Archive for August 1st, 2011

Michigan wonders: what was the big deal about “shall issue”?

An article in Detroit Free Prees “Ten years after Michigan made it much easier for its citizens to get a license to carry a concealed gun, predictions of widespread lawless behavior and bloodshed have failed to materialize. Today, nearly 276,000…

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Participate in the NYS DEC Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey

The NYS DEC conducts the Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey annually during the month of August to estimate the average number of wild turkey poults (young of the year) per hen statewide and among major geographic regions of the State. This index allo…

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Participate in the NYS DEC Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey

The NYS DEC conducts the Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey annually during the month of August to estimate the average number of wild turkey poults (young of the year) per hen statewide and among major geographic regions of the State. This index allo…

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ATF HQ promotes Operation Gunwalker figures

Go to this thread at Cleanup ATF and scroll down to the entry by onesparkz, on july 30 11:17 PM. Understand that McMahon was the supervisor overseeing Phoenix during Operation Gunwalker, and now he’ll be second in command of the…

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Chiappa Firearms to Start Putting RFID Chips in Its Guns Next Year

by Phil Bourjaily

Chiappa Firearms, the Italian manufacturer of the innovative, upside-down Rhino revolver and other guns, recently announced it would begin putting RFID (radiofrequency identification) chips in its new guns next year.

As marketing errors go, this is one of the worst ever. After all, what gun owner would want a firearm with a radio chip embedded in the grip? Actually, RFID chips are passive. They only respond when a scanner is held near them, so these chips are not a “tracking device” that will allow someone to follow an item’s movements.

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Tips on Bowhunting During the Firearm Season

If you’re like me you are always trying to get more hunting time in each season. I’m especially crave more archery time because of the decreased success rate with primitive gear. It just takes more time. Here’s one option that many bowhunters overlook…

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ATF HQ’a response to Operation Gunwalker Hearings

Promote everyone responsible. In particular, agent McMahon will become the Deputy Assistant Director of ATF’s Internal Affairs… that is to say, someone who essentially oversaw Operation Gunwalker, and was less than credible in his testimony about it, will become second…

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