOD” amongst women; poisonings are the “LEADING METHOD” for that demographic. Firearms are a tool which can abused like anything else. Their effectiveness in suicide is irrelevant. The major causes of suicide, such as untreated depression, are the real problem.

The packet also included a “Tip Sheet” to New Hampshire firearm retailers that lists eight “Signs that a potential buyer could be suicidal,” eight “Options for responding to a potentially suicidal buyer,” and four “What else can I do” suggestions. This “Tip Sheet” creates a handy checklist for a personal injury attorney to use when suing a gun dealer who sells a gun to a suicide victim. One can well imagine the trial lawyer questioning the gun dealer “Tip” by “Tip” as to whether the gun dealer noticed any of the listed “Tips” or whether he had trained his employees to do so. The “Tip Sheet” may be viewed here: www.theconnectproject.org/uploads/docs/Tipsfordealers.pdf .

There is also a “Firearm Purchase Checklist” provided for customers to sign. This “Checklist” includes such affirmations as “I am not buying this firearm with the intent of harming another person or myself and pledge to use it only in a legal and responsible manner.” So much for a person buying a gun for self defense, since the intent of a self defense purchaser is very much to harm another person by the lawful use of deadly force, should it become necessary.

The “Firearm Purchase Checklist” also requires the salesperson to know the buyer’s true intent for the purchase of the gun by requiring the salesperson to sign off on the following: “Salesperson: I have demonstrated the safe operation and locking of this firearm and have removed the chamber plug. Nothing in the purchaser’s manner, actions, or speech indicate that he/she intends to use this firearm for illegal purposes or is otherwise unqualified to legally own or safely operate a firearm. I have double-checked all paperwork associated with this sale and certify that it is accurate and complete in all respects.” (Emphasis added) This way, the salesperson can be held accountable if there is a future problem. The “Firearm Purchase Checklist” may be viewed here: www.theconnectproject.org/uploads/docs/FirearmPurchaseChecklist.pdf .

There is even a video posted online (www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Fu2qmShZg) pushing this effort, and the speaker says, at 0:30,“The Firearms Safety Coalition people came in and asked me to put it up. I know they are not anti-firearm but they are anti-suicide.” (Emphasis added)

Following the money leads back to the anti-gun Joyce Foundation.

Who Is Behind This?
Unfortunately, if one follows the money trail it ends up that two of the nation’s top anti-gun-rights activist foundations are helping to fund the project. The cover letter dated August 16, 2011 that dealers received in their packets states at the bottom that “This project is funded by: Community Health and Healing Fund, NAMI NH; Bureau of Behavioral Health, NH DHHS; Harvard School of Public Health; Injury Prevention Center at Dartmouth; and Riley’s Gun Shop.” (Emphasis added) The letter may be viewed here: http://pgnh.org/nhfsc_letter_0 .

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, they run the “Means Matter” project which looks to reduce the “Means” of suicide (as opposed to the cause), and they state the following on their website (www.hsph.harvard.edu/means-matter/ ):

“The Harvard Injury Control Research Center is dedicated to reducing injury through training, research, intervention, evaluation, and dissemination… The Center is part of the Harvard School of Public Health. The Means Matter Campaign is funded by The Joyce Foundation and the David Bohnett Foundation.”

The funding path goes down from the Harvard School of Public Health to the Harvard Injury Control Research Center to the Bohnett Foundation and the Joyce Foundation. Both the Bohnett and Joyce foundations are infamous for being extremely anti-gun-rights.

The David Bohnett Foundation “supports and encourages groups that promote the goals of reduction and elimination of the manufacture and sale of handguns in the U.S.” (Emphasis added) The Bohnett Foundation has donated $198,000 to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence (formerly Handgun Control, Inc.), $30,000 to the Campus Alliance to End Gun Violence, $235,000 to the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, $105,000 to States United to Prevent Gun Violence, and $325,000 to the Violence Policy Center.

Since 2003, the Joyce Foundation has paid grants totaling over $12 million to gun control organizations. The largest recipient of grant monies is the notorious Violence Policy Center, which received $4,154,970 between 1996 and 2006. The VPC is a rabid anti-gun-rights group that wants total bans on handguns and semi-automatic firearms, and major controls placed on gun owners. The NRA has described the Joyce Foundation as an activist foundation whose “shadowy web of huge donations” leads “straight to puppet strings that control the agenda of gun ban groups.”

