The First Action Pistol Group/IDPA Match of 2011

will be held at the Whitewater Range on Saturday January 8th

1. Registration at 8:30 a.m. PLEASE, DON’T BE LATE. General Meeting at 8:45 .

2. Match begins promptly at 9:15 a.m.

3. Cost is $20.00. Four stages are planned.

4. Bring concealment garment, 100 rounds of ammo, eye and ear protection. It is advisable you also bring at least 3 magazines and mag pouches.

5. IDPA members should be prepared to show proof of their IDPA membership. If you have shot an IDPA Match before you must be a member of the IDPA to shoot with us again. Benefits include a monthly magazine, classification, ability to shoot in local and regional matches.

5. First time shooters and those with no IDPA match experience will be required to attend a First Time Safety and Rules Meeting.

For further information on the Action Pistol Group, the local affiliate of the International Defensive Pistol Association, visit our website:

http://www.actionpistolgroup.com/main1.htm

Or, learn more about the IDPA competition at the IDPA website:

http://www.idpa.com/dps_info.asp

Action Pistol IDPA December match

Dear IDPA Enthusiasts: We regret to inform you that, due to circumstances beyond our control, we will not be able to put on an IDPA match at our Whitewater Range this Saturday (December 4th). We will inform you by email if we will be having a match in January. If we are able to have a January match, it will likely not be on the first Saturday (which is New Year’s Day) but rather on the next Saturday, January 8th. Hopefully, in January we will be able to put on a “2010 IDPA Postal Match.” For those of you who are not familiar with Postal Matches here is an information link: http://www.idpa.com/PostalMatchInfo.asp Again, sorry about having to cancel the December match. Hope to see you in the future. John Action Pistol Group/IDPA John Groves, Acting Coordinator 970-241-7701 johngroves@mac.com

Kindergartner off the Hook for Bringing Toy Gun to School

Matt Kroschel

Story Created: Oct 14, 2010 at 6:19 PM MDT

Story Updated: Oct 14, 2010 at 6:45 PM MDT

A Grand Junction kindergartner will not be expelled for bringing a toy gun to class. That's because of a new state law.

The entire article at the KREX web page can be seen by clicking in the article above.

I've seen this before but it is so real I need to have it here again!

Click on image to enlarge.

HARASSING BIG GAME WITH AIRCRAFT IS ILLEGAL, UNETHICAL

MONTROSE, Colo. -- As the big game rifle seasons approach, hunters are getting out in the field for some on-the-ground scouting. Unfortunately, not all scouting activity is done on the ground -- some types of scouting are unethical and may even be illegal.

Some hunters and guides scout for animals using aircraft -- planes, helicopters and ultra-lights. While not all scouting that is done from the air is illegal, the manner in which it is done could lead to violation of federal and state laws. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is asking for help from anyone who suspects that aircraft are being used improperly in the pursuit of big game.

"Scouting an area from the air well before the season starts is not illegal," explained Renzo DelPiccolo, area wildlife manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife in Montrose. "But we have seen and have had reports that aircraft are being used to harass animals so that they move into a specific area. That type of activity is illegal."

The federal Airborne Hunting Act prohibits hunting or harassing animals from aircraft. Anyone convicted of that activity can be fined and sentenced to a year in jail.

DOW regulations prohibit using aircraft for hunting, for directing and communicating with hunters on the ground, and for hunters on the ground to take directions from someone in an airplane. State rules also prohibit hunting in an area the same day or the day aft er a scouting flight was made. The penalties can include a fine of $2,000 and 15 penalty points.

"Hunting for large trophy animals is big business. Unfortunately, there are some people who will behave in an unethical or illegal fashion when there is a lot of money at stake," DelPiccolo said.

Airborne scouting activity would probably not be apparent to a non-hunter. But hunters and people who live near big game wildlife herds might notice unusual flight patterns by aircraft that could indicate animals are being harassed or herded into an area.

Anyone who suspects that aircraft are being used illegally should contact the nearest DOW office or call Operation Game Thief at 1-877-265-6648.

Pilots who are taking to the air to scout for clients should first contact the DOW to talk about regulations.

