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Galco Introduces The V-Hawk


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MAR 22, 2011 06:48P.M.

Galco Introduces The V-Hawk Gun Holster

Galco V-Hawk Gun Holster

Galco Gun Leather


Optional 1¾” tuckable metal belt clips increase the V-Hawk’s superior
versatility, while the included C-Hooks offer an incredibly low profile on
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The V-Hawk is currently offered for popular semiautos and double-


Constructed of premium steerhide, the professional-grade V-Hawk
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comes complete with both leather 1½” belt loops and tuckable injection
molded 1¼” C-Hooks.
Galco Gunleather is the premier manufacturer of high-quality USA-made
leather holsters, belts and accessories for defensive and sporting carry.
The wide spacing of the belt attachments lends excellent stability to the
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handbags and a wide selection of hunting and clays-oriented items round
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AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS Pistol, looking to build upon a successful 2011, his first year competing
on the grand stage of World Cup competition. Thirty-four Olympic Quota
United States Army Soldiers Set places, the “entrance tickets” to the 2012 London Olympic Games, will be
assigned to the top performers during this World Cup Stage.
To Compete Down Under
MAR 22, 2011 06:16P.M. About USAMU:
The USAMU enhances the Army’s recruiting effort, raises the standard of
United States Army Soldiers Set To Compete Down Under the Army’s marksmanship proficiency, and supports the Army’s small
By Michael Molinaro arms research and development initiatives in order to raise the Army’s
USAMU PAO overall combat readiness. For more information on the U.S. Army
Marksmanship Unit, contact the Public Affairs Office at (706) 545-5436,
Michael.Molinaro@usaac.army.mil or www.USAMU.com.

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United States Army Soldiers Set To Compete Down Under

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ISSC-AUSTRIA M22 Pistols


United States Army Marksmanship Unit
Now California & Massachusetts
FORT BENNING, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Nine Soldiers from the
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit are gearing up to compete in an Compliant
International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup series event in MAR 22, 2011 05:04P.M.
Sydney, Australia. Competition kicks of March 23.
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750 shooters from 68 counties are making the trek Down Under to shoot Compliant
at the combined World Cup event, pitting the best in the world from rifle,
pistol, and shotgun shooting disciplines.

Shotgun shooters Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond and Sgt. Jeff Holguin are
slated to compete in double trap. Shooting in Men’s Trap is Staff Sgt.
Ryan Hadden, and Sgt. Vincent Hancock will compete in Men’s Skeet.

Richmond, the current world champion and number-one ranked double


trap shooter in the world, has already qualified for nomination to the
2012 U.S. Olympic Team pending approval by the United States Olympic
Committee. He earned a bronze medal in the year’s first World Cup last
month in Chile.

After months of training, the road to the 2012 Olympics begins in earnest
in Sydney for members of the International Rifle team. Rifle shooters
Sgt. 1st Class Jason Parker, Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptagrafft, Sgt. Joe Hein
and Sgt. Matt Rawlings are set to compete in their first international
match of 2011. ISSC M22-2 Handgun

Pistol shooter Sgt. Brad Balsley will be competing in the Men’s Rapid

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Brownells Announces Seminars


for 5th Annual Gunsmith Career
Fair
MAR 22, 2011 02:33P.M.

Brownells Announces Seminars for 5th Annual Gunsmith


Career Fair
ISSC Austria

WARE, MA --(Ammoland.com)- ISSC-Austria, exclusive importer and


distributor of the M22 range pistol, today announced ISSC is pleased to
announce that shooters in California and Massachusetts will soon be able
to purchase and shoot the M22B pistol.

The gun has now met all the requirements for sale in both states and will
shortly be listed on the roster of approved handguns in California and Brownells.com
Massachusetts.
Des Moines, Iowa – -(Ammoland.com)- Once again some of the
ISSC has received numerous queries from dealers and shooting biggest names in gunsmithing and business will come to Brownells
enthusiasts in California and Massachusetts concerning the availability Gunsmith Career Fair (the 5th Annual) to share their knowledge and
of this unique firearm and now shooters in both states will be able to help gunsmiths grow their career and business.
enjoy this product soon.
The event takes place on April 15 and 16, 2011, at Des Moines Marriott
About ISSC-Austria: Downtown in Des Moines, Iowa, and is free to gunsmiths and exhibitors.
ISSC-Austria is the exclusive importer distributor and marketer of the
M22 Range Pistol and MK22 Modern Sporting Rifle. www.issc- Seminars range from advancing your career in the gunsmithing
austria.com profession to starting or expanding a gunsmithing business.

