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From John Farnam:
28 Aug 06
It's the Law in MI!
"I have a Remington 870 with a folding stock that was installed by the
gunsmith you recommend. Registering it as a pistol seemed like a
hassle, until I realized that I could then legally carry it with me in
the front seat of my car. This provided a particular benefit for the
type of housing-project security contracts we have.
The practice seemed curious at first, but my registration card, plus my
CCW permit, precluded legal unpleasantries. Now that I'm taking
delivery of a new, folding stock RA/XCR, it is my sincerest intention
to, once more, register it as a 'pistol.'"
Comment: Legal nuances never fail to astonish me. It appears the
folding-stock XCR is the perfect rifle for MI after all!
/John
28 Aug 06
Ruger Mini-30
At an Urban Rifle/Shotgun Program in OH last weekend, we had, as usual,
a number of AR-15s in 223, one DSA/FAL in 308, and one Ruger Mini-30 in
7.62X29 (Soviet-30). All ran fine, except the Ruger, which stopped
cycling after hesitantly digesting two hundred rounds of Russian,
steel-case ammunition.
This is, unfortunately, all too typical for the Ruger Mini-30! We've
seen a dozen of them over the last few years, and none have ever
finished the program. All have gone down, usually on the first day.
This student was using thirty-round magazines (hard to find now), which
were difficult to insert, didn't want to lock in place, and generated
one stoppage after another! The frustrated student finally put the
Ruger away and changed over to a DSA/FAL, which, like all DSAs, ran fine
for the rest of the weekend.
We see many Ruger Mini-14s, and nearly all are okay, running nearly as
well as most other 223, military rifles. But, the Mini-30 is a can of
worms. Who wants a reliable, military rifle, chambered for Soviet-30
(7.62X39), should get hold of RA or Krebs and get their hands on a
Kalashnikov. Caliber is great (superior to the 223 in every way).
Magazines are plentiful and work well, and Kalashnikovs run just fine!
/John
(I will gladly accept correction if I am mistaken but it is my
understanding that the Mini-30 came about as the rescue of an
unsuccessful project to chamber the Mini-14 in 7.62x51mm [.308
Winchester]. I am also under the impression that the groove diameter is
about .310", a compromise to allow the use of ammunition loaded with
American .308" diameter bullets and foreign ammunition, loaded with
311" diameter bullets. I have no personal experience with the gun but I
once witnessed a Mini-30 blow its magazine out of the magazine well when
it was fired; the owner told me that it was a chronic problem with the gun.)
30 Aug 06
Sage comments from a friend and student in the Philippines:
"An acquaintance and I were stuck in traffic last week, and talk drifted
to training. He recalled that several years ago, I took the time to
attend two courses in the States, one from you and the other from Louis
Awerbuck. I described both in detail and sincerely suggested he do
something similar. I was disappointed with his response, 'That's all
basic. I can do that already. I want to study only high-speed stuff...'
He is a competitive shooter and very comfortable. Yet, when on the
range together, I am always able to hit far more consistently than is
he, albeit slightly slower. He brushes aside his many careless misses
as a 'necessary component' of a real fight. Just as importantly, I have
managed to maintain my awareness to the point of spotting threats faster
than he can, even when he is supposed to be watching my back. This,
despite the fact that I am able to afford far fewer toys.
My training DTI and Awerbuck accented (1) certainty of hits and (2)
follow-through, If anything, your training emphasized that personal
victory is predicated on mastery of the basics, and the ability to
perform them subconsciously. Many have an adolescent romance with
cinematic gunfights and tactics. The cold fact remains that most deadly
encounters are quick, extremely violent, and devoid of drama. To ignore
a periodic review of basics, under the watchful eye of a professional,
is foolish, and will preclude one from ever obtaining the ethereal,
high-speed/low drag skills that he may naively seek.
The haunting memory of missed Rotators is what drives me to be cautious
and deliberate with all my shots. I never properly thanked you for that
lesson. It's profound value has now become clear."
Comment: My friend, I'm sure, could have obtained similar training from
any of my esteemed colleagues. I am honored to have been the one to
influence him.
/John
30 Aug 06
Vicki, along with two colleagues, spent last week with resident instructors
at the USMC facility at Parris Island, SC. I was not there. Here are her
comments:
"I spent last week observing and training Marine instructors, enlisted
and officers, at the Recruit Depot at Parris Island, SC. Our classes
concentrated on the subject of teaching women to shoot, in this case,
the M-16 Rifle.
