Senate Bill 268, introduced by State Senator Martha Scott (D-2), would undermine a citizen’s right to self-defense by imposing onerous storage requirements on Michigan gun owners, rendering firearms useless in self-defense situations.
SB 268 would require households with children to store their guns in locked boxes with trigger locks installed. A violation would be punishable as a misdemeanor offense if a juvenile gains access to the firearm.
The bill has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee but has not been scheduled for a hearing. cont.

Animal Rights Extremist Becomes FBI’s Most Wanted Domestic Terrorist
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   While animal rights extremist Daniel Andreas San Diego isn’t toppling Osama bin Laden from his perch as America’s number one most wanted terrorist, he is competing for space on that same list. He is suspected of engaging in at least two 2003 bomb attacks in northern California.
   The FBI announced it was adding San Diego to its “Most Wanted” terrorist list on April 21. The 31 year old San Diego becomes only the 24th person to be added to the list and the first one that is solely wanted for domestic terrorism.
The attacks were directed against the offices of two biotech facilities that did business with a company conducting animal testing for medical purposes. According to the FBI, one of the bombs was “laced with nails to create potentially deadly shrapnel.”
   San Diego is described as a strict vegan that “avoids consuming or wearing anything made with animal products.” A $250,000 reward for information leading to the capture of San Diego is being offered. That amount is substantially larger the rewards offered for other “eco-terrorists” wanted in the U.S.

Pelosi Calls For Gun Registration,Opposes D.C. Gun Reform Legislation
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4753

   In February, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) rightly rejected Attorney General Eric Holder's call for renewing the so-called "assault weapons" ban, which expired in 2004 after Congress refused to renew it.
   However, on Tuesday, on ABC's "Good Morning America," Pelosi said, "we [members of Congress] have to find some level of compromise" on guns. She noted that the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to guns. But, she said, "We want them registered."
   Pelosi also used the word "draconian" to describe legislation before Congress to reform D.C.'s gun laws. Apparently referring to the provision of that legislation that would permit residents of D.C. to buy handguns in Maryland and Virginia, Pelosi added, "we don't want them crossing state lines."
   Pelosi's objection to exempting D.C. residents from the Gun Control Act's ban on sales of handguns (even by dealers) between residents of different states is misplaced, not only because there is only one handgun dealer in the District, but because the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) has rendered the interstate sales ban pointless and unnecessary. A D.C. resident buying a handgun will be subject to the same instant background check, regardless of where the sale occurs.
   Pelosi objected to the fact that disagreement over the D.C. gun legislation is preventing a vote on legislation to give the District a voting member in the House. To say the least, we regret that the Speaker of the House believes it more important to give the D.C. Delegate a vote on the House floor than to protect D.C.'s law-abiding residents' right to defend themselves from criminals.
Meanwhile, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the Senate sponsor of the now-expired federal "assault weapons" ban, said on a CBS "60 Minutes" program to be aired on Sunday that she is only temporarily holding off on introducing legislation to reinstate the ban. "I'll pick the time and place. No question about it," Feinstein said.

A Different Kind of PETA Shock Sparks Effort to Revoke Tax Exemption
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   PETA is used to shocking people with bizarre publicity stunts. However, new information showing that the animal rights group kills thousands of adoptable pets provides a different kind of shock than usual.
   The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) has fired another salvo against the animal rights group. The CCF previously highlighted PETA’s record of killing thousands of animals while hypocritically engaging in protests worldwide against animal cruelty.
The latest public records obtained by the CCF from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services paint a grisly picture. According to the CCF review, in 2008, of the 2,216 adoptable animals PETA took into custody, only seven actually were adopted. A shocking 2,124 were killed. That amounted to a 95.8% kill rate.
   The CCF has created a new website highlighting the story, PETA Kills Animals. The CCF also seeks to tap into public anger over PETA’s hypocritical animal rights’ agenda by pushing for the group to lose its tax exempt status.
   This effort includes an online petition to be forwarded to the Internal Revenue Service Commissioner that urges PETA’s tax exempt status be revoked. 
The petition outlines many of PETA’s outrageous stunts and states: “By repeatedly and continuously giving financial support to individuals and organizations devoted to domestic terrorism, PETA has demonstrated that it is incapable of conducting itself in a manner expected of nonprofit groups receiving federal tax subsidies.”

