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6/4/2014 9:05:00 AMadvertisement Pull! Intro to Shotgun Sports By Tisma Juett This month in First Shots News we're going to tackle shotgun shooting. I remember the first time I was introduced to shotgun sports. It was at a Becoming an Outdoors Women program in southern Illinois. The la...
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6/4/2014 9:05:00 AMTown of Rome, Adams County, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Trapshooting Association and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would like to invite the public to the first ever USA Shooting Junior Olympic Trapshooting Championships on June 7th & 8th at 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event is run concurrent with Scho...
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6/4/2014 8:55:00 AMBy David Codrea, May 29th 2014JPFO writer contributor, © 2014. We shouldn't begrudge "Harry Potter" film star Emma Watson attending her graduation ceremony at Brown University accompanied by an armed bodyguard. While Mail Online pointedly asks why she needs one, that's not their call to make, although having explored how UK journali...
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6/4/2014 8:50:00 AMMay 28, 2014 Special Edition GUNVOTE 2014: Don't Risk Your Rights REGISTER TO VOTE, STAY INFORMED AND GUNVOTE . . . The 2014 elections, particularly the most closely contested races for U.S. Senate seats, offer two possibilities. The first is for our industry a...
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6/4/2014 8:45:00 AMMay 27, 2014 Vol. 15 No. 20 Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act Reintroduced MORE CO-SPONSORS SOUGHT . . . The Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act (S.2363), NSSF's top legislative priority, was reintroduced last week to accommodate minor technical corrections with 36 co-sponsors from b...
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5/30/2014 7:45:00 PMEach of 44 Wisconsin Menards stores now carry On Wisconsin Outdoors at no cost to the consumer. See the Menards location nearest you on our website homepage. Pick up On Wisconsin Outdoors in the Menards camping and fishing aisle. As advertised in the May-June issue of On Wisconsin Outdoors, find Berkley ...
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5/30/2014 12:30:00 PMNikon has developed the all-new M-300 BLK riflescope to maximize the effectiveness of the .300 AAC Blackout cartridge while using both supersonic and subsonic ammunition. Now, shooters have a 30mm body riflescope that can harness both variations of this up-and-coming cartridge. The M-300 BLK riflescope comes in 1.5-6x42 magni...
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5/28/2014 9:35:00 AMby Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Rabbinic Director,Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership.May 26th 2014, © JPFO.Inc I received an unusual invitation this Memorial Day. Some friends are involved in an exercise program called "CrossFit"; their gym is doing a workout called "Murph" on Memorial Day in memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy, 2...
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5/23/2014 6:15:00 PM| Become a Member May 2014 Resources Improve Your Accuracy, Use Laser Sights as a Training Tool NSSF visits Crimson Trace Corporation's product development engineer, Fred Karl, at the company's indoor shooting range where he and Scott Linden to talk about the...
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5/21/2014 10:05:00 AMProvides Warning Poster and Audio PSA NEWTOWN, Conn.—The cost of fighting wildfires will increase by nearly $500 million this year, according to new federal study, bringing the annual total to $1.8 billion—a staggering amount that does not include other tolls on property, wildlife, habitat and humans. With that in mind, the National Sh...
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5/19/2014 9:30:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn.—The National Shooting Sports Foundation is making a total of $100,000 in grants available to public and private colleges for start-ups of new target-shooting clubs and teams. Watch a brief video aboutthe Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative The grants are provided through NSSF’s Collegia...
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5/11/2014 7:55:00 PMThursday May 15th and Friday May 16th DNR's MacKenzie Center, Poynette, WI We are a week away from the Outdoor Youth Expo at the DNR’s MacKenzie Center outside Poynette, WI. We are still looking for volunteers to assist with the BB gun range. You can choose both days or one day to help. If you are able to volunteer and know people in your...
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5/11/2014 7:50:00 PMNEWTOWN, Conn. -- Oral arguments, originally scheduled to be heard Wednesday in Fresno Superior Court, have been postponed until May 14 in the lawsuit brought by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute (SAAMI) on behalf of their members against the State of California to...
