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Clinton Clamors, All Guns Must Go!
An expanded version of the article appeared online first at www.arbalestquarrel.com
By Roger Katz & Stephen D’Andrilli
New York, NY -(Ammoland.com)- The current leading Democratic Party contender for the U.S. Presidency in 2016, Hillary Clinton, who equivocates on most issues, has no qualms about letting the American public know precisely where she stands on the matter of gun ownership and gun possession in...
NREC Announces 2015 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest Winners
First Place 2015 – Steve Rosemary Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
Delaware -(Ammoland.com)- DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced the five top entries chosen from its 2015 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest.
The winning photos will appear on the cover or inside the forthcoming 2016 Delaware Fishing Guide.
First place was awarded to Steve Rosemary of Lewes, for his photo titled “My First Catch!” of his granddaughter Cyena Williams surf fishing in...
SIG SAUER Promotes Tom Taylor to Chief Marketing Officer, EVP of Sales
Tom Taylor SIG SAUER
NEWINGTON, N.H. – -(Ammoland.com)- SIG SAUER, Inc., has promoted Tom Taylor to the role of Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Commercial Sales, effective immediately.
Taylor joined SIG SAUER this spring after several years at O.F. Mossberg and Sons, Remington, and Smith & Wesson. Prior to entering the outdoor recreation industry, he was an executive at Coca-Cola for more than 20 years.
As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Taylor has guided the commercial integration of new business units, including silencers, ammunition, optics, and airguns into the world-class SIG SAUER portfolio...
San Bernardino, Ca. Shooting Still Active & Obama Calls For More Gun Control
San Bernardino, Ca. Shooting Still Active & Obama Calls For More Gun Control AmmoLand Gun News
USA – -(Ammoland.com)- With San Bernardino, California local police, as well as state police and FBI, still scrambling to determine what happened after three gunman shot up a county employee Christmas party, our so called commander & chief goes straight to playing the gun control card.
“President Obama addressed the fatal...
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance and West Virginia American Water Complete New Fishing Pier
Union Sportsmen’s Alliance and West Virginia American Water Complete New Accessible Fishing Pier at Coonskin Park Union Sportsmen’s Alliance
Franklin, TN -(AmmoLand.com)- A new fishing pier at Coonskin Park designed to accommodate individuals with physical disabilities was unveiled at a ribbon cutting today by the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), West Virginia American Water and local union volunteers.
The project, valued at $60,000, is a joint effort between the USA’s Work Boots on the Ground volunteer conservation program and the...
Chinks in the Armor of Light Film Lean Toward Gun Control
By Chris Knox
Armor of Light – Film FirearmsCoalition.orgBuckeye, AZ -(AmmoLand.com)- More than thirty years ago my late father Neal Knox contemplated potential faults in the “Guns and Babies Coalition” that played such an important role in electing President Reagan.
He worried that the coalition, although solid with strong cultural and ideological ties binding pro-gun and pro-life views together, could fray along certain ideological lines. Pro-gun Libertarians tend to lean pro-choice, while pro-life could be stretched and redefined to be anti-gun.
Highlighting these ideological conflicts...Sierra Club Demands Congress Protect National Parks from Pipelines
The “National Energy Security Corridors Act” Would Permit Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines
National Parks Sign Sierra ClubWashington, DC -(AmmoLand.com)- As we near the National Park Centennial, Congress is considering an amendment that would open our national parks to natural gas pipelines.
The National Energy Security Corridors Act (HR 2295) would amend the Minerals Leasing Act, stripping the requirement for Congressional approval of destructive pipeline construction within and across our national parks. The unpopular measure has been attached to must-pass legislation funding the government (HR 8).
Pheasants Forever Hire Expands Farm Bill Biologist Partnership in Central Wisconsin
Becky Davis to focus on wildlife habitat conservation in Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area
Becky Davis Pheasants ForeverWisconsin Rapids, WI -(AmmoLand.com)- Pheasants Forever in Wisconsin welcomes biologist, Becky Davis, as the newest addition to the state’s Farm Bill Biologist Partnership.
Working in conjunction with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Davis will assist area landowners with voluntary conservation planning and wildlife habitat management projects in central Wisconsin.
“Wisconsin received over $51 million in Farm Bill...
Potential $500,000 Ancient Egyptian Sultan’s Armor Comes to Auction
Ancient Egyptian Sultan’s Armor Comes to Auction
Ancient Egyptian Sultan’s Armor (LOT 1262) Rock Island Auction CompanyRock island, IL -(AmmoLand.com)- A chain mail shirt identified to Egyptian Sultan Qaytbay could sell for up to $500,000 this weekend at Rock Island Auction Company’s December Premiere Auction.
Qaytbay ruled from 1468 – 1496, and is remembered as a military powerhouse and a benevolent patron of the arts. The 500-year old chain mail shirt with gold decorated plates could be one of this century’s most important pieces of armor offered at auction.
The plates that...
PolyOne Establishes Outdoor High Performance Solutions Team
PolyOne PolyOne Corporation
Cleveland, OH -(AmmoLand.com)- Demand for innovative polymer solutions is increasing among outdoor sporting and tactical equipment makers and their consumers.
In response, PolyOne today announced the creation of a dedicated team that will continue to build on recent successes and drive performance for watersports, off-road equipment, hunting, and fishing products used by outdoor sports enthusiasts, law enforcement professionals, and men and women who serve in the military.
The team will focus on improvements such as light-weighting and metal replacement, sound and vibration dampening, non-lead alternatives, ergonomics, and aesthetics. Through...
Goose Calling Tips from Mossy Oak Pro Staff Cory Dukehart
Mossy Oak Pro-Staff member Cory Dukehart is an avid waterfowl hunter. Cory shares some tips on how to use a goose call and make some of the basic sounds.