"The North America hunting model is based on the concept of 'fair chase' for the animal," DelPiccolo said. "It's important that hunters and guides live by that ethic."

For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

Concealed Permits up 43% in Pueblo

I sniped a couple of paragraphs from the Pueblo Chieftain for the information included

The surge is because of the 2008 election of Democratic President Barack Obama and, according to gun advocates, his track record on gun issues and the threat they say he possess to the Second Amendment right to bear arms."I think the election was the catalyst to the hysteria. That and a lot of misinformation about concealed handguns," said Taylor, a Democrat who said he's a "strong" supporter of the Second Amendment.

Two examples Taylor offered on the misconception of state gun laws is possessing a gun in a vehicle and the regular carrying of a firearm.

"People think you need a concealed handgun permit to carry a gun in your car. By law, you can carry a gun in your car because it's an extension of your house," he said.

"Colorado is also an open-carry state, which means you can openly carry a firearm, except in places where it's prohibited, like the courthouse and schools. Now, if you walk down the street with a .45 strapped to your leg, that doesn't mean a citizen isn't going to call you in to the police, but you can openly carry a firearm in Colorado."

To read the entire article at Chieftain.com click in the article above

Scores from APG IDPA Match 10/2/2010

Here they are all concise and posted at Scribd. Check it out by clicking on any part of this post.

Questions or comments:

Joseph W. Olt, Jr., Director

Action Pistol Group IDPA
P.O. Box 1421
Grand Junction CO 81502

(970) 243-1155
(970) 243-1177 FAX

joltlaw@fone.net E-mail

APG IDPA in WHITEWATER COLORADO

THE APG IDPA WHITEWATER CREW IS SETTING UP FOR THEIR NEXT MATCH – October 2, 2010

Set your calendars for Saturday, October 2, 2010.

SO’S GET YOUR STAGES IN EARLY FOR FIRST CHOICE OF RANGE AND EQUIPMENT

Stay ready for “GUNS in the SUN” BUT REALIZE IT MAY BE CHILY IN THE MORNING and bring something to keep yourself hydrated. Also be prepared for the NO-SEE-UMS bring plenty bug spray.

Also bring light “cover.”

The Action Pistol Group IDPA Match –whitewater will be held on Saturday October 2, 2010

This will be the 8th APG IDPA Match for the year 2010.

Particulars for this month:

1. Sign-ups at 8:30 am; match starts at 9:30 am with a brief safety meeting. PLEASE DON’T BE LATE. We want to get an early start to avoid the heat.

2. Cost is $20.00 for four stages. (or the Classifier – see special instructions below)

3. IDPA members should be prepared to show proof of their

membership. If you have shot an APG IDPA Match before you must be a

member of the IDPA to shoot with us again. Check the web at

IDPA.COM. It costs $40.00 per year and you get a SNAZZY IDPA cap with the Membership – whoopee!!!

4. First time shooters or those with no IDPA match experience will be required to attend a First Time Safety Meeting to assure that new shooters to IDPA get one-on-one oversight and direction before facing the vagaries of the stages presented at IDPA matches.

NEW SHOOTERS AND FIRST TIME IDPA SHOOTERS

MUST ARRIVE AT THE RANGE NO LATER THAN 8:00 AM

5. Bring a concealment garment (shirt, vest or jacket). You can expect to use cover on some or all stages.

6. We recommend you bring at least 150 - 200 rounds for your firearm.

7. First Timers, we require only a $10.00 entry fee. We are more interested in you coming out and getting the “bug.” In addition, an experienced IDPA shooter who brings one or more First Time IDPA shooters as a guest(s) will pay only $10.00 instead of the usual entry fee for the match. Remember, there is nothing to fear from experienced IDPA shooters. They will usually bend over backwards to assist new shooters (be careful, they might be able to draw and fire accurately from that position).

8. If you bring a first time shooter or someone with no match experience please arrive before 8:00 am and advise us at sign up and before the regular safety meeting that your guest or you are a First Time IDPA Shooter.

CLASSIFIER

IF WE GET REQUESTS FROM FIVE SHOOTERS WHO WANT TO TAKE A CLASIFIER (FIRST COME FIRST SERVED) WE WILL TRY TO ARRANGE a Classifier FOR THEM. Please contact me ASAP if you wish to take the Classifier.