The NRA has warned about the anti-gun-rights movement using the suicide and guns issue to promote their anti-second amendment agenda.

The NRA states on their suicide and firearms fact sheet: “Gun owners should be aware of basic concepts and available data on suicide and firearms in order to be able to counter anti-gun propaganda that appears in the media and elsewhere. Suicide is a serious issue. It deserves serious, scholarly discussion, rather than use as a political football by unscrupulous propagandists grasping at any opportunity to make a case for their preordained agenda.”

The fact sheet, which includes a number of well-researched footnotes, may be viewed here: www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?id=117&issue=023 .

Treat the Cause Not the Means
The major causes (not means) of suicide, like untreated depression, are the real problem. Frankly, “Means” do NOT really matter. Making guns a scapegoat is wrong, and part of an anti-gun-rights ploy funded by major anti-gun-rights groups. Doing so puts dealers and ranges at greater risk for lawsuits and new anti-gun laws. If people want to kill themselves there are endless ways to do so—as shown by the high suicide rates in countries such as Japan, where guns are essentially unavailable.

Unfortunately, some well intentioned folks have been used to promote a campaign that threatens our gun rights. The anti-gun-rights crowd likes nothing better than when we destroy ourselves by unknowingly supporting their efforts.

About:
Evan Nappen (www.efnappen.com) is a criminal defense attorney who has focused in firearms and weapons law for over 23 years. He is the author of New Hampshire Gun, Knife, and Weapon Law and the New Jersey Gun Law Guide. He is a director and the General Counsel of Pro-Gun New Hampshire, Inc. (http://www.pgnh.org/).

CCRKBA.org

BELLEVUE, WA – -(Ammoland.com)- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms today congratulated members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives for voting to expand the state’s self-defense statute by over-riding Gov. John Lynch’s veto.

The 251-111 House vote Wednesday afternoon follows a 17-7 vote by the State Senate last week, enabling SB 88 to become law.

The legislation was opposed by gun prohibition and anti-self-defense groups that insisted it would close the door for recourse by innocent bystanders who might be accidentally shot in a self-defense situation. Law enforcement officials also reportedly opposed the measure.

“The right of a citizen to defend himself or herself, or their families from violent attack is sacrosanct in this country,” said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb. “That right does not, and should not, end abruptly on the front porch of someone’s home, but cover situations that could erupt in any public place where a citizen has a right to be.

“Law-abiding citizens in other states,” he continued, “enjoy full self-defense rights, and there is no reason why the good people of New Hampshire should be treated any differently. The expansion of self-defense rights has not – as anti-gunners have consistently predicted – led to widespread incidents of vigilante justice or careless use of deadly force. Responsible armed citizens do not live down to such hysterical misrepresentations, and the anti-self-defense lobby knows it.”

Gottlieb particularly thanked House Speaker William O’Brien for what appears to have been a change of heart, allowing the override vote after earlier suggestions that no such vote would be entertained.

“We are confident that New Hampshire citizens will demonstrate the same due care and caution that citizens of other states have shown,” Gottlieb observed. “It is utter nonsense to believe that any citizen should leave his personal safety, and the safety of his loved ones, parked at home.”

With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of the nation’s premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States. The Citizens Committee can be reached by phone at (425) 454-4911, on the Internet at www.ccrkba.org or by email to InformationRequest@ccrkba.org.

KnifeRights.org

Gilbert, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has signed into law the Knife Rights backed Knife Law Preemption Bill, HB 544. New Hampshire becomes the third state in the nation to enact Knife Law Preemption.

Congratulations to NH Rep. Jenn Coffey who sponsored this bill and who worked tirelessly with her colleagues, local advocates and our lobbyist to ensure the bill passed unanimously in both houses of the New Hampshire legislature. Rep. Coffey’s efforts enacted a strong preemption law which will protect knife owners from senseless local ordinances well into the future.

Rep. Coffey won Knife Rights’ Freedom’s Edge award last year for her successful effort to repeal New Hampshire’s prohibitions on switchblades, dirks, daggers and stilettos.

