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4-H Shooting Sports Program Starts April 6th

Mar 12, 2012

4-H Shooting Sports Program Starts April 6th - The annual 4-H Shooting Sports Program is geared toward young people interested in shooting and the conservation of natural resources. In addition to firearm safety and archery, topics may include wildlife...

Hunting weapons may be banned in Hopkinton

Mar 10, 2012

Hunting weapons may be banned in Hopkinton - If a law is passed this month, it could be illegal to possess a firearm on property owned by the town of Hopkinton. The local law would prohibit people from having any hunting devices including traps. According to the town...

NRA warns of Obama packing Supreme Court

Mar 7, 2012

NRA warns of Obama packing Supreme Court - The National Rifle Association is already jumping into the 2012 election, warning that a Democratic Senate and reelected president could get a shot at changing the political makeup of the Supreme Court and raining a hail of...

12 states on path to guns with no permits

Mar 7, 2012

12 states on path to guns with no permits - Legislatures in a dozen states are considering laws that would eliminate requirements that residents obtain permits to carry concealed weapons. Gun-control advocates view the efforts as part of a long-range strategy to...

Federal judge finds right to bear arms not limited to home, Md. handgun law unconstitutional

Mar 5, 2012

Federal judge finds right to bear arms not limited to home, Md. handgun law unconstitutional - The Second Amendment right to bear arms is not limited to the home and Maryland’s requirement that residents show a “good and substantial reason” to get a handgun permit is...

Mayor Kennedy Joins Fight Against Illegal Guns

Mar 3, 2012

Mayor Kennedy Joins Fight Against Illegal Guns - Newburgh Mayor Judy Kennedy has announced her membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a national, bipartisan coalition of more than 600 mayors working to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. The Mayors Against...

Peralta To Cuomo: Put Microstamping In Budget

Feb 29, 2012

Peralta To Cuomo: Put Microstamping In Budget - Sen. Jose Peralta is circulating a letter today to gain support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to put the stalled microstamping legislation into his $132.5 billion budget proposal. Microstamping puts a specific code onto a...

Snowshoe biathlon coming March 3-4

Feb 25, 2012

Snowshoe biathlon coming March 3-4 - Deep snow will be ideal, but if the ground is bare on March 3-4 at the Massena Rod and Gun Club, the first ever St. Lawrence Valley Primitive Biathlon will nevertheless go on.

Demand Action on “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act”

Feb 25, 2012

Demand Action on “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act” - As we previously reported, in Nov., the ongoing effort to fully vindicate the fundamental, individual right to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense took a major step forward with House passage of H.R....