This appears to be about the long and the short of it.We need to really look at limiting EO’s and directives. The punk Obama thought himself professionally above the law. It is obvious he is back with his illegal BS destroying our Constitution and his hand is clearly in charge again of the doodling old fool in the WH.
The political profiling use of the IRS, ObamaCare implementation, the Chrysler bailout, DACA and DAPA, his Recess appointments, his assault on free speech, his Clean Power Plan BS, the EPA Cap and Trade as examples. Now they continue with the dimwit of Delaware and his EO’s—the China henchman Biden and his Chinese Communist Democrat party are now butchering the US. The SCOTUS needs to get to work and strike down all of the Communists EO’s. Then there is his refusal to enforce U.S. border and immigration laws, orchestrating a clandestine invasion of America across the southern border, pushing his party’s trans radicalism, he is pushing child castration and sterilization, he released 1 million barrels of oil per day from our reserves, his disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan leaving American citizens and Afghan allies, weapons, and equipment for the Taliban to commandeer, America is much less safe now because of a weak incompetent president. Our national security is at risk, his policies have caused record inflation and unsustainably high consumer prices. He throws money at problems the government has created through the so-called American Rescue Plan, relinquishing U.S. energy independence, and printing more money, he has made just about everything Americans need more expensive!
Biden is a traitor!
New Executive Order - FYI
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No worries, Gen Mark Milley will send black roses to Putin for the russia jet downing a US drone.
It's not russia by itself, its the Russia Iran China alliance (aka "RIC") that the US cannot handle. The RIC is currently doing joint exercises across air/land/sea !
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That is long since over. He is under a microscope now and has been for 5 full years. He does not spend a dime without the New York AG looking for a way to prosecute him or others in the NRA. So, forget about it. Kind of like Trump, he did a lot of stuff that was questionable but on balance he saved us from dramatic new bans and the NRA was the catalyst and lobbyist for every single state that has a CCW or permit less carry.
The GOA and SAF joined the legal side about a dozen years ago and now are often the lead agency. But they do not have a ground game, they do not even have offices, or lobbyists of people in the states to campaign for changes in the law, the NRA does.
Dontate to any you want, just do not do anything. But take a long look at where we were, where we are, and who can do the best for us down the road. The GOA and SAF both get donations from me every year, the NRA usually does not, yet I send donations to the NRA Whittington Center, which is not controlled by the NRA in anyway, they are a totally separate and funded totally different.
My local gun club just announced that the NRA is giving $5,000 or so in a grant to buy ammo for youth events both NRA and others. Funding & Grants | Range Services (nra.org)
And the NRA has given more that $457.000,000 in range improvement grants since 1990. Grants | NRA Foundation
And, the Friends of the NRA have given more than $600,000,000 since 1992 in range and shooting funds. Here is a link for a $6,000 grant to a range I used for a decade or more. It was just one table, a trash can and a hill for a backstop for 50 years. Now it is a great range. Free to the public for a $3 pass or free to anyone with a fishing or hunting license. NRA Donates to Shooting Range Project | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (wildlifedepartment.com)
Here is one where the NRA gave $30,000 for 12 ranges in South Dakota, these are free to the public, on public land. NRA Awards 12 Public Shooting Range Grants | NRA Family
In Oklahoma they built state of the art ranges on 12 public hunting areas. I have used 5 of them going back 40 years, they were nothing, just a table and a backstop, now they are as good as any private range. Did I mention they are free to anyone with a hunting or fishing license or anyone over 65 and kids? All of that happened on Wayne's watch. If he stole money or wasted money illegally, send him to jail. WMA Shooting Ranges | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (wildlifedepartment.com)
This next picture shows the covered pistol range and the rifle range on the right, the 6,000 grant above was matching funding for this one. I went there 40-50 times when it was just the one table and a hillside, no target frames nothing.
Lexington WMA | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (wildlifedepartment.com)
Here is a pic of the pistol range.
And a pic of that rifle range on the right.
Here is a pic of the NRA funded or matching funded ranges on public land. Again free if you have a hunting or fishing license, or over 65, or disabled, $3 otherwise. A bunch of them. All over the state.
A few more of the NRA ranges.
Cherokee, adjacent to 55,000 acres of public hunting land. When I used it, one table and a pile of dirt for a backstop. With the NRA money, look at it now.
NRA money, Federal Ammo Tax money, and license revenue money at work. Oklahoma gets ZERO tax dollars for the Wildlife Department, ranges or anything under their umbrella. It is 100% funded by hunting and fishing licenses and grants. Here they are at work on one range.
I can post a few more dozen photos of where NRA money was spent the last 10 years or so, but you get the idea. I paid $25 a month for a long time to become a Life NRA member about 25 years ago, and during some election years send them $50, just like I do SAF and GOA. Otherwise I have never been affiliated with them. I know about the money actually spent because I an avid hunter for most of my 74 years and even duting military service came back to hunt most years. I have used most of these ranges and camped/hunted on most of the public hunting areas where they are located.
I think people get hung up on that Wayne deal and do dumb stuff, by forgetting that he is just one guy that got caught stealing. That said, like Trump, he did a lot of dumb stuff, the important stuff he did very, very well. And if it was actually stealing he would be in jail, lots of people tried to put him there and to destroy the NRA. Not because of their role in lawsuits, but their ground games which has led the fight in every state that has gotten CCW permits or constitutional carry the last 15=20 years. It was not just a bunch of us, it was the NRA lobby and getting people out in the states to push for those laws. You cannot take that away from them, they led those things to happen, in every state.
