Meeting adjourned at 7:39 pm. 

END OF UNAPPROVED MINUTES for the 2/12/07 Meeting.

 

FROM THE LEGISLATIVE BENCH

 

From The Legislative Bench... The story of Jim Zumbo the “Dumbo” is sad indeed. As an outdoor writer and hunter he represents, by default, our sporting community in the public eye. The commentaries of such “sportsmen” have a trickle down affect on the perceptions of the Second Amendment. His thoughts were posted on his blog and created a firestorm of opinion. His post was as follows:

Assault Rifles For Hunters?

by Jim Zumbo

 

"As I write this, I'm hunting coyotes in southeastern Wyoming with Eddie Stevenson, PR Manager for Remington Arms, Greg Dennison, who is senior research engineer for Remington, and several writers. We're testing Remington's brand new .17 cal Spitfire bullet on coyotes.

 

I must be living in a vacuum. The guides on our hunt tell me that the use of AR and AK rifles have a rapidly growing following among hunters, especially prairie dog hunters. I had no clue. Only once in my life have I ever seen anyone using one of these firearms.

 

I call them "assault" rifles, which may upset some people. Excuse me, maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity. I'll go so far as to call them "terrorist" rifles. They tell me that some companies are producing assault rifles that are "tackdrivers."

 

Sorry, folks, in my humble opinion, these things have no place in hunting. We don't need to be lumped into the group of people who terrorize the world with them, which is an obvious concern. I've always been comfortable with the statement that hunters don't use assault rifles. We've always been proud of our "sporting firearms."

 

This really has me concerned. As hunters, we don't need the image of walking around the woods carrying one of these weapons. To most of the public, an assault rifle is a terrifying thing. Let's divorce ourselves from them. I say game departments should ban them from the praries and woods."

 

What was he thinking? Obviously, he posted his true opinion of certain firearms which he has chosen to view as others do in the anti-gun ilk... with strong language dripping with contempt. Not only was this devastating for his career, but it is more bad press for our firearms community to deal with... and from within. “Fifth Columnist” comes to mind. The anti’s will use this to bolster their quest for the resurrection of the Assault Weapons Ban. There is a “party” in Congress... putting on their funny hats and dancing to Disney’s title music of “Dumbo”.

 

Zumbo has issued an apology for his post. He and a few others in his support group say he was not thinking clearly. Clearly he was... the spew came forth as he intended.  His apology follows after his sponsors, such as Outdoor Life, Remington, et al, severed their ties with him. Oh well, he can always get a public relations job on the Hill.

 

Cuddle your “black rifle”,

Ron

BUCCANEER RANGE REGULATOR GAZETTE

February 1897

 

Headline......Mule Kills Nagging Wife

 

An old Texas farmer had a wife who nagged him unmercifully.  From morning till night (and sometimes later), she was always complaining about something. The only time he got any relief was when he was out plowing with his old mule.

 

He tried to plow a lot.

 

One day, when he was out plowing, his wife brought him lunch in the field. He drove the old mule into the shade, sat down on a stump, and began to eat his lunch. Immediately, his wife began haranguing him again. Complain, nag, nag; it just went on and on.

 

All of a sudden, the old mule lashed out with both hind feet; caught her smack in the back of the head. Killed her dead on the spot.

 

At the funeral several days later, the minister noticed something rather odd. When a woman mourner would approach the old farmer, he would listen for a minute, then nod his head in agreement; but when a man mourner approached him, he would listen for a minute, then shake his head in disagreement. This was so consistent, the minister decided to ask the old farmer about it.

 

So after the funeral, the minister spoke to the old farmer, and asked him why he nodded his head and agreed with the women, but always shook his head and disagreed with all the men. The old farmer said; 'Well, the women would come up and say something about how nice my wife looked, or how pretty her dress was, so I'd nod my head in agreement.'

 

'And what about the men?' the minister asked.

'They all wanted to know if the mule was for sale.'

 

Scores for the February match went like this.....

Cowboy / Cowgirl	Category	Category Winners	Misses	Time
RED RIVER RAY		TOP GUN	3	98.51
HOSS BLOCKER	49	49er WINNER	2	127.48
RED CENT	M	MODERN WINNER	2	132.03
DINGO DAVE	49		3	138.73
THREE CUT	T	TRADITIONAL WINNER	6	146.04
KILLEM ALL KATE	LM	LADIES MODERN WINNER	5	156.43
SPLINTER HAUSER	S	SENIOR WINNER	3	157.85
HIGH NOON HENRY	T		1	157.88
LORENZO KID	BW	B WESTERN WINNER	4	158.73
RAGTIME KID	S		4	163.80
TIGHT WAD	S		1	169.04
WHITE HAIR TRIGGER	FC	FRONTIER CARTRIDGE WINNER	4	178.75
WANTED	S		2	180.67
TIGER KID	S		1	194.54
CAROLINA GRAYDOG	49		2	197.42
DICK HOLLIDAY	49		6	198.24
RANGER BIG IRON	BW		CLEAN	204.92
SALOON KEEPER	S		CLEAN	207.22
CONCHO VALLEY CHARLIE	T		5	212.58
BULL WACKER	GF	GUN FIGHTER WINNER	3	212.99
CAROLINA ROSE	L49	LADIES 49er WINNER	7	220.38
DODGE CITY DUDE	ES	ELDER STATESMAN WINNER	7	220.89
MAT BASTARSON	S		CLEAN	229.72
SALVADORE DALLY	ES		8	239.02
DUTCH	S		4	244.39
WHISKEY MAC	T		7	251.54
RINGO STEELE	FD	FRONTIER CART. DUELIST WINNER	CLEAN	253.33
RANGER LAW	BW		6	257.24
JETHRO	49		5	267.77
PALO DURO TRAILBOSS	SD	SENIOR DUELIST WINNER	4	271.10
STALKER	S		6	271.65
SEMO JOE	M		4	273.56
KILLER KARL	49		5	283.55
COUNTRY LAWYER	CC	CLASSIC COWBOY WINNER	5	288.68
MOPAR KID	S		4	289.88
SILVER DOLLAR SONNY	D	DUELIST WINNER	2	300.55
CASTLE HAYNE KID	T		14	305.46
SHADY SHYSTER	S		5	305.93
PEE DEE DRIFTER	SD		CLEAN	320.32
PIECE B STEEL	FC		8	323.81