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MN House re-passes HF1467, On to Dayton’s Desk.

MN House re-passes HF1467, On to Dayton’s Desk.

Tweet As the MN Senate added some minor language to the HF1467 Stand your Ground bill, procedure dictated that the house needed to vote on the amended language.  HF1467 is now on the governor’s desk.   If you have not done so, please do any an all of the contact attempts below. It’s go time. A few ...

Tell Gov. Dayton to sign the Stand Your Ground. TODAY!

Tell Gov. Dayton to sign the Stand Your Ground. TODAY!

Tweet If you do only one thing for gun rights this year, this is it! What you can do today: Call the governor’s office, and ask him to sign HF1467, the Stand Your Ground bill, TODAY! Metro: 651-201-3400Toll Free: 800-657-3717 Write a real letter, on paper. These are incredibly effective in convincing a politician of how seriously ...

Letter to Gov. Dayton.

Letter to Gov. Dayton.

Tweet Photo from “TheUptakemn.org”  Letter From Mitch Berg @ Shot in the Dark. To: Governor DaytonFrom: Mitch BergRe: Stand Your Ground Bill Governor Dayton, Do you remember saying this, two years ago? “I have two loaded .357 Magnum pistols in my home right now in a lock box,” DFL candidate Mark Dayton told a crowd gathered ...

“Stand Your Ground” being heard in Senate Tomorrow.

“Stand Your Ground” being heard in Senate Tomorrow.

Tweet http://www.gocra-mn.org/news/2012/02/call-your-senator-stand-your-ground-hits-the-minnesota-senate-thursday/ Stand Your Ground to be heard in Minnesota Senate Thursday Are you innocent until proven guilty? Call and email your senator today! The Stand Your Ground bill will be heard in the Minnesota Senate on Thursday. This bill is vital for the protection it gives Minnesotans who are forced to defend themselves or their ...

Stand Your Ground tomorrow, and did you caucus?

Stand Your Ground tomorrow, and did you caucus?

Tweet Stand Your Ground Tomorrow, and   Did You Caucus? Two quick items: The Stand Your Ground bill hearing is tomorrow. Please call and email the senators below and urge them to vote YES on HF1467! If you attended your precinct caucuses last night, can you tell us whether the RKBA amendment resolution was proposed ...

MN Caucuses

MN Caucuses

Tweet After taking a break, I’m fully geared up for the political season.  Presidential Election, MN Legislature is back in session.. Should be fun! Tonight, MN is holding their Party Caucuses… a nice little time where, for a moment, the people feel like they are involved in their government. While I’m still undecided on my ...

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The case for self-defense…

The case for self-defense…

Tweet I’ve been asked by several friends about my thought on the self-defense shooting of Darren Evanovich.  I’ve been soaking up the various news reports, and have some initial thoughts, but will reserve full opinion until official reports are released. First, a little background… Darren Evanovich confronted a 53 year old woman in the parking ...

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Pete Franzen “1911fan” Dies at 52

Pete Franzen “1911fan” Dies at 52

Tweet The gun community and I lost a dear friend  last Tuesday. Pete Franzen, who was also known as “1911fan” on several local and national forums, died of apparent heart failure.  Pete was working on a friends house, despite getting out of the hospital with phenomena just a few days earlier. Pete was the kind of guy ...

How out of touch is Heather Martens?

How out of touch is Heather Martens?

Tweet How delusional is Heather Martens? How high is the sky? As I’m sure you can tell, I’m not a fan of “Protect Minnesota,” “Citizens for a Safer Minnesota” or whatever shell organization Heather is operating under at the moment. Heather has always been on the fringe, claiming that gun owners: “…want to point their guns out the ...

Sarah Brady tips the Deck:

Sarah Brady tips the Deck:

Tweet Most of my friends, and readers are none too surprised that the Brady Campaign (to End Gun Violence) uses quite a bit of misstatements, false statistics, and fearful rhetoric. Now the Brady Campaign’s mission, as far as they will tell you, is all about “sensible” gun laws, and that they are NOT a “gun ban organization”.  Their Presidents ...