So, SAF and GOA can file the lawsuits and do things that they only need one office to do, but they cannot or do not have actual people on the ground in every state. That is why we need them. If they fail, the Congress will eventually be taken over by the Dems and they will legislate away much of the second amendment. The only real protection in the short term is the makeup of the Supreme Court, put there by Trump, who go elected thanks to the NRA.
My 2 cents. I paid $750 for my life membership 20-25 years ago, I now have a dozen free ranges in my state. One an hour away. One 10 miles from where I hunt deer, and two of them on the way to my hunting spot. Just saying, money well spent. Time to get over the Wayne hate and think about what is best for the second amendment.
My 2 cents.
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I would pay good money to see some quack doc drive an ice pick through the corner of his eye and into his brain.
Here's another "w.t.f? You gotta' be KIDDING me!": Son of Colorado Mass Shooting Victim Taking a Page From Sandy Hook and Suing Gun Manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Now, not only is the lawsuit ridiculous, but (here's the ROTFL): they deemed the maroon "incompetent to stand trial" - and he had an AR pistol to shoot them with. Yep, he was a sweet, kind & loveable Muslim that apparently passed his NICS check and any waiting period as well.
Sure. Uh-huh.
Now, not only is the lawsuit ridiculous, but (here's the ROTFL): they deemed the maroon "incompetent to stand trial" - and he had an AR pistol to shoot them with. Yep, he was a sweet, kind & loveable Muslim that apparently passed his NICS check and any waiting period as well.
Sure. Uh-huh.
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When they paid money to settle the Sandy Hook lawsuit, they opened the door to lawsuits against every gun maker and dealer in the country. Dumb move.
I doubt if you would notice any difference.I would pay good money to see some quack doc drive an ice pick through the corner of his eye and into his brain.
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U.S. President-installed Biden has experienced two brain aneurysms, both of which required surgery, the propagandist media never revealed just prior to the “election” to the ignorant electorates who unwittingly cast votes for the brain-dead-Biden. The votes turned over in the middle of the night were manipulated by poll workers and computers. A lobotomy might actually be an improvement in his case. The rest of his history was deliberately concealed. Previous generations knew better than to give him real power so they were eliminated by devious methods of mail-in ballots and physical exposure to virus to eliminate them. I doubt there is any grey matter to manipulate in his skull.I would pay good money to see some quack doc drive an ice pick through the corner of his eye and into his brain.
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Don't forget Participation Trophies!
They mean anyone who sells at one extreme. So if someone decides to downsize, focus their collection, etc - and sells in a private transfer (no FFL, no background check) - that becomes illegal.
So the administration is creating a pincer - increase the number of transactions that must go through a dealer, and at the same time reduce the number of FFLs.
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I don't know if they need to be good at writing the grant requests or if they just need to get to know their state level NRA guy. Our club is about 1,400 members and was a NRA mandatory club until recently. Now you can be a member of the NRA, GOA, or SAF, does not matter as long as you are a part of saving the second amendment. A constitutional right is supposed to be free, it is not.
Every year our club gets $5,000 for the NRA Youthfest I think the call it, a really good deal for kids under 18. They spend about 50 minutes in shotgun, rifle, air gun, tomahawk, archery, black powder, land and nav, and of course all the safety implications. Much like the hunter safety course but more fun. My 2 grandsons got to shoot a 50 bmg last time, big deal to them.
Also, the NRA provides this year $5,000 in ammo for other shooting events, a big deal these days.
The state level NRA guys also has contacts with the National Shooting Sports Foundation and CPM and places like the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation who give a million per year I think toward ranges and shooting. CPM for example gives us the free ammo for the Garand matches. I have gone to a bunch where I paid a $10 fee and shot two matches, pretty cheap ammo wright there.
Most of that money requires a mandatory NRA affiliation which just means they fire and NRA approved gun match or training of some type and have all the NRA safety protocols in place. Pretty simple deal really, you just must have a certain number of certified range officers and a certified match director.
Just saying, they are going to give millions of NRA money to gun clubs and state agencies every year. The key is getting your name on the list. They also play a key role in other areas. For example, I became licensed by my state as a CCW instructor first in 1996. I could not apply to the state bureau of investigation for that license until after, I became an NRA certified instructor. It did not matter how many other certifications I had or shooting schools, the NRA certification is the only one they would accept for that license.
So, if you want money for your local range improvement, call the state level NRA guy and get on the list. These ranges in Oklahoma are as good as it gets. And for a retired guy during the week, you might be the only guy there.
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Biden's proposed budget would throw billions at ATF amid controversial new gun ownership rules
Biden's proposed budget would throw billions at ATF amid controversial new gun ownership rules | Fox News
Biden's proposed budget would throw billions at ATF amid controversial new gun ownership rules | Fox News
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You describe exactly what the corrupt Govt wants. We need to draw line in the sand, and when Govt crosses that line, all bets off. That line is your shoe size away.
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The part I find most disturbing is how eagerly and even gleefully the State Police (and LEOs in general) accept their new role as the jackbooted thugs enforcing such patently unconstitutional edicts.
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And our current state in many ways resembles the state of Germany as Hitler rose to power...
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All the key signs are there:
forcing vaccines
pushing propaganda BS ideas in the schools
weaponizing govt dept's against the citizens
fraud elections
falsely jailing people
govt witch hunts
on and on the list goes.
one shoe size away from next Revolution.
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