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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Withdraws from Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show
Ammoland ^ | Jan 22, 2013 | Ammoland

Posted on 01/22/2013 6:30:51 PM PST by EXCH54FE

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- Due to recent decisions instituted by Reed Exhibitions regarding the disallowing of legal modern sporting rifles, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will withdraw as an exhibitor and conductor of the elk calling contest from the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Pennsylvania.

RMEF believes the actions taken by Reed, a British company, are detrimental to the Second Amendment and our right as Americans to bear arms.

RMEF reached this decision after careful deliberations and taking into account the stance of our members, volunteers, industry partners and fellow hunters.

We urge Reed Exhibitions to reconsider its policies to avoid a divisive and political atmosphere so RMEF can take part in an event that generates needed revenue for important on-the-ground conservation and hunting heritage projects in the region.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation: Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.7 million acres, a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation.

(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; guncontrol; reed; secondamendment
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1 posted on 01/22/2013 6:30:57 PM PST by EXCH54FE
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To: EXCH54FE

Looks like someone is giving a gun show and no one is showing up!


2 posted on 01/22/2013 6:34:25 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: EXCH54FE

Congrats to the RMEF.


3 posted on 01/22/2013 6:35:15 PM PST by jazusamo ("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
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To: EXCH54FE

Who all has pulled out? I know Ruger, Smith and Wesson, Glock, Hello Kitty, and Remington are no-shows.


4 posted on 01/22/2013 6:39:40 PM PST by gitmo ( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
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To: gitmo

Hello Kitty?


5 posted on 01/22/2013 6:41:51 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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6 posted on 01/22/2013 6:47:14 PM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: PapaBear3625

Hahaha, that’s cute! ;^)


7 posted on 01/22/2013 6:49:55 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: HokieMom
Girl, 5, suspended from kindergarten for ten days after threatening to 'shoot' friend with pink Hello Kitty bubble gun

That was in Pennsylvania.

8 posted on 01/22/2013 6:54:21 PM PST by gitmo ( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
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To: HokieMom

The Pennsylvania legislature already has a bill imposing a five bubble limit. < /sarc>


9 posted on 01/22/2013 6:56:19 PM PST by gitmo ( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
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To: gitmo

Oh, I am safer already!


10 posted on 01/22/2013 7:01:37 PM PST by HokieMom (Pacepa : Can the U.S. afford a president who can't recognize anti-Americanism?)
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To: EXCH54FE
"Reed, a British company,..."

That explains the stubbornness encountered by so many, who've asked.


11 posted on 01/22/2013 7:16:43 PM PST by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of rotten politics smelled around the planet.)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Unless another show takes place without reed,
This Will be a success for anti gun groups.


12 posted on 01/22/2013 7:21:13 PM PST by Morris70
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To: EXCH54FE

On the bright side, for Reed Exhibitions, the airlines say they’ll be glad change your flight back to Britain to an earlier date.


13 posted on 01/22/2013 7:26:29 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: Morris70

Yeah, right, it’s a major victory for them! /s ROTFLOL


14 posted on 01/22/2013 7:29:07 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: TigersEye

They will see it and report it that way.

It’s a 2nd amendment victory.

Another show sponsored by a pro 2nd amendment group would be a great follow up.


15 posted on 01/22/2013 8:07:55 PM PST by Morris70
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To: EXCH54FE

I don’t hunt nor shoot or even care anything about guns but there is one big terrific outdoor sportsmen show in Spokane Wa in March and you won’t find any censorhip there....big guns, little guns, bows and arrows, all are welcomed...


16 posted on 01/22/2013 8:26:20 PM PST by cherry
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To: Morris70
They will see it and report it that way.

As opposed to the way the MSM usually reports things?

17 posted on 01/22/2013 8:35:17 PM PST by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: TigersEye

Right you are.


18 posted on 01/22/2013 8:56:30 PM PST by Morris70
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To: gitmo
I think I heard on a local Harrisburg talk show that Cabella's and Bass Pro have pulled out.

Everyone here is mad at the NRA for not taking a stand. Instead the organization is asking that everyone just try to get along for the sake of keeping communication lines open - the same cowardly argument used the Catholic Church in the abortion battle.

19 posted on 01/23/2013 3:18:42 AM PST by LoveUSA (God employs Man's strength; Satan exploits Man's weakness.)
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To: LoveUSA

The NRA has pulled out as of Tuesday.


20 posted on 01/23/2013 3:24:18 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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