Firearm bill hearings stir Berkshires clash in Washington
Proponents and opponents of Dodd bill S 1592 gather May 17 for hearings on gun sales regulation. NRAA life member Ralph H Williams Jr argues the measure oversteps to ban mail order sales and impose strict licensing, threatening private gun ownership nationwide. Critics warn of unlimited Treasury control and new license requirements for ammunition makers and dealers, risking closures of small retailers and hunting needs across states.
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Washington
Hautle Lines
Firearms Industry
National Rifle Association of America
NRRA
Dodd
Ralph H. Williams Jr
Pomeroy Ave
NRAA
Ralph
Secretary of the Treasury
NBAA
Hunt
Firearms Legislation Under Debate and NRA Position
The NRRA bulletin warns that proposed laws could impose heavy burdens on gun sales and service, including limits on sales to nonresidents and strict shipping rules. The NRAA backs BR 5642 to curb misuse, arguing it targets criminals not lawful owners and would curb private ownership. The National Wildlife article argues for focused penalties on felons and criminals while preserving lawful ownership and urges readers to voice opinions to senators and representatives. Also reports on fishing season stocking, notable catches, and local sportsmen events with names and places in Berkshire area.
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NRAA
Secretary of the Treasury
NRRA
National Rifle Association of America
Robert Casey
Texas
District of Columbia
United States
National Wildlife
The
National Wildlife Federation
Leverett Sallonstall
Edward M. Kennedy
Silvio O. Conte
Gene Moran
William O. Sears
West St
Berkshire Car Leasing
Miramichi River
New Brunswick
Canada
Miramichi
John Barber
Hyannis
Pittsfield
Robert B. Canfield
North St
Pittsfield Sportsmen's Club
George J. Rathbun
F. Mortimer (Morty) Lane
Great Barrington
Morty
Farm vacations spread as new cash crop for farmers
A Massachusetts grower turned his orchard into a ski resort and an Alabama farmer converted a dairy farm into a golf course and recreation complex doubling income. In Custer County Nebraska 250 farmers earned $11,000 in a season hosting pheasant hunters. Iowa farmers convert cropland into ponds beaches and diving towers with a thriving farm recreation industry. Agriculture Secretary Freeman notes farm numbers shrink while leisure grows, predicting recreation could become the farmers main money crop, with many already earning substantial income from such ventures.
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New York
Massachusetts
Alabama
Custer County
Nebraska
U.S
Iowa
Orville Freeman
Occupational Quarterly
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania
Putnam County
Missouri
Freeman
Do the Liberals Want America To Quit Being a Great Power
Opinion piece assessing U S foreign policy posture and the rise of a left wing critique. It cites Karl Meyer and Tom Paine while warning against abandoning global leadership, urges factual analysis of policy, and highlights poverty, Viet Nam, and domestic reform as intertwined concerns.
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America
Karl Meyer
Washington
New Statesman
Meyer
Tom Paine
United States
Michael Harrington
Dwight Macdonald
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Viet Nam
Clarice Corset
Maplewood Ave
Haig
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Nay
Aa Furniture
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Shidlinger & Company
Wee
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