I just received this from SCI:

“The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 will preserve the rightful place of hunting, fishing and target shooting on U.S. public lands for generations to come,” said SCI President Kevin Anderson. “Millions of Americans, including thousands of SCI Members, hunt and shoot on our nation’s public lands. By passing this legislation, Congress has helped protect our hunting heritage for the future outdoorsmen and women.”
H.R. 4089 included four separate parts. Title I requires hunting and recreational shooting and fishing to be recognized activities on all Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands; Title II protects recreational shooting on National Monuments under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management; Title III amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act to allow hunters who legally harvested polar bears in Canada prior to its listing under the Endangered Species Act to purchase permits in order to transport their trophies into the U.S.; and Title IV clarifies that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the jurisdiction to regulate traditional lead component ammunition and lead fishing tackle.
“Sportsmen and women encourage the U.S. Senate leadership to take up H.R. 4089 and quickly pass it,” asserted SCI Chief Communications Officer Larry Rudolph. “Our national heritage of hunting, fishing and target shooting is constantly under attack by eco-maniac special interests who want to lock up our public lands and prohibit recreational uses. Today was a day of action and we look forward to the Senate proceeding forward with this legislation.
“SCI would like to thank those members who drafted HR 4089, Congressman Miller (Fla.) for introducing the comprehensive bill as the Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Hastings for his leadership in the floor debate. Legislation introduced by Congressmen Young (Alaska), Bishop (Utah), Benishek (Mich.), Flake (Ariz.), and Broun (Georgia) also contributed H.R. 4089.”
The Sportsmen’s Heritage Act of 2012 was supported by a coalition that included Safari Club International, National Rifle Association, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, the Boone & Crockett Club, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, and over 30 other hunter-conservation organizations.

Now if all the recreational shooters on Natl Forests would pick up their trash and stop shooting bottles and clay pigeons, life would be grand...

Well hallelujah to that!

Here is the voting record. 146 representatives voted against it. Vote these fools out of office:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/h164

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Originally posted by Austin Hunter:
Here is the voting record. 146 representatives voted against it. Vote these fools out of office:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/h164

Especially the 2 republicans from IL, that voted against it???

Every Republican from Colorado voted for it. Every Democrat voted against it. My question to many of you is why would you continue to support a political party that does not support you?

With bi-partisan support it will be very interesting to see if this passes the Senate or if the Dems will stand in the way to keep Obama from ticking off the antis as they will no doubt lobby him hard in an election year to veto if it passes.

The Ds could kiss the senate goodbye if they pressure too hard as Tester here in MT would be gone if he voted against this. They will probably try to manipulate the vote so guys like Tester can vote yes but still fail to reach 60 votes and get to an up and down vote.

Another interesting question is whether or not Obama would sign it should it reach his desk.

My guess is possibly before the election but not a chance in the world once he is reelected.