Knife Rights’ National Knife Law Preemption Campaign started successfully last year in Arizona. Earlier this year Utah enacted knife law preemption. Preemption prevents the creation of, or eliminates, a patchwork of ordinances and rules which serve to confuse or entrap those traveling within or through the state. A person traveling in a state without preemption laws could be charged with a violation of local law when they have no intention of violating the law. Preemption ensures citizens only have to know and abide by state law.

Preemption allows Knife Rights to focus its legislative efforts at the state level where it can more easily succeed in improving the legal environment for knife owners or opposing efforts to impose further restrictions on knives.

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

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance

Columbus, OH --(Ammoland.com)- This week New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed House Bill 206, making New Hampshire the 32nd state to pass Families Afield legislation.

The Families Afield initiative was started in 2004 as an effort to reduce barriers to new hunters joining our ranks.

House Bill 206, introduced by Rep. Dennis Reed (R-Merrimack), creates an apprentice hunting license. The license would allow newcomers to try hunting while accompanied by an experienced hunting mentor before being required to complete the state’s hunter education course.

New Hampshire follows Idaho who passed a similar bill in March to become the 31st.

“The try before you buy concept has had great success across the country in safely recruiting new hunters,” said Jeremy Rine, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance associate director of state services.

“Hundreds of thousands of apprentice licenses have been purchased across the country as a result of the Families Afield program. The New Hampshire legislature should be commended for their hard work in passing House Bill 206.”

The Families Afield initiative was established by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and the National Wild Turkey Federation to bring a new generation of sportsmen to the field. Along with the National Rifle Association and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, the Families Afield coalition has worked to pass measures in 32 states with more than 600,000 apprentice or mentored hunting licenses sold since the programs inception.

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.

KnifeRights.org

Gilbert, AZ --(Ammoland.com)- New Hampshire State Representative Jenn Coffey, last year’s winner of the inaugural Knife Rights Freedom’s Edge award given to honor her efforts which led to repeal of New Hampshire restrictions on Switchblades, has introduced a Knife Rights backed Knife Law Preemption bill in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

Read HB 544: http://bit.ly/f5v2HU

Rep. Coffey’s bill simply adds “and knives” in three places to the existing New Hampshire firearms preemption law.

These two bills are the first of a number of legislative initiatives that Knife Rights is working on for this year.

Please make a contribution to the Second Front Legislative Campaign which supports our National Knife Law Preemption Campaign and other legislative initiatives to decriminalize knife possession and rationalize restrictive knife laws: http://bit.ly/enfHoy

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

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National Rifle Association

FAIRFAX, Va. --(Ammoland.com)- A policy reversal in the Granite State that now allows for the lawful carrying of firearms in the State Capitol has a state teachers’ union up in arms.

According to a piece in The Telegraph (Jan. 25), the New Hampshire chapter of the National Education Association (NEA-NH), has decided it will forego an annual event where students visit the Capitol and are read to by elected officials.

Ignoring the fact that mass shootings often occur at locations that are currently “gun-free” zones, union President Rhonda Wesolowski nonetheless opined, “The moment we learned that guns would be permitted in the (Statehouse) we began talking to our members and to parents and found that they shared our deep discomfort with NEA-NH sponsoring an event at a facility — in this case the Statehouse — that is not a gun-free zone.”

While no criminal is deterred by posting of locations as off-limits to the carrying of guns, such bans do prohibit law-abiding citizens’ ability to legally carry firearms for the defense of themselves and others.

New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Peter Bragdon, R-Milford, accused the NEA-NH of “a bit of grandstanding,” further noting that the group had no issues bringing students to the Statehouse prior to a 2009 ban on legislators being permitted to carry firearms.

Teachers, who are supposed to educate based on facts, should understand that law-abiding citizens are effective crime deterrents, and that guns are used far more often for self-defense than they are to commit crimes. If safety of their students is of paramount concern to these educators, allowing the basic right of self-defense at the Statehouse should assuage, not escalate, their fears.

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

Abe's Awesome Armaments in New Hampton, NH

KnifeRights.org

New Hampshire --(Ammoland.com)- Abe Foote of Abe’s Awesome Armaments in New Hampton, NH, who was an unfairly prosecuted victim of New Hampshire’s former restrictions on switchblade sales, was reunited on Wednesday with some of the knives the police had seized.

