Re: Suit Filed to End All Hunting, Fishing and Trapping

Nothing noted here ...  http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/

Nothing noted in NJ's "Asbury Park Press"

Nothing found in NJ's "Newark Star Ledger"

It is improper and bad form to state information w/o stating the source of said 
information
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Dave Lipman
NJ - Fresh and Marine Fisherman



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| Suit Filed to End All Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
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| In New Jersey
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| (Columbus) - Anti-hunters today filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey
| Department of Environmental Protection to suspend all hunting, fishing and
| trapping.
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| The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation is looking into the merits of the
| case to determine what action to pursue.
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| The case alleges that the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife has
| issued sporting licenses to convicted felons.  To avoid future instances,
| the plaintiffs are asking Judge Susan Reisner of the Superior Court of New
| Jersey to suspend all hunting, fishing and trapping licenses until a
| background check system for all license buyers is put into place.
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| "This is the most outrageous and blatant attack on sportsmen's rights that
| we have seen in our 25-year history," said Bud Pidgeon, U.S. Sportsmen's
| Alliance Foundation president.  "To besmirch the reputation of sportsmen by
| linking us to felons is unconscionable.  Sportsmen are America's greatest
| conservationists, paying literally billions each year to fund fish and
| wildlife programs across the country."
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| It is illegal in New Jersey for any convicted felon to possess or purchase a
| weapon, Pidgeon said.  Criminal background checks would unnecessarily delay
| the issuance of a sporting license.  The lawsuit even asks that fishing
| license purchases require background checks.
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| The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation protects and defends America's
| wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits - hunting, fishing and
| trapping - that generate the money to pay for them.  The U.S. Sportsmen's
| Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and
| research.  Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs
| coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. For
| more information about the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation and its
| work, call (614) 888-4868 or visit its website, www.ussportsmen.org.
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| James Ehlers
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| Outdoors Magazine
| www.outdoorsmagazine.net
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