Everyone there is absolutely dedicated to doing everything possible to
teach the young women in their charge to become competent and
confident. That is the reason we were asked to come on board. While
there, we were able to share with them information about the way women
listen and process information, in contrast to the way men listen and
process the same information.
Perhaps the most astounding aspect of the week's training was when we
realized that there are so many topnotch, young women willing to step up
and defend our country. We hear precious little about them, but we all
should be proud."
Comment: It has been our honor to train Marines on a number of occasions
over the past two years, in CA, AZ, and now SC. Student rank has ranged
from PFC to three-star general! Our students have been characterized by
extreme enthusiasm and capricious willingness to adopt new methods, even
alter their entire training philosophy. We've shown them, for example,
that:
(1) Hot ranges are superior, in every way, to cold ranges, because
Marines need to spend lots of time handling and carrying loaded guns.
Spending time handling unloaded guns is of little value.
(2) "Safety" should be defined as "reasonable measures and procedures
taken in order to manage risk," instead of the more common, "a maniacal
preoccupation with the categorical eradication of all risk, to the
point where training goals are swept aside and eventually forgotten
entirely," and
(3) We're here because our students are here, not the other way around.
We exist to serve them.
It is our intent to continue to influence the System every chance we get!
/John
31 Aug 06
Notes from Iraq, from a friend there:
"NDs here continue to be more than just an occasional nuisance. The
predictable command response is an endless plethora of high-level
directives, declaring that all guns need to be loaded less and unloaded
more, in soldiers' hands less, locked up more,. Whenever an ND occurs,
several dozen more 'clearing barrels' suddenly appear! The result is
that soldiers here, in the zone of supposedly active fighting, have
fewer and fewer opportunities to handle and carry live ammunition and
loaded guns.
The real solution is to teach our soldiers to:
(1) Keep fingers in register and out of trigger guards, except when
intentionally shooting, and
(2) Keep muzzles down."
Comment: We're going in the wrong direction! UNARMED SOLDIERS MAKE
TEMPTING TARGETS. Didn't we learn that painful lesson in Lebanon in
the 1980s?
Additional clearing barrels will not solve this dilemma. We need to be
training professional gunmen who are accustomed to being armed, all the
time. We won't win this war, or any war, with the fearful and timid,
smothered in clearing barrels!
/John
From NRA-ILA:
NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 13, No. 35 09/01/06
States with updates this issue: Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.
GROUP PROPOSES ANTI-GUN AGENDA AT STATE & LOCAL LEVELS
As if we needed any reminder that state and local elections are just as
important as those for federal office, the anti-gun lawyers' group,
Legal Community Against Violence (LCAV), has released a lengthy paper
premised on the view, "In the absence of comprehensive federal [gun
control] regulation . . . the future of the gun violence prevention
[sic] movement depends on building grassroots strength to achieve reform
at the state and local levels so that, ultimately, nationwide solutions
will be more easily achievable." Toward that end, LCAV urges passage of
a variety of state and local laws, and coaches activists on how to write
the necessary legislation.
In 2004, LCAV published a similar paper proposing state and local
"assault weapon" bans more restrictive than the federal ban that expired
in September of that year.
LCAV's new state and local agenda includes bans on "assault weapons,"
"large capacity ammunition magazines," handguns, and .50 caliber rifles;
increased restrictions on "non-powder guns," such as BB and pellet guns;
new and more restrictive minimum age requirements for purchasing and
possessing guns and ammunition; strict requirements for gun dealer
licensing and operation; background checks on private gun sales; gun
owner licensing; gun registration; requiring "personalized" or so-called
"smart" features on guns; imposing (presumably unachievable) gun
manufacturing standards; requiring ballistic imaging of ammunition shot
through privately purchased guns; waiting periods; restrictions on
"multiple" gun purchases; and restricting the carrying of guns.
The Joyce Foundation, which provided funding for LCAV's paper, got its
money's worth, because foolish and false anti-gun verbiage abounds
throughout the screed. As an example, it refers to "assault weapons" as,
oxymoronically, facilitating "accurate spray firing." And despite a
federally-funded study finding otherwise, it claims that semi-automatics
that use detachable magazines possess more "lethality" than revolvers.
LCAV notes approvingly that many kinds of guns use detachable magazines
with more than 10 rounds capacity, and suggests that a restriction not
exempt magazines already owned.
