{"id":208066,"date":"2024-10-14T18:40:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T23:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=208066"},"modified":"2024-10-15T18:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:42:59","slug":"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Mark Oliva<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota\u2019s Gov. Tim Walz dressed the part. He even brought a shotgun. But that\u2019s where his plan to hunt up votes from sportsmen and women missed the mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out, Gov. Walz, like so many other politicians vying for political office, fail the authenticity test when it comes to earning voter trust that they\u2019re just regular hunting guys, like the rest of us. They\u2019re just politicians camouflaged in blaze orange, fumbling in a field. Hunters aren\u2019t buying it. Voters aren\u2019t either. Even&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13952919\/tim-walz-phesant-hunting-minnesota-critics-guns.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">liberal foreign media<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;are making what should have been trigger time into a punch line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tim Walz Embarrasses Himself Going Shooting, Can&#039;t Load A Shotgun\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FhpiCVYfj_M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Walz, the vice presidential nominee to Vice President Kamala Harris on the Harris-Walz ticket, invited media on the Pheasant Hunting Opener in Sleepy Eye, Minn. It\u2019s a small city about 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis. There, Gov. Walz stepped into the field surrounded by dozens of cameras but very few shotguns to take a few pheasant. The whole event was a photo op aimed at bagging sportsmen and women voters who might still be on the fence. That\u2019s when things fell apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-loading-issues\">Loading Issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ILLEGAL FIREARM? Did Tim Walz violate state and\/or federal law by using a magazine that was too large? It sure sounded like he loaded five shells into his shotgun. Tim&#39;s handmade Italian shotgun can hold 4 shells in the magazine and 1 in the chamber. Bird hunters know that you&#39;ve\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4gpruEz3sA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">pic.twitter.com\/4gpruEz3sA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; @amuse (@amuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amuse\/status\/1845254718605369497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">October 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Gov. Walz&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=twixQilC9Ko\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\"><strong>struggled<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to load his shotgun \u2013 the same shotgun he\u2019s repeatedly told media he\u2019s fond of shooting. \u201cTim Walz looks as comfortable loading a shotgun as Kamala does answering basic questions,\u201d said Buck Sexton in response to the video of Gov. Walz loading his gun, according to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/walz-mocked-after-being-caught-video-struggling-load-his-own-shotgun\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">Fox News<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter watching Tim Walz trying to handle a shotgun, I officially retract any criticism from him avoiding combat zones,\u201d added conservative commentator Jason Robertson, alluding to accusations of \u201cStolen Valor\u201d Walz faced earlier in the campaign. \u201cHe is a HERO.&nbsp; He is so bad with a weapon that he saved American Lives skipping the War Zone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hunting expedition raised other curious questions upon closer examination. Social media pounced on the unforced error by the Harris-Walz campaign, but one account \u2013&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amuse\/status\/1845254718605369497\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">@amuse<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 pondered whether Gov. Walz violated state or federal laws. The shotgun he used, the Beretta A400, is capable of holding five shotgun shells \u2013 one in the chamber and four in the magazine tube. Hunters are restricted to just three shells and must have a plug in their guns. The social media channel watched and listened and it appears Gov. Walz may have loaded five shells into his gun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is an exception if hunters are only hunting pheasant, which are not migratory birds. Then, there is no limit in the shells a shotgun can hold. That is, unless a hunter is in a Waterfowl Production Area (WPA). If that\u2019s the case, the gun must be plugged to limit it to three shells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Turns out, Sleepy Eye is in the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/windom-wetland-management-district\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">Windom Wetland Management District<\/a><\/strong>, which includes 17,000 acres of federal WPAs across 13 Minnesota counties. These are part of&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/national-wildlife-refuge-system\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">the National Wildlife Refuge System<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(NWRS), which incidentally, the Biden-Harris administration is incrementally opening more access to hunt these areas&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nssf.org\/articles\/nssf-welcomes-usfws-expanded-hunting-opportunities-on-public-lands\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">but eliminating the use of traditional lead<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;ammunition \u2013 which is typically used to hunt pheasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunters in those NWRs must follow federal regulations which require shotguns to be plugged and limited to three shells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-hunting advocates have no worries.