FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
May 25, 2006
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Ross Joins Fellow Congressmen at 12th Annual

Great Congressional Shoot-Out

 
(Washington, D.C.) Rep. Mike Ross (AR-04) spent a day away from the halls of Congress recently to enjoy rounds of trap, skeet and sporting clays with fellow members of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus.  Instead of business as usual at the U.S. Capitol with “yeas” and “nays,” Ross spent the day yelling, “Pull!” at the 12th Annual Great Congressional Shoot-Out.

 

The event, hosted by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, pits Democrats against Republicans in a friendly competition to determine the straightest shooters on Capitol Hill.  Ross was selected to participate in a special All-Star Shoot Out filmed by the Outdoor Channel’s Shooting Gallery where his team included Rep. Collin Peterson (MN-07), ranking member on the House Committee on Agriculture and Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-01).  The three Democrats competed against the three Republicans and Ross and his democratic team won by one shot.  The episode will air this fall.

 

Perhaps more importantly, events like the Great Congressional Shoot-Out give members of Congress the opportunity to participate in the shooting sports and learn more about sportsmen’s traditions.  More than 7 million Americans participate in trap, skeet and sporting clays annually.

 

“Sportsmen have played a critical role in protecting our natural resources and they have a tremendous impact on the nation’s economy,” said Ross.  “By working with the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, I serve the sportsmen in my district in ensuring that we always have places and opportunities to hunt and fish.”

 

“I am a strong believer in the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees ‘the right of the people to keep and bear Arms.’  As an avid hunter whose main hobby is shooting sporting clays, I clearly understand that we must protect honest, law-abiding citizens and their right to own and bear arms.”

 

As a member of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, Ross works to provide sportsmen a seat at the table when decisions impacting our outdoor traditions are debated in the nation’s capital.  His membership is a willingness to go on record as being an ally for Arkansas’ hunters and anglers in the U.S. Congress.  A strong supporter of this country’s outdoor traditions, Ross works to defeat proposals that would threaten these traditions and promote policy that improves hunting and fishing and the conservation of our fish and wildlife resources.

 

 

 

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