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• Professional Techniques On Gunsmithing Guns: Ron Power of


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Reid Coffield

• Finding Your Niche in the Industry: Sharon Dressel of Dressels

Keynote speaker Ron Power will also address attendees on Responsible,


Professional Gunsmith Opportunities. The BATF will be on hand to
answer questions. You can see the full seminar schedule at
gunsmithcareerfair.com

Frank Brownell told us, “My dad’s goal was to help all

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gunsmiths grow and improve their professionalism and it’s Charter Arms
wonderful to see others taking up the gauntlet. So many folks
want to help build the industry by putting on Seminars that Shelton, CT --(Ammoland.com)- Charter Arms, manufacturer of
we’re going to extend them into Saturday afternoon.” American-made affordable and reliable revolvers for over forty-six years,
has named Professional Marketing Inc., of Starkville, Mississippi and
There’s still time to register to attend or exhibit, just go to W.L. Carter Company of College Station, Texas as their latest
gunsmithcareerfair.com or call 641-623-5401 and ask for Stacy or Jill. manufacturer’s representatives serving dealers and distributors.
Attendees and exhibitors are urged to book hotel rooms and flights early.
Nick Ecker, president of Charter Arms revealed why he chose
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than 30,000 items, the company supplies armorers, gunsmiths, and to bring Charter Arms directly to neighborhood shooting
shooters worldwide. All of their products are backed by a 100% sports dealers and distributors in the southeast.”
satisfaction, unconditional, lifetime guarantee. For more information, or
to place an order, call 800-741-0015 or visit Brownells.com Tom Wiley, president of Professional Marketing, Inc., said,
“In recently visiting the Charter Arms factory, I was
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Nick Ecker additionally notes, “The W.L. Carter Company
thoroughly covers, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and
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increase in the number of new concealed carry licenses
Charter Arms Selects PMI and issued. In Texas alone, there were more than four hundred
thousand people licensed for concealed carry at the beginning
W.L. Carter to Represent of this year, and many of those newly licensed are women.
We’re expecting to bring our popular colored frame revolvers
Firearms Line to those women who want to establish their style while
MAR 22, 2011 02:11P.M. carrying an affordable and reliable firearm.”

Charter Arms Selects PMI and W.L. Carter to Represent Tim Locker of W.L. Carter Company predicts, “Our team of
Firearms Product Line reps will be developing a regional marketing plan for Charter
Arms that will broadly expand its brand among distributors,
retailers and their loyal customers. We are excited to be a
part of the Charter team and proud to represent the industry
standard of American made revolvers. Seeing firsthand the
hand craftsmanship of each Charter revolver and the first
class customer service sealed our relationship. We will carry
that same message to our customers so they will better
understand the uniqueness of Charter Arms and their quality
products in today’s business environment.”

Founded in 1964, Charter Arms manufactures a full line of revolvers


made by professional, skilled American craftsmen in Shelton, CT, in the
heart of New England’s firearm valley. Steeped in rich 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 by a lifetime

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warranty. For more information, visit http://CharterArms.com or call the Rhino looks like no other handgun and for several good reasons.
customer service at (203) 922-1652.
Shown is the 2-inch barrel version in matt electorless nickel
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Carter, Wholesale Guns The Rhino fires from the bottom chamber (6:00 position). This is unlike
any other handgun. The low-barrel design shifts recoil in-line with the
shooter’s forearm and upper arm (No, it won’t crush your body; shatter
AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS your arm; or lower your I.Q.; okay, it may do that).

Is The Rhino A Big Animal Or The relocated barrel nearly eliminates shooter felt recoil and muzzle flip
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Weird Handgun from the hard recoiling and powerful .357 Magnum cartridge.
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The unique Rhino trigger and firing control mechanism results in this
Is The Rhino A Big Animal Or Weird Handgun revolver operating smoothly (no hammer movement) and in a manner
It’s Strange, New and It’s Powerful! very similar in operation to that of a semi-automatic handgun. Some
refer (not accurate) to it as a semi-automatic revolver.

The Rhino’s unique hexagonal flat side shaped (round) cylinder makes
for a thinner profile when carried legally concealed (and at these prices
this new hand made high-tech revolver will not be in gang banger’s
pockets).

The Rhino really is the new high-end high-performance Ferrari of


handguns. The Rhino was designed and made in Italy in one of the
worlds most modern hospital clean firearm factories.

• Caliber: .357 magnum (and .38 Special of course)

• Basic weight: Only 25-ounces with a 4-inch barrel.

• Frame material: Ergal (a special proprietary high-strength aircraft


aluminum alloy)Metal finish: Matte/brushed electroless nickel or
Rhino Revolver 20D black

• Capacity: 6-rounds

• Barrel lengths and MSRP: 2-inch $799; 4-inch, $899; 5-inch,


$925; 6-inch, $980.

• Special feature: Military style Picatinny rail under the barrel to


allow for flashlights or laser sighting systems (rail is not available
on the 2-inch model). The 2-inch model comes with a handmade
Italian leather holster.

MKS Supply • Availability: As of early 2011 marketed across North America to


licensed FFL dealers.
Dayton OH --(Ammoland.com)- MKS Supply, Inc. The Rhino is a
totally new, ergonomically designed revolutionary designed firearm and

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You may view this unusual high-performance revolver at people on the levees who’d fired somewhat indiscriminately in the river
www.mkschiappa.com bottoms below,” according to an article in the Appeal Democrat.

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News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News Association (CRPA) representatives attended the meeting, pointed out
at Ammo Land.com problems with the proposal, and urged the Board of Supervisors to not
take the proposed action. After considering the impacts on hunting
Is The Rhino A Big Animal Or Weird Handgun brought to their attention at the meeting, the Supervisors agreed to work
with NRA, CRPA, and the hunters those associations represent to work
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Revolver, Revolver Shooting the proposal’s consideration to allow input from hunters rights groups.

NRA/CRPA lawyers are now studying the proposed ordinance to provide


AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS input. The California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) is also studying
the proposal. Generally, the regulation of hunting is exclusively the job of
California Sutter County DFG and outside the parview of local government.