Unfortunately, approximately one third of the knives seized by the police remain unaccounted for, having disappeared from the evidence room. An internal investigation has been launched by the County Prosecutor. Knife Rights attorney and Freedom’s Point award winner Evan Nappen got the court order for the knives’ return.

Nothing will ever truly compensate Abe for the miscarriage of justice he suffered between the unfair prosecution and a poor defense by his former attorney, but he can at least gain some satisfaction that he’ll have 2/3′s of his stock back just in time for Bike Week in New Hampshire and that the missing knives are being criminally investigated.

About:
Knife Rights. The first step to building an effective advocacy group is building the membership. Power comes from numbers. Knife Rights offers a range of Charter Memberships and there’s one that will suit you perfectly. Invest a modest sum in A Sharper Future. JOIN NOW!

Encourage your friends to join Knife Rights and you can win a custom knife in our Member-Get-A-Member program, as well as free annual memberships.
Email: dritter@KnifeRights.org

American Knife & Tool Institute

New Hampshire --(AmmoLand.com)- Another victory for the entire knife community – as New Hampshire Governor John Lynch today signed HB 1665 introduced by pro-knife (and daily knife user) Representative Jenn Coffey.

Congratulations to Rep. Coffey – and thank you for all your efforts, as well as thank you Senator Bob Letourneau who cosponsored the bill (pictured below).

Below is the now effective New Hampshire Law. No longer illegal are stilettos, switch knives, daggers or dirk-knives.

Senator Bob Letourneau NH

159:16 Carrying or Selling Weapons. – Whoever, except as provided by the laws of this state, sells, has in his possession with intent to sell, or carries on his person any blackjack, slung shot or metallic knuckles shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and such weapon or articles so carried by him shall be confiscated to the use of the state.

AKTI was pleased to support Rep. Coffey’s efforts and we continue to work state by state to effectively change restrictive knife laws.

We need your support and membership to Keep Knives in American Lives. Please share this email with your suppliers, customers, contacts, and friends.

About:
AKTI – The American Knife & Tool Institute represents the entire knife community and all knife owners as we have since 1997. We have successfully won every legislative effort so far. AKTI continues its mission to “Keep Knives in American Lives” Visit: www.akti.org

KnifeRights.org

New Hampshire --(Ammoland.com)- Rep. Jenn Coffey’s New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill has been passed by a UNANIMOUS voice vote in the NH Senate.

Knife Rights has worked hard to support Rep. Coffey and her KnifeRights Bill and we are very pleased to have succeeded in enhancing the rights of knife owners in New Hampshire who will now be free to purchase, sell, carry and use switchblades, dirks, daggers and stilettos.

It will take a week or so for the paperwork to be completed and for the bill to be sent to Governor John Lynch who then has five days to sign, veto or simply let it become law automatically. With the unanimous vote in the Senate and support from the NH Chief’s of Police Association, we do not expect the Governor to oppose this bill.

Please support our knife rights efforts in NH. We are holding a raffle in New Hampshire to raise funds in support of education about Knife Rights in New Hampshire. ONLY 300 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD and there are some really incredible prizes! Details: http://bit.ly/a4sABO

About:
Knife Rights. The first step to building an effective advocacy group is building the membership. Power comes from numbers. Knife Rights offers a range of Charter Memberships and there’s one that will suit you perfectly. Invest a modest sum in A Sharper Future. JOIN NOW!

KnifeRights.org

Arizona --(AmmoLand.com)- After hearing testimony from Knife Rights Chairman Doug Ritter, Senator Chuck Gray, the bill’s prime sponsor, and our lobbyist who clarified some technical concerns and with nobody speaking in opposition, the House Government Committee voted 5 to 3 to pass the our bill, SB1153, out of committee with a “do pass” recommendation.

Next stop is the Judiciary Committee. You can read my prepared testimony for the committee here: http://bit.ly/aqzTJj

We still need your support to get this bill passed; please contribute to this effort: http://bit.ly/Scvp9

Update on New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill

Rep. Jenn Coffey’s New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill which passed in the House has finally been given a hearing date in the Senate of Tuesday, March 23. Knife Rights and our lobbyists continue to work to get this bill passed.

