Australia
Australian Shooting Advocate Defends Women's Rights to Bear Arms
Sun-Herald (Sydney)
21 Dec 2008
At work, Samara McPhedran is a mild-mannered researcher who busies herself with facts and figures. At play, she's a dedicated hunter, committed to shooting rabbit and deer to eat. For a former vegetarian, it's quite a change of pace and one not without risk. She flatly refuses to say exactly where she works, mindful of the fact that people she calls animal rights extremists -- with whom she has had some run-ins -- might target her workplace. "I work with some lovely women who definitely do not deserve to get an earful of abuse just because they've picked up my phone for me when I'm away from my desk," she says. "I take my duty of care... ( gunpolicy.org )
United States
NRA Wields Its Clout in Ohio Statehouse - On Dogs, Vets, Then Guns
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
21 Dec 2008
First, the lobbyist stopped a bill dealing with dog breeders -- after Senate leaders scheduled it for a vote. A few hours later, John Hohenwarter persuaded senators to stay after midnight to strip language out of a another bill -- an amendment backed by county sheriffs that would have increased fees for concealed-carry licenses by $8 -- after the bill already had passed the Senate by an overwhelming margin. Not a bad night's work for a lobbyist who never set foot inside the Statehouse. When you represent the National Rifle Association, sometimes all you need is a phone -- and lawmakers willing to take your call even during legislative sessions.... ( gunpolicy.org )
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