Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) announced this week that U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will testify on Feb. 2 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about his role in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ now-infamous “Operation Fast and Furious.”

Issa, who is chairman of the House committee, and Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have led an ongoing investigation into the role of Holder and the Department of Justice in the operation.

Rumor Alert: Veterans’ Health and “Sporting Purposes” Among the thousands of questions NRA-ILA answers every month by email, phone and letter are scores that begin “This guy told me he heard …” Unfortunately, all too often this is the telltale sign of one of the rampant rumors that circulate around campfires or gun store counters, and especially on the Internet. Three of the most recent top rumors involve veterans’ gun rights, the status of the “sporting purposes” test for firearms importation, and new restrictions on gun shows.

Record NICS Checks in 2011: In January, the FBI reported that the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) performed a record number of background checks in 2011. Over 99 percent of NICS checks are firearm-related.

Obama to Congress: I’ll Decide What’s Constitutional: This week, NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox wrote a comprehensive op-ed for the Daily Caller regarding President Obama abusing executive privilege and seeking new ways to vilify gun owners and further his anti-gun agenda.

To read the piece, please click here.

Get Involved In This Year’s Elections: NRA, along with America’s gun owners and Second Amendment supporters, have long been anticipating the 2012 elections—discussing, planning, preparing to ensure that our nation heads in the right direction of protecting freedom and our Second Amendment rights. Now is the time to put those plans into action, and with the help of the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division, we are confident in victory for 2012!

GRASSROOTS NEWS MINUTE VIDEO: To view this week’s “Grassroots News Minute” video, please click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYkRmi2Tj ESTATE ROUNDUP (Please note the only items listed below are those that have had recent action. For other updates on state legislation, please go to the state legislation section at www.NRAILA.org, and check each week’s issue of the Grassroots Alert.)

For additional information, please click on the links provided.

NEVADA: Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association Hosting Fourth Annual CCW Forum
The Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association will be hosting its annual Concealed Carry Weapons forum in Las Vegas on Tuesday, January 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Grant Sawyer Government Building (room 4401) located on 555 East Washington Avenue in Las Vegas.  Your participation is key to the continued success of Nevada’s Right-to-Carry process, so please attend this important forum.

NEW HAMPSHIRE: Pro-Gun Legislation Passes in State House
Despite fierce opposition from Governor John Lynch, House Bill 334 and House Bill 536 passed in the state House of Representatives and will now go to the state Senate for consideration. HB 334 would strengthen current statewide firearms preemption by further prohibiting local governments or state agencies from enacting ordinances or regulations for the use of firearms. HB 536 would repeal the existing law that requires a person to have a concealed firearm license in order to carry concealed.

NEW MEXICO: Pro-Second Amendment Companion Bill Pre-Filed for Short Session!Recently, state Senator Bill Payne (R-ABQ) pre-filed Senate Bill 26, the Senate companion measure to House Bill 32, which was introduced in December by state Representative Bill Rehm (R-ABQ) and previously reported here.  This legislation would repeal Section 30-7-9 of the New Mexico Criminal Code, which limits the purchase of rifles and shotguns by New Mexico residents to their home state and contiguous states.

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When your Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is empty after shooting it dry, the quickest way to load it is through the ejection port. To take a much-needed shot, your reaction is to drop a shot shell in the port and shoot. It is almost as fast as transitioning to a second firearm. To be fast, this technique must be practiced until it becomes an instinctive reaction.

Here is the simple way to combat load the 870 pump gun. You are shooting, making your way through the situation and then a CLICK! You must react to the click as a Fail to Fire malfunction, as it could be a bad primer or shell. You can’t count how many shells you fired and would have no idea what caused this malfunction, so it might be a bad primer/shell or just empty. The next reaction is to pump the slide action again, establish sight picture and shoot again if needed! Here we go again, another Click! At this point, you know the firearm is likely out of shells. Pull the slide action to the rear, opening the ejection port. Access a spare shot shell from your carrier, indexing it between your index and pinky fingers, drop the shell into the ejection port and slide your hand forward to close the action. The shotgun is now loaded with a new shell in the chamber. This technique can be accomplished in a couple of different methods. The support hand can come under the gun to the ejection port, or turn the shotgun with the port up and the shell is dropped into the ejection port over the top. Either way, decide which works for you and train one way so there is no hesitation when you have to do it in a fight. In that fight, you may have to do another Combat load if you need to shoot more. If there is any time during this period, insert more shot shells into the magazine tube to get ahead of the game. It’s important to keep as many shells in the 870 as possible and time allows.