CERTIFIED SO’s WOULD YOU KINDLY GET YOUR STAGES TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.IT WILL HELP IF YOU GIVE US TWO OR THREE CHOICES FOR YOU TO RUN. THIS WILL GIVE US A BANK OF STAGES TO DRAW FROM IN THE COMING MONTHS. FIRST STAGES IN WILL GET FIRST CHOICE FOR EQUIPMENT AND RANGE.

Any Questions? Call or E-mail – I guarantee you won’t be speaking to a person in India.

Okay, now get your gear prepped and come on down on October 2, 2010, and

Keep 'em all in the Zeroes

JOLT

Joseph W. Olt, Jr., Director

Action Pistol Group IDPA
P.O. Box 1421
Grand Junction CO 81502

(970) 243-1155
(970) 243-1177 FAX

joltlaw@fone.net E-mail

Births: September 20, 2010

1842 - Lord James Dewar, British chemist and physician who invented the vacuum flask and cordite (smokeless powder).

Debunking 9 Classic Myths and Whoppers about Firearms

In this article the author would like to debunk some firearms myths with facts, figures and his personal experience as an instructor of this very cliquish yet globally popular martial art.

Link to the entire article HERE

Thanks to Gene at Living the Grand Life

EPA denies bid to ban lead in hunting ammunition

WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency has denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition.

The agency said Friday that it did not have the authority to enact the ban under the Toxic Substances Control Act, as the groups had requested.

But the EPA says it's still reviewing another part of the petition, to ban lead fishing sinkers.

Click here or anywhere in this post to read the entire article at Yahoo news.

EPA Considering Ban on Traditional Ammunition

— Take Action Now

All Gun Owners, Hunters and Shooters:

With the fall hunting season fast approaching, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Lisa Jackson, who was responsible for banning bear hunting in New Jersey, is now considering a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) – a leading anti-hunting organization – to ban all traditional ammunition under the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, a law in which Congress expressly exempted ammunition. If the EPA approves the petition, the result will be a total ban on all ammunition containing lead-core components, including hunting and target-shooting rounds. The EPA must decide to accept or reject this petition by November 1, 2010, the day before the midterm elections.

Today, the EPA has opened to public comment the CBD petition. The comment period ends on October 31, 2010.

The EPA has published the petition and relevant supplemental information as Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0681. If you would like to read the original petition and see the contents of this docket folder, please click here. In order to go directly to the ‘submit a comment’ page for this docket number, please click here.

NSSF urges you to stress the following in your opposition:

* There is no scientific evidence that the use of traditional ammunition is having an adverse impact on wildlife populations.

* Wildlife management is the proper jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the 50 state wildlife agencies.

* A 2008 study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on blood lead levels of North Dakota hunters confirmed that consuming game harvested with traditional ammunition does not pose a human health risk.

* A ban on traditional ammunition would have a negative impact on wildlife conservation. The federal excise tax that manufacturers pay on the sale of the ammunition (11 percent) is a primary source of wildlife conservation funding. The bald eagle’s recovery, considered to be a great conservation success story, was made possible and funded by hunters using traditional ammunition – the very ammunition organizations like the CBD are now demonizing.

* Recent statistics from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service show that from 1981 to 2006 the number of breeding pairs of bald eagles in the United States increased 724 percent. And much like the bald eagle, raptor populations throughout the United States are soaring.

To see the entire article at "National Shooting Sports Foundation" web page, click on the first paragraph. or HERE

Packing heat in AZ to become easier soon

New law taking effect, allowing concealed weapons, no training

The Wild West is about to get wilder - on Thursday, Arizona will join Alaska and Vermont as one of the states with the country's most liberal gun laws. Senate Bill 1108 removes the requirement that gun owners must be trained and licensed to carry a concealed weapon. Arizona already allows for "open carry" - anyone not legally prohibited from possessing a firearm, such as convicted felons or those adjudicated mentally incompetent, can carry firearms in public as long as they are clearly visible.