Supervisors Vote to Hold Off on The Board of Supervisors will reconsider this proposed ordinance,
perhaps with revisions, at its April 26 meeting, located at the Sutter
Considering Proposed Anti- County Hall of Records, 466 Second Street in Yuba City, at 7 p.m. Please
call the Board of Supervisor’s at (530) 822-7106 thanking them for their
Hunting Ordinance willingness to work with the NRA, CRPA and hunters.
MAR 22, 2011 01:32P.M.
Sutter County Board of Supervisors
California Sutter County Supervisors Vote to Hold Off on
Considering Proposed Anti-Hunting Ordinance • District 1: Larry Montna

• District 2: Stan Cleveland

• District 3: Larry Munger – Vice Chairman

• District 4: Jim Whiteaker

• District 5: James Gallagher – Chairman

The simple but surprisingly little known fact is that hunting is one of the
safest recreational activities, and that sportsmen have been the backbone
of natural resources conservation, and conservation funding, for more
than a century. It has become far too difficult for the average hunter to
find a place to hunt in California. We must protect all the available
hunting lands that still remain, and encourage increases in hunting land
and opportunity. The numerous benefits that hunters contribute to
California, from stimulating local economies to being by far the largest
California Rifle and Pistol Association source of funding for wildlife conservation, should be encouraged, not
curtailed.
Sacramento, CA --(Ammoland.com)- Sutter County, California: On
March 14, 2011, in a standing room only meeting, the Sutter County Seventeen years ago the NRA and CRPA joined forces to fight local gun
Board of Supervisors voted to delay considering a proposed amendment bans and local hunting regulations being written and pushed in
to a firearm discharge ordinance that would expand the County’s existing California by the gun ban lobby. Their coordinated efforts became the
ban on discharging firearms and archery tackle in certain areas to NRA/CRPA “Local Ordinance Project” (LOP) – a statewide campaign to
include levees in the county. fight ill-conceived local efforts at gun control and educate politicians
about available programs that are effective in reducing accidents and
The Feather River levees are popular hunting grounds, and the proposed violence without infringing on the rights of law-abiding gun owners. The
amendment would ban hunting there. The proposal apparently stemmed NRA/CRPA LOP has had tremendous success in beating back most of
from “levee workers pushing for the ban after encountering gun-toting these anti-self-defense proposals.

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In addition to fighting local gun bans, for decades the NRA has been AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS
litigating dozens of cases in California courts to promote the right to self-
defense and the 2nd Amendment. In the post Heller and McDonald legal Pennsylvania Schools Qualify
environment, NRA and CRPA Foundation have formed the NRA/CRPA
Foundation Legal Action Project (LAP), a joint venture to pro-actively For NASP National
strike down ill-conceived gun control laws and ordinances and advance
the rights of firearms owners, specifically in California. Sometimes, Championships
success is more likely when LAP’s litigation efforts are kept low profile, MAR 22, 2011 01:25P.M.
so the details of every lawsuit are not always released.
Pennsylvania Schools Qualify For NASP National
To see a partial list of the LOP and LAP’s recent accomplishments, or to Championships
contribute to the NRA or to the NRA/CRPAF LAP and support this and
similar Second Amendment cases, visit www.nraila.org and
www.crpafoundation.org.

About:
The California Rifle and Pistol Association “CRPA,” founded in 1875, is
dedicated to defending the rights of law-abiding citizens to responsibly
use firearms for self-defense and the defense of their loved ones, for
sport, and for all other legal activities. CRPA is the official state
association of the National Rifle Association. A California non-profit
association, CRPA is independently directed by its own Board of
Directors. CRPA’s members include law enforcement officers,
prosecutors, professionals, firearm experts, the general public, and
loving parents. CRPA has always worked to reduce the criminal misuse
of firearms and firearms accidents, while actively promoting and
organizing the competitive shooting sports and Olympic training
programs in California. We are proud to say that many CRPA
competitors are among the best in the world. Visit: www.crpa.org Pennsylvania Game Commission

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News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News rain and localized flooding may have impacted the number of students
at Ammo Land.com who attended the recent National Archery in the Schools (NASP) 2011
State Tournament on March 11, but it certainly didn’t damper spirits,
California Sutter County Supervisors Vote to Hold Off on Considering according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials, who hosted the
Proposed Anti-Hunting Ordinance event at the Penn State Multi-Sport Facility in University Park, Centre
County.
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The top schools in each of the three divisions – elementary, middle
school and high school – automatically qualified for the upcoming
national championships in Louisville, Kentucky, from May 13-14. In
addition, those teams that meet minimum qualifying scores also are
eligible.

The first place team in the elementary school division (grades fourth
through sixth) was Choconut Valley Elementary School. The middle
school division champions (grades seventh through eighth) were the
archers from New Castle Christian Academy. Williams Valley High
School won the high school division (grades ninth through twelfth). In
addition, the high school division teams of Halifax High School and Blue
Ridge High qualified for the national competition based on their total
scores.