New Fishing Licenses on Sale March 1; New Regulations in Effect April 1
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-209347--,00.html

   The Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that new fishing licenses go on sale Sunday, March 1. The licenses are good from the date of purchase through March 31, 2010. Anglers are not required to possess a 2009 fishing license until April 1, when the new season begins, along with new fishing regulations.
   Also new this year is the ability to purchase E-Gift Cards online through the DNR's Web site that can be redeemed online for any hunting or fishing license or snowmobile or off-road vehicle trail sticker. The E-Gift Cards will be available online starting March 1, and make a great gift idea for outdoor enthusiasts. The E-Gift Cards can only be used for online purchases of licenses, and cannot be redeemed at a retailer or a DNR office. The E-Gift Cards are available in $15, $30 and $50 increments.
   In recent years, the DNR has printed two fishing guides, one specifically for trout and salmon. This year, the 2009 Michigan Fishing Guide includes all fishing regulations. The color-coded maps that were previously printed in the trout and salmon guide are not included this year. Color-coded trout stream maps will be available online at www.michigan.gov/dnrfishing beginning April 1. Changes to lake and stream types are noted in red in the Fishing Guide. There are three major fishing regulations changes for 2009:

* The daily limit of five trout and salmon in combination may now include up to five Chinook or coho salmon. In the past, the limit included a maximum of three fish of one species.
* Anglers may now use up to three rods. In the past the limit was two, except anglers trolling for salmon in the Great Lakes could use three rods.
* There is a two-gallon daily limit on smelt. Previously, there was no limit.

The 2009 Michigan Fishing Guide is available at license vendors statewide.

DNR Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Offers U.P. Shoot July 18
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-211966--,00.html

   The Department of Natural Resources Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) Program is offering a one-day workshop on Saturday, July 18, for women who wish to learn more about the shooting sports.
   The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Branch Sportsmen's Club, located at 1888 Engman Lake Rd. in Skandia. The program is designed to take participants through various skill levels associated with shooting small bore and large bore rifles, shotguns, handguns and bows.
   "This is a Beyond BOW event that will give women an opportunity to gain more experience in shooting sports whether they are a beginner or somewhat advanced," said Lynn Marla, DNR state BOW Program coordinator. "The club's certified shooting instructors will provide classroom and video instruction before taking participants out to the shooting range, and the club will serve up a tasty lunch as well."
   The $35 workshop fee includes all instruction, lunch and equipment. Participants may bring their own equipment and ammunition, but guns and bows will be available for those who do not have their own or wish to try other models.
   Participants must be 18 or older. Enrollment is limited. The deadline for registration is July 1, and forms are available on the DNR Web site at www.michigan.gov/bow or by phone at (906) 228-6561. This is a rain or shine event. For more information, contact Sharon Pitz at (906) 228-6561 or e-mail pitzs@michigan.gov.

HSUS Love Fest for “Humane Legislators” and Hollywood Stars
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   The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) had a busy end to March cozying up to policymakers and Hollywood stars that promote its agenda at two gala events.
On March 25, the HSUS announced its recognition of the work done by 148 members of Congress. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D- ILL) and U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chair John Conyers (D- MI) earned the distinctions of being the “Humane” Senator and Representative of the Year respectively. They received their awards at a reception the same night.
   Joining HSUS at the reception were three senators other than Durbin including, Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Tom Carper (D-DE), and David Vitter (R-LA). Additionally, 32 representatives also partied with the HSUS and HSLF as they received “Legislative Leader” awards for backing various bills supported by HSUS.
   You can click here to learn if one of your federal legislators received an award from HSUS. You can also click here for a slideshow showing congresspersons attending the reception getting their award.
   Take Action- If one of your congresspersons did receive an award from HSUS, please contact them. Make certain that they understand the award they received came from the leading anti-hunting organization in the country.
You can obtain your congressperson’s contact by going to the US Sportsmen Legislative Action Center website.
   Meanwhile, on March 30, HSUS followed up its legislative love fest with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood during its 23rd annual “Genesis Awards.” According to the HSUS, the Genesis Awards recognize “artists, writers, and others in entertainment and the media who contributed their time and talents over the past year to raise awareness of the plight and suffering of animals.”
   This year the big winners included Ellen DeGeneres and her partner, Portia di Rossi, who were recognized for raising funds to for the infamous Proposition 2 which drastically changed rules for animal agriculture in California. Another big winner was Oprah Winfrey as she got honors for “Outstanding Talk Show” due to her airing of programs on “puppy mills.”

