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06/21/10

Take A Vet Fishing PASSED, Another Fishing Bonus

06/09/10 How Obama Reduced Crime Rates Last Year
06/05/10 OLR Rpt: SHOOTING RANGE SAFETY STANDARDS IN OTHER STATES
06/01/10 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the UN Arms Trade Treaty
05/30/10

Stripers Forever: OPPOSE Striped Bass commercial quota increase. Public Hearings Scheduled.

05/20/10 NSSF Responds: Mexican President Call to US Ban on "Assault Weapons"
05/05/10 Legislative Recap 2010 Legislative Session ENDED.
04/29/10 Senate Fee Credit Amendment PASSES! Signed by the Governor!FEE Credit Amendment (2 MORE added to other bills). DEP Rebate/Credit Letter. CCS Rebate/Credit Position. Sportsmen's FEES bill PASSES House & Senate Signed by the Governor! CT State Budget - ALL LICENSE FEES DOUBLED!!!! Sportsmen/Camping Fees Bill UPDATE. Sportsmen's FEES bill PASSES Environment Committee - Unanimously. Public Hearing CCS Testimony. CCS Proposed Substitute Language 2010 Support For Sportsmen Fee Reduction. Draft Fee Proposal: 25% Increase 09 Fees. Fishing & Hunting License Sales 1989-2008. HUNTING AND FISHING OTHER STATES. Comparison: License Fees of Northeast States. License Fee Comparisons.
04/14/10

Morris Vote-No public access to Bantam Lake

04/10/10

CT Fishing License Cost Takes Bite Out Of Season

03/30/10

2010 Marine Recreational Fishing Regulations

03/26/10 Gov reinitiates transfer of BFPE to Dept of Public Safety.(10) UPDATE. GOV Vetos Board of Firearms Permit Examiners Transfer (09)
03/14/10 Woodbridge Proposed Ordinance
03/11/10 TOLLAND Gun Ordinance Passes, After Much Debate
03/09/10 DATA FOR PUBLIC HEARING : H.B. No. 5274 (RAISED) PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF FIREARMS AT PUBLIC AUCTION', to encourage the sale of firearms and firearm parts or accoutrements at public auction as a source of revenue for the state. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  SUPPORT. Public Hearing 03/04. CCS Testimony. Committee Deadline; No action. Possibility of inclusion in Budget.
03/02/10

NRA Files Brief in McDonald v. Chicago Supreme Court to Hear 'McDonald v. Chicago' (03/02/10). On November 16, the NRA filed its brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as Respondent in Support of Petitioner in McDonald v. City of Chicago. The NRA brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment. In addition, 3 separate Amicus Curiae, or "friend of the court," briefs filed by: 251 Members of Congress and 58 Senators; 891 State legislators and other elected officials;  Attorneys General from 38 states. See CT participation. Date Set For Court To Hear Oral Arguments In McDonald v. City of Chicago

02/18/10 PUBLIC HEARINGAN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS. Public Hearing Results.
01/26/10 Gun Permit Application Information Declaratory Ruling- Bd of Firearms Permit Examiners
01/26/10 CT 2009 HUNTING RELATED INJURY REPORT
01/23/10 FEDS RESPOND TO FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT LAWSUIT
01/08/10

Candlewood Lake Use Survey. Completed this summer -on-line.

12/22/09
11/27/09 Deer overpopulation helps spread Lyme. Fairfield County ticks laden with disease, study shows
11/12/09

Gun Shy (State Budget) Cuts to funding Firearms-trafficking & Gangs task forces. Is tracking the illegal gun trade a waste of time? Some CT officials seem to think so!

11/03/09
10/26/09 Too Many Deer: More efficient solutions available, experts say
10/22/09
10/22/09
10/06/09 NEW POLL: LESS SUPPORT FOR STRICTER GUN LAWS
10/01/09

Supreme Court to Hear McDonald v. Chicago -- Monumental Second Amendment Case Two-thirds of State Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Supporting Second Amendment Incorporation. CT ABSENT.