Click in the paragraph above to see the entire article

McDonald and how gun rights were essential to black civil rights

Within the text of the 214-page Supreme Court ruling on gun rights is a history lesson on how Americans’ right to keep and bear arms was a major issue in the struggle for black civil rights in the South after the Civil War. To wit, Southern resisters, black codes and lawless lawmen attempted to disarm freedmen (usually in order to make them more vulnerable to racist terrorism), and the federal government came to their rescue by protecting their 2nd Amendment rights.

The quotations and detailed references leave absolutely no question that Congress and the ratifiers of the 14th Amendment viewed it — and accompanying post-war civil rights legislation — as a safeguard against state infringement of the 2nd Amendment right of the people to keep and bear arms. It’s not a part of our history that the Left has much stomach for, but fewer people argue against the obvious now that the Democratic Party has all but conceded the gun issue.

For the entire article at the Washington Examiner click anywhere in the above article:

Man who challenged gun ban: 'I am so happy, I am so happy'

Otis McDonald says all he wanted to do was protect himself.

But first he had to fight the city of Chicago all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where today he gave a victory speech after the high court ruled against the city's handgun ban.

"I am so happy. I am so happy," McDonald, 76, exclaimed as he left the Supreme Court building this morning.

As he spoke, people approached him, shook his hand and congratulated him.

Nattily dressed in a dark suit, light blue shirt and lilac handkerchief in his breast pocket, McDonald seemed oblivious to the sweltering, ninety-something temperatures gripping the city. It was his second trip ever to the Supreme Court, having come beforehand for oral arguments.

To see and read the entire article at the Chicago Tribune click in the article above.

"Coming to a state near you soon"

Ohio Democratic Party unsuccessfully tries to get gun records

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Ohio Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully this week to get information on all people licensed to carry concealed weapons in the Buckeye State. The state party sent letters to Ohio's 88 sheriffs requesting the names and addresses of permit holders

Click in the paragraph above to read the entire article.

JULY IDPA SHOOT

SHOOTERS:

Set your calendars for Saturday, July 11, 2010.

TAKE NOTE: As our normal match day is the first Saturday of the month, this date is obviously the second Saturday as July 4^th weekend is the first Saturday.

Get ready for the SUN and bring something to keep yourself hydrated. Bring light “cover.”

The Action Pistol Group IDPA Match –whitewater will be held on July 11, 2010

This will be the 5th APG IDPA Match for the year 2010.

Particulars for this month:

1. Sign-ups at 8:00 am; match starts at 9:00 am with a brief safety meeting. PLEASE DON’T BE LATE.

2. Cost is $20.00 for four stages. (or the Classifier – see special instructions below, and we may have a BUG (
Back up Gun) stage. Check your rule books and bring ammo for your personal backup gun. (five rounds plus a reload may be okay)

3. IDPA members should be prepared to show proof of their membership. If you have

shot an APG IDPA Match before you must be a member of the IDPA to shoot with us again. Check the web at IDPA.COM. It costs $40.00 per year and you get an IDPA cap with the membership.

4. First time shooters or those with no IDPA match experience will be required to attend a First Time Safety Meeting to assure that new shooters to IDPA get one-on-one oversight and direction before facing the vagaries of the stages presented at IDPA matches.

NEW SHOOTERS AND FIRST TIME IDPA SHOOTERS

MUST ARRIVE AT THE RANGE NO LATER THAN 8:00 AM

5. Bring a concealment garment (shirt, vest or jacket). You will be expected to use it on some or

all stages.

6. We recommend you bring at least 150 - 200 rounds for your firearm.

7. First Timers, we require only a $10.00 entry fee. We are more interested in you coming out and getting the “bug.” In addition, an experienced IDPA shooter who brings one or more First Time IDPA shooters as a guest(s) will pay only $10.00 instead of the usual entry fee for the match. Remember, there is nothing to fear from experienced IDPA shooters. They will usually bend over backwards to assist new shooters (be careful, they might be able to draw and fire accurately from that position).

8. If you bring a first time shooter or someone with no match experience please arrive before 8:00 am and advise us at sign up and before the regular safety meeting that your guest or you are a First Time IDPA Shooter.