This technique that must be practiced, with many repetitions, to ingrain this skill into an unconscious reaction to the symptoms of the weapons platform you are running.

Another option some people talk about is transition to the second firearm. Yes, this will work and it’s quick too, but that will be another program. Practice the Combat Reload with your 870 and it will become instinctive. It might get you out of trouble one of these days. Watch the other Remington 870 shotgun programs and keep on training!

Watch Now:  Remington 870 Combat Reload Video

Tom Clarke & Lenny Bolton with ATAC TV Firearms discuss a few reasons for Mil Dots, or some type of reticle in a spotting scope.

ATAC TV Firearm Reply and Answer:

Tom Clarke & Lenny Bolton with ATAC TV Firearms discuss a few reasons for Mil Dots, or some type of reticle in a spotting scope.  The ATAC guys use the Leupold Golden Ring Mark 4 12-40X60mm w/TMR #60040 Spotting Scope, the same ones used by military sniper teams.  This spotting scope has the TMR (Tactical Milling Reticle) that matches the reticle in the Leupold Mark 4 M-2 riflescopes on our custom Venom Tactical sniper rifles.  This eases the workload on the spotter/shooter teams when solving the range calculation to an intended target.  Also, the Leupold TMR is “hash marks” instead of the standard Mil Dots (footballs) that make measuring with the reticle easier in the field.

Mil Dots, sometimes called “footballs” are a measuring reference that allows a shooter to calculate distance to a target of known size.  Without getting into the trigonometric equations and measurements, we will keep this in basic terms. The “Mil” in Mil Dot stands for “milliradian”.  The radian is a unit-less measure, which is equivalent to degrees.  Simply, it tells you have far around a circle you have gone.  This is a basic reference for measuring in conjunction with MOA (Minute of Angle) give the shooter the ability to calculate distance for use with his ballistic table of bullet drop.  Actual use of the Mil Dot and calculations will be discussed in a different video and blog.

Back to the question, the shooter’s scope mounted on the rifle has the Mil Dots and any use of a spotting scope would enhance his abilities to have the same Mil dot reticle in the spotting scope.  If the sniper has a spotter, there is a huge advantage to have the spotter using the same reference (Mil Dot reticle) as the shooter does in his scope.  Allows both the shooter and spotter to see the same reticle.

The spotting scope usually has much higher adjustable power setting than the normal riflescope.  This allows the spotter to locate targets, read wind, estimate range to target, and actually see bullet strikes the shooter cannot.  The advantage of the Mil Dot equipped spotting scope is priceless for a spotter/shooter team.  Watch the linked video for more in-depth information from Tom and Lenny on the ATAC TV Firearms Channel.  Good shooting!

Watch Video Here: Why would you want Mil Dots on a Spotting Scope?

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During its annual meeting last month, the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association tabled a motion that would have authorized the group’s representatives to send a letter to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) asking them to re-instate the instant background check exemption for Nevada concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit holders. During the 2011 legislative session, the Nevada legislature passed Assembly Bill 282, which requires a background check on CCW permit renewals. AB 282 was signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 17.

According to those who attended last month’s meeting, the “vote to authorize a formal letter” was delayed until the September 17 meeting in Fallon so the sheriffs could “evaluate the impact the NICS exemption would have on their agencies.”

This lack of action on the part of the sheriffs is extremely troubling as Nevada’s CCW permit holders have been eagerly anticipating the renewal of the NICS exemption, and state legislators who voted to support AB 282 did so with the understanding that this was a top priority for the Department of Public Safety and the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association. In fact, enactment of the provisions in AB 282 took effect on July 1 for the purpose of “fast-tracking” the application for exemption to BATFE.

If the formal letter from the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association to BATFE requesting the re-instatement of the NICS exemption is not sent soon, Nevada’s CCW permit holders are subject to months of additional background check fees on firearm purchases.

