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 August 27, 2010Gun Owners' Action League. |
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In This
Issue.
- News
Bytes. Select Local and National News Stories
- Showtime is coming, volunteers needed
- Annual Meeting and Awards Breakfast
- 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
- Affiliated Club Info
- Note About Forwarding The Friday News
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News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.
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- Check out NRA's National Firearms Museum online! For those of us that haven't had the opportunity to visit in person, lots of great stuff to check out online.
- WI Man sues over "open carry" arrest. "Cited for carrying a holstered gun on his property in 2008, Brad Krause
fought back and won acquittal in one of the first cases about so-called
open carry in Wisconsin."
Hudak for Congress Campaign receives endorsement from GOAL. "I
am honored and humbled that these proud defenders of liberty have
given me this very strong endorsement," said Bill Hudak. "We must all be
vigilant and steadfastly protective of our Constitutional rights as
American citizens, and the 2nd Amendment is one that is constantly
under fire from those who wish to deny the basic right of gun
ownership." NRA Statement on Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms.
Kagan presents a clear and present danger to the Right to Keep and
Bear Arms. Her political record reveals that she does not believe the
Second Amendment guarantees a fundamental right and, in her recent
testimony, she refused to acknowledge respect for the God-given right
of self-defense.
- 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.
- Read more Local stories on goalnews.org-local here
- Read more National stories on goalnews.org-national here
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Showtime again.
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Volunteers Needed for
the Topsfield Fair
Each year, GOAL is fortunate enough to be provided a booth
at the Topsfield Fair. Our booth is
located in the Sportsman's Building, and is provided courtesy of the Essex
County League of Sportsmen.
Exposure at the Fair gives GOAL the opportunity to talk with
thousands of attendees. Some are
familiar with GOAL and our members. Others we talk with have no knowledge of firearms and their many
purposes.
With limited office staff, GOAL depends on volunteers to
help us at this Fair.
This year the Fair will be held from October 1-11, open from
10am to 10pm. GOAL usually sets up
four-hour shifts for volunteers.
If you
can help us, please call 508.393.5333. ext.206.
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Annual Meeting and Awards Breakfast!
| GOAL Members, save the date!
February 26, 2011 at the "Big E"
Last years event was a resounding success and a good time was had by all, we look forward to a bigger and better event this year!
Stay tuned for details to follow in the coming weeks.
We look forward to seeing ALL of our members there.
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Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser!
| 2010 Dog Days of Summer Fundraiser. Hurry, only a few weeks left to get entered for a chance to win BOTH of these AR 15s!!
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 lots of great new content added including a new video section!
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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
| Click on image for more info
 The Crushing Clays Annual Junior Trap Championship is just around the corner! Come out and watch some amazing shooting! September 19, 2010 at N. Leominster R&G. Click the image for more info.
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.
More events hereAre you planning a wedding, birthday, or other special event? Check out our listing of Affiliated Club Function Halls |
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Women on Target!
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The GOAL Foundation presents Women On Target events all over
Massachusetts. If you are interested in a great day of fun and education
for ladies only check out our listing of scheduled events!
Still a few left, hurry!
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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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A note for Affiliated Clubs
| Sign your members up to get the Friday News Directly from GOAL!
If you have a club email blast, or a web forum please encourage your members to sign up for this weekly email, it's simple!
- Have them go to any page on our website www.goal.org
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the "Friday News" image.
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This way they get the news and our action alerts as they are sent.
Please contact me if you have any questions (see contact info @ bottom)
Also, please note! Some of our clubs have let their affiliation lapse. Please check out our Affiliated Club Listing page to see if your club is listed. If your club is not listed, and you think it should be, please have your club president/manager/GOAL rep contact Tara at the GOAL Office 508-393-5333 x203 or tara@goal.org
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Protecting YOUR freedom begins here!
Sincerely,
Mike Sweeney
GOAL Communications Manager
Gun Owners' Action League
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