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Trapping Ban Introduced #7092469
12/16/20 03:16 PM
12/16/20 03:16 PM
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fairbanks,ak.
isnarewolves Offline OP
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Put your seat belt on. thing are going to be tuff for trappers with your new president and new Legislatures.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th...EBEumI4_xngnDoH2OGeONDC30jn_MiV03GOZGSXk


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7092780
12/16/20 07:47 PM
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What in the world? Unbelievable. frown mad

Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7093201
12/16/20 11:37 PM
12/16/20 11:37 PM
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On the bright side it's not a trapping ban. It doesn't banned their use, it just bans the interstate transport of the traps.
This won't go far imo.


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7093221
12/16/20 11:48 PM
12/16/20 11:48 PM
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Just when you think the likes of PETA,center for biodiversity, and their ilk have hit the bottom, they find a couple more maggots


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7093318
12/17/20 02:09 AM
12/17/20 02:09 AM

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“To restrict the use of steel jaw leghold traps and conibear traps on animals in the United States”

Also owning traps!

Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7093331
12/17/20 03:34 AM
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That bill might run into legal trouble if the folks at Oneida Victor of Ohio get involved.

Oneida Victor of Ohio is very possessive of the word “Conibear”. They claim that word can only be used for “Conibear” brand traps. They have sent “cease and desist” letters to some trapping folks about their use of the word “Conibear”.

That law as it is written clearly defines “Conibear” as any body gripping trap. That might be a problem.

Now before some one jumps down my throat - I know and most of you know that a lot of people refer to any and all body traps as “Conibear” traps. But technically that is t so.


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: ] #7093744
12/17/20 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Oh Snap
“To restrict the use of steel jaw leghold traps and conibear traps on animals in the United States”

Also owning traps!

It doesn't prohibit owning the traps, just prohibits owning those traps that are acquired in violation of the act:

(a) Prohibited Acts.—It shall be unlawful for any person—
(1) to import, export, deliver, carry, or transport by any means whatever, in interstate commerce, any steel-jaw leghold trap or Conibear trap; or
(2) to sell, receive, acquire, or purchase any steel-jaw leghold trap or Conibear trap that was delivered, carried, or transported in violation of paragraph (1).

Of course it's still a terrible proposal, but there would be nothing preventing you from making traps and using them in the State where they are manufactured.


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7093897
12/17/20 02:47 PM
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The idea behind this is to prohibit their use,pure and simple.


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7093991
12/17/20 04:47 PM
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I have spoken to quite a few folks on this. It seems every few years this similar bill is introduced and falls in committee where this one currently is sitting. One reason is that the individual states control their game and taking processes currently. There would need to be a restructuring as to how the current laws are written for a federal ban to mean anything. Kinda like Marijuana laws and individual states. This doesn't mean that this is a dead horse it just means that it has little face value and would need backed 6 ways from Sunday to be enacted and actually effective.


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7123424
01/06/21 01:41 PM
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fairbanks,ak.
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Looks like this Bill just got a step closer to passing something after yesterdays vote in Georgia. cry


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7123678
01/06/21 04:26 PM
01/06/21 04:26 PM
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Lake Clark, Alaska
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Yes, that's not good....on so many levels... mad


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7125695
01/07/21 06:31 PM
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Lots of things are going down the tubes after the GA debacle


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7126456
01/08/21 06:28 AM
01/08/21 06:28 AM
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Conibear is a registered trademark. The owner has to protect it from becoming generic by preventing people from using it to describe all similar traps.

Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: sneaky] #7126615
01/08/21 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by sneaky
Lots of things are going down the tubes after the GA debacle
we trappers tend to be less politically aggressive than, say, NRA. This trusting attitude has to change. One political party is attempting to implement a Marxist revolution to end our constitutional republic. The other political party is mostly self-enforced careerists, for whom “moderation” is a goal, regardless of the challenge. If the GOP can’t stand up to protect the presidency from a blatantly stolen election, then they won’t fight for trapping. We trappers must only support very strong, strident conservatives. We cannot afford to sit on the sidelines by virtue of “playing fair” or being reasonable. Our opponents don’t want to stop us, they want to round us up and put us in camps.

Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: isnarewolves] #7126952
01/08/21 02:07 PM
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So the good news is, HR 8828 was introduce in the 116th congress. So that bill is dead. The bad news is, it can be reintroduced in the new 117th congress. That is now controlled by a majority democratic administration, House and the Senate. We'll have to wait to see how long it takes for a new bill to show up, or if it will be hidden in some other bill or act.


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Re: Trapping Ban Introduced [Re: PAlltheway] #7126954
01/08/21 02:10 PM
01/08/21 02:10 PM
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Maine, Aroostook
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Originally Posted by PAlltheway
Originally Posted by sneaky
Lots of things are going down the tubes after the GA debacle
we trappers tend to be less politically aggressive than, say, NRA. This trusting attitude has to change. One political party is attempting to implement a Marxist revolution to end our constitutional republic. The other political party is mostly self-enforced careerists, for whom “moderation” is a goal, regardless of the challenge. If the GOP can’t stand up to protect the presidency from a blatantly stolen election, then they won’t fight for trapping. We trappers must only support very strong, strident conservatives. We cannot afford to sit on the sidelines by virtue of “playing fair” or being reasonable. Our opponents don’t want to stop us, they want to round us up and put us in camps.


Totally accurate summation.

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