TOP 2008 HUNTING, SHOOTING GEAR BRANDS

Southwick Associates has announced the brands and products that hunters and target shooters preferred most in 2008. The list has been compiled from the 24,206 surveys completed last year. Following are some, but not all listed:
Top rifle brand: Remington (18.1 % of all purchases)
Top shotgun brand: Mossberg (29.9% of all purchases)
Top handgun brand: Smith & Wesson (18.4% of all purchases)
Top rifle ammunition brand: Remington (29.9% of all purchases)
Top shotgun ammunition brand: Winchester 35.7% of all purchases)
Top handgun ammunition brand: Winchester (26.1% of all purchases)
the new gun week, April 1, 2009

Minnesota HF 0128

E-Mail from Rep David Dill today. "The Bill cleared the public safety committee and will now be in the last of six committees, Environment Finance. The Bill has passed every committee on a voice vote".

Where did Spring go?

Fresh Snow in a Cedar Tree.
Eleven days of Spring and its still snowing. Where is that gobal warming guy when you need him?

Minnesota House File 0128

Representative David Dill (DFL) Dist 6A, has authored House File 0128, a bill that will remove the requirement to have your bow and gun cased. This bill as of 3-12-09, has been referred to the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee.
Rep Dills e-mail address is: rep.david.dill@house.mn
A companion bill, Senate File 1225, authored by Sen Chaudhary (DFL), Dist 50, is currently in the Judiciary Committee.

WAR ON DRUGS, OR ON GUN OWNERS'S RIGHTS?

As the issue of Mexican violence continues to boil over, it has become clear that for many anti-gun politicians, the war on drugs and the war on gun owners' rights are the same thing.
This past week, there were two more hearings in Congress on the topic of Mexican drug cartels. That brings the total to eight hearings so far, and there are field hearings already set to take place in Phoenix and Houston.

GOVENOR DOYLE SEEKS TO TRIPLE BACKGROUND CHECK FEE IN WISCONSIN

Governor Jim Doyle's (D) budget bill would raise the background check fee on handguns from $8.00 to $30.00. Your State Senator can be reached by phone at 608/266-2517. You can reach your State Representative at 608/266-1501. You are encourage to attend hearings on the budget by the Joint Finance Committee and express your opposition to any increase in the background check fee.

ANOTHER MINNESOTA GUN REGISTRATION BILL INTRODUCED

On Thursday, March 5, State Senator Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL) Dist 7, introduced Senate File 1165, in yet another attempt to end private firearm transfers in Minnesota. No action has been taken other than referred to the Judiciary Committee. SF 1165 is the companion bill to House File 953. SF 1165, like HF 953, was designed to not only regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows, but to regulate the sale of firearms between all law-abiding persons, across Minnesota. Also contained in SF 1165, is a de facto registration system created by requiring the records of all transfers to be maintained by the state, which would be made available to all authorities, including for use in "civil" cases. SF 1165 would also remove the permit holder exemption from a background check and even increase the waiting period from five to seven days. SF 1165 is a direct attack on Minnesotains' Second Amendment rights and needs to be stopped.
Additional Senate Authors are: Senator Leo T. Foley (DFL) Dist 47; D. Scott Dibble (DFL) Dist 60; John P. Doll (DFL) Dist 40 and Ellen R. Anderson (DFL) Dist 66.