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/walz-tramps-tall-grass-minnesotas-pheasant-hunting-season-114752261\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">Not a single pheasant was harmed<\/a><\/strong>. Still, Gov. Walz might have some explaining to do. And more than just to prospective voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Camo-Patterning Politicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time politicians have gone toting guns and hunting for votes \u2013 literally and figuratively. President Barack Obama never tried telling voters he was a hunter but did once post a photo of him shooting at the Camp David skeet range that NSSF had helped refurbish. The photo was&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2013\/02\/03\/obama-mocked-for-releasing-skeet-shoot-photo-during-gun-control-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">lampooned<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong>by some as inauthentic and even NSSF&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/article\/obamas-skeet-shooting-draws-constructive-advice-from-gun-industry-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">responded<\/a><\/strong>, saying, \u201cMr. President, try leaning a little further forward into the shot to better manage recoil.&nbsp; Keep your feet about shoulder width apart, and put more weight on your leading foot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/article\/obamas-skeet-shooting-draws-constructive-advice-from-gun-industry-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">added<\/a><\/strong>, \u201cWe were honored to provide this service for the office of the Presidency, and our investment appears to be paying off by recruiting new shooters,\u201d wrote NSSF\u2019s Larry Keane, in a statement announcing its involvement in the range. \u201cWelcome, Mr. President.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before President Obama\u2019s photo, there was then-U.S. Sen. John Kerry who was challenging President George W. Bush in 2004. Then-Sen. Kerry took along 35 photographers for a \u201cgoose hunt\u201d in Ohio just weeks before election day. He said he&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2004\/10\/22\/wild-goose-chase-kerry-has-a-blast-in-photo-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">\u201cbagged\u201d one goose<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and waved a bloody hand as proof but wasn\u2019t carrying his own bird. He was carrying a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Defense-News\/2004\/10\/21\/Analysis-Kerry-goose-hunt-a-guy-thing\/83831098391404\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">borrowed shotgun<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and bought the required licenses and stamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NSSF noted at the time that then-Sen. Kerry was embarking on a made-for-media hunting trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe only thing Senator Kerry is hunting today is the all-important sportsmen\u2019s vote,\u201d said NSSF\u2019s Larry Keane&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Defense-News\/2004\/10\/21\/Analysis-Kerry-goose-hunt-a-guy-thing\/83831098391404\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"gov-walzs-hunt-for-harris-votes-misses\" title=\"Gov. Walz\u2019s \u2018Hunt\u2019 for Harris Votes Misses\">as reported in the UPI<\/a><\/strong>, noting that like Gov. Walz today, Sen. Kerry supported bans on guns, mandatory locks and universal background checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSenator Kerry only plays a sportsman on TV. Away from the cameras, he would ban semi-automatic shotguns commonly used in hunting and recreational shooting enjoyed by millions of Americans,\u201d said Keane. \u201cThe senator\u2019s rhetoric and play-acting aren\u2019t fooling anyone. Kerry the \u2018hunter\u2019 is endorsed by radical anti-hunting organizations like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Fund for Animals.\u201d Sen. Kerry\u2019s goose hunt cooked his \u201cgoose\u201d as he went on to lose Ohio and the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hunters know this ruse, which is why it caught so much blowback then and now. One of the rules for firearm safety is to know your target and what\u2019s beyond it. That\u2019s something Gov. Walz and the Harris-Walz ticket missed. They saw their target: the sportsmen and women voters. They didn\u2019t see what was beyond, including that hunters know a fake when they see one, no matter how much camo \u2013 or blaze orange \u2013 the politician wears for the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author\"><strong>About the Author<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Mark Oliva is NSSF\u2019s Managing Director of Public Affairs, The Firearm Industry Trade Association. 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