False Reports about Guns
 

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Sept. 2, 2009 TSRA
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False Reports about Guns
from The Washington Times
http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/nr...Brief-icon.gifMany media outlets have misfired about guns. Countless newspapers and television networks -- from CBS to MSNBC -- have misreported that conservative protesters are threatening President Obama with guns at public events. It hasn't happened. More


D.C. Regulations Make Gun Ownership Difficult
from The Washington Post
It takes $833.69, a total of 15 hours 50 minutes, four trips to the Metropolitan Police Department, two background checks, a set of fingerprints, a five-hour class and a 20-question multiple-choice exam. Oh, and the votes of five Supreme Court justices. They're the ones who really made it possible D.C. residents, to own a handgun, a constitutional right as heavily debated and rigorously parsed as the freedoms of speech and religion. More


No State, Local Sales Taxes on Gun Purchases This Weekend in Louisiana
from The Town Talk
If you didn't buy a gun or hunting supplies during last month's sales-tax-free weekend, you'll have another chance this weekend and pay no state or local sales tax as Louisiana's inaugural Second Amendment Weekend tax-free holiday rolls around Friday through Sunday. More


Tracking New Cases: Suing Gun Makers
from the Scotus Blog
Seeking to revive a lawsuit against a gun manufacturer over a teenager’s accidental but fatal shooting of a friend, lawyers for the Illinois parents of the dead boy have asked the Supreme Court to strike down a four-year-old federal law that shields the industry from many -- but not all -- lawsuits. More

Doves on Horizon
from ESPN Outdoors
Before the season opens, it pays to scout your hunting area, looking for heavily-used flyways doves travel when moving from one activity area to another. Doves usually fly from night roosts to watering holes shortly after dawn, then quickly move to feeding areas where they stay until midday. They loaf at perching, watering or graveling sites near the feeding area for an hour or two around noon, then return to the feeding area for the remainder of the afternoon. Before going to roost, they stop to drink again. By determining the exact time and locale of these activities, you can ascertain the best place and time to hunt a particular site. More


Grants Awarded for Three Texas Target Range Projects
from Texas Parks & Wildlife
Professional and recreational sport shooters in the Kerrville, Waco and San Antonio areas will benefit from the $240,000 in matching grants that their local target range facilities will receive to continue previously funded construction and renovation projects. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the target range grants during its Aug. 27 public meeting in Fort Worth. More