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I am glad to see these politicians with the guts to make a statement, good for them!!!

I believe Reed will be a Hall Of Famer.

Take the time to sign Assembly member Tenney's Petition tenney4ny.com

Thank you for contacting me concerning the Governor's Gun Control Law known as the NY SAFE Act. I share your concerns about this ill-conceived legislation. Since day one, I have advocated for the rights of law-abiding residents, and have openly debated and spoken out against this misguided piece of legislation. As a mother, I too, am concerned about the safety of our children and all of our vulnerable citizens and would like to find solutions to cure the ills in our society which lead certain people to commit horrific crimes. We must assess the causes and seek real and meaningful solutions to these heinous acts. Manipulating our constituents with hollow political rhetoric leaves us less safe and provides a false sense of security to our citizens. Jobs, constitutional rights and our upstate culture are being eroded by the political rhetoric advanced by the Governor and many downstate legislators. . In response to this flawed bill rammed through the legislative process by the Governor and downstate legislators, Second Amendment advocacy groups, such as the National Rifle Association (NRA) and New York State Rifle and Pistol Association (NYSRPA), and other grass roots groups are filing suit and taking this hastily-crafted law to court. I have also created an online petition which I urge you and your friends to sign asking for a total repeal of this bill or at least a series of amendments so that we begin to address the root cause of this violence. Please sign the petition at tenney4ny.com. On February 28th, a rally is being held in Albany's West Capitol Park to express our First Amendment right to speak out against the infringement of our Second Amendment rights. If you would like to attend, please keep up-to-date on the event through my Facebook page and my website listed above. For some specific answers to your questions on this legislation, please see the attached link provided by New York State, http://www.governor....gun-reforms-faq or by calling 1-855-LAW-GUNS. If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Claudia Tenney Member of Assembly P.S. Please see the attached links to view a brief video of the floor debates on gun control and access the Assembly Minority Sportsmen Caucus Facebook page. YouTube: http://youtube/fAMX3TP1_DQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.../nysamsportsmen

At one time New York was a hot bed of US gun mfg. Baker LC Smith Lefever Ithaca Savage Remington, Kimber and Henry still here but how much longer do they stick around?

http://centralny.ynn...ting-remington/

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's popularity has plummeted among Republicans, Democrats and independents after he pushed tougher gun control measures into law after the Connecticut school massacre. The Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University poll released Wednesday shows the Democrat dropped from his all-time high approval rating of 74 percent in December to 59 percent now. Quinnipiac's Maurice Carroll, however, says the results go beyond the gun law and shows concern about Cuomo's liberal turn this year. Cuomo blames the drop on the public's misunderstanding of the gun measures, which he rushed into law without public hearings or the required public review period. He says they won't infringe on gun owners' rights and will save lives. Quinnipiac questioned 1,127 voters from last Wednesday to Sunday. The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percentage points.

The truth on whether an AR rifle was used is huge, the whole uproar and premise of this clamoring for the banning of assault rifles was over the Sandy Hook incident.

Hey ekp they are among the best dogs going in my opinion, if you ever get the inkling to get another one let me know. I run the Traditional Working Airedale message board, we are all about hunting with Airedales if you are interested. http://traditionalairedale.proboards.com/index.cgi?

A good example showing when a group bucks up boycotting and standing together for a cause that things happen!

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/01/23/gun-show-bans-products-targeted-by-left

One after one, the exhibitors and sponsors stated, “We must be united in our support of the Second Amendment.” No more divides between the engraved-shotgun/sporting clays crowd and we more grubby gun owners. We’re all in — or we are OUT. AMEN!!!!

I totally agree ekp!

Q: How can I reduce the amount of mail I receive from the NRA? A: Simply email us at [email protected] or dial 800-NRA-3888 and request to be placed on the "Do Not Promote" list. This will significantly reduce the amount of mail you receive without affecting important mailings, magazine service, or your membership renewal.

