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Volume 4, No. 15; April 10, 2015  
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The new 36-inch Adjustable Target Stakes from Birchwood Casey feature their new Gravity Tension clip design that will work with targets of almost any size or construction. These Target Stakes are well-designed, easy-to-use and portable. Constructed of heavy �" steel wire; the stakes will anchor solidly in the ground to allow shooters to set up target practice in any safe shooting zone. The Gravity Tension clips easily adjust up and down and firmly grip the target, eliminating the need for backer boards, push pins or staples. MSRP: $32.90.
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The 250+ acre Aurora Sportsmen's club in Waterman, Illinois, is accepting new membership  applications.

 

The Midwest's premier family shooting sports club includes a quarter mile of pistol/rifle ranges from 50 feet to 600 yards, three lighted trap fields and two skeet fields, five stand, a very challenging natural prairie sporting clays course, 3-D archery, stocked fishing ponds, a small golf driving range and hunting on the property.

 

The Aurora Sportsmen's Club offers a robust calendar of educational and recreation shooting events including the Civilian Marksmanship Program, IDPA competition, bulls eye shooting, black powder, action shooting sports, trap shooting and much more. 


 

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Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen.

 

George Orwell 

        


 

 

TriStar's Cobra Field Pump shotgun line has been expanded to include 20-gauge models in black synthetic, Muddy Girl camouflage and Next Micro Print patterns. The new 20-gauge Cobra Pump shotguns feature a full-length forearm that accommodates almost any sized shooter. The forearm has ribbed texturing that provides the shooter with a sure grip, ensuring a quick, sharp stroke with each pump. Each shotgun is equipped with a fiber optic sight that makes it easy to locate and stay on target and comes standard with three chokes (Improved Cylinder, Modified or Full). The Cobra Field Pump shotgun line comes in three lightweight models that range from 5.4 to 6.9 pounds, with barrel lengths measuring 24 inches, 26 inches or 28 inches.

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Sig Sauer's Elite Performance Ammunition line has added a full metal jacket centerfire pistol cartridge for practice and competition shooting. The Sig FMJ ball ammunition is designed to approximate the performance of corresponding jacketed hollow point loads, making the transition from target ammo to carry ammo seamless. The SIG FMJ pistol ammunition is now available in the following calibers and bullet weights: 100gr .380Auto, 115gr 9mm Luger, 124gr .357SIG, 180gr .40S&W, 180gr 10mm and 230gr .45Auto.
 

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Hopper Spit from Birchwood Casey was designed to provide extreme long-term rust and corrosion protection for firearms. It is formulated to protect both ferrous and non-ferrous metals from the harsh effects of corrosive conditions and long-term storage. When applied as directed, Hopper Spit provides a protective finish that ensures long-term protection. It also quickly and easily cleans off when it's time to put your firearm back into service. 11 oz. can MSRP: $14.40. 

 

For 2015 the Winchester Repeating Arms SX3 Long Beard Turkey model will be available in the new Mossy Oak Break-Up Country camo pattern. Available in 12 gauge 3 �", the new SX3 Long Beard Turkey autoloading shotgun features a pistol grip stock and comes with a Briley Invector-Plus Long Beard extra full extended choke tube. The SX3 Long Beard features a synthetic stock with textured gripping surfaces. The back-bored barrel and Invector-Plus Choke Tube system delivers a consistent and reliable shot pattern. The 24" barrel is easy to swing in tight brush.

 

The proven Active Valve gas system cycles a wide range of loads. Quadra-Vent Ports vent excess gasses for cleaner operation. The SX3 Long Beard also features an Inflex Technology recoil pad to help reduce felt recoil. For long-term reliability, the SX3 has a hard chrome-plated chamber and bore that are resistant to wear and corrosion.

 

The SX3 Long Beard comes with a TRUGLO fiber-optic front sight with adjustable rear sight. To easily mount your favorite optic, the SX3 Long Beard comes with a Weaver style cantilever rail design. Three interchangeable comb inserts and three recoil pad options let you fine-tune the shotgun's fit. MSRP: $1,269.99. .

