Your weekly source for Second Amendment news and events in Massachusetts
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Gun Owners' Action League
We are the largest Second Amendment rights organization in Massachusetts and
we have been part of the fabric of Massachusetts since 1974
Please help us continue protecting freedom!
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Thank you for reading the Friday News!
Please remember, everything we do, including this email is made possible by the generous support of GOAL members. If you are not a member, please consider
joining GOAL
, if you are a member, please consider a generous donation, purchasing raffle tickets, or attending a GOAL event.
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GOAL Lucky 20 Raffle - Each Ticket Gives You Up To 20 Chances To Win One Of Twenty Guns. Tickets are $10.00 each, 3 for $20.00, 10 for $50.00 or 25 for $100.00. Drawing held December 29, 2017, 12:00 PM at the GOAL office, you need not be present to win. Odds determined by number of tickets sold. All federal and state gun laws apply. All prizes are to be claimed within 30 days from the drawing. Please note! Due to federal regulation we cannot send ticket stubs for any raffle via the mail.
Thanks To These Great Sponsors: Hornady Ammunition, Sig Sauer, Lew Hortons, Ruger, and Mossberg.
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Yesterday the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing for many Second Amendment related bills in room A1 of the State House.
11/16/17 Public Hearing – MA State House Room A1
The room was beyond full, standing room only with people sitting in some aisles between the seating areas. As usual the Stop/Moms coalition was in full attendance, wearing their orange tee shirts and stop sign stickers.
The hearing began with opening remarks from
Senator Mike Moore who laid out the ground rules for the hearing, how much time people have to testify, no cheering/booing, etc. As soon as the hearing was underway a person in attendance asked to speak, requesting that citizens get to speak before the panels of legislators and lobbyists, and that the committee members stay for the entire hearing. The committee did not recognize this request and seemed very disinterested throughout the hearing.
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"The Second Amendment Is A Privilege"
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Cambridge Rep Shows Great Disdain For 2A
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State Rep Marjorie Decker of Cambridge caused quite a stir yesterday when she testified before the public safety committee that the "Second Amendment is a privilege".
She followed this with some equally concerning remarks, which clearly illustrate the lack of respect given to our Second Amendment by many elected officials in Massachusetts.
This is one of many reason GOAL filed H.1296, An Act Relative to Constitutional Rights. This bill will ensure that the 2A is treated as an equal right.
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Granby Hearing Alert - November 20th!
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The Granby Bow & Gun Club, Inc Needs your support. Please Consider attending their appeal hearing with the Granby Zoning Board of Appeals.
The Granby Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on November 20, 2017 at the Granby Senior-Junior High School Cafeteria, 385 East State Street, Granby MA 01033. 6:30 PM.
This is the continuance of last month's postponed hearing. The board will consider the petition of Justin Raphaelson, Esq. on behalf of the Granby Bow and Gun Club Inc. seeking an appeal of the Board of Selectmen’s decision, acting as the Zoning Enforcement officer dated September 6, 2017 with regards to 85 Chicopee Street, known as Map 15 Parcels C3,4,5,6,7,9,20,11 and 12 in the Town of Granby, MA.
In addition to the above hearing, the Board of Appeals intends to conduct a public meeting following said hearings as time permits.
Also, the club needs financial help to offset their mounting legal costs, please consider making a generous donation to their legal defense fund.
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Free 3" GOAL Sticker - Come Grab A Stack & Bring Them To Your Local Retailer and/or Club To Give Out!
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Please help us distribute these at clubs and your favorite licensed retailer. They are available for pick up at the GOAL office during normal business hours.
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GOAL Training - Still Seats Open In Upcoming Classes -
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Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading: 12/3/17 -
The Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading course exposes students to the basics of reloading centerfire metallic cartridges with little or no prior experience in reloading.
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Mass Gun Law For Citizens:
12/14/17
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Massachusetts is well known for fragmented and convoluted gun laws. This presentation will help to separate fact from fiction and provide guests with a basic understanding of MA gun law regarding the possession, transportation and storage of guns in this State. Additional topics include MA assault weapons laws, the approved roster and, the buying and selling of guns.
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Club Events
- Holbrook Sportsmen's Club 150 Quincy St Holbrook Ma. SPORTSMEN'S SHOW November 18 , 8 am –5 pm & 19 8 am – 3 pm Firearms and accessories Live fire Sig Sauer demo try out the latest Sig products ( with paid admission ) also archery demo , get your bow tuned up or try out new archery accessories www.holbrooksportsmenclub.com
- Leominster Sportsmen's Association- Winter Rifle Matches: Sunday mornings 9-11am, December through the end of March. It's any rifle/any sights or scope, 20 shots in 20 minutes standing at 100 yards, in our nice, heated range house, costs $5. Come on down - this is a great way to improve your marksmanship skills! You can get a nice breakfast in the clubhouse for ~$6-7 too! www.lsa-ma.org
- Woburn Sportsmen's Association - November through March WSA High Power hosts an Indoor/Outdoor rifle match every Sunday. Open to everyone for a $5.00 entry fee. Shooting starts @ 10:00am from inside the High Power house, out the windows. 200 Yards offhand (standing). Slow Fire loading only one round at a time; shooter will fire 20 rounds in 20 minutes, no sighters. Targets are then retrieved and scores are recorded. Equipment: any rifle, any sight, including any scope any magnification. Contact highpower@woburnsportsmen.com for any questions.
- Franklin County Sportsmen Club Robert Vogel, IDPA US and World champion will be hosting a two day IDPA pistol skills course on April 30, March 1, 2018. There is only a limited number of slots available. Cost is $900. Course information can be found at WWW.FCLSC.org. To register contact Doug Blowers at dblowers@scapesbuilders.com.
- Petersham gun club sporting clays course is open EVERY WEDNESDAY all year at 12 noon, and EVERY SUNDAY starting at 10am. we also have Trap open every friday at 6:30 PM.
- Fall River Rod & Gun Club has ongoing open to the public events - check their calendar for more info!]
- Norco Sportsman's Club has ongoing open to the public events - check their calendar for more info!]
- Wrentham Sportsman's Club - shoot schedule - all begin at 1:00 PM - $20 entry fee. 10/8 - pistol (center fire), 10/22 - rifle (rimfire).
- Lowell Sportsmen's Club - Turkey Shoot & Hearty Lunch - Nov. 19th 12-5pm; Trap and Skeet every Sunday at 1pm and Wednesday at 10am; all-ages Archery every Thursday night at 6:30pm; Indoor Range Fun Shoot every Friday at 7pm. Visit http://www.lowellsc.org for more information.
- The Haverhill Hound Rod and Gun Club has lots of events, shoots and activities - All Leagues and HHRG club events are open to the public: Check out our Public Event Calendar
- Uxbridge Rod & Gun Club – Sunday Morning Trap - 10:00 AM start time, runs year round, join in for a great time! 560 West St, Uxbridge MA 01569 Art Campbell 512-963-6053
- High Power Rifle Shooting, at Reading Rifle and Revolver - the ONLY 600 yard range in Massachusetts has a full schedule for both "Across the Course" NRA and CMP matches as well as NRA "Mid-Range Prone" matches, for the 2017 season. You don't need to be a member to participate in the matches.Go to: http://readinghighpower.com/ for complete schedule and match results. If you have questions please contact the High Power Director at, Charlie@trickettwoodworks.com
If your club has an open to the public event you would like to promote, please email the info to
mike@goal.org
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GOAL
361 W. Main St
Northborough, MA. 01532
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