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Today's Gun Control Threat Level: HIGH

Top Action Item: Sign The Online Petition Against the "Assault Weapons" Ban and HR45 National Gun Registration

Olofson Update: WGO Launches Operation Gun Book

June 27, 2009

Federal political prisoner David Olofson — who was convicted of transferring a machine gun, which turned out to be nothing more than a malfunctioning AR-15 — notified WGO that he intends to continue his fight for justice, including clearing his name.

Help Pass Youth Hunting Bill

June 26, 2009

Madison, Wis. — State Senate Bill 167 has passed the General Assembly and awaits approval by Governor Jim Doyle. The bill will lower the legal hunting age in Wisconsin to 10, and will relax restrictions on youth gun possession, promoting gun training.

Federal "Terrorist" Legislation Targets ... YOU!

June 24, 2009

Washington, D.C. — Currently before the House Judiciary Committee, "The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009 would authorize Attorney General Eric Holder to deny the sale or transfer of firearms to known or suspected terrorists — a list that could include YOU if you're a gun owner.

Brady Background Checks: Then and Now

It takes time to normalize gun control. Just ask Sarah Brady.

By Corey Graff, Executive Director

June 8, 2009

Prior to 1934, you could order a machine gun from the Sears Roebuck catalog.

Before 1994, you could buy a new firearm, and weren’t required to submit to a criminal background check. Today, a distant, computerized database system searches your background looking for flagged data it can use to prevent you from buying a gun.

Olofson Reports from Prison

June 5, 2009

David Olofson contacted WGO from the Federal Correctional Institute at Sandstone, Minnesota. His message:

"They do not think a defendent has a right to introduce any evidence that his/her weapon is not physically a machine gun. Thus allowing the government to prosecute someone for a malfunctioning semi-automatic weapon, or ... a double barrel shotgun." Read more »

Ripon Man Holds Burglar at Gun Point

June 3, 2009

A Town of Ripon man held a burglar at gunpoint after he caught the suspect inside his home, warning 911 dispatchers that if the intruder even flinched, he would shoot. Read more »

WI: Ammo Microstamping Hearing This Week!

May 25, 2009

While criminals are busy amassing crates of ammo on the black market, Wisconsin politicians are working to "microstamp" ammunition owned by law-abiding gun owners. A hearing is slated for this week. But the time to kill this freedom-choking legislation is right now. Read more »

Video: International Treaty Threatens Second Amendment

May 6, 2009

Lou Dobbs of CNN warns of a Clinton-era Treaty pushed by Obama that will subject American gun owners to International gun control law and essentially void the U.S. Bill of Rights.