Friday News from Gun Owners' Action League

April 29, 2011
Gun Owners' Action League.

In This Issue.

News from the Web
From the NRA Annual Meeting
New Products Available
Good News for Muzzleloaders
Legislation to Watch
Upcoming Events
Donation - Volunteer Request
The GOAL Foundation 2011 Course Schedule
Affiliated Club Info
Note for Facebook Users
Note About Forwarding The Friday News

News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.

State's high court rejects challenge to gun permit age limits The state's highest court has rejected a challenge to the age limits set in the state's gun permitting laws, saying the criminal defendant who had challenged the laws had no right to do so because he hadn't even applied for permits.
NRA Annual Meeting Opens Today!As you read this, about 75,000 members and friends of the National Rifle Association are streaming into Pittsburgh for the opening of the NRA's 140th annual meeting this weekend.
Fox News: Did an ATF Program Allow Guns to be Smuggled Into Mexico?NRA Executive V.P. Wayne LaPierre on charges an ATF program allowed guns to be smuggled into Mexico and sold to drug cartels.
Harold L. Volkmer, former Missouri congressman, dies.Rep. Volkmer was a stalwart advocate for Second Amendment protections and received strong support from the National Rifle Association, on whose board he sat after leaving office.
Comm2A Challenges Firearms Prohibition for Lawfully Admitted Aliens Commonwealth Second Amendment (Comm2A) today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging Massachusetts' near total ban on the possession of firearms by lawfully admitted aliens and an actual ban on the purchase of both firearms and ammunition.
Safer Streets 2011: There's No Such Thing as Common Sense Reform of Gun Laws."Gun control has never worked for safer streets; it short-circuits safe streets by creating a void in a community's ability to meet and manage violence in the absence of police."
Guns Restricted In Massachusetts Still Find Their Way In.GOAL Executive Director Jim Wallace on WBUR sets record straight
NRA endorses Tester's bill aimed at allowing antique gun re-importation, sales Senator's legislation would allow American-made firearms abroad to be re-sold to U.S. collectors

From The NRA Annual Meeting!

Here's a couple of photos from GOAL Executive Director Jim Wallace.

Outside the Annual Meeting

These guys have their work cut out for them, Scott Bach head of the NJ Association, Tom King of NY, and our very own Jim Wallace

Setup for the American Values Leadership Forum

New Products Available!

We have been working hard to improve the GOAL Online Store and have some new products available! Check them out!

GOAL Shield Logo Pin $4.00

GOAL Shield Logo Belt Buckle

Check out the entire GOAL online store here!

Good News for Muzzleloaders!

GOAL Shield Logo Last year GOAL approached the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (DFW) to repeal the regulatory restrictions on the use of break open style muzzleloaders for the muzzleloading hunting season on deer.

On Thursday, April 21, 2011 the DFW seven person board unanimously voted to amend the regulations. This change should officially take place well in advance of the 2011 hunting season. The Division should be sending out an official notice on this change shortly.

Congratulations to GOAL members for another success!

Legislation to watch

S.1189 AN ACT relative to the lawful sale of ammunition

Ever wish you could purchase ammunition online like the rest of the country? We do too, this bill will address the issue.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 123 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws shall be amended by inserting the following language at the end of the section:

No company located outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be required to be licensed under this section. Said companies shall be entitled to sell ammunition to persons properly licensed to possess ammunition under sections 129B or 131 of this chapter, through the internet, U.S. Mail or by any other means common to interstate commerce, provided that the seller must maintain on file a copy of the buyer's FID Card or License to Carry firearms. Said file must be maintained for a period of not less than three years after the completion of the sale. All deliveries of ammunition under this paragraph, whether in person or by common carrier, must require the signature of the licensed buyer.

Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit companies outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from selling ammunition to persons licensed under sections 122 or 122B of this chapter. All deliveries of ammunition under this paragraph, whether in person or by common carrier, must require the signature of the licensee or their adult agent.

Click here for a printable pdf of this page

Upcoming Events

April 29 - May 1, 2011 140th NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibitions - Pittsburgh PA
May 20, 2011 MA Legislators shoot with GOAL @ N.Leominster R&G (open to MA Legislators and their staff only) More info here RSVP by email here.
May 21, 2011 Vintage Side by Side Sporting Doubles Match to benefit GOAL at Maspenock Rod & Gun Club. Click here for more info
June 18, 2011 GOAL "Freedom Rising Summer Banquet @ Boxborough Holiday Inn - Details soon!
September 11, 2011 GOAL Club Rep Seminar at Marlborough Royal Plaza - Best Western - Details Soon!
September 18, 2011Crushing Clays Jr Trap Championship

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

Donation - Volunteer Request

Can you help us out?

We need donated items to use as raffle prizes at our "Freedom Rising" Summer Banquet on Saturday June 18, 2011

These items should be new, but do not have to be firearms related, as a matter of fact non firearms related items often do very well.

If you have an item that you would like to donate, please contact Tara at the GOAL office 508-393-5333 x203. Thanks!

Also, if you would like to volunteer to help us out at the Banquet please send an email to Angela Fisher.

The GOAL Foundation 2011 Course Schedule

New classes added at The GOAL Foundation!
Click here for our 2011 Schedule!

Open Classes, sign up soon, these will fill up fast!

Utah CCW
Metallic Cartridge Reloading, *NEW ONE DAY CLASS*
New! Special 2 Day Combat Focus Shooting with Rob Pincus Class July 9&10 2011, click here for more information

email or call Tara @ GOAL to sign up, or for more information.
508-393-5333 x203

Notes for Affiliated Clubs

Is your club affiliated with GOAL? If you don't know check out our listing of GOAL Affiliated Clubs here, if your club is not on the list please have your club officer contact Tara at the GOAL office.

Click here for more information about the benefits of being an affiliated club.

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Gun Owners' Action League