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Junior Shooters Goes to the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals – Summer 2023, & Winter 2022 Issue available under ARTILCES, & Volume 50 – Spring 2023 just printed – Editorial Supporting You available here.
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On February 23rd, 2023, we were informed that the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals would hear oral arguments on our case, Junior Sports Magazines, Inc. et al vs Bonta (state of California), along with many others including the 2nd Amendment Foundation and the California Rifle and Pistol Club, to stop California from destroying youth shooting sports. California AB2571 is in violation of the 1st and 2nd Amendments to the constitution. Check out our header Stopping California for more information and see the editorial Supporting You from our Volume 50 – Spring 2023, print issue, further in this post. Click on the cover of our 2nd online edition of Stopping California (below) for details. Junior Shooters magazine is owned by Junior Sports Magazines, Inc.
Please check out the header ARTICLES to see the Winter 2022, Volume 49, print issue of Junior Shooters and other back issues.
Volume 50 (yes, this is our 50th anniversary print issue) Spring 2023 has been shipped and mailed! It is not available online for at least 2-3 more months. However, check below to read the editorial Supporting You from this issue.
Supporting You!
(Editorial from Volume 50, Spring 2023 issue)
Over the last few years, the discord between anti-gun and pro-gun positions has both seemed to widen and get closer. This could be due to more mass shootings of which NO person involved in the competitive shooting sports has ever been the shooter of such crimes! There have been several trained members of our shooting industry who have STOPPED such events. We, as human beings, seem to have an inherent need to not only complain, but feel that we as individuals have the answers.
Controversy and variance of opinions are healthy and make us think, if we take the time. Discussed with respect and consideration and an open mind, they can result in solutions to problems that can be positive for the sport. Argued and voiced with anger, vehemence, and bitterness, they can cause major difficulties for individuals and the sport, especially when overheard by spectators or new shooters. We should be able to do this without violating the constitution.
It is my position that there is room for just about any type of shooting sport, class, category, stage type, scenario, and event that is safe and fun. There should be room for us all. One of the problems is that the majority of anti-gun people don’t even know about the shooting sports – that there are such sports, and they teach youth essential life skills like safety, responsibility, teamwork, how to work well with others, how to work and succeed in your goals, respect, courtesy, focus, patience, and so much more. If you get a chance, tell non-shooters not only how much fun it is but also what you and your family have learned from it.
We need to bring more people into the competitive shooting world. We should all remember that every new sport brings new shooters who are attracted more to that sport and may occasionally participate in others. This broadens the market base thus providing not only more income to vendors and manufacturers but allows them the capability to grow, create new products, and promote firearm safety. Each new shooting sport also promotes our 2nd Amendment rights by incorporating more people interested in the shooting sports. Now, the anti-gun group doesn’t like this idea at all! They try to use statements like this against us. They are attacking what our youth can hear, see, and think about! They don’t want them anywhere close to any shooting sport. They are doing this through lawsuits that are in violation of the 1st Amendment and 14th Amendments such as in California AB2571, which we are struggling to fight against in our lawsuit, Junior Sports Magazines, Inc., et al, vs Bonta (State of California).
Please read the details on what we are doing in both our print and online special editions. YOU need to know about this. It affects everyone in the shooting sports. We present oral arguments to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals this summer. The Court has said it will be sometime in June, July, or August.
We CANNOT fight this, or continue to publish Junior Shooters magazine, without your support!
I bluntly ask the following:
If you are not an advertiser with us, why not? Do you want the anti-gun groups to take your child’s capability to learn and enjoy a safe shooting sport away? This magazine, youth shooting sports, and your business will eventually disappear.
If you are not a subscriber, why not? Do you want your children to grow up with no possibility of being involved in the shooting sports? Do you want to lose the shooting sports all together?
If you are not promoting Junior Shooters magazine and our efforts, why not? Every one of you can do something.
Please support the magazine and our efforts to keep youth shooting sports alive and protect the Constitution of the United States.
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