No anti-gun paper would be complete without a wild statistical
exaggeration, and LCAV's is no exception. It claims that, according to
the CDC, there are "nearly 100,000 victims each year [of] gun violence,"
when in fact there are only about 14,000 firearm-related murders,
non-negligent manslaughters, and self-defense fatal shootings by private
citizens and the police. According to the CDC, however, "gun violence"
includes fatal and non-fatal injuries due to criminal assaults, suicides
and self-woundings, acts of self-defense by private citizens and law
enforcement officers, with firearms, BB guns, pellet guns and various
non-lethal guns. There are fewer than 80,000 such injuries annually, and
LCAV simply rounded the number up to "nearly 100,000".
SECOND ANNUAL
"FIREARMS LAW & THE SECOND AMENDMENT SYMPOSIUM"
TO EXPLORE PRESENT DAY APPLICATION OF SECOND AMENDMENT
The 2006 "Firearms Law & The Second Amendment Symposium" will be held on
Saturday, October 7, at George Mason University School of Law, in
Arlington, Va. This event is hosted by Law Students for the Second
Amendment at GMU, along with The NRA Foundation and NRA Civil Rights
Defense Fund. Admission is free.
Capitalizing on the success of last year's inaugural event, which
brought together some of the nation's sharpest legal minds and more than
100 attendees, this year's event promises to be even better! Panelists
will discuss and debate: current Second Amendment scholarship,
litigation against the firearm industry, the U.N.'s intrusion into legal
domestic gun ownership, and issues involving self-defense and
Right-to-Carry reforms. Featured panelists at this year's event will
include some of the country's most renowned experts on the Second
Amendment and related issues, such as: George Mason's own Professors
Nelson Lund and Joyce Lee Malcolm; George Washington University's Profs.
Robert Cottrol and Renee Lerner; Lawrence Keane of the National Shooting
Sports Foundation; attorney Richard Gardiner; David Kopel of the
Independence Institute; Prof. Brian Patrick from the University of
Toledo, and others.
This event promises to present a thought provoking discussion of what
has become the most controversial freedom in the Bill of Rights. Each
Symposium registrant will receive a packet that contains the panelists'
written materials on the subject--an excellent source for future
reference. For guests who are attorneys, this year's event may once
again meet state requirements for continuing legal education. The event,
including all materials, food and beverages, is being held without charge.
Online reservations will be accepted beginning late next week. To
reserve your seat in the meantime, please call the NRA-ILA Grassroots
Division at (800) 392-8683.
YOUR ACTION IS REQUIRED
ON THE FOLLOWING FEDERAL LEGISLATION
There are a number of pro-gun bills pending in Congress that require
your action. Please review these legislative initiatives and be sure to
contact your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-3121, and your U.S.
Senators at (202) 224-3121, and urge him or her to cosponsor and support
these measures. Additional contact information can be found using the
"Write Your Representatives" feature at www.NRAILA.org.
H.R. 5092-Improves BATFE's process for punishing the few FFLs who
violate the law, and establishes guidelines for BATFE investigations.
This bill was drafted in large part to address recent BATFE abuses at
Richmond, VA-area gun shows highlighted in hearings before the U.S.
House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and
Homeland Security.
H.R. 5005-Codifies congressional policies, rolls back restrictions,
and corrects errors in federal firearm laws.
H.R. 1384-Removes several antiquated and unnecessary restrictions
imposed on interstate firearms transactions since 1968.
H.R. 1288/S. 1082-Repeals the draconian D.C. gun ban and restores the
right of lawful District residents to own firearms to defend themselves
and their families.
H.R. 4547/S. 3275-Allows any person with a valid carry permit or
license issued by a state to carry a concealed firearm in any other
state if he or she meets certain criteria. Importantly, the laws of
each state governing where concealed firearms may be carried would still
apply within its borders.
Again, please contact your U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and
urge them to cosponsor and support these measures. For additional
information on these bills, please visit www.NRAILA.org.
NRA-ILA "MIX N' MINGLES"
Much is at stake in this year's elections. Voters will decide if we
continue to move ahead on the path of pro-gun reform, or if we will
revert to the dark Clinton-Gore years. In order to ensure continued
success for the Second Amendment, we must elect pro-gun lawmakers this year.