We are holding a raffle in New Hampshire to raise funds in support of education about Knife Rights in New Hampshire. ONLY 300 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD and there are some really incredible prizes! Details: http://bit.ly/a4sABO

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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.

Join or Renew your Knife Rights membership today! http://tinyurl.com/qnu988

About:
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American Knife & Tool Institute

New Hampshire --(AmmoLand.com)- Rep. Jennifer Coffey, an EMT and New Hampshire representative, has bipartisan and multi-organizational support for a bill (HB 1665) which she recently introduced in the New Hampshire legislature.

This bill will end the 1955 state ban on the carry of “switch knives”, stilettos, daggers and dirks.

In 1992, New Hampshire legislation ended the ban on gun canes and sword canes that was a part of that same law. HB 1665, if passed, will keep law-abiding citizens from being criminals for carrying knives they use as tools in their everyday lives.

Visit Rep. Coffey’s website www.knifelawonline.com, read her petition, and make a contribution to her efforts if you can, particularly if you live, work or travel in New Hampshire.

AKTI will be providing documentation for her presentation before the New Hampshire Senate in a few weeks.

About:
AKTI – The American Knife & Tool Institute represents the entire knife community and all knife owners as we have since 1997. We have successfully won every legislative effort so far. AKTI continues its mission to “Keep Knives in American Lives” Visit: www.akti.org

U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance

New Hampshire --(AmmoLand.com)- A new bill introduced in the New Hampshire House of Representatives is a backdoor attempt to ban the trapping and hunting of furbearing animals.

House Bill 1514, introduced by Representative Steve Vaillancourt (R- Hillsborough), prohibits the sale, purchase, possession, and transportation of all raw skins or unskinned carcasses of furbearing animals.

The bill does make an allowance for the transportation or possession of raw pelts or unskinned carcasses, but only when the pelt will not be used as fur. If passed, the bill would effectively eliminate trapping in New Hampshire. Likewise, the bill would equally limit sportsmen who hunt furbearing animals like coyote, fox and raccoon.

“This bill bans the use of fur harvested from any animal,” said Jeremy Rine, U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance (USSA) associate director of state services “By doing that, it in essence ends all trapping and hunting of furbearers unless you’re OK with wanton waste of animals…something that sportsmen are not OK with in any instance. This is simply a very bad bill.”

HB 1514 is currently scheduled for a hearing Wednesday, January 20 at 10 a.m. in Room 307 of the Legislative Office Building in Concord before the House Fish and Game and Marine Resources Committee.

Take Action!
All sportsmen that can attend the hearing on January 20 are encouraged to do so and speak out against this bill. For those unable to attend, please visit the USSA Legislative Action Center. Simply enter your ZIP+4 Code and you will be able to send a letter to your legislator.

About:
The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. For more information about the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and its work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussafoundation.org.

Fight Cabin Fever At The Ninth Annual Rockingham Fishing & Hunting Outdoor Expo

New Hampshire – -(AmmoLand.com)- The annual Rockingham Fishing and Hunting Expo is set for Saturday January 9th through Sunday, January 10th, 2010. Proceeds from this event will be donated to the New England Paralyzed Veterans of America.

“I am really excited for Rockingham this year. It has been a few years since we have done it because of schedule conflicts but it is always a great show,” said Kyle Scanlon, editor of Outdoors Magazine, which will have a booth at the event and be selling discounted subscriptions for show attendees.

“I have been looking at the seminar line-up and it looks great! A lot of ‘local’ talent from guys who know how to get it done in the area,” Scanlon said. “Bill Saiff will be there, he always does great presentations, and I saw Bob Howe will be doing his ‘trophy brook trout’ seminars which I attended last fall in New York-it is by far the best seminar on the topic I have ever seen. I can’t wait.”

Other seminar presenters include; Cod and haddock fishing in New England with guide and outdoor writer Allan Butler; Ice fishing for lake trout and perch with Adrien Lavoie of YoAdrien Charters on Lake Winnipesaukee; Getting to your deer stand without spooking your prey with Jim Gallagher; Light spin fishing on the Merrimack – 2009 Season with Captain Charles Crue; Hunting strategies for the North American back yard bucks by rattling, calling, and scents with Matt Richards of Mountain Hollow Game Calls; Late-season jigging tips and tricks for trout and salmon on Lake Winnipesaukee with NH guide Travis Williams; Hunting the whitetail deer in New England with Dean Vanier of North Woods Common Scents; “Swimbaits made simple” by Bassmaster Elite Series Angler Mark Burgess; and video shooting on your next hunt with Steve Kennedy of Lone Wolf Productions.

