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About Shooting
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Welcome To Arkansas River Valley Gun Club Inc.'s Web Site
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Our Mission
To Provide a safe and organized shooting environment for the citizens of the Arkansas River Valley and the surrounding areas. We are one of the oldest NRA sanctioned shooting club in Arkansas.
July 19th, 2008
This is a normal Concealed Carry Class class at the Chamber of Commerce Building in Russellville. The class starts at 8 AM sharp. The cost is $50 with a $25 non-refundable deposit. Contact Jeff Ellis at 479-229-2228 for any questions or additional information.
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Current "Firearms in the News" items
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Straight shooters: Wyoming gunsmith builds revolvers for serious gun owners by hand (Missoulian)
Robert Baker, owner of gun manufacturer Freedom Arms, holds one of the company's Model 83 revolvers with an 18-and-a-half-inch barrel in Freedom, Wyo. The gun was designed for British customers, whose country's regulations restrict the ownership of handguns less than 24-and-a-half inches long.
Multiple firearms charges leveled (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
UXBRIDGE - A Glendale Road man was arrested on a bevy of firearms charges after police responded to a domestic incident at his home Sunday.
Americans' personal guns account for vast majority of border seizures (The Globe and Mail)
Crossings into British Columbia account for the largest percentage of all gun seizures, and about a third of all handguns, but a high percentage are in transit to Alaska
Gus made by hand, for serious hunters only (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Western Wyoming remains a raw, sparsely settled place where guns are a way of life. Wildlife is thick, and people hunt to eat.
Man Charged After 3-Year-Old Shot in Westside Home (First Coast News)
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Charges have been filed against the boyfriend of a mother whose toddler was shot in the face in a Westside home. The toddler knocked over a backback full of guns.
Oxford native shoots for the gold in competition (The Villages Daily Sun)
WILDWOOD — Deon Martin grew up in rural Oxford, where he appreciated the outdoors and enjoyed shooting and hunting with family and friends. “I don’t remember when I realized I was good at shooting,” Martin said.
Guns made by hand, for serious hunters only (Asbury Park Press)
Freedom Arms is one of just a handful of companies in the world where workers meticulously fit and finish guns by hand, the old-fashioned way.
Handmade guns, for serious hunters (Summit Daily News)
Freedom Arms is one of just a handful of companies where workers meticulously fit and finish firearms by hand
CBSA: Americans' personal guns account for vast majority of border seizures (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
VANCOUVER - Americans cherish their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, even when they come to Canada.
Many Americans try to take their guns into Canada (CTV.ca)
Americans cherish their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, even when they come to Canada. Most firearms found at the border belong to otherwise law-abiding Americans, according agency intelligence summaries.
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After protesting gun rule, Disney guard is fired
Walt Disney World fired a security guard on Monday after he protested the company`s decision not to allow people with concealed weapons permits to keep guns in their cars on Disney property.
It seems if you work for Disney, you give up not only your Second Amendment rights, but your First Amendment rights as well.
Napolitano vetoes measure OK`ing carry in cars
Arizonans without state permits will not be able to carry loaded guns in their cars. Gov. Janet Napolitano on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made cars and trucks the same as someone`s home, where you could have a gun anywhere, visible or not.
D.C. Officials Weigh Keeping Semiautomatic Pistols Illegal After Blanket Handgun Ban is Struck Down
The court ruled that a blanket ban on handguns is unconstitutional, but D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and other Washington officials want to keep in place a prohibition on semiautomatic handguns — those in which a bullet clip is inserted into the gun`s grip.
About 36,000 registered guns unaccounted for in D.C.
As D.C. prepares to begin accepting applications for some handgun permits, police can’t find tens of thousands of handguns already registered in the city. Should we trust the D.C. government to fairly implement a new registration program when they cannot competently run the old one?
Most guns seized by Border Services are legitimate personal firearms
Americans cherish their constitutional right to keep and bear arms, even when they come to Canada. Canada Border Services Agency officers regularly discover smuggled guns destined for the Canadian criminal underworld, but most firearms they turn up belong to otherwise law-abiding Americans, according to agency intelligence summaries.
Jindal signs bill allowing guns in cars at work
Over the objections of five powerful trade associations, Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill that gives employees more freedom to take guns to work.
Chicago Ban May Test Ruling
Chicago officials say they have reason to be concerned about the high court`s decision. The city looks likely to provide the next critical test of the justices` ruling as courts decide how far the decision extends to other cities and the 50 states.
State laws still a question after Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision does not eliminate reasonable restrictions on firearms possession and ownership. D.C.’s licensing and registration provisions, for example, were left intact. The next fight between gun-rights advocates and the smelters will be over the definition of reasonable.