 

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GOP, Democrats Unite

in Opposing UN Arms Treaty

 

Since the Obama administration announced in October 2009 that it would seek to negotiate an Arms Trade Treaty through the United Nations, Congress has regularly cautioned the White House that such a treaty is not in the interests of the United States. After Secretary of State John Kerry signed the agreement in September 2013, Congress stepped up its warnings.

 

Last month that opposition reached a new peak of intensity. On March 2nd the 12 freshman Republican senators joined their colleagues, led by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., in pledging to reject the treaty. In the House 34 Republican freshmen signed a letter written by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., pledging to support the Senate opposition.

 

Treaty supporters will use the agreement to do what they like to do-criticize the U.S. and Israel-and ignore the egregious misdeeds of other nations.

 

On March 27th Rep. Kelly released four letters, signed by 90 members, requesting a ban on funding for implementing the treaty. And, on the previous day, 59 senators, including five Democrats, voted for a similar appropriations amendment offered by Inhofe and Moran to the Senate budget resolution for fiscal year 2016. Today 59 senators and 191 House members are on record opposing the treaty.

 

Supporters like to argue the only reason for the strong congressional opposition to the treaty is concern about its impact on rights protected by the Second Amendment. That is untrue. Both the Senate and the House letters set out a wide range of concerns on both substance and process.

 

A perfect example of this comes today from Kenya, where the director of Amnesty International, Justus Nyang'aya, notes that, even though Kenya was one of the leaders of the campaign for the treaty, it has not ratified it. According to him this is a problem because, without the agreement, Kenya cannot fix its lax controls, including those on "civilian possession."

 

Perhaps a friend of the treaty should remind Nyang'aya that the agreement supposedly is not about promoting civilian gun control. But what Nyang'aya doesn't admit-what almost no treaty advocate is willing to admit-is that Kenya has been extensively involved in trafficking arms into South Sudan. Its advocacy of the treaty was deeply hypocritical from the start. [Source: The Daily Signal - Ted Bromund (4/6/15)]






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On this week's On Target Radio, David and Gretchen will look at the troubling trend of the diminishing right to free speech. They will also be discussing whose lining up on the conservative side for president, taking a look at the UN Arms Treaty and how it's a rare instance of Republicans and Democrats agreeing, and ISIS' going humanitarian for a photo op.

 

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Bill Would Pay Gun Owners

to Hand Over Assault Weapons

 

The Support Assault Firearm Elimination and Education of our (SAFER) Streets Act [sic], expected to be reintroduced next week by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), would provide gun owners with an incentive to turn in their firearms to local police departments.

 

"Assault weapons are not about hunting, or even self-defense," DeLauro said. "There is no reason on earth, other than to kill as many people as possible in as short a time as possible, that anyone needs a gun designed for a battlefield."

 

Though DeLauro is in favor of stronger gun laws that would completely ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, she emphasized this bill would not force gun owners to turn in their firearms. The legislation would provide up to $2000 in tax credits for gun owners who voluntarily hand over assault weapons to their local police departments.

 

The assault weapons legislation comes in response to the horrific mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., DeLauro's home state, in December 2012. DeLauro originally introduced the bill in January 2013, just one month after the Newtown shooting, but the legislation fell short in the Republican-controlled House. She plans to reintroduce it next week when Congress returns from recess. She said the bill would help "get more assault weapons off the streets."

 

"Just days after the Newtown tragedy, President Obama asked, 'Are we doing enough to protect our children?' And he admitted the answer is, 'no.' That must change," DeLauro said.