10/01/09 "Mayors Against Illegal Guns"
09/30/09 Deer-Vehicle Collision Frequency Jumps 18 Percent In Five Years
09/21/09

Marine Waters Fishing License Data

09/11/09 Obama czar pick: 'Raving animal rights nut' Confirmed. CT Senators vote Yea.
09/10/09 Marine Fishing Licenses, “No-Net-Loss” PASSED. OLR Report. Signed by the Governor 07/01. DEP Press Release. Licenses are now available. Licenses Sold July-Sept 8.
09/06/09 CDC: No Health Risk with Traditional Ammunition North Dakota Venison Donations Resumed. Firearms Industry Rejects National Park Service Classification of Traditional Ammunition as a Health Threat. ND Withdraws Venison Restriction.
08/20/09
08/20/09
08/11/09
08/10/09 The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S. Prospects dim for Mexican firearms treaty.
08/09/09 Metacon Gun Club: Under Local Fire  UPDATE: Metacon wins the federal appeal against Metacon on all counts!!!
08/07/09

Six months of NICS checks statistics http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cjisd/nics/state_totals.htm

08/07/09
08/07/09 Senate Passes Repeal of onerous gun ban in the District of Columbia DEM DOUBLE STANDARD: DISTRICT VOTING RIGHTS V. GUN RIGHTS. SAF SUES DC OVER CARRYING OF HANDGUNS.
08/03/09 DEP Proposed Hunting and Trapping Regulations PASSED. Signed by Sec of the State/Effective August 3, 2009.
07/23/09 National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Bill Introduced Democrats Scramble to Block Thune Gun Amendment. FAILED-Close Senate Vote.
07/13/09 FEDS Trying To Take Away Your Pocket Knives! DEFEATED.
07/05/09 URBAN LEGEND: SB-2099 - Bill Requiring Federal Tax on Guns
06/25/09 More bullets from Blue Trail? Durham Passes NEW $21,000 BTR "safety assessment." UPDATE High Lead Levels?
06/17/09 New Jersey: Sunday bowhunting legal Governor Corzine Takes Action Authorizes deer hunting with bow and arrow on Sundays. New Regs: Use of crossbows allowed in any bow and arrow hunting season and other hunting seasons for all species.
06/16/09 ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSE SEMI-AUTO BAN. CT ABSENT.
06/05/09 Legislative Recap 2009
05/26/09 DEP Environmental Conservation (EC) Fund: Special Funds Deleted!
05/20/09 Gun haters sue to block carry in National parks UPDATE. Nat'l Park Service "clarification statement." Judge Blocks Permitting Concealed Guns. NRA Files Motion To Appeal. Gun ban remains in place. COBURN AMENDMENT Passes Senate and House. President Obama signed the gun law without comment; effective in late February 2010.
05/19/09 Residents shaken after ATF raids mobile home
05/10/09 Support waning for new gun laws
04/24/09 OPINION: The left's fear of firearms
04/22/09 NINTH CIRCUIT RULES ON 2ND AMENDMENT
03/28/09 MA trigger locks ruled unconstitutional under Heller
03/26/09 Commentary: Beta testing S.B. 994, Connecticut’s proposed fur trapping ban
03/19/09 Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban Reid & Pelosi opposing weapons ban. 65 House Democrats oppose.
03/16/09 Proposed S.B. No. 353 AN ACT CONCERNING THE MICROSTAMPING OF SEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOLS VIDEO of the Judiciary Committe Hearing mms://ctnv1.ctn.state.ct.us/J/jud_3-16-09.wmv
03/16/09 DOD Ends Sale of Expended Military Brass to Remanufactures RESOLVED
03/15/09 "AN ACT CONCERNING LEGHOLD TRAPS" PASSES Environment Committee. Link to the HSUS press conference.
03/15/09 AN ACT CONCERNING SUNDAY HUNTING Passes Environment Committee
03/13/09 OLR Report: ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS FOR FAILURE TO REPORT LOST AND STOLEN FIREARMS
02/27/09 Professor Called Police After Student [Firearms] Presentation
02/20/09 Major Victory for American Workers Right to Self-Defense
01/19/09 OLR Report: MINORS AND POSSESSION OF MACHINE GUNS
01/19/09 OLR Report: SUMMARY OF STATE AND FEDERAL MACHINE GUN LAWS
01/17/09 Brady Gun-Ban Strategy Outlined
01/16/09 Obama Called ''Best Gun Salesman of the Year''
01/15/09 Gov. DEFICIT MITIGATION - Motor Boat Fuel Taxes
12/31/08 Person shot at Cheshire shooting range? The Reality.