Cory Dukehart is the Mossy Oak Waterfowl Regional Pro Staff Manager for the Atlantic Flyway. Born and raised in Maryland, Cory started tagging along on waterfowl hunting trips with his father at an early age. Even though he was only an observer and retriever on his first waterfowl hunts, he was hooked for life.
Kristy Titus Hosts Seminars and Booth Appearances at RMEF Elk Camp
Bend, Oregon (Ammoland.Com) – Kristy Titus, Co-Host of RMEF’s Team Elk television show, NRA Certified Instructor and Cabela’s Ambassador, is hosting seminars on pre-season scouting success during the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Elk Camp national convention December 3-12 at The Mirage and Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Titus’ seminars are December 3 at 2 p.m. and December 6 at 11 a.m.
Her seminar, Pre-season Scouting for Early Season Elk Hunting Success, discusses the pros of pre-season scouting that will help increase early season elk hunting success. “There are many opportunities for success that lie in wait for the early season elk hunter affording the opportunity to harvest a mature bull before he gathers his cows,” said Titus.
Titus is also appearing at the Cabela’s booth #1220 at the Hunter Christmas expo on the following dates:
December 5 – 1:00-3:00PM
December 6 – 9:00-10:30AM
December 8 – 1:00-3:00PM...
Shooting Someone in the Back?
(AmmoLand.com) If the only option you have to stop a deadly threat is to shoot someone in the back, do it. But be ready to explain exactly why it was the only thing you could do under those circumstance to stop an imminent deadly threat. As with any use of deadly force, you need to be 100 percent certain of your actions. If the only course of action is to shoot someone from behind then you need to take that action to stop the threat.
Magnum Research Introduces Last in the Series of Animal Print Desert Eagles
Desert Eagle – Zebra Animal Print Magnum Research
Greeley, PA -(AmmoLand.com)- Following on the heels of the very successful limited edition Desert Eagle Mark XIX animal prints introduced earlier this year, Magnum Research now completes the series with the introduction of the Kryptek Typhon and the Zebra; both are available in either .50 AE or .44 Mag.
“The excitement among our dealers with the Desert Eagle animal prints was confirmation that consumers really do want something a little bit different than what they are used to seeing. The Cheetah, Kryptek Highlander...
Blue Book’s Gun StoreMaster Debuts New fast4473 System
Blue Book’s Gun StoreMaster Debuts New fast4473 System Blue Book of Gun Values
Minneapolis, MN -(AmmoLand.com)- Blue Book’s Gun StoreMaster is proud to announce the general release of fast4473, an easy to use, streamlined and intuitive function to greatly speed the disposition process.
fast4473 is a cutting-edge method of enabling customers to complete ATF form 4473 on a tablet or desktop browser. Fully integrated with Gun StoreMaster, fast4473 greatly increases accuracy, reduces errors, and further ensures compliance with ATF mandates by double-checking entries and processes.
Once data...
Deer, Elk Season Ends Slightly up from Last Year in West-Central Montana
Deer, Elk Season Ends Slightly up from Last Year in West-Central Montana Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Montana -(Ammoland.com)- The big game general hunting season closed on Sunday evening with higher numbers than last season of hunter trips, harvested animals and percentages of hunters with game in west-central Montana.
Elk and mule deer harvests were higher than last year, but white-tailed deer harvest tapered off in the last weekend to dip slightly below last year’s tally through the three hunter check stations in west-central Montana.
Season totals at Bonner were slightly...
Battle for 3 Olympic Spots Ahead for Nation’s Top Air Rifle Athletes at 2016 Trials
Battle for Three Olympic Spots Ahead for Nation’s Top Air Rifle Athletes at 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials USA Shooting
Fort Benning, GA -(AmmoLand.com)- The holiday countdown for America’s elite Airgun athletes is upon us and their hoping it includes plenty of 10.9s as a record crowd is expected for Part I of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials set for the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, December 4-6.
Over 430 athletes are expected to compete at the...
The Honorable Michael G. Vickers Joins BAE Systems, Inc., Board of Directors
Michael G. Vickers Joins BAE Systems, Inc., Board of Directors BAE Systems, Inc.
Arlington, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- BAE Systems, Inc., announced that Michael G. Vickers has been appointed to its board of directors for a three-year term, beginning December 1.
“Mike brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise from a distinguished career in the U.S. military and as a national security advisor in both Republican and Democratic administrations,” said Michael Chertoff, chairman, BAE Systems, Inc., board of directors. “His knowledge of the needs and challenges of defense and intelligence...
Florida Urgent: STOP Prosecutors from Conspiring Against Your Self-Defense Rights
Florida NRA – Institute for Legislative Action
Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- SB-344 Burden of Proof by Sen. Rob Bradley is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Rules Committee on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at 1:00PM
SB-344 Burden of Proof (current version) restores the Stand Your Ground law to the original intent of the Legislature by putting the burden of proof BACK ON THE STATE where it belongs.
Make no mistake, some of the Florida State’s Attorneys and prosecutors are conspiring against law-abiding...
Kevin McNair Receives Nevada Governor’s Recognition for Firearms Safety Achievements
Kevin McNair Receives Nevada Governor’s Recognition for Firearms Safety Achievements Tactical West
Las Vegas, NV -(AmmoLand.com)- Kevin McNair, owner of Tactical West of Las Vegas, NV who was recently recognized by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and it’s Project Childsafe Program as a Local Champion on Firearms Safety.
As a result, it was noticed by the top executive in Nevada, Governor Brian Sandoval who reached out directly to Kevin and presented him with a Certificate of Recognition which congratulated and commended him on his commitment to raising firearm and gun safety in the...