Thousands Sign Petition to Make Texas an Open-carry State
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
 Texas, despite its independence and frontier reputation, is one of only six states where handguns cannot — in some form — legally be worn in plain view. A group of residents wanting to change that have joined a growing nationwide "open-carry" movement. More than 3,500 people have signed an online petition asking Gov. Rick Perry and the Legislature to make Texas an open-carry state. More
Both Sides Await Supreme Court Ruling on Right to Bear Arms
from The News & Observer
The U.S. Supreme Court is on the brink of issuing what could be its most important ruling ever on the controversial Second Amendment right to bear arms. Gun rights and gun control advocates alike are anxiously awaiting the high court's ruling, the first time since 1939 that the nation's top justices have tackled the Second Amendment. A decision could come this week. More
Parents Claim Teacher "Silences" Child on Hunting
from The Associated Press via The Boston Globe
A North Bennington, Vt., couple is complaining to school officials that they felt compelled to withdraw their son from fourth grade for the final 10 days of the school year after his teacher "silenced" him for talking about hunting. More
Hunting Debate
from The Post-Standard
The shooting sports can be an exceptional discipline- and character-building program for people of all ages; especially youngsters. The keen eyes and steady hands of our youth allow them to achieve some impressive scores, be it target shooting or hunting. This doesn't differ from golf, auto racing or other sports, where the practiced youth of today are in the winner circles tomorrow. More
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Ammunition Assault in California
from the National Shooting Sports Foundation
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), along with the California Association of Firearms Retailers, has waged an advertising campaign in opposition to AB 2062 -- legislation that would create severe restrictions on all ammunition sales and purchases in the Golden State. Legislation (AB 2062) that would create obstacles for all ammunition sellers and purchasers was already defeated in the California Assembly Public Safety Committee once, but the sponsor has chosen to circumvent legislative rules by reintroducing the bill in the same session. More
Alberta Sunday Hunt Opened to Aid Deer Problem
from The Calgary Sun
Alberta is lifting its Sunday ban on hunting, partly in a bid to halt the rising threat of a dreaded brain disease among deer and elk. This fall, legal hunters in Alberta, excluding those operating in the province's southeast corner, will have the right to ply their pursuit seven days a week. Consultation with local government, landowners and hunters found considerable support for the notion More
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Expanded Hunting and Fishing
from The Berthoud Recorder
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today opened a 30-day public comment period on a proposal to add one national wildlife refuge to the list of areas open for hunting during the 2008-09 season and increase hunting opportunities at six other refuges. Initially proposed in July 2006, the hunt program changes were withdrawn because of a lawsuit and subsequent court decision requiring some refuges to revise Environmental Assessments to incorporate cumulative impact analyses. More
Indiana Shoreline Hunting Conflict Draws Lawmaker Interest
from The Associated Press via the Chicago Tribune
Some Indiana lawmakers plan to consider this summer whether they should devise a bill that tells hunters to avoid certain populated bodies of water. The issue has drawn the attention of state Rep. Craig Fry, D-Mishawaka. He introduced a bill last session that would have prohibited hunting in counties with more than 250,000 people along any spot in a river less than 750 feet from a densely populated shoreline. More
HSUS Attacks NRA
from NRA Hunters Rights
Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, recently made some blatantly false accusations about the NRA. Among his claims are that NRA “defends terrible wildlife abuses,” “deviates from ethical standards of hunting,” and attempts to hide these practices from the public. Pacelle also states, “What the HSUS attempts to do in the hunting arena is hold the hunting community to its own professed standards, and to put a stop to hunting practices at odds with the core notions of fairness and particularly inhumane or wasteful killing.” More
Parsippany, N.J., Police Kill Bear After it Wandered Close to School
from NJ.com
Parsippany, N.J., police shot and killed a 125-pound male bear this morning as it was headed toward Intervale Elementary School, where youngsters were outside enjoying a picnic. The officer killed the bear cub with two shots from a department shotgun as it was about 100 yards from the children, said Sgt. Yvonne Christiano, a department spokeswoman.
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Report: Vegan Diet Leads to Rickets and Death of Child
from the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance
Doctors have long debated the nutritional value of a vegan diet for children. Tragically, a 12-year-old girl from Scotland died from what doctors report was an attempt to follow a vegan diet enforced by her parents. According to Fox News the girl was transported to the hospital where doctors claimed her curved spine was that of an 80-year-old. More
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