From the desk of the President

Why FOAC-ILLEA is in on the centerfire semi-auto fight... :: 09/11/2023

by: James Stoker

As many of you know, recently FOAC-ILLEA has taken a role with several sportsmen associations in petitioning the Pennsylvania Game Commission to legalize semi-automatic centerfire rifles for big game hunting. There are various reasons why this needs to happen, but it is controversial, and it is not necessarily heavily supported among many hunters in the Commonwealth. I received an email from a sportsman who wanted to disagree, stating things like it “removes skill” somehow and that “lunatics” want to use ARs in hunting. He went on to say he doesn’t want them in Pennsylvania and if you “need” one to hunt that means you “can’t hunt”.

Why would our organization take the stance that we support semi-auto centerfire for hunting big game when the topic is hunting and so divisive? The answer is simple. Freedom. In my response to the author of the email, I list numerous reasons why a hunter in Pennsylvania might choose to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to choose such a weapon to hunt deer or other large game. I’m attaching a link to my blog that hosts the response to one such writer for all of you to read, should you desire to see my points. But simply put, it’s the freedom we each have as an American citizen to choose the weapon we want, as provided for by our Constitutions.

In response to an email criticizing our stance on semi-automatic centerfire for hunting big game :: 09/10/2023

by: James Stoker

My recent response to one particular email criticizing FOAC-ILLEA for standing for the hunter's right to choose:

The Future is in Our Hands :: 08/16/2023

by: James Stoker

(From the August 14th, 2023 Newsletter)

The future is in our hands. The future is in YOUR hands. If nothing else, this year has taught us a lesson in consequences. The consequences of not being active enough. The consequences of not being outspoken enough. The consequences of not leading enough.

The Importance of the Commonwealth v. Goslin Decision :: 08/06/2023

by: James Stoker

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Goslin …and why it is so important!

Welcome to the Desk of the President :: 07/27/2023

by: James Stoker

So here it is... my own place on the internet to express my views on all we do as FOAC-ILLEA, and all the opposition does in attacking our natural rights as human beings. Keep posted to this blog for updates. I'm not promising they'll be regular, as there's just SO much to do... but I intend on reviewing the anti-Constitutionalist attack on our gun rights that started with a "judiciary hearing" this past spring with a critical breakdown of the "experts" they had lie and testify before the House Judiciary Committee in a sham of a "hearing". So I'll be getting to that in the near future... till then... "What country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance. Let them take arms."- Thomas Jefferson