Blueticks are fairly large trail hounds used mostly for Coon hunting and various big game such as Bear and Lion. I have hunted behind a couple of Blueticks that were pretty fair rabbit dogs. They make great pets but once trained for hunting have a tendency to take an interesting track and follow it to wherever it goes so they should not be allowed to run loose without supervision. The books "Walk With Wick" 1 and 2 written by John Wick are probably the best books I have read for training this breed. A Google search will put you in touch with a vendor that sell those books. Good luck with you new dog. Al

"As for the number one reason people are quitting hunting, can you site a source for that data, or did you just make it up? Serious question, I'd love to read the study if the DEC or a private entity did one" Sogaard I got that piece of info out of an outdoor magazine several years ago, I believe it was either Sports Afield or Field and Stream but I am not positive. Anyhow the article was not about just NY state it was about the overall decline in hunting and fishing across the whole country bore out by state licence sales. Some sort of survey-poll was done on why sportsmen stopped hunting and fishing. The number one reason given was they had no place to go or the places they did have were so crowded that they did not enjoy themselves and just quit. How accurate was the poll I can't say but I would bet it was not too far off the mark.

With all the money saved from paying Taxes and the uncountable hidden fees we pay here in NY a person should be able to join a nice hunting club. At the rate land is being posted here in NY over the last couple of decades it will probably end being the same as Texas in the end. The number one reason people quit hunting in this state is they can not find a decent place to go.

There is no place that is perfect but between California and NY things are getting pretty bad for the outdoors sports, gun ownership and taxes among a whole bunch of other things. I have actually begun to look at real estate around the country and Texas is a strong contender for my lifestyle, the wife will be retiring in a couple of years and I just might take Mr Abbott up his offer, For me this last deal may be the straw that breaks the Camel's back and it might finally be time to get out of Dodge.

I am all for going after the representatives that voted this crap in, I am happy to say that both of my representatives voted against this law and I was sure to let them know I appreciated it. Nobody said the DEC is responsible for the law being passed but pain will have to be felt and they would be one of the branches of government to feel the pain of a boycott. If a real boycott happened there would be a lot more people feeling the pain than the DEC. The outdoor sports generate millions of dollars in many areas and venues than just government coffers and if that money were to really dry up there would be a lot of pain. Like what was mentioned above the one thing that gets things done in this country is "money"

Everybody here knows the real problem is the politicians and I agree that as a group we all should be politically involved. The problem has been apathy pure and simple. All the squawking and chest thumping starts after the fact. How many belong to the NRA? How many got on the horn and called their representatives and voiced their views before this vote was taken? I am betting if the truth was known percentage wise the numbers would be low. As for a boycott I am all for it, the whole idea is to cause pain and it requires sacrifice and sticking together. People have given their lives for the rights we have and yet I see people here that would not give up a single day of hunting, pretty sad. Al

For still hunting where I am moving around a bit I like a light fast handling gun, the knock on lightweight guns is that they are not accurate and felt recoil. Even though light rifles may not shoot those elusive one inch groups for the most part they are plenty accurate enough for hunting big game in most situations. As for recoil it never bothered me much at all, when hunting and shooting at game, I never notice it in the excitement of the moment. Firing many rounds off the bench is another matter. For stand hunting weight does not come into play so much, I have seen some even use varmint type rifles. Al

Sounds like you are a fan of trap shooting and that a new trap gun would see far more use than the other two prospects you mention. I would be buying the trap gun. Al

I have been small game and bird hunting with doubles for many years and enjoy using them, there is just something about their classic look and handling I like especially in the smaller gauges. As with anything else you will get what you pay for and when it comes to doubles I would avoid the cheap stuff because they can be real crap! Used Savage, SKBs and some imported Spanish doubles can be had at a reasonable price if you shop around and hit some gun shows. The CZ doubles are probably one of the better buys today for new and they can also can be found used for a good deal.Save up and get a nice one and it will give you a lifetime of hunting memories. Al

Nice!

The good old "Crock Pot" is the best for utilizing all the meat on a Squirrel, Cover them with water in your crock pot and let them go a few hours from morning until afternoon. Take them out and the meat will virtually fall off the bones and is tender, put the boned meat back into the pot with the broth and add a bag of mixed vegetables and let it go until the veggies are done. Season with salt and pepper, eat it as is like soup or thicken it like stew, it is eating that is as good as it gets. Al