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NRA Instructors: Online Courses Prohibited

By Richard on November 12, 2011 No Comments

This week I received a notice from the National Rifle Association addressed to certified instructors and training counselors.  The notice prohibits instructors from teaching online classes under the banner of the NRA.

While I am a strong supporter of distance and online education, I agree with the NRA on this one.  They make the point that it is impossible to adequately evaluate the student’s safe handling and shooting of a firearm via an online learning experience.  And I believe they are absolutely correct.

While a great many things can be learned from reading a book or through independent study, the safe handling of firearms should be taught and evaluated by a experience instructor who is on scene to make immediate corrections as needed.

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Categories : NRA, Training
Tags : instructors, NRA, teaching

NRA Annual Meeting – Charlotte, NC

By Richard on May 13, 2010 No Comments

The 139th Annual Meeting of the NRA starts Friday in Charlotte, NC.  Are you going?

Like every year, we will see some new firearms introduced, so if you aren’t going, make sure you check back here for all the information.

Categories : NRA
Tags : Annual Meeting, NRA

Taurus to Introduce New Gun at 2010 NRA Annual Meeting

By Richard on March 31, 2010 No Comments

Taurus will introduce another new firearm at the 2010 NRA Annual Meeting according to Taurus president Bob Morrison.  Morrison made the announcement on the March 21 radio program Gun Talk.

Taurus is a prolific producer of firearms, frequently introducing ten or more new firearms every year.  The NRA Annual Meeting starts on May 14.

Categories : NRA
Tags : NRA Annual Meeting, Taurus

Barrett 98B Awarded Rifle of theYear

By Richard on February 15, 2010 No Comments

Barrett received a Golden Bullseye award from the American Rifleman for the model 98B rifle chambered in .338 Lapua.

barrett_98bTHE BARRETT MODEL 98B® HAS BEEN SELECTED AS THE 2010 AMERICAN RIFLEMAN® RIFLE OF THE YEAR

(Murfreesboro, TN) Barrett, a company world known for providing high-end firearms, optics, ammunition and training is awarded with the NRA Publications 2010 Golden Bullseye® Award as the American Rifleman Rifle of the Year for their Model 98B bolt action .338 Lapua Magnum Rifle.

Now in their eighth year, the NRA Publications’ Golden Bullseye Awards acknowledge the finest products available in the shooting sports. This year the Barrett Model 98B was selected by a seven-member committee that represents more than a century of collective experience in the hunting and shooting industry. To qualify for consideration for a Golden Bullseye Award, the Barrett Model 98B met the following criteria:

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Categories : NRA, Rifles
Tags : award, Barrett, Golden Bullseye, NRA, rifle

Thompson/Center Venture Rifle

By Richard on August 24, 2009 8 Comments

tc_venture_01aThompson/Center (T/C) introduced the new Venture rifle at the 2009 SHOT Show. The Venture is designed to be an affordable rifle at only $499 MSRP (street price less), yet it offers the same T/C quality enthusiasts have found in their other firearms.

The Venture is available in four popular calibers: .270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, and .300 Win Mag.

The T/C Venture has an externally adjustable trigger, allowing the user to tweak the pull to 3-5 lbs. A factory tool is included with the rifle so the user can adjust the pull. Read More…

Categories : 2009 SHOT Show, General Information, NRA, Rifles
Tags : Center, rifle, T/C, Thompson, Venture

Fla Governor Names Judge James Perry to Supreme Court; Tampa Tribune Says NRA and Conservatives Angry Because the White Guy Didn’t Get It

By Richard on March 11, 2009 1 Comments

Florida Governor Charlie Crist selected circuit court judge James Perry to fill a vacancy on the Florida Supreme Court.  Perry, a Democrat, was appointed instead of NRA-backed candidate Judge Al Lawson.

According to the Tampa Bay Online website, a division of the Tampa Tribune newspaper, conservatives will be upset about the choice because Perry is black. Read More…

Categories : General Information, NRA, Second Amendment Issues
Tags : Charlie Crist, Florida, Judge Al Lawson, Judge James Perry, Supreme Court, Tampa Tribune

HR-45: National Firearms Licensing, Tracking and Banning

By Richard on January 25, 2009 2 Comments

In an effort to bring Illinois-style anti-gun legislation to the entire country, Rep. Bobby Rush has introduced HR-45, the Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act.  This act would require a national database of firearm sales, licensing of firearms owners, and the bill would make it illegal to transfer firearms from one private person to another.

The bill would make it illegal to possess a handgun or long gun with a detachable magazine unless you were licensed.  Additionally, the ban on transfers will eliminate private sales, requiring all transactions to go through a dealer and be tracked in the national database.