Also, 50 individuals who placed first through fifth in the male and female
category for each grade level of the elementary division (fourth through

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Pennsylvania Schools Qualify For NASP National Championships
For a complete list of team and individual results, go to
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In mid-2010, the Game Commission began coordinating Pennsylvania’s


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“Pennsylvania NASP has grown to include an additional 27
schools,” said Julie Imes, Game Commission Outreach Pocket Reference
Coordinator, who oversees NASP for the agency. “We are MAR 22, 2011 01:09P.M.
going to continue to work with school districts across the
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see even more participants at next year’s competition.” Manager’s Pocket Reference

According to figures from NASP, 30 percent of students who participate


in the archery program indicate that they are more interested in other
shooting sports since taking the archery program in school. Also, more
than half of NASP participants indicated that they wanted to continue
target archery and 56 percent wanted to try archery hunting, which has a
direct relationship to the Game Commission’s mission to recruit and
retain hunters.

“From the Game Commission’s perspective, NASP® is a win-


win situation,” Imes noted.

Started in Kentucky, in 2002, NASP has spread throughout the United


States, and is now reaching around the world. By the end of the 2010-11
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in 9,000 schools throughout 47 states, Washington, D.C., Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Tournaments are held at the
state, national and international levels.

NASP is a joint venture that partners with state education and wildlife
management agencies and archery equipment manufacturers and
organizations to promote student education, physical education and
participation in the lifelong sport of archery. The program’s focus is to
provide international-style archery training in physical education classes
in grades four through 12.

For more information on Pennsylvania NASP, visit the Game


Commission’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), put your cursor on
“EDUCATION” in the menu bar at the top of the homepage and click on
“PGC NASP” in the drop-down menu listing. To get NASP started in a
Pennsylvania school, contact Julie Imes, at the Game Commission
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headquarters, at 717-787-4250. Also, “PA NASP” can be found on
Facebook by searching for “Pennsylvania NASP.”
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Fears has been an outdoor writer for more than four decades. His work
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During the 1970′s and 80′s, Fears was the wildlife manager for Gulf
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University of Georgia’s Distinguished Alumni Award. He has received
numerous awards for his writing and conservation work. MISSOULA, Mont.--(Ammoland.com)- The Boone and Crockett Club
has presented its Theodore Roosevelt Legacy Award to an organization
“This is perhaps one of the most valuable deer reference commemorating 100 years of conservation leadership and partnership,
books ever published. Lots of information in an easy-to-find- the venerable Wildlife Management Institute (WMI).
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Anyone who values wildlife would be honored to be
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accomplishments include enlarging and protecting Yellowstone and
establishing Glacier and Denali national parks, founding the U.S. 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.
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ATN Voyager – Night Vision Bi- South San Francisco, CA – American Technologies Network, makers
of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision and
ocular thermal applications, introduces the Voyager, night vision bi-oculars
MAR 22, 2011 12:48P.M. made for medium to long range viewing for home security and nighttime
surveillance.
ATN Voyager – Night Vision Bi-ocular
Combines the comfort of dual eyepieces with the cost of monocular The Voyager is a night vision device that allows both eyes to view
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for long viewing times without eyestrain.

The ATN Voyager Night Vision System features ATN’s proprietary


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• Available with wide array of image tube options for all budgets and Kennesaw, Georgia --(Ammoland.com)- George Orwell’s Animal
missions. Farm reveals how politicians use the power of their office to grant special
privileges to themselves.
• Gen: 2+, CGT, HPT, 3, and ITT Pinnacle
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than
• Super fast, multi-coated all glass optics others.”

• Dual eye viewing system for longer viewing sessions A buddy of mine over in South Carolina sent me an email reminding me
of one of Animal Farm’s lessons.
• Detachable long range infrared illuminator
He heard that Georgia State Senators voted to give themselves
• Rugged and versatile design “Constitutional Carry” last week — and left gun owners in Georgia to be
processed and restricted like cattle just because you and I want to defend
• Water and fog resistant ourselves and our families.

• Tripod mountable That is wrong. The Republicans in the State Senate are wrong…and the
gun lobbyists that concocted such a scheme should be ashamed for
• Hand strap and neck strap for comfort use selling out Georgia gun owners.

• Limited two-year warranty If you believe that ALL Georgians deserve “Constitutional Carry,” please
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Soon after Republicans in the State Senate in Atlanta voted to give
ATN Voyager – Night Vision Bi-ocular themselves “Constitutional Carry,” a member of Georgia Gun Owners
contacted me with some disturbing information.
Tags: American Technologies Network, ATN, Binoculars, Night Scopes,
Night Vision, Optics He indicated that his State Senator relayed to him that certain “deals”
were being negotiated behind closed doors between the House and the
Senate.
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You could imagine how disgusted this member of Georgia Gun Owners
Constitutional Carry Passed for was.

Georgia Politicians Because He asked: “Are they back to their old tricks in Atlanta? Are
they playing politics with our rights again? The same old
Their Life is More Valuable backroom deals?”

Than Yours You and I know the answers to those questions. Politicians have one
MAR 22, 2011 10:45A.M. motivation: reelection.

Constitutional Carry Passed for Georgia Politicians Because Our elected officials need to know that the gun owners of Georgia are
Their Life is More Valuable Than Yours just as important as politicians.

Our safety and security should not be relegated to “second class” just
because we haven’t won an election.

Afterall, you and I both know that most of us don’t have metal detectors
and armed guards standing watch when we go to work everyday.

Georgia Gun Owners Don’t let today end without contacting your elected officials in Atlanta.
Let them know that you support restoration of “Constitutional Carry” in

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Georgia.

