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Jason Galvin spotted an eagle that was entangled in a bit of rope in a tree in Minnesota.\u00a0 It had been hanging there for two days.\u00a0 He told his wife, Jackie.\u00a0 She thought something must be done.\u00a0 But the authorities, the Department of Natural Resources, the Sheriffs Office, City Hall, the Fire Department, the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, didn’t.\u00a0 They all gave her the same story. They were tied up in red tape.\u00a0 No one could do anything, too much liability.\u00a0 The eagle was already dead.<\/p>\n
The only thing they did not say, was “What difference does it make?”<\/p>\n
But the Galvins knew different.\u00a0 Jason is an excellent shot.\u00a0 He really did serve in Afghanistan.\u00a0 He thought he could use a semi-automatic rifle, the popular Ruger 10-22, to free the eagle from the tree.\u00a0 Fortunately, the authorities agreed to allow a private citizen to act when they were paralyzed. Once Jason suggested the idea, Jackie insisted on it. He did the shooting.\u00a0 She did much of the coordinating and support.<\/p>\n
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It wasn’t an easy shot.\u00a0 It was actually about 150 shots.\u00a0 But who needs more than seven, right?\u00a0 The wind was moving the branches, there was little clearance between the eagle and the branch.\u00a0 It took perseverance and marksmanship, but Jason was up to the task.\u00a0 He finally shot through the branch, about two inches in diameter, and the eagle fell from its entangling, deadly predicament.\u00a0 It was taken to the Raptor Center.\u00a0 They named the eagle Freedom, and the Center says it will make it.<\/p>\n
Those evil semi-automatic rifles are only good for one thing.\u00a0 Oops. They are good for a great many things. From cbslocal.com<\/a>: \u201cIt was weird shooting in the direction of a bald eagle,\u201d Jason said. \u201cI was very nervous. I didn\u2019t want to hit that bird.\u201d<\/i> The rifle Jason used is banned in Australia and England, because it is a semi-automatic.\u00a0 It isn’t banned in America. Yet. But Jason borrowed the rifle he used from a neighbor, because it had a better scope than his did.\u00a0 That would be illegal in Washington State, where the Universal Background Check (UBC) law was put in place last year.<\/p>\n You see, Jason and his neighbor did not drive to a federally licensed dealer and have the rifles serial number and all his personal information and his neighbors personal information recorded to transfer the rifle.<\/p>\n That bit of red tape would probably have been enough to finish off the eagle. The borrowing of the rifle would have been illegal in Washington State.\u00a0 It will be illegal in Nevada and Maine, if the Bloomberg paid for referendums demanding UBCs in those states pass.\u00a0 UBCs are just code for Universal Gun Registration. From Jackie Galvin, Jason’s wife<\/a>:<\/p>\n A neighbor at the cabin drove by and borrowed Jason his .22 as it had a better scope than Jason’s. It was windy and he only had about 4″ of rope to shoot without hitting the eagle. As he assessed the elements of the weather he took a couple of practice shots to ensure the sight was on target. It was. He began shooting at the rope.<\/i><\/p>\n An hour and a half later and 150 bullets, the eagle broke free from the branch and fell 75′ into the trees of the woods.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It is nice to see a patriotic couple use their initiative, shooting skills, and perseverance to do something the authorities, with all their power, money, and organization, could not do.\u00a0 The Galvins were not paralysed with bureaucracy.\u00a0 They acted.\u00a0 With a rifle. Borrowed from a neighbor. They saved an eagle.<\/p>\n Here is the eagle, Freedom.\u00a0 It would be dead if they hadn’t acted.\u00a0 And all the authorities would have let it die.<\/p>\n After all, what difference does it make?<\/p>\n \u00a92016 by Dean Weingarten: Permission to share is granted when this notice is included.
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\nBattling leaves, branches, the wind and a mid-afternoon sun, Jason took shot after shot trying to break through the branch and the rope. He never thought he\u2019d use his military training for something like this. His persistence paid off as the branch, the rope and the eagle all came free.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n![\"E3\"](\"https:\/\/hcsblogdotorg.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/07\/e3.jpg?w=620\")
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