Michigan: Consumer Protection Bill Assigned to the House Judiciary Committee
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=4738

   On April 2, State Representative Paul Opsommer (R-93) introduced House Bill 4783. This legislation would make it a misdemeanor and a $500 fine for any seller or federally licensed firearms dealer to "create a visible representation or a biometric record of an individual who is purchasing a firearm, hand-loading equipment, or ammunition...".
   This bill is in direct response to actions taken by some of the country's major retailers who, under pressure and threats of litigation from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have created video surveillance registries under their "Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership." While the bill would allow stores to maintain their security surveillance, it would prevent recordings of gun and ammunition transactions for registration purposes.
HB 4783 has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee but it has not been scheduled for a hearing yet.

Natural Resources Commission Sets 2009 Bear Hunting Regulations and Quotas
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-212161--,00.html

   The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved regulations that eliminate the training of hounds for five days before the opening day of bear seasons and limit the number of bait sites individuals may maintain.The regulations are a result of requests from hunters.
   The five-day restriction of hound training prior to the season will give Upper Peninsula bait hunters a 10-day period, including the first five days of the season, during which their baits will be undisturbed by hounds. In the Lower Peninsula, the running of hounds will continue to be illegal through the first day of bear season.
   Houndsmen, however, will be able begin training dogs on July 8, a week earlier than previously allowed. Hound hunters also will be allowed to hunt bears for two additional days at the end of the season in the Lower Peninsula.
   The NRC approved regulations limiting bait sites to three per hunter and, in the case of people who maintain baits for others, no more than 12 baits per individual.
Overall, the NRC approved license quotas resulting in approximately 10 percent fewer licenses in 2009 than last year, with reductions primarily in the western Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. The reduced quotas were based on hunter success rates and are designed to stabilize the bear population in the western U.P., increase the population in the eastern U. P., and reduce the population slightly in the northern Lower Peninsula. cont.

Kent County Private Cervid Facility Charged With Violation of Quarantine
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-209908--,00.html

   The operators of a private cervid facility located in Kent County's Algoma Township have been charged with violation of the Michigan Department of Agriculture's (MDA) Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Quarantine Order issued in August 2008 after a three-year old Kent County female white-tailed deer tested positive for the disease.
James and Brian Schuiteman, owners of J & B Whitetails, were recently arraigned in 63-1 District Court in Rockford and charged with violating Michigan's Animal Industry Act for movement of an animal in violation of the quarantine placed on their facility by MDA. This is a felony charge carrying a penalty of $1,000 to $5,000 in fines and imprisonment of up to five years. The Schuitemans waived their right to a preliminary exam in court today. cont.

TB Prevalence Increases Slightly in Deer Herd in Core Area of Infection
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-210355--,00.html

The incidence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the deer herd in the core area of infection in northeastern Lower Michigan - Deer Management Unit 452 - increased slightly in 2008, the Department of Natural Resources announced last week at the Natural Resources Commission meeting.
   DMU 452, which is located in Montmorency, Alpena, Oscoda and Alcona counties, saw the incidence in deer testing positive for TB increase to 1.8 percent from 1.4 percent in 2007. Although the incidence is still declining over the long term, the trend for rate of infection during the last six years is only changing slightly on an annual basis.
"We have brought the prevalence of TB down from 1995, but it appears to be stabilizing at this level during recent years," explained DNR Wildlife Veterinarian Steve Schmitt. "We may have lowered it as far as we can with our current strategy."
The DNR's strategy has been to ban feeding and baiting in the northeastern Lower Peninsula and to reduce the deer herd, by liberalizing the availability of antlerless deer licenses. The bait and feed ban has been extended to include the entire Lower Peninsula following the discovery of a deer with chronic wasting disease in a privately owned deer herd in Kent County last August.
   Overall, the DNR tested 16,260 deer for TB in 2008. Of those, 36 were positive. Among TB-positive deer, 34 came from the four-county area, one from Presque Isle County and one from Iosco County.
Intensive testing in Shiawassee County, where a TB-positive deer was found in 2007, and six surrounding counties did not turn up any TB-positive deer, Schmitt said.