Yours in liberty,

Patrick Parsons
Executive Director
Georgia Gun Owners

About:
Georgia Gun Owners in a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots firearm
advocacy organization dedicated to countering the gun control lobby
through an aggressive program designed to mobilize gun owners and
liberty activists across the State of Georgia, while seeking to enlist public
support for legislation that would remove compulsory government
requirements for gun owners throughout the state. Georgia Gun Owners’
mailing address is 1635 Old 41 Hwy., Ste. 112-202, Kennesaw, Georgia
30152. Georgia Gun Owners can be contacted at 678-719-2348. Georgia High Capacity Magazine Freedom Campaign
Gun Owners’ web address is www.georgiagunowners.org.

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High Capacity Magazine Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership

Freedom Campaign Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- JPFO today launches “The High


Capacity Freedom Campaign”.
MAR 22, 2011 10:08A.M.
First, some background to highlight the hypocrisy and stupidity of a
JPFO Launches “High Capacity Magazine Freedom Campaign” high-capacity magazine ban.
by Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Rabbinic Director,
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. Imagine you bought a Glock 17 9mm pistol a year ago. Your purchase
was legal and included two 17-round magazines. Now along come Obama
and other “common sense” gun-grabbers with a ban on “high capacity”
magazines.

The result?

Based on the so-called “Assault Weapons” Ban of 1994, a federal


mandate declares that after a certain date, the manufacture, sale, or re-
sale of ammunition magazines that hold more than ten rounds is now
illegal. Such manufacture, sale or re-sale will be a felony. This is how
AWB1 (and high-cap ban) were enacted.

Of course, there will be the usual exceptions for law enforcement and
military purposes. But Joe or Jane Citizen will find themselves felons for

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selling their 17-round mag. Depending on how effective the gun haters own a firearm that requires magazines, buy at least one “high cap” mag
are, Joe and Jane may even become felons for not turning in or for a commonly owned pistol or rifle. (It may even be one of the fastest-
registering their magazines. appreciating investments you ever make!)

Next imagine that you, with your year-old Glock, are somehow found in Why? Because we want the production of all those millions and millions
possession of a 17-round magazine. When it comes to guns in this of magazines in the “pipeline” before any ban can take effect.
country, the government says we’re all guilty until proven innocent.
The surge of orders from “High Cap Freedom” will quickly flood the
How are you going to prove that you didn’t buy one of those high cap manufacturers. You may not be able to get an original factory mag, but
magazines AFTER the ban was instated? Do you have your receipt from soon reputable accessory manufacturers will begin making them 24/7,
the gun shop? Did you save your receipt from that mail order house that and we’ll see new manufacturers enter the market. The result? More
sold you a couple of spare magazines before the ban started? Even if you magazine choices, at better prices, for all of us. More accessory choices –
are innocent, this is going to cost you. You’ll be a front page star in the and millions more existing high cap magazines in circulation before a
local paper, and your attorney will earn enough to send another kid to ban can take effect.
college for a year.
Help JPFO launch “High Cap Freedom”. Go down to your gun shop and
Remember, a “high cap” magazine ban was an integral part of the 1994 buy a “high cap” mag immediately! Get on the phone or your computer
anti-gun law. Some States like California and New Jersey still enforce the and place your order with an accessory mail order house right now!
high cap ban, albeit with oddly differing definitions of “high cap.”
Welcome to “High Cap Freedom”, Phase One.
In California, “high capacity” means more than 10 rounds, unless it’s a
.22 “tube” magazine, which is exempt, or if you possessed it before the There’s more to come… JPFO will soon reveal our greater strategy.
ban, in which case it’s grandfathered. In New Jersey, “high capacity”
means 15 rounds, though such a magazine is illegal even if you possessed Get busy! “ Freedom is not a spectator sport.”
it prior to the ban and even if you have no gun to put it into. (in NJ If you
own a high cap magazine, it is against the law to sell it, destroy it, Rabbi Dovid Bendory
posses it or turn it in, a complete catch 22 that makes you a felon) Rabbinic Director
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership
Apparently in New Jersey, with 15 rounds you’ll be able to protect www.jpfo.org Rabbi Bendory is an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor.
yourself and family from the cocaine addict gang that breaks into your Copyright 2011 JPFO
home, but in California, 10 rounds will do the job.
About:
Meanwhile, the police can continue to carry their 17-round magazines. Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership Mission is to destroy
That’s another part of “common sense” gun control, right? “gun control” and to encourage Americans to understand and defend all
of the Bill of Rights for everyone. Those are the twin goals of Wisconsin-
Question: Who is more likely to be on the front lines at the next based Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership (JPFO).
Columbine or Virginia Tech, the police with their large magazines, or you Founded by Jews and initially aimed at educating the Jewish community
and me with our 10-round limit? How many rounds do you want when about the historical evils that Jews have suffered when they have been
you are on the front line? Is the policeman’s life more valuable than disarmed, JPFO has always welcomed persons of all religious beliefs who
yours and mine? share a common goal of opposing and reversing victim disarmament
policies while advancing liberty for all.
Friends, as a Jew, I have a deeply ingrained distrust of any government
that promises it will “protect me.” The history of the Twentieth Century JPFO is a non-profit tax-exempt educational civil rights organization,
teaches us that “gun control” registration schemes lead to political not a lobby. JPFO’s products and programs reach out to as many
decisions to allow some populations to protect themselves while others segments of the American people as possible, using bold tactics without
are disarmed. Gun control is inexorably tied to malevolent citizen compromise on fundamental principles. Visit www.JPFO.org –
disarmament. See: “INNOCENTS BETRAYED” Copyright JPFO 2011

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Capacity Magazines, Jews For The Preservation Of Firearms Ownership, an unknown gunman fired from across the Rio Grande. (In a
JPFO January 2011 letter to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary
and Homeland Security committees, Texas Attorney General Greg
Abbott described the shooting as “yet another incident involving
AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS cartel-related gunfire.”)

