Oral Arguments On Motion To Dismiss MSSA v. Holder Scheduled
June 1, 2010
Oral argument has been scheduled in MSSA v. Holder (Montana Shooting Sports Association v. Eric Holder, U.S. Attorney General) concerning the U.S. Motion to Dismiss., for Thursday, July 15th, at 9 AM, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch.
You should remember that MSSA v. Holder is our lawsuit to validate the principles of the Montana Firearms Freedom Act.
We don’t know yet which courtroom in the federal courthouse in Missoula will be used. Whatever one is used it would be great for the spectator area to be fully occupied. It should be an interesting day.
Several folks have asked if cameras or video recorders are allowed. I’m told that no recording devices are allowed in a federal courtroom (at least in Missoula).
Gary Marbut, president
Montana Shooting Sports Association
http://www.mtssa.org
author, Gun Laws of Montana
http://www.mtpublish.com
Important Notice To Michigan Bear Hunting Guides
June 1, 2010
Guides and outfitters in Michigan should take heed that beginning in 2010 there will be enforcement of the law that requires all commercial guides and outfitters to obtain a Special Use Permit if they intent to hunt bears on State Lands. For more information about commercial guide land use permits, see this link.
Update: June 1, 2010
It has been brought to my attention that commercial guides and outfitters who plan to use the National Forests are required to obtain special use permits from the National Forest Service.
Fraud And Deceit Behind Wolf Reintroduction – Don’t Miss This!
May 11, 2010
WHO: Jim Beers, former Chief of National Wildlife Refuge Operations
WHAT: Public presentation on fraud and deceit employed in the dangerous wolf “reintroduction” program
WHEN: Sunday, May 16, 2010
WHERE: Gran Tree Inn in Bozeman, Montana
Jim Beers, former Chief of National Wildlife Refuge Operations, will address the lies, deceit and fraud employed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state wildlife agencies in Montana and Idaho and environmental groups to illegally introduce Canadian wolves where they were never native, nor endangered.
His presentation begins at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at the Gran Tree Inn in Bozeman, Montana. Admission is free. Read more
USSA Unveils Exciting New Program to Defend Sportsmen’s Rights
March 23, 2010
The USSA’s Sentry Program is free to join and represents the most intense effort ever focused on attracting sportsmen to become active players in the fight to preserve hunting, fishing and trapping rights whenever they are threatened. Read more
Turkey Call Television Show Featuring Scott Ellis
March 19, 2010
Shows will air: Tuesday at 8 a.m.; Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday at 10 p.m. est. Don’t miss it!
MT. To Celebrate “Right To Keep And Bear Arms” Week Beginning March 1st.
February 17, 2010
*Editor’s Note* Below is an email message I received from Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Shooting Sports Association. It is a reminder to members of MSSA that beginning on March 1, 2010 will be the start of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Week. As a bonus, Marbut included a short recap of how the RKBA Week evolved.
Celebrate!!
In 1991 MSSA got a bill passed setting aside the first week of March as the official week in Montana to celebrate our cherished Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Here’s what the Montana law actually says: Read more
Visit us and become a FAN on Facebook!
January 21, 2010
Well we created a Facebook Page so come visit… When you do become a FAN!
Montana High Court Says SSNs To Hunt And Fish Necessary
January 20, 2010
Gun Group Frustrated with Supreme Court Privacy Opinion Constitutional Rights for Sale?
MISSOULA – The Montana Shooting Sports Association (MSSA) was handed an unfavorable decision by the Montana Supreme Court in MSSA’s lawsuit claiming that it violates the right to privacy in the Montana Constitution for Montanans to be required to divulge a Social Security Number (SSN) in order to legally hunt and fish in Montana.
This MSSA lawsuit has been percolating through the courts since January of 2006. While MSSA argued that the requirement to provide an SSN to hunt and fish was unconstitutional, the State of Montana contended that it must collect SSNs to remain eligible under federal law for federal funds for the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Read more
A Warning To Outdoor Users About Echinococcus, From Worms
December 13, 2009
by
Tom Remington
This is a warning to outdoor users about a potentially deadly biological event that could result from one’s curiosity to poke at and kick through scat from wolves, coyotes and foxes. Of course not everyone knowingly does this but many hunters, trappers and simply the curious, want to know what these animals have been eating.
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Picture This!
November 18, 2009
Eleven year old Chelsea, AL resident, Katie, went hunting for the 1st time on the Youth Hunt day (11/14/2009) and bagged a 10 point buck!
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