12/19/08 OLR Report USE OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BY MINORS
12/17/08 National Geographic TV Takes Aim At Your Guns
11/21/08 NRA Eyes More Targets After D.C. Gun-Ban Win/The First Dominos Fall.  Winnetka IL 20-year-old weapons ordinance reversed
11/04/08 GOA: Gun Rights in Peril
10/25/08 CCS/SportPAC Candidate Ratings
10/19/08 Open Letter to Sportsmen: That's the Barack Obama I know
10/10/08 Sheriff begins taking away concealed weapons permits. Our Commentary.
10/09/08 NRA & GOA Candidate Ratings
10/02/08 NEW STUDY SAYS GUN SHOWS DO NOT BOOST HOMICIDES, SUICIDES
09/16/08 NRA 2008 CONNECTICUT CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE
08/14/08 On the Second Amendment, Don’t Believe Obama! #2
08/13/08 DEMS PLATFORM STILL ‘DON’T GET IT’ ABOUT GUN RIGHTS
08/03/08 Huge Defeat to Florida Business Lobby on "Guns-at-Work" law
07/30/08 PETA Killed over 90 Percent of "Companion Animals" in 2007
07/24/08 Obama's Shifting Positions Leave Questions Unanswered On Guns...
06/26/08 Supreme Court says individuals have right to own guns
05/15/08 Ballistic Imaging National Research Council Peer Review. "At the current time it is not recommended that a mandate for implementation of this technology be made. Further testing, analysis and evaluation is required."
05/07/08 Animal Rights Group Dupes Donors HSUS
04/19/08 2nd Amendment attorneys outspoken on gun permit issues
04/13/08 Out of Control, Deer Send Ecosystem Into Chaos
03/17/08 INDUSTRY CALLS PRESS CONFERENCE, Testifys Against Microstamping and Bullet Serialization Legislation. OPINION.
03/17/08 An Act Concerning Ammunition Coding
03/03/08 Microstamping would link weapon to crime
01/10/08 Anti-rights "NICS Improvement Act" Re-Written
01/12/07 ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE INITIATIVE
11/09/06 HUNTING NOT THE REASON FOR NATIONAL INCREASE IN DEER-RELATED COLLISIONS
10/20/06 Editorial: Arming The Schools
06/28/05 Cops Can't Be Sued for Restraining Orders
03/14/05 Audubon labels deer a threat and pushes hunt
02/10/05 Hard Facts in Opposition to a Ban on Fifty Caliber Rifles
02/04/05 SUNDAY HUNTING Public Hearing UPDATE: DEP & CCS Testimony. UPDATE: Status/AR Testimony
02/03/05 GOLDILOCKS APPROACH TO GUN CONTROL
01/12/05 MARYLAND REPORT REJECTS BALLISTIC IMAGING 
01/08/05 Bush Lawyers Target Gun Control's Legal Rationale
12/31/04 Gun control doesn't reduce crime, violence, say studies
12/10/04 NJ Legislature Approves "Smart Guns" Governor Signed. 'Smart gun' requirement still at least five years away
11/19/04 Deer-car accidents on increase
11/06/04 Greenwich: Sunday Bowhunting on Private Land for Whitetail deer
09/15/04 AWB Aftermath/Politicians Opinions
06/28/04 What Gun Controllers Don't Want You to Know
06/12/04 Gun Meltdown - Burning $$ UPDATE
05/24/04 South Carolina Repeals "One-Gun-A-Month" Law Signed by Governor 
05/10/04 "Ballistic Fingerprinting" Lawsuit
03/25/04 Gun-control groups concede AW Ban worthless
03/16/04 Gun Control and Crime  (symbiosis)
02/06/04 Audubon to allow bowhunting of deer UPDATE
01/14/04 Guns vs. Teddy Bears
01/03/04 Why People Fear Guns
11/25/03 Audubon Management Plan for the Control of  White-tailed Deer  A Must Read
10/04/03 CDC Questions Impact of Gun Control Laws  UPDATE
04/30/03 Ballistic Imaging: Not Ready for Prime Time
04/17/03 FIREARM BALLISTIC IDENTIFICATION PUBLIC HEARING UPDATE
01/30/03 Emerson Sentenced/Emerson Convicted/Court Rejects Gun Appeals Cases/Big Win For Gunowners: U.S. vs. Emerson Decision/Comments A decision of historic importance UPDATE
10/20/02 Firearms Registration: New York City's Lesson
10/05/02 Deer v. Car (Durango)
07/13/02 America's Most Wanted Guns [WHERE ARE THE "Evil Black ASSAULT WEAPONS" ?????]
06/16/02 ORANGE: Hunting - Exceeding Authority Update
05/14/02 State Supreme Court upholds hunter harassment law
12/14/01 !! Public Meetings On BHC/Kelda Properties !! UPDATE/Testimony - FOA in Attack Mode
2/02/01 Environment Committee: Deer Management Information Hearing
12/20/00 Woodbridge bans hunting on its land Ordinance, Testimony, Background
11/08/00 Appeals Court Hunting Decision Won - East Hartford