{"id":2827,"date":"2024-01-17T12:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T12:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2024-01-17T12:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T12:13:42","slug":"me-tell-senator-susan-collins-to-stop-bidens-war-on-hunters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=2827","title":{"rendered":"ME: Tell Senator Susan Collins to Stop Biden\u2019s War on Hunters!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 var iframe = document.getElementsByClassName(&#8216;campaign_widgetv2&#8217;)[0];<br \/>\n  window.addEventListener(&#8216;message&#8217;, function(event) {<br \/>\n      var data = event.data;<br \/>\n      if (&#8216;widget&#8217; in data &amp;&amp; data.widget) {<br \/>\n         eval(data.widget);<br \/>\n       }<br \/>\n    });\n<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While fighting gun control bills in Congress is oftentimes a straightforward process \u2013 politicians in the D.C. Swamp like to hide gun control deep inside \u201cmust pass\u201d spending bills.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Worse is when anti-gun politicians strip pro-gun language from funding bills in order to undermine our rights. \u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And with major funding deadlines and a potential shutdown rapidly approaching, that means GOA\u2019s fight at the national level is going to be related to the appropriations process and defending the Second Amendment from sneak attacks in Congress.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And with your grassroots activism, we have a real chance of stopping the Biden administration from banning lead ammunition and curtailing shooting on certain public lands.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Because you are a Maine resident and voter, I need you to contact Senator Susan Collins and tell her to stand up for gun owners and stop the assault on our Second Amendment.<\/strong>.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From his efforts to destroy 58-year-old hunter safety and shooting programs in America\u2019s schools, to a plan to ban commonly used ammunition, Joe Biden has instituted an all-out war against hunters and recreational shooters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/na12142023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">My Gun Owners of America colleague Mark Jones has written extensively about Biden\u2019s war on hunters \u2013 you can read more about it here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But with your help, GOA has been leading the fight to expose Biden&#8217;s plans and work with Congress to protect our American hunting traditions from these unprecedented attacks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With intense pressure from GOA, Congressional action overturned Biden&#8217;s school programs ban, reinstating access to hunter education programs and shooting programs in schools, but anti-gun members of Congress and this Administration have not given up on other plans to attack our hunting and Second Amendment rights.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biden\u2019s lead ammunition ban is still slated to go forward on certain areas of federal lands in the eastern United States, and prior failed efforts by the Left tell us this will be a precursor to more draconian bans around the country. This ban doesn\u2019t just affect hunters; it also prohibits lead ammunition from recreational shooting in these areas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alternatives to lead ammunition can cost 2-4 times as much as lead ammo, which would strongly impact participation in the sport and especially turn away women, minorities, and other new shooters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maine hunters and gun owners need to contact U.S. Senator Susan Collins and let her know you want her to DEFUND Biden\u2019s lead ammunition ban as part of the ongoing budget negotiations in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please tell Senator Collins she must do everything she can to ensure this Administration does not destroy America\u2019s great hunting and shooting traditions for the next generation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the course of the next few weeks, GOA will be sending more information to you about &#8220;Biden&#8217;s War on Hunters&#8221; and how you can help us convince Congress to protect the American Hunting Tradition.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The battle to save America&#8217;s hunting and recreational shooting traditions will wage on for a long time, but GOA will be standing on the front lines for the battles ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunowners.org\/me01162024\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 var iframe = document.getElementsByClassName(&#8216;campaign_widgetv2&#8217;)[0]; window.addEventListener(&#8216;message&#8217;, function(event) { var data = event.data; if (&#8216;widget&#8217; in data &amp;&amp; data.widget) { eval(data.widget); } }); While fighting gun control bills in Congress is oftentimes a straightforward process \u2013 politicians in the D.C. 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