Please politely contact your county Sheriff NOW and ask him to move forward with the request to BATFE without delay and without an unnecessary vote. The only vote that counted was the overwhelming mandate from the Nevada Legislature and Governor Sandoval enacting AB 282! Contact information for your county Sheriff is below:

Nevada Sheriffs:

Carson City

Sheriff Kenneth Furlong
Phone: (775) 887-2020 ext. 1703
Email: kfurlong@carson.org

Churchill County

Sheriff Ben Trotter
Phone: (775) 423-3116
Email: sheriff@cccomm.net

Clark County

Sheriff Douglas C Gillespie
Non-emergency: (702) 828-3231
Email: sheriff@lvmpd.com

Douglas County

Sheriff Ron Pierini
Phone: (775) 782-9900

Email: rpierini@co.douglas.nv.us

Elko County

Sheriff James Pitts
Phone: (775) 738-3421

Email: elkosheriff@elkocountynv.net

Esmeralda County

Sheriff Kenneth Elgan
Phone: (775) 485-6373

Email: ecso@frontiernet.net

Eureka County

Sheriff Kenneth E Jones
Phone: (775) 237-5330

Email: kjones.ecso@eurekanv.org

Humboldt County

Sheriff Ed Kilgore
Phone: (775) 623-6419
Email: h101@hcsonv.com

Lander County

Sheriff Ron Unger

Phone: (775) 635-5161

Email: sheriffunger@landerso.org

Lincoln County

Sheriff Kerry Lee

Phone: (775) 962-5151

Email: klee@lcso-nv.org

Lyon County

Sheriff Allen Veil
Phone: (775)463-6600
Email: aveil@lyon-county.org

Mineral County

Sheriff Michael Dillard

Phone: (775) 945-2434

Email: mdillard@mineralcountynv.org

This alert is posted to www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=7019

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The AK 47 gas block combines the front sight and gas block into one asembly. We have sold hundreds of these assembly’s. They have proven to be very reliable under combat conditions.

The combination gas block/front sight allows the front end of the AK47/74 to be lightend up and makes the handling of the weapon noticeably more efficient. The assembly also allows the barrel length to be shortend for you guy’s that want to SBR your AK’s.

The front sight is adjustable for windage with a simple screw driver. For elevation the sight post is left purposly long so that you can zero your rifle and then use the rear sight as normal.

The id of the sight is .591 and clamps in place in the exsiting gasblock location. This gas block is designed for 45 deg angled gas ports like the Romanian AK barrel.

The sight comes finished in black oxide.

For more info on the gas block please follow the link below.

https://www.venomtactical.com/shop/gas-block-p-72.html

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Produced by VENOM TACTICAL
Installed by Rifle Dynamics
VENOM TACTICAL PRODUCT ID: VT-AK-GB01

This course is sanctioned by the California Bureau of Security and Investigative Services (BSIS) and meets the mandatory qualifications for the State Firearms Permit. The course is a total of 14 hours; 8 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours range instruction/qualification.
+ Legal and moral responsibilities
+ Firearms nomenclature/ maintenance
+ Weapons handling/ safety
+ Fundamentals of shooting
+ Mindset and situational awareness
+ Emergency procedures
+ Firearms qualification

Upon completion of this course, you will need to submit an application to BSIS. Per BSIS regulations, you must qualify for each specific caliber you intend to carry. Proof of US Citizenship or permanent residency is required for this course.

Equipment/ Ammunition:(Firearm(s) can be provided at no additional costs, upon request in advance) + Eye and ear protection
+ Firearm(s)
+ Holster and Belt
+ Ammunition carrying apparatus
+ 2 magazines or 1 speedloader per weapon
+ 200 rounds of ammo for primary caliber
+ 50 rounds of ammo per additional caliber
+ Shirt with sleeves, and hat

Renewals:
BSIS Firearm permit expires two years from the date of issuance. The law requires the applicant re-qualify four times during the life of the permit; twice during the first year after the date of issuance and twice during the second year following issuance. Re-qualifications must be at least four months apart. The applicant must submit the application for renewal to BSIS, within 60 days before the expiration date. Per BSIS regulations, if you allow your permit to expire, you must apply for a new one. 50 rounds per caliber for re-qualification.

California Exposed Firearm Permit - Open Carry
Aug. 29th, 2011
9:00AM - 5:00PM

Class Location
Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises
Oct. 13th - 14th, 2011
9:00AM - 5:00PM

Class Location
Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises
Nov. 11th - 12th, 2011
9:00AM - 5:00PM

Class Location
Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises
Dec. 15th - 16th, 2011
9:00AM - 5:00PM

Class Location
Raahauge’s Shooting Enterprises
Please fill out the registration form below the class description.
$250.00

The course fee includes 4 caliber types.