 

DeLauro is announcing the assault weapons legislation this week in conjunction with National Public Health Week. The co-sponsors include Reps. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), Ra�l Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), and David Cicilline (D-R.I.). [Source: The Hill - Tim Devaney 4/6/15]   

 Al Sharpton Calls for Federal Police Laws

 

The Reverend Al Sharpton called for national policing legislation akin to the Civil Rights Act this morning at the kickoff of his National Action Network's annual convention, just after the arrest of a white South Carolina police officer for murder in the shooting of an unarmed black man.

 

"There must be national policy and national law on policing," Sharpton said. "We can't go from state to state; we've got to have national law to protect people against these continued questions."

 

Sharpton's comments, coming on the heels of multiple instances of police killings of unarmed men of color around the country, were met with applause from the crowd-and from the dais, which was packed with elected officials including Mayor Bill de Blasio, Congressman Charles Rangel, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, city Comptroller Scott Stringer and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

 

The convention kickoff, which featured a ribbon-cutting with the lawmakers, came just hours after it was announced that North Charleston, S.C., police officer Michael T. Slager would be charged with murder in the death of Walter Scott, who can be seen in a widely-publicized video running away from Slager while the officer shoots Scott in the back repeatedly. The video offers a markedly different story than the one Slager first offered up: that Scott had stolen his Taser and left him in fear for his life.

 

Sharpton praised the city's mayor and police chief for bringing the charges but said the nation couldn't rely on the judgment of local officials. "We commend them, but we cannot have a justice system that hopes we have a mayor in the right city or a police chief," he said. "We have to have one policy that is national."

 

Sharpton later noted that the comparatively small town's officials had been braver than police leaders in bigger cities. He has been vocal about his belief that New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo should have been charged with a crime in the death of an unarmed black Staten Island man, Eric Garner. A grand jury declined to indict Mr. Pantaleo, spurring protests throughout the city. [Source: Observer News - Jillian Jorgensen - 04/08/15]

 

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California Fish & Game Commission

Set to Ban Traditional Ammo

 

The California Fish and Game Commission is scheduled to meet Thursday to adopt regulations that will ban the use of traditional ammunition for hunting in that state. Once again NSSF has submitted comments on the issue stating concerns that the implementation of the ban will create severe shortages of ammunition available for California hunters, which will lead to fewer hunters and ultimately a decrease in conservation funding California receives from ammunition excise taxes and hunting license sales to manage wildlife resources. The phasing-in of non-lead ammunition will begin July 1 with the final phase of the process concluding by July 2019, meaning the use of traditional ammunition for hunting purposes in California will be banned by mid-2019.

National Right-to-Carry Legislation

 

Thanks to your continued calls and emails, NRA-supported National Right-to-Carry bills have seen increases in co-sponsorships over the last couple of weeks. Please continue to contact your elected officials and urge them to cosponsor and support these important bills:

 

S. 498 - Introduced by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), this legislation would respect the rights of individuals who possess concealed carry permits from their home states, or who are not prohibited from carrying concealed in their home state, to exercise those rights in any other state that does not prohibit concealed carry. This bill currently has 23 cosponsors.

 

H.R. 923 - Introduced by U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.), this legislation is the House companion bill to S. 498. The legislation would also respect the rights of individuals who possess concealed carry permits from their home states, or who are not prohibited from carrying concealed in their home state, to exercise those rights in any other state that does not prohibit concealed carry. This bill currently has 17 cosponsors.

 

H.R. 986 - Introduced by U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), this bill would allow any person with a valid carry permit or license issued by a state to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that does not prohibit concealed carry. This bill would also provide legal protection for law-abiding concealed carry permit holders against states that violate the intent of this bill. This bill currently has 114 cosponsors.

 

H.R. 402 - Introduced by U.S. Representative Rich Nugent (R-Fla.), this bill would allow any person with a valid carry permit or license issued by a state to carry a concealed firearm in any other state that does not prohibit concealed carry. The bill currently has 81 cosponsors.

 

NRA would like to thank the sponsors and cosponsors of these critically important bills. Again, we ask that you contact your lawmakers today and ask them to cosponsor and support these bills. [Source: NRA/ILA]