Outdoor News Daily

On Monday, June 23, the South Bend Common Council is scheduled to consider a proposal to ban the possession and carrying of firearms on all city-owned property, even by Right-to-Carry permit holders. While details of the proposal are not currently available, it is clear that from prior committee discussion, the full Council will consider a measure that will restrict the rights of law-abiding gun owners and render them defenseless against criminal attack.

Just last year, Governor Mitch Daniels (R) issued an Executive Order allowing law-abiding gun owners to possess and carry firearms in State Parks. Since enactment of the Executive Order, there hasn’t been a single incident involving lawful possession and carrying in State Parks, yet the South Bend Common Council is moving forward with its proposal.
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On Thursday, June 5, the second regular session of the 117th South Carolina General Assembly came to an end. This session we were able to pass some pro-gun legislation while making great strides towards establishing a constitutional amendment to guarantee the right to hunt and fish in the Palmetto State.

H 3202 was intended to recognize the individual right right to hunt and fish for all South Carolinians and at one time was a very promising piece of legislation. NRA has been promoting a Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment in South Carolina since 2005, when NRA-drafted model language was first introduced. It contained specific protections NRA considers paramount to preserving our hunting heritage for future generations.
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Thanks to the efforts of pro-Second Amendment citizens, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners has soundly rejected the proposed ordinance that sought to restrict the discharge of firearms. As we reported last week, this proposal would have prohibited the discharge of firearms within 500 feet of a dwelling or other building or structure that is “designed to be occupied by human beings.”

NRA members and other pro-gun citizens responded to the call to action to oppose this measure by contacting the Commissioners, and by attending the meeting of the Board this past Monday to voice their concerns. The commission voted 4-1 to reject the ordinance.

Russ MacDonald, Incident Commander, on the Sleeper Lake Fire, the third largest fire recorded in Michigan’s history, advises that this fire is 95% contained. Two relatively small areas of concern remain, one on the southwest and one on the northwest side of the fire, where crews are continuing mop-up operations. Paul Gaberdiel, Area Fire Supervisor Newberry Field Office, reports that there are already signs of Mother Nature healing herself. Paul reports seeing various wildlife in the fire area, including seven Sharptail Grouse, and that charred areas in the marshes are already greening up.
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Moderated weather has allowed for fire behavior to temper somewhat. Main burning areas remain at tree bases where moisture has not been able to reach the ground. While weather forecasts are not calling for any significant rainfall, higher relative humidity should allow for a couple of days of aggressive mop up work by hand crews. A special helicopter flight is scheduled for today utilizing infra-red cameras; which will be able to pinpoint areas where heat is concentrated in the ground. Those hotspots will be mapped and crews dispatched to specific locations to extinguish areas that may have gone undetected thus far. Two National Guard Black Hawk helicopters will be active conducting water drops on the fire today.
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