Doors open on Saturday, January 9 at 10:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. On Sunday, the hours are 1:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Adult admission is $8.00, ages 15 and under is $3.00, and 5 and under are free.

Sunday is Kid’s Day where the kids will have a chance to win exhibitor prizes by participating in the popular “Moose Clues” scavenger hunt. Adults may play as well and participation is free. This year’s grand prize is a fishing guide trip for 1 child and 1 adult.

Come see NH’s very own falconers and their red-tailed hawks or maybe catch a dog training seminar. Other activities will include a live trout pond where you will be able to try your luck in catching the “big one”. There will also be the favored casting kids, a lazer shot shooting range, a kids archery range and the new paintball range.

Football enthusiasts, with the wide coverage setup of Rockingham’s televisions systems through-out the floor you won’t be missing any of the NFL play-offs. You will be tuning into all the games as you walk through.

Rockingham Park is conveniently located off of I93 exit 1. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.rockinghamexpo.com

CCRKBA.org

New Hampshire --(AmmoLand.com)- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is again joining with Knife Rights.org to help protect our Second Amendment right to bear knives.

Your support this year was key in helping pass Federal legislation protecting our pocket knives. We’d like to close out this successful year by asking you to support an effort to enact legislation in New Hampshire to expand their citizens’ Knife Rights.

It’s an effort that could reap dividends for us all.

New Hampshire State Representative Jennifer Coffey’s Knife Rights bill has garnered national attention, coming on the heels of our victory against Customs Pocket Knife Grab. Similar legislation is being considered in other states with restrictive knife laws. They will be looking to see if this bill succeeds in New Hampshire, so this becomes much more than a single state issue.

While the bill has received broad bipartisan support and stands a good chance of passage, nothing in politics gets done without leadership and lobbying. Knife Rights member and Second Amendment legal adviser, Evan Nappen, has been actively involved in developing and promoting this bill. You can find out more about this legislation at www.knifelawonline.com

Rep. Coffey’s bill removes the prohibition on these knives and focuses the law on CRIMINAL USE of the knives. CCRKBA supports efforts that remove restrictions on ownership, carry and legitimate use of knives as tools and arms and recognizes that it is the criminal use of knives that should garner the law’s attention. For a good overview, read Rep. Coffey’s original commentary on her bill: http://bit.ly/5QiR5

Knife Rights has started a fundraising campaign to support this legislation. If everyone receiving this email would make a modest contribution of even $10, we will easily raise the money we need.

Make a contribution to this cause. Consider it your holiday gift to your Knife Rights, because a victory in New Hampshire will help us all. Make your donation at: http://www.knifelawonline.com/donate-now.html

About:
With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of the nation’s premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States. The Citizens Committee can be reached by phone at (425) 454-4911, on the Internet at www.ccrkba.org or by email to InformationRequest@ccrkba.org.

Sig Sauer Welcomes Governor Lynch To Exeter NH Facility

SIG Sauer

EXETER, NH --(AmmoLand.com)- SIG SAUER, a leader in manufacturing military, law enforcement and commercial firearms, welcomed New Hampshire Governor, John Lynch, to its Exeter, New Hampshire facility on November 13, 2009.

SIG SAUER Vice President and General Counsel, Steven Shawver, Vice President of International Sales, Peter Kujawksi, and former Congressman for the U.S. House of Representatives, Bill Zeliff, provided a tour of the expanding facility and a preview of new products currently under development for military and law enforcement customers.

The SIG SAUER facility, now undergoing additional expansion, has been increasing manufacturing and research and development capabilities over the past several years, due largely to an overwhelming demand for SIG SAUER products by federal, state, and local agencies, as well as the U.S. military and militaries around the world.

“We are fortunate to have an industry leader like SIG SAUER here in New Hampshire. It is a great New Hampshire company and an important employer for the region,” Gov. Lynch said. “I will continue to work to foster our state’s business-friendly environment so that companies like SIG SAUER can continue to grow.”

