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 July 16, 2010Gun Owners' Action League. |
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In This
Issue.
- News
Bytes. Select Local and National News Stories
- H.4102 Deval Patrick's "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act" still in play.
- Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser, win 2 AR Modern Sporting Rifles!
- Wind Energy Siting bill passes with majority vote
- Hunting News
- GOAL's Executive Director Jim Wallace to run for NRA Board
- Candidate
information needed!
- Upcoming Events
- Women on Target,
for Ladies only, sign up today!
- Sign up for a great class at GOAL
- Gunsmiths wanted
- Note About Forwarding The Friday News
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News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.
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- GOAL Video News Friday July 16, 2010
FID/LTC Permits issued down in MA this year?
The number of gun permits issued locally and statewide in 2009 was
roughly one-third the total granted two years earlier, but the dramatic
figures may not add up to much, police, activists and business owners
say.
Argument against proposed "Gun Bill" - Yes
folks, it's true. Governor Deval Patrick is pushing his
one-gun-a-month bill again, known as House Bill H4102, which would
imprison lawfully-licensed citizens for purchasing more than one gun in a
30-day period.
Five Gun Salute, the High Court's four liberals are
holding out to overturn Heller this suggests that the
liberals have decided to bide their time and wait for a fifth vote so
they can overturn both Heller and McDonald. This means that the matter
of Second Amendment rights is far from settled, and the National
Rifle Association and other advocates had better keep their legal
guard up. - More video! from WGBH, Rep George Peterson and Rep David Lynsky discuss both sides of the "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act" proposed by Governor Patrick. (Scroll down to June 30th story)
Argument against proposed "Gun Bill" - Yes
folks, it's true. Governor Deval Patrick is pushing his
one-gun-a-month bill again, known as House Bill H4102, which would
imprison lawfully-licensed citizens for purchasing more than one gun in a
30-day period. -
Guns Save Lives The
National Academy of Sciences reviewed dozens of studies and could not
find a single gun regulation that clearly led to reduced violent
crime or murder.
- Read more Local stories on goalnews.org-local here
- Read more National stories on goalnews.org-national here
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H.4102 "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act" still in play.
|  Update on H.4102
The Governor's "Lawful Citizen Imprisonment and Profiling
Act" is still in the House Committee on Ways & Means. To our knowledge they
have not conducted a formal poll of the committee members in an attempt to
release the bill to the House floor for a vote. We can tell you that the House
leadership has been unofficially surveying the committee members to get a
better sense of how an official poll might go.
With only two weeks left in the session it is clear that
this bill is a major priority for the Governor. It is likely that during the
fast paced end of session days that H.4102 will most likely come out of
committee with little or no notice. Our members need to keep in touch with
their State Representatives and remind them that you oppose all parts of the
Governor's "Lawful Citizen Imprisonment and Profiling Act". Ask them to focus
on reforming the laws by passing H.2259, "The Civil Rights and Public Safety
Act".
Action: Please call the House Ways and Means Committee members and urge
them not to support the Governor's "Lawful Citizens Imprisonment Act"
and instead, support GOAL's Bill, H.2259.
Click here for contact information of the House Ways and Means Committee
Action: Please
contact your State Representative and urge them to contact
the Committee Members with the same message.
Click here for a line by line analysis about why H.4102 is such poor legislation.
Click here for contact information for your state Representative and
Senator
Click here to download talking points comparing
H.4102 & H.2259
We will continue to follow this bill and will keep our members
updated on the status as more information becomes available. For more information, click here to go to the GOAL web page about this bill
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Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser!
| 2010 Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser
GOAL's Annual Dog Days Fund Raiser is back! This year we have a great prize!
2 AR style Modern Sporting Rifles, a carbine, and a rifle, winner gets both!
For every $25 donation, you will receive a free entry to win both the AR-15 16"and AR-15 20"Rifles.
Winners will be announced at the First Annual GOAL "Shoot-B-Q" at the Harvard Sportsmen's Club on September 25, 2010 (check our events page for info)
Many thanks to Acme Armament and Remsport for their generous donations!
Click here to download the order form
We will have these available for purchase online soon!
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House
Passes Wind Siting Bill
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For two days, July 13 & 14, the
Massachusetts House of Representatives debated the Wind Energy Citing
bill. Sadly on the second day the industry won and the environment and
the citizens of the Commonwealth lost. In a vote of 101 to 52 the House
sent a slightly different version back to the Senate. I cannot
accurately tell our members what changes took place since no one in the
House could explain the amended bill in any detail as it was being
voted on.
Sportsmen/women and the smaller
environmental organizations can hold their heads high for a battle well
fought. We all worked together to make sure the work of the past
century to protect wildlife habitat was not lost. Unfortunately, the
bill to allow the state to force wind energy siting on local
communities was a top priority of the Governor and his Secretary of
Energy and Environmental Affairs. This is the price we have paid for
the Governor merging the interests of the energy industry with the
State's environmental agency.
Sadder still is that the so-called
statewide environmental groups eagerly lobbied in favor of the bill.
This gave the proponents for industry all the political cover they
needed to trample on our rights and our natural heritage. It still never
ceases to amaze me what our government is willing to destroy in the
name of so-called global warming.
The bill will now go back to the
Senate, then if they concur and do not want to make any changes, on to the governor where it will
be signed into law.
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Hunting News
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Antlerless Deer
Permit Deadline - There are
only a couple of days left for deer hunters to apply for an antlerless deer
permit! Hunters who bought their hunting or sporting license via computer
must go to the MassOutdoors website (www.mass.gov/massoutdoors)
to apply for their antlerless deer permit. Hunters with licenses
purchased at a license vendor will find their permit application attached to
their license. Fill it out (and include your name) and send it to the
Westborough address on the back. Applications must be postmarked by July 16,
2010 or hand-delivered to the Westborough Field Headquarters by 4:30PM on that
date. Applications postmarked or delivered after July 16 will not be
accepted.
2010 GOAL Hunter Awards Program
GOAL is pleased to present the 2010 Hunter Awards
Program! WIth four age divisions and four game divisions the awards are
bigger and better than ever. We look forward to seeing your entries!
For more information on MA hunting check goalhunters.org
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GOAL's Executive Director to Run for NRA Board
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Let's get one of our own on the board!
Jim Wallace, Executive Director of Gun Owners' Action League is
announcing his intention to run for the Board of Directors of the
National Rifle Association.
"I have spent nearly ten years now professionally representing the
interests of lawful gun owners and sportsmen in Massachusetts in what is
certainly a Second Amendment battle ground state," said Jim Wallace.
"In that time I believe I have gained the knowledge and experience that
could be of value to the NRA on the national front."
For those who would like to support Jim in his campaign for NRA Board of
Directors there are nomination forms in this month's NRA magazines. The
deadline for submission is on the form. For the information needed to
fill out the form, please email Jim at: jimwallace@goal.org.
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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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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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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!
Full Schedule of courses here!
email or call Tara @ GOAL to sign up or for more information.
508-393-5333 x203
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Gunsmiths wanted!
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We are going to be adding a listing page of local gunsmith's to GOAL.org.
If you are a GOAL member and a gunsmith and would like to be added please email me your contact information and we will get you listed.
Please include.
- all pertinent contact info
- what types of guns you work on
- what you specialize in
- any other pertinent information.
Please email it to me. mike@goal.org.
Thanks
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Sincerely,
Mike Sweeney
GOAL Communications Manager
Gun Owners' Action League
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