Further, firearms as gifts would be severely curtailed, limited to the “infrequent” transfer of a firearm “by an individual to a parent, child, grandparent, or grand-child.”  This would eliminate an uncle gifting a firearm to his nephew, etc.

Please contact your elected representatives, and let them know your position on this dangerous legislation.  Also, if you are not already a member, please join the NRA today!  They are “on the ground” in D.C. everyday, fighting for our Second Amendment rights.

From the NRA:

U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) recently sponsored H.R. 45, also known as “Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act.”  The bill is, at its core and as its name implies, a licensing and registration scheme. 

The measure calls for all handgun owners to submit to the federal government an application that shall include, among many other things:  a photo; an address; a thumbprint; a completed, written firearm safety test; private mental health records; and a fee.  And those are only some of the requirements to be licensed! 

The bill would further require the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer, and owner’s address in America.  Moreover, the bill would make it illegal to own or possess a “qualifying firearm” — defined as “any handgun; or any semiautomatic firearm that can accept any detachable ammunition feeding device…” [emphasis added] without one of the proposed licenses. 

Additionally, the bill would make it illegal to transfer ownership of a “qualifying firearm” to anyone who is not a licensed gun dealer or collector (with very few exceptions), and would require “qualifying firearm” owners to report all transfers to the attorney general’s database. It would also be illegal for a licensed gun owner to fail to record a gun loss or theft within 72 hours, or fail to report a change of address within 60 days.  Further, if a minor obtains a firearm and injures someone with it, the owner of the firearm may face a multiple-year jail sentence. 

H.R. 45 is essentially a reintroduction of H.R. 2666, which Rush introduced in 2007.  H.R. 2666 contained much of the same language as H.R. 45, and was co-sponsored by several well-known anti-gun legislators–including Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel.  H.R. 45 currently has no co-sponsors.

Categories : NRA, Second Amendment Issues
Tags : Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act, H.R. 45, NRA, second amendment

HR-197: National Right to Carry Bill Introduced

By Richard on January 25, 2009 4 Comments

From the NRA:

U.S. Representatives Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.), recently introduced H.R. 197– the “National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2009″–a bill that would provide national recognition for valid state Right-to-Carry licensees.

The 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 if the permit holder meets certain criteria. In states that issue permits, a state’s laws governing where concealed firearms may be carried would apply within its borders. In states that do not issue carry permits, a federal standard would apply. The bill would not create a federal licensing system; it would simply require the states to recognize each other’s carry permits, just as they recognize drivers’ licenses.

Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) is expected to introduce the Senate companion bill in the near future. Rep. Stearns has introduced such legislation since 1995.

Please be sure to contact your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-3121, and urge him or her to cosponsor and support H.R. 197!

If you are not already a member, please join the NRA today!


Categories : Concealed Carry, NRA, Second Amendment Issues
Tags : CCW, concealed carry, National Rifle Association, NRA, second amendment

President Obama’s Official Anti-Gun Policies

By Richard on January 20, 2009 2 Comments

Well, the new president has made the his anti-gun agenda official.  Copied right from his transition website to the WhiteHouse.gov site:

Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent. 

So, look for President Obama backed legislation to:

  • Allow the use of law enforcement data to sue gun manufacturers for the misuse of their products;
  • Make it a crime to transfer ownership of a firearm from one citizen to another as a gift, inheritance, or private sale;
  • Banning of the sales of semi-automatic rifles; and
  • Criminalizing the sale and possession of magazines with a capacity above a random, arbitrary number.

Please, get involved!  Talk to your elected representatives.  Join the NRA.  Write letters to your newspapers.

If we do nothing, our rights will be taken.  If we stand up, and make our voices heard, we can make a difference!

Categories : NRA, Second Amendment Issues
Tags : assault weapons ban, NRA, President Obama, WhiteHouse.gov

NRA and San Francisco Close to Deal on Guns in Public Housing

By Richard on January 6, 2009 1 Comments

From the AP:

The National Rifle Association says the San Francisco Housing Authority is preparing to drop its blanket handgun ban in public housing.

NRA lawyer CD Michel says the agreement, which settles a federal lawsuit, hasn’t been finalized. But he says if the settlement is approved as expected, the housing authority will allow public housing tenants to keep legally obtained handguns. In exchange, the housing authority won’t be required to pay any damages or attorney fees.

The NRA sued the housing authority a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a gun ban in Washington D.C.and ruled that individual citizens have a right to keep handguns.


Categories : NRA, Second Amendment Issues
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