CLASSIFIER

IF WE GET REQUESTS FROM FIVE SHOOTERS WHO WANT TO TAKE A CLASIFIER (FIRST COME FIRST SERVED) I WILL ARRANGE a Classifier FOR THEM.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET MEMBERS QUALIFIED FOR THE APG WESTERN SLOPE REGIONAL IN AUGUST. NO CLASSIFICATION THERE, NO SHOOT.

CERTIFIED SO’s WOULD YOU KINDLY GET YOUR STAGES TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.IT WILL HELP IF YOU GIVE US TWO OR THREE CHOICES FOR YOU TO RUN. THIS WILL GIVE US A BANK OF STAGES TO DRAW FROM IN THE COMING MONTHS. FIRST STAGES IN WILL GET FIRST CHOICE FOR EQUIPMENT AND RANGE.

Any Questions? Call Or e-mail – you won’t be speaking to a person in Pakistan.

Okay, now get your gear prepped and come on down on JULY 11, 2010, and Keep 'em all in the Zeroes

JOLT

Joseph W. Olt, Jr., Director

Action Pistol Group IDPA
P.O. Box 1421
Grand Junction CO 81502

(970) 243-1155
(970) 243-1177 FAX

joltlaw@fone.net E-mail

Charlton Heston's "A Torch With No Flame"

Maybe you have seen this before but it is worth another view.

Charlton Heston

Outdoor Heritage Day April 24

WEST SLOPE KIDS ENCOURAGED TO EXPERIENCE OUTDOORS AT OUTDOOR HERITAGE DAY

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - More than 30 non-profit outdoor and sportsmen's groups, government agencies and outdoor-related businesses from across western Colorado will sponsor the 3rd Annual Outdoor Heritage Day in Palisade on Saturday, April 24. The free event began in 2008 from the efforts of Colorado Division of Wildlife officer Frank McGee. McGee became concerned with how little time today's youth spend outdoors and organized the first Outdoor Heritage Day event to get kids and their families outside and experiencing what Colorado can offer.

"There are so many different things locally that families can enjoy," said McGee. "People don't realize what we have within just a short car ride. We want to give families, especially kids, what they need to know to get out and experience the best parts of western Colorado."

Outdoor Heritage Day is free and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at Riverbend Park in Palisade. Activities for school age youth include a fishing clinic, hunting simulator, climbing wall, mountain biking, nature walks, a mobile shooting range and much more. Presentations by outdoor organizations will also be held throughout the day. Lunch and all activities are provided at no cost. Visit www.outdoorheritageday.org for more information and full event schedule.

Outdoor Heritage Day is sponsored by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Town of Palisade, Colorado Mule Deer Association, Colorado Sportsmen's Wildlife Fund, Ducks Unlimited, Mesa County School Districts 50 and 51, Colorado State Parks, National Park Service, US Fish an d Wildlife Service, Boy Scouts of America, 4H, Trout Unlimited and Federation of Fly Fishers - Grand Valley Anglers, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, Future Farmers of America, Colorado Outfitters Association, Grand Valley Audubon Society, Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Trail Association, Grand Mesa Back Country Horsemen, North American Grouse Partnership, Camp Redcloud, Red Rock Archery, The Moose 100.7, Mesa County Search and Rescue, US Bureau of Reclamation, Western Slope ATV Association, Army National Guard, US Bureau of Land Management, USDA Forest Service-Grand Valley Ranger District, Girl Scouts of America, Western Colorado Retrievers Club, Outdoors Alive, Colorado State Forest Service, Western Flyers Youth Project, Gene Taylors, Colorado Hawking Club, Rocky Mountain Spearfishing Association, Friends of the Mustangs, Sportsman's Warehouse, REI, Western Colorado Conservation Corps, USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and Cabela's.

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For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.

RANGE SAFETY OFFICER COURSE

RANGE SAFETY OFFICER COURSE

Grand Valley Training Club will be hosting an NRA Range Safety Officer Course on the 19 of June.

If you are interested pleas contact me, I must have all commitments by June first in order to have sufficient materials on hand.

Please E-mail me at YBYBE@acsol.net I will need the following information

Full name
Email address
Why you are interested in completing Range Safety Officer training
Current instructor status (NRA or Hunter Education) .