To ensure victory for our pro-gun candidate, NRA-ILA will be hosting
FREE NRA-ILA "Mix N' Mingles" across the country. These events will
provide NRA members with training on what you can do locally to propel
candidates to victory. The meetings also provide attendees the
opportunity to meet and socialize with lawmakers, candidates, and their
staffs; NRA-ILA Headquarters staff, fellow NRA members-and to earn FREE
NRA fraternal items such as hats, pocketknives, buttons, etc. "Mix N'
Mingles," including materials, food, beverages, and NRA items, are FREE!
Mix N' Mingle events are scheduled for:
- St. Joseph, MO 09/14/06
- Joplin, MO 09/16/06
- Green Bay, WI 09/21/06
- Towson, MD 09/23/06
- Henderson, NV 09/28/06
- Asheville, NC 09/28/06
- Norwich, CT 09/30/06
- Rock Hill, SC 09/30/06
- Stockton, CA 09/30/06
- New Hartford, NY 10/05/06
- Albuquerque, NM 10/10/06
- Tucson, AZ 10/12/06
- Cincinnati, OH 10/12/06
- Columbus, OH 10/14/06
- Eagan, MN 10/14/06
- Scottsdale, AZ 10/14/06
- St. Cloud, MN 10/16/06
NRA members who have access to the Internet can go to
www.nraila.org/workshops/ to reserve their seats on-line. NRA members
are encouraged to check this website address frequently to see if "Mix
N' Mingles" are scheduled in their area. NRA members may also contact
the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800) 392-VOTE (8683) for details and
to reserve their seats.
ATTEND "LISTENING SESSIONS ON COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION"
The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Defense, the
Environmental Protection Agency, and the White House Council on
Environmental Quality are holding "listening sessions" around the
country to exchange ideas on incentives, voluntary programs, and
regulations that can improve results and promote cooperative conservation.
These sessions provide a vital opportunity for NRA members and the
hunting community to ensure that their voices are heard.
The discussion topics will include how the Federal government can:
� Better respect the interests of people with ownership in land, water,
and other natural resources
� Enhance wildlife habitat, species protection, and other conservation
outcomes through regulatory and voluntary conservation programs
� Enhance cooperation among federal agencies and with states, tribes,
and local communities in the application of environmental protection
and conservation laws
� Work with states, tribes, and other public- and private-sector
partners to improve science used in environmental protection and
conservation
� Work cooperatively with businesses and landowners to protect the
environment and promote conservation
These meetings will guide the federal government in the development of
future policy proposals that build upon the success of cooperative
conservation.
The sessions listed below are the first of at least two-dozen that will
be held around the country:
Corpus Christi, Texas, 1 p.m., Sept. 5, 2006, Omni Marina Hotel, Riviera
Ballroom. U.S. Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary David Sampson
will attend.
Show Low, Arizona, 10 a.m., Sept. 12, 2006, Northland Pioneer College,
Silver Creek Campus (Snowflake), Performing Arts Center Theatre
(PAC-103). U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary Mark Rey will
attend.
Redding, California, 1 p.m., Sept. 13, 2006, Cascade Theater, U. S.
Department of Agriculture Under Secretary, Natural Resources and
Environment Mark Rey will attend.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, 9:00 a.m., September 15, 2006, University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs, the Gymnasium. United States Department of
Agriculture Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Mark Rey
will attend.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 10 a.m., Sept. 18, 2006, Montgomery County
Community College - Community Room, 101 College Drive. Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Stephen L. Johnson will attend.
Brewer, Maine, 4:00 p.m., September 20, 2006, Jeff's Catering Banquet
and Convention Center. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne will
attend.
Brunswick, Georgia, 1:00 p.m., September 21, 2006, Coastal Georgia
Community College, Southeast Georgia Conference Center. H. Dale Hall,
Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, will attend.
Waco, Texas, 10:00 a.m., Sept. 27, 2006, Waco Convention Center. Deputy
Assistant Interior Secretary David Verhey will attend.
Colton, California, 10:00 a.m., September 28, 2006, Colton High School
Auditorium. Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne will attend.
Please be sure to attend and participate in these critically important
sessions that will guide the federal government in the development of
future policy proposals. Let your voice be heard!
For more information, please refer to the "Listening Session" page on
the Cooperative Conservation Website at
http://cooperativeconservation.gov.
