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Friday News!
April 23rd edition
Gun Owners' Action League.
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In This Issue.- News Bytes. Select Local and National News Stories
- GOAL Affiliated Club Events
- GOAL Summer Banquet with New England Patriot Matt Light
- A special request
- Candidate Information needed!
- Spring Fling Raffle
- Congratulations MacKenzie Martin!
- Support State Representative Richard Ross
- GOAL Cup News
- Women on Target, for Ladies only, sign up today!
- Sign up for a great class at GOAL
- Hunter News/Kids! Enter to win a fully guided hunting trip
- Note About Forwarding The Friday News
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News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.
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Mass Chiefs Openly Discuss Licensing Abuse "Liability is only increased by
failing to comply with the statutory licensing requirements or
exceeding one's authority regarding how those licenses are issued or
regulated."
Budget Alert! GOAL is urging all of our members
to contact their State Representative (Senators will not have any input
on this bill until later in the process.) and ask them to oppose House
Budget (H.4599) Amendment numbers 149 and 152.
Federal Judge rules against Heller decision. The gun grabbers in Washington are celebrating a
federal ruling handed down Friday that upheld the tangle of rules that
effectively prohibit District residents from owning firearms for the
purpose of home defense.
- H2259 Gets an extension 3/17/10. According to Joint Rule 10 of the
Massachusetts legislature all joint committees must act on bills by mid
March. GOAL's bill is within the Joint Committee on Public Safety and
Homeland Security.
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Upcoming Events
|  GOAL Affiliated Club Events:
If your club is
officially affiliated with Gun Owners' Action League and is running an event of some sort, here is where you can advertise it.
Please email me the
information (who, what, when, where, how much) or a link to your web page. For a full
listing of shooting competitions go to www.goalshooters.org.
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GOAL Summer Banquet, June 19th!
| Matt Light of the
New England Patriots will be a guest speaker | GOAL Summer Banquet!
Join us, Saturday June 19that the Boxborough Holiday Inn, Boxborough MA.
We are very pleased to announce the following guest speakers;
- Matt Light of the New England Patriots
- Alan Gottleib from Second Amendment Foundation
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A special request to Veterans and Family Members of.
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The GOAL Staff is putting together a special photo tribute to our Veterans.
This tribute will be shown at our Summer Banquet on June 19th (see above for details)
If you have a military photograph of yourself, a friend, or a family member that you would like to share, please email it to me, mike@goal.org.
Thank you all!
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We need help with Candidates!
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Help us, help you, make great decisions on election day!
One of the fantastic after effects of Scott Brown being elected is a new resurgence of people that are willing to not only get involved by working for campaigns, but also to run for office.
There are more new candidates running for office this November within Massachusetts than we can recall seeing for a long time. In order to sort through them we are asking for some help. If you are a candidate for a county, state, or national office, or if you know or work for a candidate, please ask them to fill out one of our new candidate questionnaires.
This will give us a great read on how much a candidate knows, and cares about Second Amendment Issues. After completing we will grade the questionnaire and post that grade on our Candidate Ratings Pages. (See below)
*Note: The U.S. Congress ratings are courtesy of the NRA. Also note that ALL of our current incumbents up for re-election have an "F" grade.
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Spring Fling Raffle!
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Spring is here and that means it's
time for the Spring Fling Raffle!
Support GOAL and enter for a
chance to win a great shopping trip at Kittery Trading Post!
The prizes are as follows:
- 1st Prize: $1,000.00
Kittery Trading Post Gift Card
- 2nd Prize: $500.00 Kittery
Trading Post Gift Card
- 3rd Prize: $250.00 Kittery
Trading Post Gift Card
Click here to purchase online
Click here to download a mailable order form
You can also purchase tickets
by phone @ 508-393-5333 or in person at the GOAL office
Thanks and best of luck all!
If you would like to see the
winners from our Annual Raffle,
click here
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Congratulations MacKenzie Martin!
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 Congratulations to GOAL Member MacKenzie Martin! She won the Silver Medal at the Junior
Olympics in Colorado Springs, CO. on Monday of this week. She won the
medal in Smallbore, 50 meters sub juniors (14 and under), and she finished
35th overall. MacKenzie is 13 and shoots/practices at the Taunton Rifle
and Pistol Club. She
finished fourth in the Air Rifle event. MacKenzie is coached by
Kevin Winters at the Taunton Rifle and Pistol Club, her previous coaches there
were Jack Barton and Caleb MacLagan. Caleb recently left to join
the marines and Kevin stepped in to take over at the TRPC. Maureen Trickett of
Reading Revolver and Rifle Club and the Massachusetts Rifle Association coaches
MacKenzie on Sunday afternoons. She's been very helpful in Kenzie's
development as a shooter.
