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

I don't see any authorative NJ sources.

I checked the "Trenton Times", "Asbury Park Press" and the "Newark Star Ledger" plus 
the NJ
DEP's Fish Game & Wildlife and the information was found at none of these authorative 
NJ
locations.

Dave



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| Mr. Lipman,
| The source is clearly stated at the end of the organization's release.  I
| fail to see the constructive intent of your remark.  Do you think we are
| here to waste your time?  I am sure you are aware that we as publishing
| professionals are well schooled with regard to proper procedures for
| citations and attributions.   I am certain that if the USSA posted it, it is
| accurate.
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| Hopefully, you will invest the same energy in helping to defeat those that
| seek to destroy our heritage.
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| "David H. Lipman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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| > Nothing noted here ...  http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/
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| > 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
| > !
| >
| > Dave Lipman
| > NJ - Fresh and Marine Fisherman
| >
| >
| >
| > "Outdoors Magazine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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| > | Suit Filed to End All Hunting, Fishing and Trapping
| > |
| > | In New Jersey
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | (Columbus) - Anti-hunters today filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey
| > | Department of Environmental Protection to suspend all hunting, fishing
| and
| > | trapping.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation is looking into the merits of
| the
| > | case to determine what action to pursue.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | 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.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | "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."
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | 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.
| > |
| > |
| > |
| > | 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.
| > |
| > |
| > | -- 
| > | James Ehlers
| > |
| > | Outdoors Magazine
| > | www.outdoorsmagazine.net
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