Bulls & Beavers, Top Sportsmen’s Issues of 2010
In 2010 Bulls & Beavers will be discussing important issues from the wolf reintroduction, wild horses, BLM, health of our rivers, hunting rights, second amendment, salmon, conservation and getting our youth both boys and girls into the outdoors. Every state has issues that affect the outdoor sportsmen and we want to hear from you.
In California they have banned mountian lion hunting, New Jersey we are seeing hunting rights attacked on all sides. We understand that these are sensitive issues for some and most of us are passionate about the way we feel. Here at Bulls & Beavers we want to build a community where people can agree to disagree in a respectful way. Robust dialogue is healthy so don’t be afraid to express your views.
Here are a few posts that we have written over the last year on several of these important issues.
The Ancient Art of Hunting and Preserving its Sacred Traditions
Hunting & Fishing is a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation
Do You Stand Out? Why Outdoorsmen & Women Should use Social Media for 2010
Hunting Aint just for Rednecks
Bulls & Beavers Tags along with Boulder Creek Outfitters for a Hunt of a Lifetime
B&B meets up with Ted Nugent. Music, Views and the Spirit of the Wild.
B&B meets up with Ted Nugent. Music, Views and the Spirit of the Wild.
For those who don’t know Ted Nugent, he is a rock icon. I grew up listening to Ted in the early 80′s and seeing him live in concert for the first time was a real treat. A friend of mine is good friends with Ted and arranged for a meeting with him prior to the show back stage not to mention front row seats. The night started off being picked up in a H2 hummer limo for the ride up to the Canyon Club north of LA. Several local firefighters joined us for the concert.
Ted Nugent as much as he is known as a muscian is also know as a passionate voice for the outdoor sportsman and support of our true hereos. He is intense on stage with limitless energy and yes he is 60. From watching him up close you would not know he just had a knee surgery. What I like about Ted is he says what’s on his mind. You may not agree with him and maybe be offended by him. Oh well. Ted talks about issues that all sportsman should be concerned about. He makes it clear where he stands on issues like the 2nd amendment and in California the mountain lion controvery. If you have not heard Ted speak on issues, do not form and opinion utill you hear his message. Ted is articulate and passionate as he describes his view on the 2nd amendment in this interview. (Ted’s Interview/ 2nd amend)
At the concert last night Ted recogized our heros that were there from law enforcement, fire fighters and all branches of the military, Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. He starts off with the national anthem and ends with it as the Americn Flag is displayed on stage with him. Also, on stage were of course 14 black M-16 rifles.
As hunters and outdoorsmen we all need to be concerned with issues that attack both our 2nd amendment and our right to hunt. We talk about sustainablity in our environment, there is no better resource than the deer, elk and other animals we hunt. Hunting brings in big dollars as well through liscensing fees etc and allows us to manage our game animals.
After meeting Ted and listening to him in concert I am bigger BULLeaver than ever in his message and views on our right to bear arms and hunt.
Thanks,
Chris Burget
How Do You Feel About the Second Amendment?
Ted Nugent discusses the 2nd Amendment with Evan Smith, host of the KLRU program TEXAS MONTHLY TALKS and editor of TEXAS MONTHLY magazine.
THE 2ND AMENDMENT is our PRE-EXISTING RIGHT
Talking with friends the other day we decided on a time where a couple of them could come by my place because they wanted to learn how to shoot a shot gun. I thoroughly enjoy the shooting sports. So much so, that this past spring I became certified through the state of Illinois as an IDNR wing shooting instructor. I enjoy donating my time to teach women and young people how to shoot. Its a great way to give back to a sport that in a short amount of time has brought me so much satisfaction, enjoyment and fond memories. So as I see the smiles on the faces of these people who I am blessed to instruct, I find it frustrating that we must continue to fight for our right to keep and bear arms. Make no mistake about it, this president and his administration are no friends of gun owners. You need only investigate their past voting records to see they are hostile towards us. But our founding fathers had ideas that this could arise. They saw themselves as representing us and the same rules applied to them as well as the rest of Americans of that young country.
Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American peoples liberty teeth and keystone under independence. George Washington, First President of the United States
Why as the years go by do we have to fight harder for the two things this country was founded on? Our belief in God and the right to protect and defend ourselves. I feel, because both of those beliefs, intimidate the people who we voted for, to govern us. Those individuals have long forgotten that this government was set up By the people for the people. The Second Amendment stands firm on its short and to the point statement, A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. So whenever I defend my beliefs to those to liberal to understand, I calmly ask, What part of shall not be infringed dont you understand? As co author of the second amendment, George Mason stated, I ask sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them.
As time passes some of us may tire of constantly battling those who try everyway they can to lessen or chip away at our sacred right to bear arms. In Illinois along last year, we defeated 17 bills that would infringe on our rights. The most bills in any state! I refuse to give in, I refuse to be silent any longer. Speaking at a Safari Club International event last year, the honorable Justice Anthony Scalia stated,¦..You want to keep your guns, keep talking about them. Do not be intimidated, stand up and be proud that you hunt, that you shoot, and that you care enough to educated your children in what is rightfully theirs. Our right to defend ourselves, our right to put food on our tables and our ability to provide food to those less fortunate. 50,000 pounds of deer meat was donated by hunters to feed the hungry last year in Central, Illinois. That venison was donated in a large part by Gun owning hunters.
Our second amendment will continue to be a hot issue and we will take attacks from all sides. In a discussion I once had with someone who did not agree with our rights to hunt and defend ourselves, I asked him, Why is it, that all of you who disagree with the supreme court view of the 2nd amendment, want these rights taken away, or severely diminished? We just want the right to hunt and to defend ourselves. I dont want to take anything away from you, matter of fact, I would be pleased if you wanted to come hunting or target shooting with me. His expression and his response ended in a sad, confused and blank stare.
Those who hammer their guns into plowshares will plow for those who do not. The great Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States. This past year as a President was elected that promised all types of things we as gun owners knew our rights were in danger. As an Illinois senator, Obama voted against every pro-gun bill in his short career. That is a matter of public record. Those facts resulted in the highest amount of gun sales, ammo shortages and new registered gun owners that has ever occurred. We should listen to ourselves. We know there is a danger. We fought this fight over 200 hundred years ago and the fight continues. So I implore you to stand strong, and educate those around you. Teach and educate our youth, your friends, and your family in our right to keep and bear arms. Refuse to be a better victim! It has never been more important than now and now is not the time to let your guard down. We must unfortunately protect ourselves from those who say they are protecting us.
Putting all these textual elements(of the second amendment) together, we find that they guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons in case of confrontation. This meaning is strongly confirmed by the historical background of the Second Amendment. We look to this because it has always been widely understood that the Second Amendment, like the First and Fourth Amendments, codified a pre-existing right. The very text of the Second Amendment implicitly recognizes the pre-existence of the right and declares only that it shall not be infringed. Justice Scalia in Heller vs. District of Columbia
Without question, the Second Amendment was written into the Bill of Rights to lawfully protect our pre-existing right to keep and bear arms. It shall not in any way be infringed. It some cases it already has been. Its your right to protect yourself. Its your right to defend yourself and the Second Amendment gives you that pre-existing right.
Bulls & Beavers contributing Editor Jim Crowley
