Hunters really are asking: Where are the ducks?
"Where are the ducks?" That’s the question hunters across the country have been asking for the last couple years. I’ve been asking it myself. And, I can tell you, it’s disconcerting. Something is...
View ArticleHunters, Locavores and Environmentalists
Last week, I wrote my first diary on DailyKos about the impact of climate change on hunting -- based on my first hand experience. That same day, Steve Rinella had an excellent op-ed in Friday’s New...
View ArticleThe Second Amendment really is about hunting, too
As Adam B noted here on DailyKos last November, this year, for the first time in seventy years, the United States Supreme Court will examine the meaning of the Second Amendment. The case stems a...
View ArticleRebuilding respect for the hunting and shooting tradition
This is my fourth diary on Daily Kos. A big thanks to all who have made me feel very comfortable in the community. When I told people I, as a gun owner, was going to start a diary on a progressive...
View ArticleThe NRA’s leaders don’t care about hunters and shooters
It’s a question I get all the time: What happened to the National Rifle Association?It’s a question that hunters ask all the time. First, there’s an important distinction. The problem is with the...
View ArticleAHSA at the Supreme Court, a unique approach to the DC gun ban case
Today, as promised, the American Hunters and Shooters Association (ASHA) filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark Second Amendment case,...
View ArticleHunters unite to fight global warming. Where's the NRA?
Earlier this week, over 670 hunting and fishing organizations– including my organization, the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA) – signed a letter urging Congress to take strong action on...
View ArticleWho’s the real “enemy in camouflage”?
As a hunter who is proud of the American hunting tradition there is no doubt in my mind that the senior leadership of the National Rifle Association has sold us out and become a front group for the...
View ArticleAnother attack on hunters from the leaders of the NRA
Last week, I asked who is the real enemy in camouflage? My answer was simple. It’s the leadership of the National Rifle Association. That post generated a great discussion here on DailyKos – and...
View ArticleA number of NRA Board Members sponsored a conference of global warming...
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a diary about the 670 hunting and fishing organizations that signed a letter to Congress urging action on climate change. My organization, the American Hunters and...
View ArticleTaking on poaching -- and NRA Board Member Don Young (R-AK) -- on Capitol Hill
BrownSox has a post up today on the political woes of Rep. Don Young. He’s got some real problems. I had my own encounter with Young last week that tells a lot about the kind of guy he is.Last...
View ArticleAHSA on target on the Second Amendment
I know most people are preoccupied by the presidential campaign – and rightly so. However, there was a very important Second Amendment case argued before the Supreme Court this week. The case,...
View ArticleHunters and Shooters support Obama: He "gets it"
Today, as President of the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), I announced our endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States....
View ArticleVote for gun confiscation divides Obama and Clinton. She was wrong.
A couple weeks ago, on behalf of the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), I endorsed Barack Obama for President. I explained in that endorsement that on the issue of firearms, Obama "gets...
View ArticleVindication for Hunters and Shooters at the Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court found that the Second Amendment of the Constitution does guarantee the individual right to keep and bear arms. This is a critically important decision for all of us who...
View ArticleObama is on the right side of the real gun issues in 2008
Earlier this year, on behalf of the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), I endorsed Barack Obama for President. My message was simple: He gets it. And, the NRA doesn't.See, contrary to...
View ArticleOn Obama, NRA members aren't buying the NRA's tired old spin
Sure, the leaders of he National Rifle Association (NRA) are going to spend $40 million dollars of their members’ money in a campaign against Senator Barack Obama. But, we may have reached a tipping...
View ArticleTime for the NRA leaders to stop lying about Obama
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer is right: As for Obama, Schweitzer said, "He ain't going to take your gun away. He ain't ever going to take your gun away."Obama doesn’t want to take your gun away....
View ArticleObama won't take your guns. Don't let the NRA tell you he will.
Over the past weeks and months, I’ve spent a lot of time talking to fellow hunters and shooters about Barack Obama, his positions on guns and his views about conservation, global warming and public...
View ArticleI'm on the air with a radio ad for Obama
This week, I’m featured in a radio ad for Barack Obama. Politico and ABC News have given coverage to the ad, which is running in battleground states across the country. It’s important for me to add...
View ArticleNRA lies about Obama and ignores pro-gun Supreme Court ruling
Last week, I spent some time in Southern Ohio on behalf of the Obama campaign. My mission was simple: To assure my fellow gun owners about Obama’s gun record and to talk up the need to focus on...
View ArticleNRA leaders put their economic interests before the economic interests of...
Yes, the NRA leaders put their economic interests before the economic interests of America’s gun owners.As widely reported, this year, the NRA is spending $40 million to defeat Barack Obama. But why?...
View ArticleNew Obama video for hunters and sportsmen
The Obama campaign released a video on gun issues. I think it's very good (and not just because I'm in it.) The Obama campaign is fighting back hard against the NRA's campaign of lies and trying to...
View ArticleHunters and shooters give the NRA an "F"
I’m in Ohio again--on the campaign trail for Obama. The response I’ve been getting from gun owning Democrats is very positive. It’s been important to let them know Obama is on their side and values...
View ArticleNRA endorses "enemy of the Second Amendment" McCain
I'm just back from doing eight campaign stops in Ohiofor Obama over the past couple days. I want to get out my thoughts on the decision by the NRA to officially endorse John McCain. They're playing...
View ArticleObama is talking to gun owners -- and they're listening
I was in Florida over the weekend campaigning for Obama. I'm impressed with the way the Obama campaign will not cede any vote to McCain. This is the first time any Democratic presidential campaign has...
View ArticleTalking to gun owners for Obama in Northern Minnesota
I’m back home for a day before I head back out on the road. Wanted to get up a post about my trip to Minnesota. I was heading there to speak to hunters about Obama, mainly because Todd Palin was...
View ArticleIn Ohio for Obama, gun owners are getting the message
I just back from my third trip to Ohio where I spent the last couple days campaigning for Barack Obama. Something is happening out there -- this trip was tremendous -- you can feel the momentum...
View ArticleGun maker lost job for supporting Obama
USAToday reported that Dan Cooper, founder and owner of Cooper Firearms, lost his job. The reason: He's voting for Obama: Montana gunsmith Dan Cooper has been ousted as chief executive of the rifle...
View ArticleObama and Gun Owners: Together a Winning Team
As a former professional football player, I always knew winning was much more fun. And, Tuesday’s election result was the most fun I’ve had in awhile.First, I owe a big thanks to Plutonium Page for...
View ArticleIn 2008, NRA Shot Blanks. American Hunters and Shooters Hit the Target.
I just got back from spending the holidays with my family out on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where I got in some great time with the grandkids. I was able to sneak out to the duck blind early in the...
View ArticleThe federal assault weapons ban didn’t reduce crime. It’s bad...
Last night, on 60 Minutes, Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, was asked about reinstating the federal assault weapons ban: "There was an assault weapons ban in the United States for ten...
View ArticleThere is no Obama gun ban. Stop spreading that lie.
Let’s get something straight: No one is going to take anyone’s guns away. There is no gun ban coming from the Obama administration. The rhetoric about gun bans is ridiculous. Most of us know the...
View ArticleNRA leaders use same old, tired tactics on Sotomayor
Last month, on behalf of my organization, the American Hunters and Shooters Association (AHSA), I sent a letter to Senator Leahy endorsing the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. I maintained in the letter...
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