“We have increased our New Hampshire employee base significantly in the last twelve months, at least by 25 percent,” commented SIG SAUER’s CEO, Ron Cohen.

“Unlike many manufacturers in our industry, SIG SAUER is dedicated to in-sourcing our capabilities in both manufacturing and manpower, rather than the current trend of out-sourcing both to other countries. SIG SAUER has achieved a leading market share position due to the strict quality control and customer service our New Hampshire employees provide.”

About SIG SAUER, Inc.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is the largest member of a worldwide business group of firearms manufacturers that includes J.P. Sauer & Sohn and Blaser GmbH in Germany and Swiss Arms AG in Switzerland. This global network of companies gives SIG SAUER a world-class firearms knowledge base, unparalleled design expertise, and extensive manufacturing capacity, enabling the company to respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and the needs of its military, law enforcement, and commercial markets worldwide. SIG SAUER is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company with over 385 employees. For more information on SIG SAUER or any of its products, or the SIG SAUER Academy, log on to www.sigsauer.com.

KnifeRights.org

New Hampshire --(AmmoLand.com)- State Representative Jennifer Coffey (R) has introduced a bill to legalize “stilettos, switch knives, daggers, and dirk-knives” for all law-abiding citizens in New Hampshire.

Heretofore, these knives, which are not well-defined in the state law, have been restricted in the state, even though New Hampshire has some of the most liberal gun carry laws in the nation. The bill has received broad bipartisan support according to our sources and stands a good chance of passage.

Knife Rights member and Second Amendment legal advisor, Evan Nappen, has been actively involved in developing and promoting this bill. Knife Rights is planning on testifying in support of this bill as it moves through the legislative process.

Rep. Coffey’s bill removes the prohibition on these knives and focuses the law on CRIMINAL USE of the knives. Knife Rights supports efforts that remove restrictions on ownership, carry and legitimate use of knives as tools and arms and recognizes that it is the criminal use of knives that should garner the law’s attention.

You can read more about this bill from Rep. Coffey on the Second Amendment Sister’s web site: http://www.2asisters.org/

Knife Rights has quickly grown to become America’s largest grassroots knife owners organization. This latest fight against Customs Pocket Knife Grab has validated the power and importance of a dedicated grass roots organization in defending your knife rights. Invest in a Sharper Future™. Become a Knife Rights member and make a contribution to support the fight against Customs Pocket Knife Grab.

Insight Tech-Gear

LONDONDERRY, NH --(AmmoLand.com)- Insight Technology, the leading developer and manufacturer of illumination, laser aiming and thermal imaging solutions for the military, law enforcement and commercial markets, announces that Chris Green has joined its law enforcement sales team.

Green, who previously worked for Insight in 2007 and 2008 handling military customers, will be responsible for expanding Insight’s sales to the law enforcement community in the central United States with particular emphasis on the company’s broad range of military-derived laser aiming and thermal imaging equipment.

“Chris brings a great deal of experience to our law enforcement team,” said Paul Cunningham, director of law enforcement sales for Insight Technology. “His years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he worked with and evaluated electro-optical equipment, will be invaluable in helping to bring laser aiming and thermal imaging technology used by the warfighter to the first responder community and the ongoing homeland security effort.”

Prior to returning to Insight, Green worked with a major equipment distributor as a military and law enforcement account manager. During his career with the USMC, Green was stationed in Quantico at the Marine Corps Command Ordnance Test Facility (’05-’07) and Twentynine Palms at the Combat Service Support Battalion 10 Ordnance Platoon (’03-’05). Green has an extensive background in the eletro-optical equipment field covering everything from testing, evaluation and training to maintenance and repair, making him uniquely qualified to address the growing tactical needs of today’s law enforcement operators.

About
Insight Technology: Insight Technology Incorporated is the leading developer and manufacturer of tactical laser aiming and illumination products, integrated sighting systems, and thermal imaging systems for use by consumers, law enforcement officers and military personnel. Founded in 1988, the company operates its state-of-the-art facility providing highly effective and innovative tactical devices for extreme environments, advancing the effectiveness of the warfighter and first responder. Internationally recognized as exceeding the quality standards of ISO 9001, Insight Technology is located in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

Insight Technology…Dominate the Darkness.

