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 August 6, 2010Gun Owners' Action League. |
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In This
Issue.
- News
Bytes. Select Local and National News Stories
- End of Legislative Session wrap up - H4102 DEFEATED!!!
- Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser, win 2 AR Modern Sporting Rifles!
- Hunting News
- Candidate
information needed!
- Upcoming Events
- Women on Target,
for Ladies only, sign up today!
- Sign up for a great class at GOAL
- Gunsmiths wanted
- A note for Affiliated Clubs
- Note About Forwarding The Friday News
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News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.
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- The Matt Light Celebrity Shoot-Out
Get your shotguns ready - take aim to help us keep kids on target. This year marks the sixth annual Matt Light Celebrity Shoot-Out, our signature event that just keeps getting better!
- Despite strong opposition from Second Amendment advocates, Kagan confirmed as Supreme Court justice. Despite objections from the firearms industry, National Rifle
Association and many other Second Amendment advocates, Elena Kagan was
confirmed by the U.S. Senate yesterday with a 63-37 vote and will become
the country's 112th Supreme Court justice.
- Firearms Industry Responds to Anti-Hunting Attack on Traditional Ammunition. The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association
for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, has
announced its opposition to a petition filed today with the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking to ban the use of
traditional ammunition, containing lead-core components, by America's
sportsmen and women.
- NSSF Provides Over $230,000 in Grants to Shooting Ranges. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded grants totaling
$231,796 to nine shooting facilities through its Range Partnership Grant
Program.
Dem's "Lock N Load" to gain votes from "gun rights" groups With
the mid-terms looming large in a year where incumbents are expected
to take a beating at the polls many Democratic candidates are favoring
gun rights, aiming to win endorsements or positive ratings from pro-2nd
amendment groups.
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- "Citizen's for Safety" video about H.4102. "There's
a video on Youtube by Citizens for Safety featuring James Mathes and a
young woman attempting to dupe the public into believing they are
speaking on behalf of all hunters and gun owners."
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- Read more Local stories on goalnews.org-local here
- Read more National stories on goalnews.org-national here
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H. 4102 DEFEATED!
|  End of Legislative Session Wrap Up
Governor's Lawful Citizen's Imprisonment Act Defeated
At midnight on Saturday, July 31,
2010 the Massachusetts Legislature ended formal sessions for the year.
With a few legislative items in play until the very end, GOAL was in
the State House until the last gavel was dropped at midnight.
One of the greatest challenges in
the last days of the session was actually the casino bill. The fight
over casinos by the major political leaders in the state became an all
consuming subject. Towards the end, it was anyone's guess what might
become a bargaining chip for that bill. The Governor's Lawful Citizens
Imprisonment Act, H.4102, was certainly a bill that was in play. That
is why it was so important for GOAL to be there until it was all over.
We are pleased to announce that due
to the hard work of GOAL and our members, H.4102 never came out of the
House Ways and Means Committee for a vote. The lawful gun owners of
Massachusetts should be very proud of a job well done. When one
considers that this bill was a top priority of the Governor our members
should be celebrating a great victory in the defense of our civil
rights.
In the final months and weeks of the
session, the Governor used his access to the media and pressured
legislators in an attempt to pass his bill. GOAL members and staff
spent countless hours contacting legislators and the media outlets
providing them with an abundance of materials proving that further "gun
control" measures was plainly the wrong direction to take. In the end,
our hard work paid off.
Read the rest on goal.org
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John Kelly Memorial Shoot
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GOAL would
like to thanks the Harvard Sportsmen's Club, Metrowest Tactical, the
Harvard Action Shooters, and all the people that provided support and
labor for this wonderful match. A special thank you to John Catterall
for a job well done. This match honered one of the great ones and
raised money for the American Heart Association and Gun Owners' Action
League.
 A note from the Match Director:
Thanks to everyone who came out
and supported the match. I am grateful to all of the people who
volunteered their time to put the stages together, staff them, and then
tear down at the end of a long day. Special thanks to Dave Bold for
doing the scoring, the stats people in our sports are the unsung heroes
who put a lot of time and effort into getting the results posted
promptly and accurately, the job was even harder with a
multi-discipline match like the JK. Thanks also to Jenn Rebello who was
our match photographer and who also designed the T-shirt along with her
daughter, Eleni.
I was in email contact with JK's sister, Anne, on
several occasions leading up to this match. Those of you who were at
the shooter's meeting could see how emotional it was for her and on
behalf of Anne and the Kelly family I want to pass along their thanks
for your support of this worthy cause. The turnout meant a lot to the
family and I was glad that they were able to come out and see the
match.
We are working on the final tally of the proceeds of
the match. The match fee and T-shirt money will be split 50/50 between
GOAL and the American Heart Association and all the raffle money will
be given to the family to help offset uninsured funeral costs. I'll get
those numbers out to you when they become finalized.
Regards,
John Catterall
See more photos and video on goalshooters.org
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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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Hunting News
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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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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
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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!
September Special! Take all 3 of the classes below for only $75.00! Hurry they are filling fast! (classes are open to GOAL members only)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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A note for Affiliated Clubs
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Sincerely,
Mike Sweeney
GOAL Communications Manager
Gun Owners' Action League
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