{"id":2626,"date":"2013-01-23T23:25:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T23:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2013\/01\/23\/sounds-like-someone-is-taking-re\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:20:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:20:44","slug":"sounds-like-someone-is-taking-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2626","title":{"rendered":"Sounds Like Someone Is Taking Re-Election Seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14378,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.redstate.com\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/17\\\/my-quick-handicapping-of-democratic-at-risk-senate-races-in-2014&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20151007185644\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.redstate.com\\\/2012\\\/11\\\/17\\\/my-quick-handicapping-of-democratic-at-risk-senate-races-in-2014\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 02:57:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-02 01:25:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-02 01:25:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:13628,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/we-are-united.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250401120658\\\/http:\\\/\\\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/we-are-united.html&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 20:18:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 16:36:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-24 16:36:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14379,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.pagunblog.com\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/23\\\/waiting-on-the-eastern-sports-outdoor-show-statement&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251206062120\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.pagunblog.com\\\/2013\\\/01\\\/23\\\/waiting-on-the-eastern-sports-outdoor-show-statement\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 02:57:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 02:57:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nSen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) is one of those Senate Democrats who is expected to be at serious risk for losing here seat in 2014. Indeed, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/2012\/11\/17\/my-quick-handicapping-of-democratic-at-risk-senate-races-in-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moe Lane of Redstate.Com said on her chances<\/a>, &#8220;Kay Hagan is likewise well-advised to start planning for her retirement.&#8221; When Hagan was first elected in 2008 she rode the coattails of Barack Obama to the Senate. Fast forward four years and North Carolina is solidly a red state again.<\/p>\n<p>It was against this backdrop that I read the announcement from Hagan&#8217;s office that she has been named a co-chair of the Congressional Sportsman&#8217;s Caucus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Working to Support North Carolina&#8217;s<br \/>\nSportsmen and Women<\/p>\n<p>This week I announced that I have been named Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen&#8217;s Caucus, which includes more than 300 members of Congress from all 50 states. After serving as Vice-Chair since January 2011, I&#8217;m proud to become the Co-Chair with my colleague from South Dakota,Republican Senator John Thune. <\/p>\n<p>The Congressional Sportsmen&#8217;s Caucus was established in 1989 and works to protect the interests of America&#8217;s hunters, anglers and trappers.  Approximately 1.4 million sportsmen call North Carolina home, and hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing are economic drivers in our state. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, the Outdoor Industry Association found that outdoor recreation contributes more than $7.5 billion annually to North Carolina&#8217;s economy, supports 95,000 jobs across in the state, generates $430 million in annual state tax revenue, and produces $6.1 billion annually in retail sales and services across North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s evident that North Carolina is among the best places to hunt and fish in the country, and I&#8217;m honored to continue working to protect our rich outdoor heritage in my leadership role with the Sportsmen&#8217;s Caucus. I grew up in a family of lifelong hunters, and some of my favorite activities are hiking and fishing with my family across our state.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to co-chair the Congressional Sportsmen&#8217;s Caucus, and I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides the aisle to advance policies important to sportsmen and women.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Given that Sen. Hagan is now the Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsman&#8217;s Caucus, there are a number of bills that I think she should be supporting or sponsoring on topics like shooting ranges, the EPA and lead, and the like.&nbsp; Conversely, I think if she wants to get re-elected she needs to realize that sportsmen and women care about the Second Amendment and encroachments upon it. One needs only look at the blowback that Reed Exhibitions has <a href=\"http:\/\/michaelbane.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/we-are-united.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gotten from hunters<\/a> over their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagunblog.com\/2013\/01\/23\/waiting-on-the-eastern-sports-outdoor-show-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decision to ban modern sporting rifles at the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show <\/a>to see this confirmed. I hope she and her staff are listening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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