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Feds Thinking About Allowing Hunting At Two Refuges on Cape

Matthew McDonald

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering allowing deer, coyote, squirrel, and duck hunting at federal refuges in Chatham and Mashpee.

Officials are accepting public comment on draft plans that would allow hunting that experts say won't hurt the balance of species, according to The Cape Cod Times.

Alaska State Agency Head Quits After Shaming Gun Owner Over ‘Black Rifles Matter’ Sticker
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Alaska State Agency Head Quits After Shaming Gun Owner Over ‘Black Rifles Matter’ Sticker

NBP Staff

The executive director of Alaska's state agency that tries to prevent discrimination has resigned after using the agency's Facebook page to try to shame a gun owner who had a "Black Rifles Matter" sticker on his pickup truck.

The gun owner, Brent Linegar, owns a plumbing and heating business and had his pickup truck parked near the building that houses the Alaska Human Rights Commission because he was working on the building. That's when the commission's executive director, Marti Buscaglia, saw the sticker.

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