A LOOK AT THE STATES
(***For all of the action items below, you can find contact information
for your legislators by using the "Write Your Representatives" tool at
www.NRAILA.org. For information on NRA-PVF candidate endorsements, NRA
members are encouraged to call the NRA-ILA Grassroots Division at (800)
392-VOTE (8683), or visit www.NRAPVF.org. If you go to the NRA-PVF
site, you will have to provide your NRA member ID number to access the
site. Your NRA member ID number can be found on the front of your NRA
magazine or on your NRA membership card. Your ID number on the
magazine's mailing label is the 10-digit number that follows the code:
#07901. Examples of how to find your ID number can also be found at
www.NRAPVF.org on the login page accessed by choosing your state. As
always, thank you for your support.***)
States with updates this issue: Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin.
ARIZONA
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking public comment
on the draft "Wildlife 2012" plan, which, according to AZGFD, is a
"strategic plan that will guide how the agency manages wildlife, outdoor
recreational opportunities, and its own operations for the next six
years." Because the AZGFD determines issues important to the pro-gun
hunting community in Arizona (such as shooting ranges, access to public
lands, and overall hunting policies), it is extremely important that NRA
members attend these informational meetings. The meeting dates are as
follows (all meetings will be held from 6-9:00 p.m.): Yuma, Wednesday,
September 6, Arizona Game and Fish Department/Regional Office, 9140 E.
28th Street; Kingman, Monday, September 11, Arizona Game and Fish
Department/Regional Office, 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road; Flagstaff,
Tuesday, September 12, Arizona Game and Fish Department/Regional Office:
3500 S. Lake Mary Road; Mesa, Thursday, September 14,Arizona Game and
Fish Department/Regional Office: 7200 E. University Drive; Pinetop,
Friday, September 15, Arizona Game and Fish Department/Regional Office:
2878 E. White Mountain Blvd.; and Tucson, Monday, September 18, Arizona
Game and Fish Department/Regional Office: 555 N. Greasewood Road. For a
copy of the "Wildlife 2012" plan, please visit www.azgfd.gov.
CALIFORNIA
AB352, legislation sponsored by Assembly Member Paul Koretz (D-42), that
would require that after a certain date, the make, model, and serial
number be microstamped onto the interior surface or internal working
parts of all handguns in such a manner that those identifiers are
imprinted onto the cartridge case upon firing, was defeated in the
closing minutes of the session last night. Per AB352, Handguns that did
not include their identifying information would be defined as "unsafe,"
and their manufacture, sale, and transfer would be a crime.
AB2714, sponsored by Assembly Member Alberto Torrico (D-20), is on the
way to the desk of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R). This legislation
would require that no ammunition (or reloaded ammunition) may be sold in
a retail transaction unless the purchaser personally presents evidence
of his or her identity and age, as specified, to the seller of the
ammunition. Additionally, it would severely undermine California's state
preemption law. Please contact Governor Schwarzenegger today at
(916)-445-2841, by fax at (916) 445-4633, and e-mail by visiting
http://www.govmail.ca.gov to urge him to protect your Second Amendment
freedom by vetoing AB2714.
FLORIDA
The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, September 5! For
more information on voting in Florida, please use the following link:
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/. Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" on
September 5!
MARYLAND
The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, September 12! For
more information on voting in Maryland, please use the following link:
www.elections.state.md.us/. Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" on
September 12!
Also, a Friends of NRA dinner and fundraiser will be held at the Holiday
Inn in Cumberland, on Wednesday September 20, beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The committee promises an entertaining evening with good food, great
prizes, and a lively auction. Some of the great items featured for
auction include the "2006 Weatherby .270 Gun of the Year," the "Case
Buffalo Knife of the Year," and the "2006 Eagle Print of the Year," by
Cole Johnson. 100% of the money raised at the dinner will be used to
fund programs such as Women's and Youth safety and educational
initiatives at the national and local level, with 50% of funds staying
in the state of Maryland. For tickets or further information, please
call chairman, Donald Schneider at (304) 738-2055.
MICHIGAN
The "2nd Annual Friends of the NRA Michigan Celebrity Shoot" will be
held on Saturday, September 9! Please come join us as we get warmed up
for hunting season by shooting with local celebrities, or just come for
dinner. Also enjoy our many gun raffles and limited edition NRA
commemorative items in our live and silent auctions! The "NRA Michigan
Celebrity Shoot" is being held September 9, at the Detroit Gun Club
(DGC), in Commerce Township. This is a 100-target shotgun fun shoot
that includes 50 targets of Sporting Clays, 25 targets of Skeet, and 25
targets of Trap. All targets, shells, lunch, and steak dinner is
included! Everyone will also receive a 4"x 6" squad photo.
