Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Whitetail deer mount
I just got my deer back from the taxadermist and wanted to share a few pictures of it. It scored at 143...
Montana Governor signs HB 228
Here's what we got:
1. A clear policy statement by the Legislature that self defense is a natural right and that self defense by citizens reduces crime.
2. A clear policy statement by the Legislature that the right to bear arms in Montana is a fundamental (important legal term) and individual right.
3. Reversal of guilty-until-proven-innocent for people defending themselves. This provision requires the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person defending herself or himself was NOT justified in using force, rather than before, that defenders must have proven that they were justified in using force. Trust me, this is very important.
4. Legislative declaration of policy that a defender has no duty to summon help or flee before using force to defend, in any place the defender is lawfully.
5. Open carry is legal. This has been presumed in Montana, but never stated in law. People have been arrested for open carry. HB 228 will settle that issue for good.
6. A defender may announce "I have a gun," with no more fear of prosecution under Montana's overbroad felony "Intimidation" statute.
7. Defensive display. A person may show an attacker that the defender is armed, and may even draw the gun and still be clearly on the right side of the legal line if the defender genuinely fears attack.
8. Requirement that when police investigate a scene where self defense is claimed, investigators must collect evidence that may support a claim of self defense as well as any other evidence.
9. Improved conditions for a defender to use force in any occupied structure. This applies to all occupied structures, not just a dwelling.
10. Police may not destroy any firearms seized. Any firearms seized must either be returned to the rightful owner or sold back into the marketplace.
11. Landlords may not prevent tenants from possessing firearms. This not only protects travelers staying in motels, but also protects those who cannot afford to own their own homes.
12. Restoration of the right to bear arms for people convicted of non-violent crimes who have done their time and been released from state supervision. This will not apply to a person who committed a crime of violence or a crime where a weapon was used.
13. The ability to use reasonable force to effect the citizen's arrest of a person believed to have committed a crime - to be able to hold the person until law enforcement can be summoned (as happened recently in Thompson Falls).
14. An immediate effective date. All of this became effective while the ink from the Governor's signature was drying.
1. A clear policy statement by the Legislature that self defense is a natural right and that self defense by citizens reduces crime.
2. A clear policy statement by the Legislature that the right to bear arms in Montana is a fundamental (important legal term) and individual right.
3. Reversal of guilty-until-proven-innocent for people defending themselves. This provision requires the state to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a person defending herself or himself was NOT justified in using force, rather than before, that defenders must have proven that they were justified in using force. Trust me, this is very important.
4. Legislative declaration of policy that a defender has no duty to summon help or flee before using force to defend, in any place the defender is lawfully.
5. Open carry is legal. This has been presumed in Montana, but never stated in law. People have been arrested for open carry. HB 228 will settle that issue for good.
6. A defender may announce "I have a gun," with no more fear of prosecution under Montana's overbroad felony "Intimidation" statute.
7. Defensive display. A person may show an attacker that the defender is armed, and may even draw the gun and still be clearly on the right side of the legal line if the defender genuinely fears attack.
8. Requirement that when police investigate a scene where self defense is claimed, investigators must collect evidence that may support a claim of self defense as well as any other evidence.
9. Improved conditions for a defender to use force in any occupied structure. This applies to all occupied structures, not just a dwelling.
10. Police may not destroy any firearms seized. Any firearms seized must either be returned to the rightful owner or sold back into the marketplace.
11. Landlords may not prevent tenants from possessing firearms. This not only protects travelers staying in motels, but also protects those who cannot afford to own their own homes.
12. Restoration of the right to bear arms for people convicted of non-violent crimes who have done their time and been released from state supervision. This will not apply to a person who committed a crime of violence or a crime where a weapon was used.
13. The ability to use reasonable force to effect the citizen's arrest of a person believed to have committed a crime - to be able to hold the person until law enforcement can be summoned (as happened recently in Thompson Falls).
14. An immediate effective date. All of this became effective while the ink from the Governor's signature was drying.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Tweety bird.. Tweety bird turns 60 this week,
sad but it happens to all of us...
sad but it happens to all of us...
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Snow storm, March 29 2009
Here's what we woke to yesterday morning.. When it was done, we had a fresh 12" of the white crap. Now today, the sun is shining and the white crap is melting.. Springtime in the Rockies I guess...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Elk and Deer are looking good
A friend and I went for a little ride yesterday looking for a coyote or something to shoot at, when we jumped this herd of Elk and small group of mule deer . It appears they made it pretty good through the winter. One of them will look good in my freezer this Fall.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Montana Trooper
In Montana, there is a policy of checking on any stalled vehicle on the highway when temperatures drop to single digits or lower. About 3 A.M. one very cold morning, Montana State Trooper, Allan Nixon #658, responded to a call, there was a car off the shoulder of the highway, just outside of Great Falls, Montana. He located the car, stuck in deep snow with the engine running. Pulling in behind the car with his emergency lights on, the trooper walked towards the drivers door to find an older man passed out behind the wheel with a nearly empty Vodka bottle on the seat next to him. The driver awoke when the trooper tapped on his window with his flashlight. Seeing the rotating lights in his rear window, and the state trooper standing next to his car, the guy panicked. He jerked the shifter into drive and stepped on the gas.
The cars speedometer was showing 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 Miles per hour but the car was still stuck and wasn't moving. Trooper Nixon, having a sense of humor, began running in place next to speeding (but stationary) car. The driver was totally freaked, thinking the trooper was actually keeping up with him on foot. This goes on for about 30 seconds, when the trooper yelled over to him to PULLOVER.
The man nodded his head, turned the wheel and stopped the engine. Needless to say, the man was arrested and is probably still shaking his head over the state trooper in Montana, that could run 50 mph
Who says Troopers can't have fun once in a while.....
The cars speedometer was showing 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 Miles per hour but the car was still stuck and wasn't moving. Trooper Nixon, having a sense of humor, began running in place next to speeding (but stationary) car. The driver was totally freaked, thinking the trooper was actually keeping up with him on foot. This goes on for about 30 seconds, when the trooper yelled over to him to PULLOVER.
The man nodded his head, turned the wheel and stopped the engine. Needless to say, the man was arrested and is probably still shaking his head over the state trooper in Montana, that could run 50 mph
Who says Troopers can't have fun once in a while.....
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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