Janet Napolitano Under- • In June 2010, El Paso’s City Hall was struck by at least seven shots
fired from across the border in Ciudad Juarez, the epicenter of
Exaggerating US Border Mexico’s ongoing drug war.

Violence • In August 2010, at least one stray bullet from Mexico hit a building
MAR 22, 2011 09:51A.M. at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Janet Napolitano Under-Exaggerating US Border Violence • In October 2010, U.S. tourist David Hartley reportedly was shot by
By Chuck Norris a Mexican gunman.

• In November, the University of Texas at Brownsville temporarily


canceled classes because of ongoing gunfire across the border in
Matamoros, Mexico.

And what about violence in other border states? Exaggerating border


violence?
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I agree with Rep. Ben Quayle, R-Ariz., who said that for cattle ranchers,
Dallas, TX - -(Ammoland.com)- After a decade of playing one on the daily reality of drug and human smugglers traversing their property
television, I, along with my brother Aaron, was blessed a few months ago is “far more impacting” than Napolitano conveys. Quayle went on to say,
to become a real Texas Ranger in the presence of Gov. Rick Perry, fellow “Statistics and averages might mean something to government
Texas Rangers and many others. bureaucrats and analysts in Washington, but try telling the people who
deal with these realities every day that the violence along the border
Perry mentioned at that induction: “As the drug cartels have turned up has subsided.”
the heat on the other side of that border over the past few years, we
have invested significant state resources to secure our border, looking Because of the feds’ ineptness and passivity, it’s no wonder that half the
to local police departments, county sheriffs, game wardens and even states in our union are taking matters into their own hands regarding
Texas Military Forces. However, when it was time to take the fight to border enforcement and immigration.
the bad guys, there was only one choice to lead our efforts, so we
formed our Ranger recon teams. It is reassuring to know that our Arizona-style laws have been proposed in approximately 24 other states.
Rangers are on the job, especially in light of ongoing reports of A total of 346 laws and resolutions related to immigration were approved
deteriorating conditions, with kidnappings, assassinations and by state lawmakers in 2010, according to the National Conference of
terroristic acts just miles from Texas communities.” State Legislatures. More than 100 immigration-related bills are pending
in Texas.
Only weeks later, on Jan. 31, Homeland Security Secretary Janet
Napolitano asked public officials to stop exaggerating claims of violence Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples just
on the U.S. side of the border and “be honest with the people we serve.” launched ProtectYourTexasBorder.com, where users can upload pictures
She added: “Let’s stick with the facts. We need to be upfront and clear and videos about their experiences with suspected drug traffickers at the
about what’s really happening along our borders.” Mexican border. The goal of the website is to warn the public about not
only the dangers to farmers and ranchers but also the potential impacts
The latest statistics show that 34,000 people have been killed in Mexico on the nation’s food supply.
because of organized crime and drug trafficking during the past five
years alone, and officials expect that number to rise. Yet we don’t expect According to the Texas Department of Agriculture, at the
that escalating violence to increasingly spill over into the U.S.? Texan border alone there are:

Consider just a few recent tragedies in my own state of Texas: • Close to 8,200 farms and ranches, covering more than 15 million
acres.
• In April 2010, on a street in Fort Hancock, Texas, four Hudspeth
County employees were working on a remote unpaved road, when • Producers of beef, fruits and vegetables that are essential to the

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nation’s food supply.

• Counties that account for about half the state’s fruit and vegetable
production and about 4 percent of the state’s total agricultural
income.

• Farms and ranches that make more than $700 million in


agricultural sales every year.

Exaggerating border violence?


The only ones exaggerating are the feds — under-exaggerating the threat
and severity of border violence and over-exaggerating their success of
securing the United States’ southwestern border.

In fact, this past Thursday, Napolitano continued her same Obama-


victorious-song-and-dance act at the U.S.-Mexico Congressional Border
Issues Conference, boasting of (as summarized by her office) the Obama Chuck Norris
administration’s “unprecedented efforts to strengthen security along the
Southwest border, which include increasing the number of Border COPYRIGHT 2011 CHUCK NORRIS
Patrol agents from approximately 10,000 in 2004 to more than 20,700
today.” About Chuck Norris:Action hero and Second Amendment activist,
Chuck Norris is one of the most enduringly popular actors in the world.
But while the Obama administration continues to embellish its record, He has starred in more than 20 major motion pictures. His television
PolitiFact pointed out that it’s actually stealing its predecessor’s glory: series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which completed its run in April 2001
“President George W. Bush was responsible for adding many of the after eight full seasons, is the most successful Saturday night series on
agents on the ground now.” CBS since “Gunsmoke.”In 2006, he added the title of columnist to his
illustrious list of credits with the launch of his popular Internet column.
Paul Babeu, sheriff of Pinal County, Ariz., put it well when he said that Now Chuck is a regular contributor to AmmoLand, click the following
Napolitano’s talking points about security on the border have “more to link to See more of Chuck Norris on AmmoLand Shooting Sports News.
do with political pivoting for the 2012 elections than (they do) with
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Washington’s successes may be effective for campaign Janet Napolitano Under-Exaggerating US Border Violence
rhetoric, but it’s killing our citizens — literally.
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At least I can agree 100 percent with you on this point: As you said back Gunrunner, Self Defense
on Jan. 31, let’s “be honest with the people we serve. … Let’s stick with
the facts. We need to be upfront and clear about what’s really
happening along our borders.”