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Support State Representative Richard Ross for Senate!
|  SPECIAL ELECTION MAY 11TH! This will be to fill the MA State Senate seat representing Norfolk, Bristol, & Middlesex Counties left vacant by Scott Brown.
GOAL is officially endorsing State Representative Richard Ross. Representative Ross is rated "A+" by GOAL. During the 2008 legislative session Representative Ross voted with GOAL on 3 separate occasions including H.5029 (see quote from bill below)
"Resolved, That the Massachusetts House of Representatives joins in the opinion of the United States Supreme Court and officially recognizes that the Second Amendment to the Constitution does protect an individual civil right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia and protects an individual civil right to use arms for traditionally lawful purposes and protects the lawful use of arms for self-defense within the home and officially recognizes that the core lawful purpose of the Second Amendment to the Constitution is self defense; and be it further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the Clerk of the House of Representatives to Gun Owners' Action League.
This Document"
If you live in Norfolk, Bristol, or Middlesex Counties please give Representative Ross all of your support
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GOAL Cup News
|  GOAL Cup Trap Shoot, Saturday April 17th, 2010 Wrap up of the days events, what a great day of shooting!
GOAL Cup Team Challenge Smallbore Competition at Harvard Sportsmen's Club Saturday May 15th. More info/Sign up!
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Women on Target!
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The GOAL Foundation presents Women On Target eventsall over
Massachusetts. If you are interested in a great day of fun and education
for ladies only check out our listing of scheduled events!
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Great Classes available at GOAL!
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New classes added at The GOAL Foundation! Utah Non-Resident CCW Course Get your CCW permit for 30 States! Powerpoint for Trainers, June 24th, brand new course, learn to make a great presentation!
NRA Coach Training Course - Smallbore & Air Rifle Learn to be a Junior level 1 coach! Full Schedule of courses here!
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GOAL Hunter-Junior Hunter News
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Youth Hunt
Essay Contest
The
GOAL Foundation is sponsoring a contest for a youngster to win a deer hunt in
South Carolina.
This
is a great chance for a boy or girl to win a fantastic, guided, all inclusive hunting trip!
To
enter the contest the boy or girl must write a short letter telling why
they should be chosen for an all-expense paid hunt. They must include a recent
photo along with their name, address, date of birth, phone number, and the name
and phone number of a parent or guardian. Applicants must be 14-18 years of age
and have a hunter safety certificate from any state.
Once
the lucky winner is chosen, we'll contact both the youngster and the parent or
guardian to go over the specific details of the travel and hunt arrangements.
Bang
and Tom Collins, owners of the Paradise Valley Hunt Club in Ehrarhdt, South
Carolina, have agreed to donate the actual hunt on one of their private
properties!
The
hunt in this contest would be for three days and completely guided in areas
exclusively for the selected hunter only.
The
dates of the hunt would be October 7-9, 2010
The
parent or guardian would be able to sit with the hunter should they wish to
video the event. Processing and packaging of the game would be included. All
travel arrangements for the winner and parent/guardian will be taken care of,
along with transportation of the equipment and supplies needed for the hunt.
For
those who remember how great it felt the first time you hunted, don't be shy
sending a donation to The GOAL Foundation to help us make this dream come true.
Just mark your check "Junior Hunt Contest".
Entries
must be postmarked by April 19, 2010.
Letters should be sent to:
The
GOAL Foundation Hunt Contest
PO BOX 567
Northboro, MA. 01532
The
winner will be announced in the June 2010 issue of The Outdoor Message and on
this page.
Hunters! Now available at the GOAL office 2010:
MA Hunting License
MA Primitive Arms Stamp
Waterfowl Stamp
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Thanks to all for supporting GOAL!
Join/Support GOAL, Massachusett's Official Firearms Association of the National Rifle Association.
Protecting YOUR freedom begins here!
Sincerely,
Mike Sweeney
GOAL Communications Manager
Gun Owners' Action League
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