Quote:In other words, it's not just about ending contests, it is indeed one chip off the block at a time. Next step, go after and try to end the use of calls, electronic or not. They hate us all, for hunting and they will simply divide and conquer.
Quote:As far as hunting, all hunters need to stick together. Whether you trap, call, chase bears, hunt contests or not; losing any of these rights slowly chips away at our freedoms as sportsman. Big city governments are telling rural communities how to live with no real knowledge of what actually goes on.
Absolutely! Divide and conquer is typical of the socialist democrat MO, this is just another facet of their final agenda. This pandemic could just be an awakening to the unwashed as to just how much local government can affect our lives, choose carefully, and above all,
Get out the VOTE.
Regards,
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ETA:
Perfect example of State (and all the way down to many towns) government is taking advantage of the "Never let a crisis go to waste" mentality on the left:
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Massachusetts: Federal Judge Orders State to Open Gun Shops
Thursday, May 7, 2020 Massachusetts
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Last week, NRA joined the Gun Owners’ Action League and filed an Amicus Brief in support of federal court action taken in response to Gov. Baker’s decision to close gun shops in Massachusetts. Governor Baker’s administration has used the COVID-19 pandemic as a means to brazenly threaten our Second Amendment rights by failing to designate gun shops as “Essential Businesses.”
Today, U.S. Judge Douglas P. Woodlock issued a preliminary injunction to prevent Massachusetts from enforcing the unlawful order. “We don't surrender our constitutional rights. These plaintiffs have constitutional rights that deserve respect and vindication, and it becomes necessary for a court to do that rather than the executive when the executive declines," said Judge Woodlock.
Judge Woodlock held that Gov. Baker and his administration likely placed an improper burden on the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Massachusetts by forcing gun shops to close. He ruled that the State must allow gun shops to re-open by noon on Saturday, May 9, 2020, with certain guidelines that will be included in the written order to follow.
This is breaking and developing news, and as more details become available, we will update NRA members further. Please stay tuned to
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