The Right To Bear Arms

Second Amendment Right To Bear Arms

The full text of the Second Amendment says, "A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

Every day there are new legislative attacks on your second amendment rights. This section of the site is dedicated to keeping the law abiding hunter up to date on the latest issues that affect your right to bear arms. Foremost Hunting is not meant to be a political activist type of site, but we do beleive that if we (the hunters) don't stand up for our rights we will eventually loose them.

Here is a Youtube clip from Ted Nuggent With His View On Gun Control:

On Thursday June 26th 2008 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects an individual's right to bear arms, while leaving room for governments to regulate gun ownership. The ruling repudiates the long-held notion that the right to bear arms is strictly linked to militia service. Instead, the court concluded that it's an individual right untethered to military or government necessity. This will make it easier for gun-rights advocates to resist new regulations and overturn existing laws.

The 5-4 ruling, written by Justice Antonin Scalia, clipped the extreme ends off the debate. An outright ban on handguns was found to be unconstitutional, but Scalia's opinion defended government's authority to enact "reasonable restrictions" on gun possession. - seattletimes.com

DID YOU KNOW-

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Fire Arm Industry News

Open Telephone Voting on Cook County Gun Control Ordinances by host

The Cook County Board of Commissioners is conducting a telephone poll where callers can vote for or against gun control ordinances that would close all gun shops in the county, including the recently opened Cabela's sporting goods store in Hoffman Estates

A Look Back at the 2008 SHOT Show by host

30TH SHOW SHATTERS RECORDS . . . It was one for the record books. NSSF's 2008 SHOT Show smashed all-time records in its 30th year, posting new highs in attendance, exhibition space, exhibiting companies and media turnout.

Rep. Staback Named 2007 Legislator of the Year by host

Rep. Staback Named 2007 Legislator of the Year
by National Association of Firearms Retailers

Cook County, Ill., Gun Stores and Sportsmen in Danger; by host

Cook County, Ill., Gun Stores and Sportsmen in Danger; NSSF Urges All to Contact Commissioners

Safari Club Boosts Hunting Heritage Funds by $250,000 by host

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Safari Club International Foundation has announced that it will contribute $250,000 to the Hunting Heritage Partnership (HHP), a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). The donation increases annual grant money available by 50 percent, from $500,000 to $750,000 to address critical issues affecting the future of hunting.

CREDIT CARD PROCESSING COMPANY REJECTS FIREARMS INDUSTRY by host

CREDIT CARD PROCESSING COMPANY REJECTS FIREARMS INDUSTRY REFUSES TO PROCESS TRANSACTIONS . . . Citi Merchant Services and First Data Corp. are refusing to process any credit card transactions between federally licensed firearms retailers, distributors and manufacturers -- a move which will severely limit available inventory of firearms and ammunition to military, law enforcement and law-abiding Americans.

Proposed Firearms Ordinances in Cook County, Ill.,to Affect Sportsmen in Great Lakes Region by host

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association of the firearms industry -- is encouraging all sportsmen, hunters and firearms enthusiasts to contact the Cook County Board of Commissioners and urge them to oppose a string of county ordinances that if passed would result in a shutdown of firearms dealers and a ban on guns. The move by NSSF follows the introduction of three proposed ordinances by County Commissioners Larry Suffredin and William Beavers that would shut down all gun stores in Cook County, including the recently opened Cabela's in Hoffman Estates -- a store whose customer base extends into Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.