We won one

armedandsafe · 11-23-2011, 08:44 PM

For awhile, anyway. A snip, for copyright purposes.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...n-public-lands

Quote:

Feds bag idea of curbing target practice on public lands

By Miguel Llanos, msnbc.com

The Obama administration on Wednesday backed off a draft policy to restrict target shooting on federal land near residential areas.

In a memo, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he would direct his agency to "take no further action to develop or implement" the draft. U.S. News & World Report posted a copy of the memo on its website.

Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., last Friday sent Salazar a letter asking that the draft policy be canned, saying he worried it would be taken advantage of by anti-gun rights groups. "Any draft proposal regarding recreation on public lands must continue to guarantee hunting opportunities," he wrote.

In a statement issued along with a copy of the letter, Rehberg said the Obama administration "is uncomfortable with gun rights, and eager to restrict the Second Amendment at every opportunity."

"In a state like Montana, where the federal government is by far the largest land holder, preserving Second Amendment rights on public land isn’t just a question of good policy," he said. "It’s a question of protecting our way of life from big-city meddlers."

Please take the time to send a Thank You email to Rep. Denny Rehberg.

Pops

Dennis C · 11-23-2011, 08:56 PM

yeah for our side!

armedandsafe · 11-24-2011, 03:21 PM

Here is another article on the subject. Good one, I think.

http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-i...alerts_article

Pops

11-23-2011, 08:56 PM	#2
Dennis C Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Dakota Posts: 789	Re: We won one yeah for our side! __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson

11-24-2011, 03:21 PM	#3
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: We won one Here is another article on the subject. Good one, I think. http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-i...alerts_article Pops