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AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS A woman in Ocala, FL refused to answer her pediatrician’s
inquiries during her daughters routing physical checkup and
Stop Doctors From as a result was given 30 days to find a replacement
pediatrician for her three children. Not everyone has the
Interrogating Children about money, time, or transportation to find another pediatrician.
Firearm ownership information has been entered on patient
Daddy’s Guns records, and has been released to unauthorized third parties.
MAR 22, 2011 09:40A.M. A mother in Uxbridge, MA objected to her child being asked
about “daddy’s guns”, and stopped the doctor’s intrusive
Stop Doctors From Interrogating Children about ‘Daddy’s questioning. Days later, she found out from a friend on the
Guns’ police force that the doctor had filed a report about the
SB 432 – FL Senate Committee on Health Regulation. family’s lawful ownership of guns.

In fact, one of our own members was subjected to this intrusion. He


posted his experience here:
www.floridacarry.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=71#p913

There are exceptions in the bill for legitimate inquiries with regards to
mental health professionals and emergency situations, and there is
nothing that prevents a doctor from providing information on any topic
including firearms safety.

The bill merely prevents doctors from asking about firearms and then
denying service based on an answer not to their liking.

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TO:
Florida Carry garcia.rene.web@flsenate.gov;
sobel.eleanor.web@flsenate.gov;
Florida - -(Ammoland.com)- SB 432 is on the agenda of FL Senate altman.thad.web@flsenate.gov;
Committee on Health Regulation on Tuesday, March 22. Florida Carry, bennett.mike.web@flsenate.gov;
Inc. urgently requests that you send e-mails via the links provided to portilla.miguel.web@flsenate.gov;
each of the committees members in support of Senate Bill 432. fasano.mike.web@flsenate.gov;
gaetz.don.web@flsenate.gov;
SB 432 provides that inquiries by physicians or other medical personnel gardiner.andy.web@flsenate.gov;
concerning the ownership of a firearm by a patient or the family of a jones.dennis.web@flsenate.gov;
patient or the presence of a firearm in a private home or other domicile latvala.jack.web@flsenate.gov;
of a patient or the family of a patient violates the privacy of the patient or norman.jim.web@flsenate.gov;
the patient’s family members, respectively. ring.jeremy.web@flsenate.gov

The bill also prohibits entry of certain information concerning firearms SUBJECT:
into medical records or disclosure of such information by specified
individuals, provides noncriminal penalties, and provides for Support SB 432 – Stop doctors from interrogating children
prosecution of violations, etc.
Primarily, but not limited to the American Academy of Pediatrics, had Dear Senator,
made the banning of handguns a priority under the guise of a children’s
safety issue. Primarily, but not limited to the American Academy of
Pediatrics, had made the banning of handguns a priority
Not satisfied with merely providing household safety information, under the guise of a children’s safety issue. Not satisfied with
doctors have been specifically asking both parents AND CHILDREN merely providing household safety information, doctors
about guns in the home, and have denied service to those who refuse to have been specifically asking both parents AND CHILDREN
answer. about guns in the home, and have denied service to those
who refuse to answer. A woman in Ocala, FL refused to

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answer her pediatrician’s inquiries during her daughters


routing physical checkup and as a result was given 30 days AMMOLAND.COM SHOOTING SPORTS NEWS
to find a replacement pediatrician for her three children.
Not everyone has the money, time, or transportation to find Texas Bill Would Drop
another pediatrician. Firearm ownership information has
been entered on patient records, and has been released to Recoginition of Other States
unauthorized third parties. A mother in Uxbridge, MA
objected to her child being asked about “daddy’s guns”, and Concealed Handgun Licenses
stopped the doctor’s intrusive questioning. Days later, she MAR 22, 2011 09:32A.M.
found out from a friend on the local police force that the
doctor had filed a report about the family’s lawful Texas Bill Would Drop Recoginition of Other States Concealed
ownership of guns. Handgun Licenses
Contact and Stop Bad Bill HB 356.
There are exceptions in the bill for legitimate inquiries with
regards to mental health professionals and emergency
situations, and there is nothing that prevents a doctor from
providing information on any topic including firearms
safety. The bill merely prevents doctors from asking about
firearms and then denying service based on an answer not
to their liking.
Please vote in favor of SB 432.