DC Gun Ban Lift Empowers Women
Citizens in the District of Columbia had plenty of reason to celebrate over July 4th weekend. In addition to our nation’s birthday, countless barbeques, and a fabulous fireworks display, citizens of D.C. could finally enjoy their rights as set forth in the Bill of Rights.
Leftists Fight "Gundamentalism"
The “God Not Guns” coalition is predictably upset about the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning the Washington, D.C., handgun ban. A project of the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the “God Not Guns” coalition includes agencies of the United Methodist Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Presbyterian Church (USA), United Church of Christ, and the National Council of Churches, along with several Jewish groups. The American Humanist Association is also a member, suggesting a very wide definition of “god” in the name of opposing gun ownership and “gundamentalism.”
The Second Amendment: No longer embarrassing
The operative clause of the Second Amendment — The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed — was nearly erased from the Constitution in 1939 by a muddled and confusing Supreme Court opinion in United States v. Miller. But, apparently embarrassed by seven decades without a coherent explanation of the right celebrated during the Framing era as "the true palladium of liberty," the court rediscovered the Second Amendment.
Disney Blasted Over Gun Law `Exemption`
Disney was blasted by the National Rifle Association after the company declared its property exempt from a new state law that allows Floridians to bring guns to work. "Disney is a prime offender when it comes to firing employees for exercising Second Amendment rights. There has never been any intention to exempt any part of Disney from the new law. We thought you`d like to see such arrogance," the NRA statement said.
Second Amendment aftermath
Heller is merely the opening salvo in a series of litigations that will ultimately resolve what weapons and persons can be regulated and what restrictions are permissible. Near term, the court will also have to decide whether Second Amendment rights can be enforced against state and local governments. Despite those remaining hurdles, it`s fair to say the court`s blockbuster decision makes the prospects for reviving the original meaning of the Second Amendment substantially brighter. And given the unfolding presidential contest, it`s also fair to say that the court`s razor-thin majority conveys a crucial message: Judicial nominations matter.
New York Moves To Defend Gun Law
In a sign that federal courts here in New York will defend New York City`s restrictive gun regulations, a judge is allowing the city to strip a disabled Vietnam War veteran of his gun license.
Challenges coming to California gun laws in wake of Supreme Court decision
When the U.S. Supreme Court agreed last year to hear a Second Amendment challenge to Washington D.C.`s ban on handguns, gun rights groups called it a step towards challenging California`s gun laws.
Lots of Questions, Little Agreement at D.C. Hearing on Gun Laws
A D.C. Council hearing on the Supreme Court`s historic rejection of the 32-year-old District handgun ban drew relatively few witnesses yesterday but generated plenty of questions about what it means and how the city will comply with it.
Village likely to lift gun ban after Supreme Court ruling
Almost three decades after Morton Grove became the first city in the country to outlaw handguns, village officials will decide later this month whether to lift that ban.<P>
Trustees will be considering an ordinance to eliminate the village's 1981 handgun ban following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week overturning a similar ban in Washington D.C.
The NRA`s Endorsement Still Pending
The National Rifle Association announced plans today for a $40M campaign to paint Barack Obama as an opponent to Second Amendment rights. But the effort, first reported by Politico, doesn`t include -- at least as far as the NRA is specifying publicly -- a firm pitch for the presumptive GOP nominee, John McCain.
Airport face-off over guns may go national
Guns were the issue. But words and federal lawsuits became the weapons of choice Tuesday as Atlanta officials declared Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport a "gun-free zone," and gun advocates immediately retaliated by suing them.
Gun Ownership Becoming a Capital Idea
For years, Shelly Parker faced intimidation and harassment from the drug dealers and gang-bangers who roamed her neighborhood. Already frustrated because the police never did enough to make her feel truly safe, she was further dismayed by the fact that she could not own a gun to protect herself.
Anti-Gunners Continue to Call for More Gun Laws
Unsurprisingly, even after losing in the Supreme Court, anti-gunners continue to press for more and more gun laws. The Second Amendment may be an individual right, but for the anti-gun community, they will now focus on trying to regulate that right as far as they can. They claim these laws will make us safer, but they have no evidence of that. They simply want as many obstacles to gun ownership as possible.
Right to carry?
Ready. Aim, fire, shoot. Bulls-eye! The Supreme Court, in its 5-4 decision last week, hit the mark on the most important gun rights case in the history of the United States.
D.C. bill to allow handgun registration
The District`s first step toward complying with the Supreme Court ruling allowing handguns in homes, a bill expected to be proposed Tuesday, would allow residents to register handguns for the first time in 32 years and would remove requirements for trigger locks and disassembly. But the D.C. Council is planning to put a host of new restrictions in place.
