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GOP stops Sportsmen
It sounds like it died because of $14 million in additional spending it required.
So apparently the GOP has an issue with dropping $200 million per plane for the JSF (just for the plane), but conservation and hunting access? Hell no!
Looks like these are the key things that COULD have happened (I don't consider the guys bringing their polar bear trophies back as 'key').
- bow hunters could cross national park lands (where no hunting is allowed) to hunt private/public land
- EPA wouldn't be able to regulate lead ammo, lead sinkers, etc.
- excise tax funds would be used to create and maintain public ranges
- re-authorization of North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and Partners for Fish and Wildlife programs
I don't normally trust the government to do good things for the average citizen, but most of this stuff seems pretty common sense. Plus, anything that opens up more opportunity for others to take up shooting sports at a local public range is a winner in my book.
GOP stops Sportsmen
It sounds like it died because of $14 million in additional spending it required.
So apparently the GOP has an issue with dropping $200 million per plane for the JSF (just for the plane), but conservation and hunting access? Hell no!
Looks like these are the key things that COULD have happened (I don't consider the guys bringing their polar bear trophies back as 'key').
- bow hunters could cross national park lands (where no hunting is allowed) to hunt private/public land
- EPA wouldn't be able to regulate lead ammo, lead sinkers, etc.
- excise tax funds would be used to create and maintain public ranges
- re-authorization of North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and Partners for Fish and Wildlife programs
I don't normally trust the government to do good things for the average citizen, but most of this stuff seems pretty common sense. Plus, anything that opens up more opportunity for others to take up shooting sports at a local public range is a winner in my book.
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