Complete article, current news, range list and registration here

“NOT TOO SURPRISING THAT IS APPEARS THAT SENIOR OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS KNEW OF THE “FAST AND FURIOUS” GUN-RUNNING OPERATION.  My guess is that this is a scheme to pressure the American public into more strict gun laws based on bogas claims, as usual by anti-gun assholes!
Friday, July 29, 2011

The more information that comes out about the reckless “Fast and Furious” gun running operation conducted by the Phoenix BATFE office, the more clear it seems that knowledge of the operation, and approval for it, went a lot higher than the Phoenix field office, or even the BATFE.
There is now clear evidence, uncovered by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee headed by Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) that senior Obama Administration officials were aware of this disastrous operation.

Last Tuesday, Rep. Issa conducted another round of hearings. Among those who testified were William Newell and William McMahon, BATFE Special Agents who oversaw the program in Phoenix. Those hearings revealed that senior Dept. of Justice officials, including former Deputy Attorney General David Ogden and Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer, knew about the program.

Additionally, other federal agencies were identified as having been made aware of the operation, including the IRS, DEA and ICE.

The Committee also heard testimony from four BATFE agents stationed in Mexico during the time “Fast and Furious” was in operation. All testified they knew nothing of this scheme, in spite of promises from Obama Administration officials, and Obama himself to share all relevant information with Mexican authorities engaged in the fight against the drug cartels.

When asked about the operation, these BATFE agents described it as absurd and ill-conceived, and declared that it was not consistent with established BATFE procedures or methods.

One of the biggest bombshells to come out of the hearing was the revelation that Agent Newell had sent an e-mail, under the subject line “You did not hear this from me,” to Kevin O’Reilly, the National Security Director for North America. That e-mail, dated Sept. 2010, included information about “Fast and Furious.”

After repeated questioning, Newell admitted he had spoken to O’Reilly about the operation.

This revelation, that a senior White House official knew about the program, combined with the senior DOJ officials listed above, casts serious doubts on claims by Attorney General Holder and even President Obama that they knew nothing about “Fast and Furious.”

As more is learned about the “Fast and Furious” operation, two serious questions come to the forefront: Did BATFE abandon standard procedures and methods in this project in order to achieve the political goal of making U.S. gun laws the issue in the war against the Mexican drug cartels? And if so, was it the BATFE that proposed and advanced the scheme, or was it senior political appointees in the Obama administration who wanted to “prove” that it is American gun freedoms that are “causing” the violence in Mexico? Stay tuned for more as details continue to emerge.”

It’s important to balance how fast you shoot with your skill level and the ability to hit your target.  This is what training is all about, improved skills to allow faster hits when needed.  Read this blog and watch the instruction video linked below to understand the importance of this balancing act.

One of the prime factors that drive an individual to train with a firearm is to increase their skill set. Whether you train with guns for hunting, sport or self-defense purposes, it all starts with the basics. ATAC TV Firearms Channel can help you with these training basics no matter what you are working to accomplish. As a person builds their skills set, it becomes evident that they can be shooting too fast for their skill level by producing large groups. In a self-defense situation, this can be a problem. You can’t shoot fast enough when you are missing your target. The other problem can be your groups are too tight. This means you are shooting too slowly. There has to be a balance to strike between how fast you shoot and your ability to make these hits. Don’t Shoot faster than you can guaranty the bullets are striking your target or threat. The ideal way to increase your skill level is with Dry-Practice. We will talk about this practice with no ammunition, but the same practice can be accomplished on the range with a loaded firearm. Before we get started, lets review safety with the firearms.

While dry practicing or live fire with any firearm platform, ALL SAFETY RULES APPLY and all ammunition must be removed from the training area when training dry.  Dry practice becomes dangerous if you get lazy or comfortable and complacent with the learning process.  You do not want an accidental discharge with your firearm, and/or nervously tracking the path of your bullet through your house.

Always abide by the four rules of gun safety:

1. All guns are loaded. (Treated as such)

2. Do not point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to destroy.

3. Finger off the trigger, out of the trigger guard until sights are on target.

4. Be sure of your target and foreground/background

The basics of making a firearm hit the target you are aiming for are simple to explain, but much harder to execute until you get enough practice, and doing it correctly. Here are the basics:

Stance or platform:

You must have a stable stance from which to practice. This position is not the same for everyone as each person has different body structure.

• Feet shoulder width, feet flat in the shoes.
• Feet, knees, hips and shoulders in alignment, bladed from your target.
• Knees slightly bent forward for stability and quick movement.
• Bend over slightly at the waist, and suck your belly button into your spine.
• Head up looking to your target with hands at your side.