Uneven Stevens
In discussions of last Thursday`s District of Columbia v. Heller ruling, Justice Antonin Scalia`s majority opinion has, naturally, been front and center. But the two dissents are important as well. They show the four liberal justices` complete willingness to subordinate the Constitution to their own policy preferences.
John Lott: Reaction to D.C. Gun Ban Decision
The Supreme Court`s decision Thursday affirming that people have a right to own guns evoked all sorts of reactions.
Finally we can begin reclaiming our 2nd Amendment rights
The U.S. Supreme Court`s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller holds that the 2nd Amendment contains an individual right to keep and bear arms. It`s a little like the court told us that the sun rises in the east. It`s gratifying that the justices got it right, but it`s nothing we didn`t know already, and it`s a little disturbing that four of the nine justices didn`t agree.
New gun law sets stage for airport showdown
Top city officials will announce Tuesday that despite a new state gun law that went into effect at midnight, they will have anyone carrying a weapon at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport arrested. The state lawmaker who sponsored the new gun law says if they do, the city will immediately be sued. And state Rep. Tim Bearden (R-Villa Rica) said the plaintiff in the lawsuit could be himself.
Anti-gun FBI Director Criticizes Supreme Court Ruling that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense and hunting
FBI Director Robert Mueller on Monday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, saying it may harm efforts to deter violent crime. <P>
Of course, real police know that law-abiding citizens who own and use firearms for self-defense and hunting are not the problem and that the solution to violent crime in America is locking up criminals.
NRA gathers ammo against Obama
The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year’s presidential campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying Barack Obama as a threat to the Second Amendment rights upheld last week by the Supreme Court.<P>
“Our members understand that if Barack Obama is elected president, and he has support in the Senate to confirm anti-gun Supreme Court nominees, [the District of Columbia v. Heller decision] could be taken away from us in the future,” Chris Cox, head of the NRA’s political arm, told Politico.
Obama`s Dodge on Handguns
After months of claiming he had insufficient information to express an opinion on the District of Columbia`s gun law, Barack Obama noted with apparent approval Thursday that the Supreme Court ruled that the 32-year ban on handguns "went too far." But what would he have said had the high court`s 5 to 4 majority gone the other way and affirmed the law? Obama`s strategists can only thank swing Justice Anthony Kennedy for enabling Justice Antonin Scalia`s majority opinion to take the Democratic presidential candidate off the hook.
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NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts
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NRA-ILA Legislative Updates
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Disney Corp. Fires Security Guard and State Representative Mayfield Speaks-Up for “Guns in Cars” Law!
As we have reported, a Disney security guard was suspended for not allowing his private vehicle to be searched for a firearm. Yesterday, Monday, July 7, the security guard was fired for exercising his Second Amendment and self-defense rights.
Reminder: Future of Hunting in Northern Virginia to be Discussed on Wednesday, July 9!
As we have reported, officials from the National Parks Service and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will host a meeting on Wednesday, July 9, to discuss the future of hunting in Northern Virginia's Dyke Marsh area.
Governor Jindal Signs Worker Protection Bill (SB 51) Into Law
ALERT: Disney Security Guard Suspended After Practicing the Second Amendment!
A Disney security guard was suspended on Friday, July 4 for not allowing his private vehicle to be searched for a firearm.
Disney Security Guard Plans to Fight for His Second Amendment Right
Use the following link to participate in the WFTV.com poll: http://www.wftv.com/news/16784153/detail.html
Heller Decision Ramps Up Media's Anti-Gun Hysteria
For years, anti-gunners have claimed that there's a gun-related epidemic in our country, and for once, they're right. It's not gun-related crime though. An epidemic is something that is common and spreading rapidly; gun-related crime has been diminishing for 15 years.
NRA Lawsuits In Illinois And California Having Effect
As we reported last week, in the wake of the historic Supreme Court ruling that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess firearms that is not limited to militia service, the NRA filed five lawsuits challenging local gun bans in San Francisco, and in Chicago and several of its suburbs.
Two Anti-Gun Bills Awaiting Action in California!
The California Senate is considering two anti-gun bills which attack different facets of our Second Amendment and hunting freedoms.
Important Disney Firearm Poll: Make Your Voice Heard in the Orlando Sentinel.com Poll on the New “Guns In Cars” Law
Please read the article below and VOTE in the Orlando Sentinel's skewed/biased poll: Remember, the law allows customers and employees to have guns locked in their private vehicles in a parking lot -- NOT bring them into work.