Respectfully yours,
~your name~

About:
Florida Carry is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization
dedicated to advancing the fundamental civil right of all Floridians to
keep and bear arms for self defense as guaranteed by the Second Texas State Rifle Association
Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I Section 8 of
the Florida Constitution. Florida Carry, Inc. was organized by a group of Houston, Tx --(Ammoland.com)- Tomorrow, House Committee on
Florida gun rights activists in order to better coordinate activities, Homeland Security and Public Safety will be hear HB 356 in committee.
effectively lobby the state legislature, and to provide a legal entity This means public testimony, if any, will be taken and considered. We
capable of filing suit to demand compliance with state and federal law. need your help!
Florida Carry stands only to represent our members and the over 6
million gun owners of Florida. We are not beholden to any national HB 356 was filed by F rated, State Representative Lon Burnam (D-Fort
organization’s agenda that may compromise that mission. Worth). The change to proposed law states that a person’s concealed
Florida Carry works tirelessly toward repealing and striking down ill- handgun license issued by another state would not be recognized in
conceived gun control laws that have been proven to provide safe havens Texas if the person as established residency in Texas.
to criminals and be deadly to law abiding citizens.
Snowbirds and other part-time Texans with an out of state concealed
Florida Carry carry license, who live at least part of the time in Texas, have enjoyed the
www.FloridaCarry.org privilege of carrying with their home state’s license based on a reciprocal
Phone: 850-270-7486 agreement. If HB 356 passes this tradition would effectively end when
Fax: 678-359-9816 the licensees reaches the six month residency requirement.

Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports You might recall as recently as two years ago, DPS was extremely behind
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at Ammo Land.com and Texans sought out of state licenses. This was often required to be
able to continue to carry and no fault of the Texan. If HB 356 were to
Stop Doctors From Interrogating Children about Daddy’s Guns pass the Texas licensee would find his out-of- state-carry license invalid,
long before it expires.
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Discrimination, Gun Owner Harassment, Gun Owner Privacy This would also be true for over 5500 Texans who opted to get the Utah
license. Utah certified out of state instructors to present and promote

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their inexpensive, easy to obtain concealed handgun license, to the firearms for self preservation, for the defense of family and property and
annoyance of other states. Utah lost reciprocity with Nevada and New the common defense of the Republic and the individual liberties of the
Mexico because of this practice of soliciting the Utah license in other people. Visit: www.TSRA.com
states.
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license before obtaining the Utah license.
Texas Bill Would Drop Recoginition of Other States Concealed Handgun
If HB 356 passes, Texans, your Utah license will no longer be recognized, Licenses
the license you obtained in good faith will disappear long before it
expires. Keep in mind, the basic criteria for reciprocity is the background Tags: Anti Gun Bills, CCW Reciprocity Laws, Concealed Carry Laws,
check. Reciprocity, Texas, Texas State Rifle Association, TSRA

Please call or email members of the House Committee on Homeland


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Burnam is F rated by TSRA and it’s a long standing F. He is not working
on behalf of gun owners or public safety. Revolver Season Kicks Off with
House Member Contact Information Links ICORE Southwest Regional
MAR 22, 2011 09:25A.M.
House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety
Revolver Season Kicks Off with ICORE Southwest Regional
• Rep. Sid Miller (Chairman)

• Rep. Allen Fletcher (VC)

• Rep. Marva Beck

• Rep. Lon Burnam

• Rep. Joe Driver

• Rep. Dan Flynn

• Rep. Barbara Mallory Caraway

• Rep. Aaron Pena

• Rep. Armando Walle


International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts
Remember we’re only as strong as our number of members! Join, renew,
or upgrade your TSRA membership today at www.tsra.com or call 512- LOS OSOS, Calif. --(Ammoland.com)- The first day of spring marks
615-4200. We’re the NRA state affiliate but our money and our members the official goodbye to the cold, dreary weather of winter and hello to the
come from Texas. promise of warmer climes, returning song birds, budding flowers and,
most importantly to the delight of wheelgunners everywhere, the
Keep the Faith, beginning of revolver competition.

Sincerely, Alice Tripp The International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE)


Texas State Rifle Association begins its 2011 regional championship season with the 14th Annual
Southwest Regional Revolver Championship to be held Saturday, April
About: 23 on the Hogue Action Pistol Range at the San Luis Obispo Sportsmen’s
The Mission of the Texas State Rifle Association is to protect and defend Association in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
the inalienable rights of the individual Texan to acquire, possess,
transport, carry, transfer ownership and enjoy the right to lawful use of The match will feature eight stages and a round count between 200 and

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250 rounds.

There will be a cash-back side match and ICORE is donating $100 for
each division winner as well as five $50 cash prizes for a random
drawing.

Registration for the match is already open but slots are still available.
The downloadable match application is available online at
www.ICORE.org/match.

ICORE also announced the dates for six other major regionals.

They are:

• – Rocky Mountain Regional Revolver Championship on June 25-


26 in Galeton, Colo.

• – Central States Regional Revolver Championship on July 17 in


Buchanan, Mich.

• – East Coast Regional Revolver Championship September 25 in


New Tripoli, Penn.

• – Southern Regional Revolver Championship on October 7-9,


Byram, Miss.

• – Australia Regional Revolver Championship on October 14-16 in


Brisbane, Australia

• – New England Regional Revolver Championship on October 23 in


Guilderland, NY

For more information on ICORE and the IRC visit www.ICORE.org, or


follow @ICORE_Shooting on Twitter or find ICORE on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/ICOREshooting.

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