DNR Applauds Federal Decision to Delist Gray Wolf in Western Great Lakes
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-210402--,00.html

   A decision by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to affirm the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to remove gray wolves from the list of threatened and endangered species in the western Great Lakes and some western Rocky Mountain states was applauded today by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
   In 2008, a minimum of 520 gray wolves lived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, part of an estimated population of 4,000 gray wolves living in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
   "Gray wolves have made a strong and successful recovery in our state," said DNR Director Rebecca Humphries. "This decision will allow management of the species to be performed by the state, so that we can fully implement the state's wolf management plan."
   Humphries also emphasized that while the gray wolf has been removed from the federal endangered species list, it remains on the state's protection as a species. There currently is no hunting or trapping of gray wolves allowed in Michigan, and starting on April 22, the gray wolf will be listed as a nongame species in Michigan. In order for hunting to occur, the Michigan Legislature would need to pass a law to add the gray wolf to the list of game species in the state, she said. cont.

DNR Drafts New Management Proposals for Pike and Muskellunge
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10371_10402-210569--,00.html

   The Department of Natural Resources is seeking input on new draft management strategies for pike and muskellunge in Michigan.
   The plans, which were developed by a standing committee of DNR personnel as well as a representative from the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources, identify goals and recommend strategies to protect and enhance pike and muskellunge resources statewide.
   The muskellunge plan calls for maximizing the abundance of large fish in the population and identifies the need to establish a brood-stock program for Great Lake muskies to restore traditional populations and perhaps expand them into major river systems.
   The pike plan calls for increasing the size structure of the population while maintaining a stable harvest.
   The plans are available on the DNR Web site at www.michigan.gov/dnrfishing.
Comments about the Northern Pike plan (DNR-PikePlan@michigan.gov) and Muskellunge plan (DNR-MuskyPlan@michigan.gov) can be e-mailed to each respective address.

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   New crossbow regulations recently approved by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission are designed to expand hunting opportunities, retain existing hunters and recruit new hunters, and offer a way for some hunters to continue hunting when facing physical limitations.

Under the new regulations, crossbows may be used:

* by anyone 50 years of age or older during the Oct. 1-Nov. 14 bow hunting deer season statewide
* by any hunter age 12 and older during any hunting season in Zone 3 (southern Michigan), including the bow hunting season.
* during any season in which a firearm may be used, for both big and small game statewide
* Under the new regulations, 10- and 11-year-old hunters may not use a crossbow. Youth hunters must be at least 12 to use a crossbow.

A crossbow stamp will be required in addition to hunting licenses for those using crossbows. Stamps will be available at all license retailers starting March 15. The stamp, which is free, will help the DNR monitor and survey crossbow hunters over the next three years.
   Crossbow hunters are required by state law to wear hunter orange while hunting. The DNR will pursue legislative changes to modify the hunter orange law for crossbow hunters.
  Included in the regulations are limits on the velocity of the crossbow. Crossbows used for hunting are restricted to no more than 350 feet per second. cont.

On Thursday April 16th, 2009 Arwin Depue, killitandgrillit.com writer, climbed a flag pole and assisted his neighbor pull 5 children from their burning home.
   After noticing smoke filling one of the apartments next door, Arwin was half way up the pole when he heard Melissa Cunningham yell "help me save my kids". Melissa passed 3 of her sons and another son of her boyfriend to Arwin through a utility window she had broken out from the inside. 2 of the boys were severely burned.
    In a world of failing moral beliefs and hard economic times sometimes it is hard to tell who's a good guy and who is a bad guy. Arwin is obviously a good guy. I am VERY proud to call Arwin my friend. - Dave

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5/3 bank has set up an acount in Melissa Cunningham's name to accept donations to help her family.
The staff here at killitandgrillit.com would like to congratulate Arwin for a job very well done.