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NRA-ILA ALERTS as of June 10, 2016:  Barack Obama wants to unilaterally strip your gun rights. It’s puzzling that the Univ. of Chicago Law School permitted Barack Obama to lecture on constitutional law, as comment he made last week indicate that he would struggle to properly teach high school civics. Specifically, the president appears wholly unfamiliar with the concept of due process. Also, the courts have ruled that a Six Year wait for recovery of seized guns is Unconstitutional. In New Hampshire, the State’s Supreme Court invalidates a permit rule as Bogus. Agency can’t make up new requirements. New Hampshire allows nonresidents to apply for a concealed carry license. FBI NEWS: FBI data reported this week that the NICS background checks saw a surge in permits drives for a record May 2016. Records show a 41% increase in background checks conducted for firearm carry and purchase in May 2016 as compared to May 2015. It is the highest on record for the month of May. TAX: Hillary Clinton’s history of support for prohibitive taxes on Firearms and Ammunition, was confirmed when questioned during an interview last Sunday about her support for gun control. She also questions an individual’s right to own a firearm and the follow-up question about taxing firearms is also of interest. Clinton refuses to say Second Amendment protects Individual right. COURT RULES: Concealed carry, California and the Truth about the 9th Circuit’s ruling.  Last week Thursday the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 7-4 decision that Americans don’t have a right to carry concealed handguns for protection. Since California bans people from openly carrying guns, their decision amounted to prohibiting people from carrying guns at all (whether openly or concealed). ( Editor’s opinion: What do you expect from a Liberal court like the 9th, yet in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals they support our Constitutional Rights and they cover Wisconsin.) The Alabama AG denounces ruling denying Right to Carry concealed gun in Public in the California ruling. Arkansas AG also denounces 9th Circuit ruling against firearms outside of the home. Coming up in California on Tuesday June 14th, there will be several Anti-Gun bills scheduled for a hearing.  QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF: Why do Liberals (Hollywood likes) support gun control, yet they all have bodyguards with firearms. Maybe it’s time we demand they go unarmed like they want us to be?

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THE STARS & STRIPES SHOOT will be held at Viking Bow & Gun club on July 9^th, 2016 starting at 9:00am and running until 3:00pm. It is Presented by the Ariens Company. Test your skills on the Rifle, Pistol, Trap and Indoor Archery ranges! THERE WILL BE FREE BB GUN AND ARCHERY GAMES FOR THE KIDS. Open to all shooting enthusiasts; come out and shoot alongside our military heroes. All proceeds from the event will go to Camp American Legion and Camp Hometown Heroes. Prizes for top shooters in each discipline, Raffles, Authentic Southern BBQ lunch, Security personnel on hand, Secure check-in/ check-out of firearms brought into clubhouse. The club is aiming to assist Wisconsin veterans. So please come on out and support the veterans and the club. I’m going for the Southern BBQ lunch, so I’ll see all of you out there.

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Well, a lot has been going on in the outdoors and I have been out of town attending the NRA Annual Meetings in Louisville last weekend. I’m enclosing a few photos for you to see what and why you should be a member of the NRA. I found they are doing more for education of firearms than any other organization or the government for women and children. You always hear the bad mouthing of the NRA by the Democrats and Clinton, but if you were there, you really would have heard a totally different story and seen the work they are doing towards the education side.  This year the Remington company is celebrating their 200^th anniversary and they are now coming out with youth models in shotguns and rifles. On Sunday was the Youth day and the children were given special programs and treatments at many of the booths. I also found something very interesting called TI and it’s a shooting range in a tent. It can be used for police, DNR, Hunter Education, and plain target shooting. It rents out at $45.00 per hour if someone would like to rent it out. In three more years, the NRA show will be back in our Mid-West in Indiana again. You have to see this show, over 800 booths of everything you can use in the outdoors or at home.

145th NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits - ILA Forum

For those interested, the NRA-ILA forum is being streamed live over the internet by the Louisville Courier-Journal. It is scheduled to begin at 1pm EDT.

145th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits - Thursday

We have arrived in Louisville for the much anticipated 145th NRA Convention. Many are looking forward to the appearance of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. He along with Kentucky Governor Matt Blevin, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Congressman Trey Gowdy, and other friends of the 2nd amendment are scheduled to speak at the NRA's annual Institute for Legislative Action forum tomorrow.

Ahead of Trump's speech to the NRA crowd, Hillary and her New York Times cronies have gone on the attack with their predictable anti-gun rhetoric in a piece entitled Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Set for Clash on Gun Control. The local news has been covering both the NRA and anti-Trump/anti-gun groups with hints of organized demonstrations like those during his last visit to Louisville

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HUNTING and SHOOTING NEWS: Westshore Sportsman Club is starting their Run & Gun pistol league in June. Orientation will be at the clubhouse on May 21^st from 9 to 10 am. The league is designed to operate in the IDPA fashion. They will also place situation found in your house or one the street. They will also instruct shooters on how to be more comfortable with their firearms. The league will run from June through September. For more information call Jeff at 920-794-4634 for more details.

Francis Creek Sportmen’s Club will hold its 3-D Archery Shoot from 8am to 4 pm on Saturday May 21^st and Sunday May 22^nd. The course features 30 3-D Rinehart targets with three tower stands and they fog for mosquitoes. Cost is $10 for adults, $8 for youth 12 – 15 and free for those 11 and under.  Contact Steve Thielbar at 920-323-1927 for more information.

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FISHING NEWS:  NEWGLSF General Membership meeting and fish boil and swap meet will be held on Thursday May 19^th starting at 730pm at City Limits. The meeting will have Chuck Bronte or the US Fish & Wildlife Service Senior Fishery Biologist speak about the current state of Lake Trout program and clear up some misconceptions. With the Salmon fishery apparently in decline, the May 19^th meeting will focus on the lake trout. This meeting will also include the spring swap meet, the drawing for a Flat Screen TV attendance prize, monthly raffle and lunch.  Last year’s Salmon Derby showed increased numbers of Lake Trout being registered so fishermen may want to refresh Lake Trout skills.  Also remember the NEWGLSF WILL ALSO RUN THE 2016 Lake Wide Fishing Tournament FREE for all club members. 333 Tournament Trail will again be coming to the Lakeshore. Manitowoc/Two Rivers fishermen will be able to depart and weighin their catch at Manitowoc for the 2 Sheboygan 333 Tournament Trail fishing tournaments. The dates are as follows: Sheboygan Salmon Cup is June 11 & 12^th and the Miesfeld’s Super Salmon Weekend is August 20 & 21th. Check website for more information. Mark your calendars for Hooked on a Hobby on June 18^th and Big Brothers/Big Sisters on August 6^th.

FREE FISHNG WEEKEND JUNE 4^TH AND 5^TH , 2016. Check out the clinics being hosted around the state by civic groups and fishing clubs and DNR Staff.  NO LICENSE REQUIRED. Check the DNR website for more Information.