September 17, 2010
Gun Owners' Action League.
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In This Issue.
  • News Bytes.  Select Local and National News Stories
  • NRA Political Victory Fund Supports Jeff Perry for Congress
  • 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
  • Sign up for a great class at GOAL
  • Affiliated Club Info
  • Note About Forwarding The Friday News
News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.

NRA Political Victory Fund supports Jeff Perry for Congress
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NRA Political Victory Fund Supports Jeff Perry for Congress
Endorsement signifies recognition of Perry's record of voting for 2nd Amendment issues
SANDWICH - The Jeff Perry for Congress campaign announced today that The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is endorsing Jeff Perry for election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the September 14 Republican Primary.

"Jeff Perry's strong commitment to preserving our hunting and shooting heritage has earned him the NRA-PVF's endorsement," said Chris W. Cox, chairman of NRA-PVF. "Jeff was a proven leader on gun owners' and sportsmen's rights in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and I know he will continue to fight for and protect the Second Amendment rights of all law-abiding gun owners at the federal level."

During Perry's tenure in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, he cosponsored the Mass. Firearm Regulation Reform legislation to eliminate some of the current draconian regulations that exist in the Commonwealth. He also supported Senate Bill 2367 which represented the greatest set of firearm law reforms since the passage of the Commonwealth's worst-in-the-nation gun laws. In addition, he supported the Precision Sports Legislative Reform bill that would protect the rights of target shooters in the Commonwealth, and voted for a bill to reduce firearm license fees.

"Gun owners in Massachusetts value their Second Amendment freedoms, and Jeff Perry is the clear choice to represent them," Cox concluded. "We ask all gun-owners, hunters and NRA members in Massachusetts' Tenth Congressional District to vote Jeff Perry for Congress on September 14."

Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America's oldest civil rights and sportsmen's group. Four million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation's leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services.

Several weeks ago, Perry received similar support from the Masachusetts-based Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL), which was formed in 1974 to protect the right to keep and bear arms for lawful purposes in Massachusetts and which is recognized as the state's premier gun rights association.

"I am honored to have the support of the NRA Political Victory Fund and GOAL in this race," said Perry. "I support the Constitution and all of its Amendments. I believe that citizens have the right to keep and bear arms as a basic Constitutional liberty guaranteed under the Second Amendment. I also believe in and support the safe and responsible ownership of firearms, and I appreciate the work of the members of the NRA and GOAL in this regard."
Showtime again.
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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.
Annual Meeting and Awards Breakfast!
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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.
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!
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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

Purchase tickets online here
Hunting News

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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!
We need help with Candidates!
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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.
Upcoming Events
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This weekend, come check it out!  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 here

Are you planning a wedding, birthday, or other special event? Check out our listing of Affiliated Club Function Halls
Great Classes available at GOAL!

New classes added at The GOAL Foundation!
Full Schedule of courses here!
email or call Tara @ GOAL to sign up or for more information. 
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A note for Affiliated Clubs
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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

Thanks!

AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FORWARDING THE FRIDAY NEWS!

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Mike Sweeney
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