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May 13, 2011Gun Owners' Action League. |
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In This Issue.
- News from the Web
- Please Attend GOAL's "Freedom Rising" Banquet
- Firearms Bills Heard, Thanks for Coming. Time to "Write for your Rights"
- GOAL Blog by GOAL Executive Director Jim Wallace
- New Products Available
- Upcoming Events
- Donation - Volunteer Request
- The GOAL Foundation 2011 Course Schedule
- Affiliated Club Info
- Note for Facebook Users
- Note About Forwarding The Friday News
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News/Editorials and other tidbits from the Web.
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Please attend GOAL's "Freedom Rising" Banquet
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Firearms Bills Hearing Thanks! Time to write for your rights!
| Yesterday we had a great day at the state house in which many of our bills were discussed. Thanks to all that attended!
Now it is time to write/email/and call the members of the committee, and to ask them politely to release the bills with a favorable report.
Without a favorable report the bills will most like go to "study" where they will languish for another year. Please don't let this happen!
Here is a page with some tips on writing.
Here is a page with contact info for all of the committee members, please note it has an "email all" link. We have found that if you can take the time to hand write a letter it will be much better received, however if you are pressed for time, send an email! Either way, please take some time and write for your rights!
And lastly, here is a page with the bills that were discussed.
Some of the highlights include GOAL's H.1568 Civil Rights and Public Safety Act, GOAL's H.1566 An Act Relative to Constitutional Rights, H1567 An Act Relative to the Right To Carry Firearms, S.1189 An Act Relative to the Lawful Sale of Ammunition, S.1223 An Act Relative to the Confiscation of Firearms During a State of Emergency (KAtrina Bill), and finally, H.670 Rep Websters bill which would over turn the AG list.
If you have not yet, please take some time to read through these important bills.
Thanks!
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GOAL Blog by Jim Wallace
|  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Issues Contorted Ruling in Powell Case
In late April of 2011 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (MassSJC) handed down its decision in Commonwealth v. Powell. This was a case of an 18 year citizen in possession of a handgun (firearm) without a Firearms Identification Card or a License to Carry. Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL) filed an Amicus brief in the case in an attempt to point out the unconstitutional restrictions in Massachusetts law that prevents an adult aged 18 - 20 from possessing a handgun. In what is continuing to be a situation where the Commonwealth's highest court either does not understand the law and/or is simply unwilling to apply United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decisions it ruled the following:
Read the rest on GOAL.org
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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 Skinner Buck Knife $60.00 |
Check out the entire GOAL online store here!
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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.
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The GOAL Foundation 2011 Course Schedule
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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.
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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.
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.
- This will open a new page with a box where they input their email address, click enter, and they are done!
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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Note for Facebook and Twitter users
|  We are now adding "Like" icons to the bottom of our web pages!
Whether it's a tweet about a competition, sharing a page via e-mail, or sharing a legislative alert on Facebook, these will help you share our information through many various social media outlets quickly and easily!
Check them out at the bottom of most pages on goal.org and on the rest of our family of websites going forward
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AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT FORWARDING THE FRIDAY NEWS!
Dear subscribers, it has come to our attention that some of you have become "unsubscribed" from our e-mailings as of late. This is due to the method used when forwarding this e-mail. PLEASE NOTE, if you would like to forward this e-mail, use the "forward" option at the bottom of this page. Forwarding this email as you would any other could cause you to become unsubscribed should any of the recipients choose to "opt out". If you ever do need to subscribe, or if you know anybody that would like to receive this, it is now easier than ever to get on our list, simply go to http://goal.org/joinourlist.html to subscribe |
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Protecting YOUR freedom begins here!
Sincerely,
Mike Sweeney
GOAL Communications Manager
Gun Owners' Action League
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