Triumph® Bone Collector™ Muzzleloaders

Thompson Center

ROCHESTER, N.H. – -(AmmoLand.com)- Thompson/Center Arms Company Inc., a Smith & Wesson company, announced that it has begun shipping the new Triumph® Bone Collector™ Series of muzzleloaders. The series consists of two top-of-the-line .50 caliber magnum muzzleloaders that carry the look, feel and attitude of Michael Waddell’s “The Bone Collector” series currently airing on The Outdoor Channel.

“The arrival of the Bone Collector muzzleloader is perfectly timed for retailers to take full advantage of the buying season,” comments Tom Kelly, Vice President of Marketing for Smith & Wesson and Thompson/Center Arms. “We are supporting this exciting launch with a robust print and cable television campaign that features endorsements by Michael Waddell. The engineers at Thompson/Center worked closely with Michael to develop a muzzleloader that meets his standards in the areas of quality, accuracy and reliability. Based on feedback from Michael and our other customers, we feel confident that we have truly hit the mark with this new series.”

Built on one of Thompson/Center Arms’ most popular platforms, the Triumph Bone Collector Series has a distinctive look and feel and is available with a composite stock in dark gray or in Realtree® AP® camo finish. Both models feature a FlexTech® stock and are equipped with four Energy Burners™ placed at precise locations to allow the stock to slightly compress during recoil. This design is easy on the shoulder and reduces felt recoil by 43 percent.

The new Triumph Bone Collector Series features Thompson/Center Arms’ patented Power Rod®, a solid aluminum ramrod with pivoting handle, plus the patent-pending Speed Breech® XT breech plug, which can be removed by hand for quick cleaning or unloading. The rifle is complete with black traction grip panels on the forend and black Weather Shield® receivers and barrels to lock out corrosive elements along with a distinctive Bone Collector logo on the grip cap. The Triumph Bone Collector muzzleloader features a 28” fluted barrel with the QLA® muzzle system to aid in accuracy and loading. Each barrel also features adjustable Fiber Optic sights and is drilled and tapped for scope mounts.

The Triumph Bone Collector muzzleloader has a retail price of $550 and $650, depending on model. For more information on Triumph Bone Collectors, or to view the complete line of Thompson/Center Arms firearms and accessories, visit www.tcarms.com .

About Thompson/Center and Smith & Wesson
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation is parent company to Smith & Wesson Corp., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of quality firearms and firearm safety/security products. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation is also the parent company to Thompson/Center Arms Company Inc., a premier designer and manufacturer of premium hunting rifles, black powder rifles, handguns, interchangeable firearms systems and accessories under the Thompson/Center Arms brand. Smith & Wesson also licenses shooter protection, knives, apparel, and other accessory lines. Smith & Wesson is based in Springfield, Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in Springfield, Houlton, Maine, and Rochester, New Hampshire. The Smith & Wesson Academy is America’s longest running firearms training facility for law enforcement, military and security professionals. For more information on Smith & Wesson, call (800) 331-0852 or log on to www.smith-wesson.com. For more information on Thompson/Center Arms, log on to www.tcarms.com.

The Bone Collector is a registered trademark of Michael Waddell, LLC.

New Hampshire - -(AmmoLand.com)- A bill in New Hampshire that would have opened the door for animal rights activists to hijack state wildlife management policy was stopped in its tracks last week.

HB 559, sponsored by State Representative Carla Skinder (D- Cornish) would have gutted the current methodology for appointments to the state Fish and Game Commission. The bill eliminated the guarantee that qualified persons are appointed to the governing body directly responsible for hunting, fishing, and trapping regulations.

Under the bill, existing requirements stipulating that members of the Commission be an active outdoorsman holding a resident fishing, hunting, or trapping license in at least 5 of the 10 years would have been removed.

The bill also eliminated the requirement that a member have at least 5 years of experience in conservation or scientific wildlife management.

Those changes would have left membership on the Commission up to political considerations and risked the Commission becoming stacked with animal rights activists.

Despite the bill being voted down in committee by a 16-0 vote, animal rightists pushed for a vote before the full House of Representatives. Fortunately, thanks to grassroots opposition, the bill was effectively killed.