A number of other issue have cropped up while we’ve been distracted by HR822. They’ve learned that often the best defense is a good offense. One is that it seems Obama is taking some actions against shooting on federal land. The other is that, rather than fighting HR822 in the House, Bloomberg and his anti-gun cadre have gone on the offensive in the Senate. Dave Kopel appeared on Cam & Company a few nights ago to discuss this. Here is the video:
UPDATE: Interior has backed off.
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/11/17/shooters-heard-interior-will-not-ban-target-practice
I don’t see any reason to worry, I’m sure the anti’s will tell us that states should be able to set their own gun purchasing laws.