The Second Amendment and Conservation

The oldest conservation organization in North America has released its position on gun ownership and its historical influence on wildlife conservation. "Sportsmen have known for a long time that hunting supports and funds wildlife conservation and management programs," said Ben B.

Hollingsworth Jr., president of the Boone and Crockett Club. "What is often overlooked is that the most successful system of wildlife conservation ever devised - the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation - would not have been possible without sportsmen and their right to own and use firearms.