Some of the celebrities that attended last year were: former Detroit
Tiger pitcher and World Series record holder, Mickey Lolitch; former
Detroit Red Wing, Dennis Hextall; State Senator Nancy Cassis (R-15); and
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard (currently running for U.S.
Senate against anti-gun Debbie Stabenow); among many others. This is a
great time to gather and shoot with pro-NRA celebrities, while also
raising money to protect and promote the shooting sports for future
generations! Money raised at Friends of the NRA events go toward
educational programs, with 50% of the money staying in Michigan to be
made available for pro-Second Amendment worthy causes in the form of
grants. ADVANCE TICKET SALES ONLY - NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ON THE DAY
OF THE EVENT! To buy your tickets, or for further information, please
contact Jerry Kraus, Chairman of Oakland County Friends of the NRA, at
(248) 706-1513, or by e-mail at
[email protected].
MINNESOTA
The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, September 12! For
more information on voting in Minnesota, please use the following link:
www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=134. Be sure to "Vote Freedom
First" on September 12!
NEBRASKA
In response to the concealed carry ban that currently exists in
Kearney, some local citizens organized the Kearney "Right to Carry
Concealed" Taskforce. The taskforce held their first meeting on
Thursday August 24, to brainstorm ideas to help inform the City Council
that concealed permit holders are law-abiding citizens and not
criminals. The organizer and point of contact for all citizens
interested in joining this group is Walter Kamp. He can be reached at
308-236-7854, or by mail at: 4664 W. Highway 30, #4, Kearney, NE 68845.
Please continue to contact the Kearney City Council members at (308)
233-3216 and ask them to support lifting the city's ban on concealed
firearms.
NEW YORK
The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, September 12! For
more information on voting in New York, please use the following link:
www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_8617&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL.
Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" on September 12!
In addition, the Sportsmen's Association for Firearms Education Inc.
(S.A.F.E.) will be hosting its "2006 Right-to-Carry Conference & Second
Amendment Rally" on Sunday, October 1, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(doors open at 12:00 noon). The event will be held at the Sheraton,
Long Island, 110 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Smithtown, NY, (631)
231-1100, (on Motor Parkway on the North side of LIE between exits 53 &
55). In attendance at the event will be: Wayne R. LaPierre, NRA
Executive Vice President; Bob Barr, Former Member, U.S. House of
Representatives and NRA Board Member; Jim Fotis, Executive Director, Law
Enforcement Alliance of America; John Faso, Republican Candidate for New
York State Governor; John Spencer, Republican/Conservative Candidate for
U.S. Senate from New York; and John L. Cushman, S.A.F.E. President and
Founder, and NRA Board Member.
Attendees will get the latest information on the Right-to-Carry
nationwide and locally. You will meet and network with fellow sportsmen
and women concerning your civil rights and those of your children and
grandchildren. This conference will raise issues of concern and give
suggested courses of action with local and national leaders of Second
Amendment organizations and legislators from all levels of government.
You will also have a chance to win valuable prizes in drawings limited
to attendees only. Admission and parking is free, and the event is open
to your family and friends.
RHODE ISLAND
The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, September 12! For
more information on voting in Rhode Island, please use the following
link: www.elections.state.ri.us/. Be sure to "Vote Freedom First" on
September 12!
WISCONSIN
The 2006 Primary elections are being held Tuesday, September 12! For
more information on voting in Wisconsin, please use the following link:
http://elections.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=155&locid=47. Be sure
to "Vote Freedom First" on September 12!
Registration for the NRA and Future Wisconsin Sportsmen's Conference is
filling up fast! This event is open to the public, and the cost is
$10. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 9, at the Bluemound
Gardens Conference Center, 11703 West Bluemound Road, Wauwatosa, WI
53226. The event begins at 7:00 a.m., with a breakfast buffet.
Conference speakers include State Senators Tom Reynolds and Dave Zien,
and State Representative Scott Gunderson among others. In conjunction
with this event, you'll want to make plans to also join NRA-ILA
Grassroots Division Director, Glen Caroline, and your fellow NRA
members, for socializing at a FREE NRA-ILA Mix N' Mingle beginning at
1:30 p.m. To RSVP, please call (414) 258-1719, or e-mail
[email protected]. For more information, please visit www.widigest.com.
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