Disney Thumbing Nose at the New Florida Gun Law
Attention Pennsylvania Hunters: Help Stop the Attack on Our Hunting Heritage!
As we have reported, amendments filed by State Representative Daylin Leach (D-149) to Senate Bill 151 and House Bill 1543 could be considered by the House at ANY MOMENT. Simply stated, this legislation would criminalize and ban organized pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania by amending Title 18 ("Crimes and Offenses") of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes.
Important Information for Nevada’s Right-to-Carry Permit Holders!
As many of you have been made aware, as of today, Tuesday, July 1, all Nevada CCW permits will no longer qualify as an alternative to a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) through the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FLORIDA SPECIAL NOTICE: Guns in Parking Lots Law Takes Effect Today, July 1st!
Today, House Bill 503 by Representative Greg Evers and Senator Durell Peaden takes effect.
Georgia Right-to-Carry Reform Bill Takes Effect Today, July 1!
Today, July 1, House Bill 89 takes effect. This NRA supported measure makes numerous improvements to Georgia’s Right-to-Carry laws and represents the most comprehensive pro-gun reform measure to be enacted in nearly 20 years.
Georgia Primary Elections, Tuesday, July 15!
Tuesday, July 15 is Primary Election Day in Georgia. Please be sure to vote Freedom First.
Important Pro-Gun Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk in Arizona!
House Bill 2389 is on its way to the desk of Governor Janet Napolitano (D) for her consideration.
Urgent: Pigeon Shooting Ban Up for Possible Vote Today in Pennsylvania!
State Representative Daylin Leach (D-149) has filed amendments to Senate Bill 151 and House Bill 1543. These amendments could be voted on by the House as early as today.
Time Is Running Out To Protect Your Right-to-Carry: Comments MUST Be Received By Monday!
One of the most basic rights we as lawful Americans enjoy is the right to defend our families and ourselves. The right to self-defense should not end simply because one crosses an invisible boundary line and enters a national park or wildlife refuge.
Obama Tries To Move Forward By Backpedaling
By now we all know where presidential nominee Barack Obama stands on the Second Amendment.
NRA Files Second Amendment Lawsuits In Illinois And California Following Supreme Court Ruling
Following up on yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling that the Second Amendment protects a private right to possess firearms that is not limited to militia service, the NRA today filed five lawsuits challenging local gun bans in San Francisco, and in Chicago and several of its suburbs.
Victory In The Supreme Court!
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court affirmed, in a 5-4 decision, the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the Second Amendment protects a pre-existing, private, individually-held Right to Keep Arms and to Bear Arms, without regard to a person’s relationship to a militia.
West Virginia: Ranson Gun Ban Proposal Fails!
An illegal ordinance proposing a ban on concealed carry on all public property was tabled on Tuesday, June 24 during first reading and discussion by the Ranson City Council.
Rhode Island Legislature Adjourns for Year
The 2008 legislative session came to a close but not before passing a change to state law that will allow gun owners to transport handguns and ammunition provided that the ammunition is transported in a different part of the vehicle.
Future of Hunting in Northern Virginia to be Discussed at Public Meeting!
On Wednesday, July 9, officials from the National Parks Service and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries will host a meeting to discuss the future of hunting in Northern Virginia's Dyke Marsh area.
South Carolina Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto of Tax Holiday for Firearm Purchases!
Thanks to your efforts, the South Carolina House and Senate voted this week to override Governor Mark Sanford’s (R) veto of S 1143.
Update on Pending Firearm Legislation in the Empire State
On Tuesday, June 24, the 2008 New York State Legislative Session closed with the following anti-gun bills failing to pass in the State Senate.
New York: Update on Governor Patterson’s Gun Proposal
As the regular legislative session came to a close, negotiations involving Governor David Paterson’s (D) gun proposal took place between the administration and the Senate and Assembly leadership.
Illinois: Make Your Voice Heard for Gun Rights in Lake County!
For more than a year now there has been an effort in Illinois to pass resolutions in support of the Second Amendment at the county level. Although two counties passed resolutions in 2003, the real effort to promote this program began last March, while pro-gun activists were traveling to IGOLD (Illinois Gun Owners’ Lobby Day) in Springfield.
Help Stop Three Anti-Freedom Bills Looming Over the Golden State!
The California Senate is considering three anti-gun bills which attack different facets of our Second Amendment and hunting freedoms.
ALEC Adopts "Campus Personal Protection Act!"
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is an organization comprised of public and private sector members (largely made up of state legislators and corporate/association government affairs representatives) from all 50 states that share common support for free market principles and individual liberties.
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NRA-ILA Hunting and Conservation Updates
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