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5/6/2014 10:00:00 AMNEWTOWN, Conn. -- Employees of companies that support the National Shooting Sports Foundation at the highest level are eligible to apply for education aid through the NSSF Voting Member Scholarship Program. NSSF has again made a total of $60,000 in scholarship funding available for a maximum of 25 winning entries. NSSF is accepting applications in...
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5/6/2014 9:55:00 AMWe're doing something a little different with today's alert. So much great information and so many helpful links have dropped into the JPFO mailbox lately that we've decided to compile an assortment of articles for your reading pleasure. Then we went in search of a few great classic Second Amendment pieces to spice up the mix -- and here you go! L...
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4/30/2014 3:10:00 PMEAST ALTON, Ill. (April 29, 2014) – Winchester® Ammunition recently received two 2014 NRA Golden Bullseye Awards for “Ammunition Products of the Year” for the following products: AA® TrAAcker™- American Rifleman Defender® 7.62x39mm with Split Core Technology - Shooting Illustrat...
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4/30/2014 3:05:00 PMApril 28, 2014 Vol. 15 No. 16 What Truly Attracts Customers NSSF RELEASES CONSUMER EYE-TRACKING REPORT . . . To assist its member companies in better understanding their customer’s shopping experience, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has issued a new rep...
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4/30/2014 3:05:00 PMNEWTOWN, Conn. -- Boy Scouts of America Councils that take up the challenge to develop or expand their activities in target shooting and marksmanship can receive a portion of $50,000 in grant funds provided by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. For the fourth year, NSSF is making challenge grants available to qualifying BSA Councils. N...
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4/30/2014 2:30:00 PMBy Kurt Hofmann, April 26th 2014JPFO writer contributor, © 2014. Last July, with Illinois poised to legalize medical marijuana (albeit just barely legalize it, under the most restrictive legal cannabis policy in the country), it seemed more than logical to assume that the intersection of the state's new, restrictive marijuana law an...
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4/30/2014 2:20:00 PMThe SE WI Trapshooting conference has blasted through the first six weeks of the ten-week regular season, with the Jefferson Eagles soaring high with the only unbeaten record in the thirteen High School team conference to lead the six-team North Division. The Wilmot Panthers are atop the seven-team South Division with a 5-1 overall record. In the ...
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4/30/2014 2:20:00 PMNEWTOWN, Conn. -- To assist its member companies in better understanding their customer’s shopping experience, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has issued a new report whose findings are based on the use of mobile eye-tracking technology to reveal what really attracts shoppers to products. The report—“In-store Shopper Rese...
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4/30/2014 2:20:00 PMHunting activity has now come to a close, and members are now welcome to train or run dogs on the Club property provided they check in at the summer Check-In Box located at the front door of the Clubhouse. If you are unsure about how it works, just come inside during business hours or call ahead of time. Please note: THER...
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4/30/2014 2:20:00 PMThe Wern Valley 15-Week Summer Sporting Clays League will begin Wednesday, May 7th! Teams consist of 4-7 shooters. The team sponsor fee is $160 and the weekly shooter fee for 50 targets is $21 (includes $2 that goes to the banquet). The CAPTAINS MEETING will be Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 pm. This will be for pr...
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4/30/2014 2:15:00 PMApril 21, 2014 Vol. 15 No. 15 Reminding Bloomberg . . . WHAT REAL GUN SAFETY LOOKS LIKE . . . Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg last week unveiled another gun-control organization calling itself a gun "safety" group, prompting social media posts and a graphic from NS...
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4/30/2014 2:15:00 PMHalfway through the ten-week SE WI Trapshooting conference schedule the scores are getting hot. The thirteen High School based teams averaged 115 of a possible 125 targets each and 39 of the 700 athletes have shot at least one perfect round on the season. Jefferson remains the only undefeated team with three teams currently at 4-1. The South divis...