Presentation with Sequence of Shooting:

This is the ATAC TV 4-COUNT PRESENTATION from the holster.

Get the Handgun clear of ammo, and back in the holster. (Where ever you carry it) These are the basic steps of the Presentation. If you need to SEE the steps, go to ATAC Firearms channel and view the 1911 or Glock Presentation, Grip and Stance, and / or Sequence of Shooting videos. Doesn’t matter which handgun; the steps are basic to all. (DRY PRACTICE DRILLS SHOULD BE AT ¼ TO ½ YOUR NORMAL PRESENTATION SPEED!)

STEP 1

Eyes on TARGET, establish a firing grip on the handgun while in the holster, at the same time move support hand up to mid-line tight to your body as you focus on your target.

STEP 2

Handgun is drawn straight up, trigger finger is straight along the frame, (not on the trigger) as elbow drops down, rotating the muzzle toward target, anchor the butt of the handgun in a rib near your pectoral muscle, support hand in mid line of chest tight to your body. Bring the gun as high as you can and is still comfortable for you. Eyes are still on target.

(This could be a shooting position, if needed, more on this in the advanced programs)

STEP 3

As Handgun is raised up toward your line of sight, support hand mates with firing hand, safety goes off if you have one, Handgun is raised higher into your line of sight, and pushing out toward target, trigger finger (firing hand index finger, if you haven’t figured this out yet?) starts to enter the trigger guard and the center of the first pad your index finger is placed in the center of the trigger and pulls the slack (free play of trigger) out. Now shift your focus from the target to the top of the front sight post AS the sights are brought on target.. This is one of the biggest faults many shooters do not practice and their ability can only go so far. Most often you cannot diagnose what is going wrong. You MUST practice shifting the focus from the target to the top of the front sight post. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! Shift your focus to the front sight and STAY on the front sight post! DO NOT SHIFT BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE TARGET AND FRONT SIGHT!

STEP 4

HANDGUN COMES TO REST AT FULL EXTENSION, Focus has moved from the target to your sights, front sight level with the rear sight with equal light passing on the right and left sides of the front sight post, (aligning your sights and eye focus SHOULD be happening between Step 3 and 4) closing your non-dominate eye and establish 100% focus on that front sight post. You are ready to shoot!

Start your trigger press until the trigger “breaks”. (It should surprise you) With 100% focus on the FS post, it should NOT move when trigger breaks! Trap the trigger to the rear, simulating a “reset” while focusing on the front sight (follow-through) trigger finger goes straight along the frame, lower the handgun to about 45* as if following your target to the ground, and perform appropriate After-Action-Responses.

Handgun is in the ready position (In both hands, pointed low, about 45* angle) RESET your trigger by racking the slide and releasing it.

Return to holster in the reverse order, from the ready position, move through STEP 3 to STEP 2, and PAUSE. Look around to make sure you are ready to re-holster. The muzzle should be point straight out, down range towards your target.

Move from STEP 2 to STEP 1 (re-holster carefully)

So why not just go shooting more often?  It is fun to shoot, but burning through cases of ammunition could be non-productive to your skills. There are many great benefits of dry practicing you would miss if all you do were to shoot live cartridges.  Practice the entire sequence of shooting, which includes presentation from the holster, sight alignment, sight picture, trigger control and follow through.  As you dry practice, pressing straight back the trigger, 100% focused on the front sight, you must pay attention to any slight movement of the front sight, which will affect the accuracy of the shot, resulting from a mash, flinching or bad trigger control.  You must to be 100% focused as you dry practice, or it becomes a waste of time, or much worse, ingraining bad habits that are hard to fix.

OK, We talked about a proper stance, presentation, sequence of shooting and safety with the firearms to increase your skill set. Now that you have been practicing and your skill levels are getting better, you start shooting too fast and the groups open up. You have to balance the speed you press the trigger against your level of skills and the sight picture you have to make sure the bullet will strike the target. Simple, slow down until the group is about a hand-sized group in center mass. If the group is smaller than that, increase the speed a little. This is the balancing act between accuracy and speed. You can’t miss fast enough to win!

For more instructional video training, go to ATAC TV Firearms Channel. Click the link below for a video demonstration by Tom Clarke on balancing Accuracy Vs. Speed.

Accuracy Vs. Speed Ratio Video on ATAC TV Firearms Channel

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