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How many here remember "Operation Choke Point" under Obama? That was a government required plan to have banks deny credit to any business the government designated as undesirable. Of course gun retailers were on their hit list. That program was stopped after the pro gun groups shined a light on it. This credit card MCC idea is just Plan B after Operation Choke Point was stopped. Every one of these schemes is just an end run around our 2nd A rights. They all infringe on our right to bear arms, it's just no so obvious. This is why we all need to stay informed of anti-gun attacks on pro gun rights.

As for the danger of this scheme, America’s 1st Freedom Editor in Chief Frank Miniter put it best when he wrote, “At best, this is an attempt to harass gun owners and treat them like criminals; at worst, this new code, if actually put into use, could be used to make it difficult for gun dealers to stay in business while creating lists of who is buying things at gun stores in America.” https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/gun-purchase-tracking-by-this-company-starts-soon/

A young farm couple, Homer and Darlene, got married and just couldn’t seem to get enough lovin’. In the morning, before Homer left the house for the fields, they made love. When Homer came back from the fields, they made love. And again at bedtime, they made love. The problem was their nooner -- it took Homer a half hour to travel home and another half hour to return to the fields and he just wasn’t getting enough work done. Finally Homer asked the town doctor what to do. "Homer,” said the doctor, "just take your rifle out to the field with you and when you’re in the mood, fire off a shot into the air. That will be Darlene’s signal to come out to you. Then you won’t lose any field time.” They tried Doc’s advice and it worked well for a while. But then Homer went back to the doctor’s office. "What’s wrong?" asked the Doc. "Didn’t my idea work?” "Oh, it worked real well," said Homer. "Whenever I was in the mood, I fired off a shot like you said and Darlene’d come runnin’. We’d find a secluded place, make love, and then she’d go back home again." "Good, Homer. So what’s the problem?" asked the Doc. "I ain’t seen her since huntin’ season started!"

It's one of life's great mysteries now. LOL!

Michigan 1939

Northern Michigan 1928

Eastern Maine 1895

I have hunted turkey with a rifle in another state in the past and the people who do it are well aware of it's dangers. No responsible hunter wants to risk shooting anyone, or anything, that isn't the intended target. We always looked for a good backstop behind the turkey prior to the shot. If it was on a ridge side, the shot would go into the dirt behind the bird. If shooting downhill, the shot went into the dirt below the bird. You can wait until the bird is in front of a large tree and be sure the round will hit the tree beyond the bird after it goes through the bird. It wasn't hard to decide what was a safe shot and what wasn't. The safety factor is a matter of the man pulling the trigger. I would like to see the states put more responsibility on the yahoos that shoot other hunters and not let them off the hook so easily when they claim it was an "accident". It's hardly ever an "accident" and these people should be charged with a serious crime when they do it. Maybe that would make some of the trigger happy yahoos think twice prior to pulling a trigger without thinking about the danger involved. They should be held responsible for knowing the shot they took was safe and there was no chance anyone could get injured from it. One thing I can tell you for certain, it's nice not having to pick a lot of bird shot out of a turkey you just killed. BTW, since NY hasn't got the stomach to punish unsafe hunting yahoos with criminal charges and lifetime revocation of their hunting privileges, you can expect the state to mandate blaze orange for ALL hunting eventually, at least in some form. Turkey hunters will eventually be required to wear it when moving around and also have some visible while not moving at least attached to a tree nearby. This is what the government chooses to do to everyone involved rather than focus on the yahoos. Heck, a few yahoos are the reason the rest of us suffer under oppressive gun control laws. It just the mindset of those in power.

The ammo isn't hard to find online, but it's not allowed to be shipped directly to you in this God forsaken communist state we are living in. If you can have it shipped to a friend in a free state, this Prvi Partisan 140gr SP Boat Tail ammo is a great value for the price. https://www.luckygunner.com/7x64mm-brenneke-140-grain-pspbt-prvi-partizan-20-rounds#rid=ammobuy