Other Items this weekend!

Shooters, Greetings and happy September! Yup, its time once again to run our monthly match, only difference is that this month we will be having Classifiers only. Due to a high number of unclassified shooters, it is in order to do this.

For the classifier match this month only, we will be requirering "IDPA membership". What this means is that if you have not joined IDPA yet, you will not be able to shoot this Saturday, this match is reserved for the classification of IDPA members.

Shooters will need to plan on shooting a 90 round course straight thru. Bring extra ammo in case of a re shoot (re shoots will be explained if the need arises).All the standard fair applies EXCEPT:*Sign ups will be from 8:00am-8:30am*Entry fee is $20.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call or e mail me Rick 216-8633

The Gunfight at Battlerock
The Windygap Regulators

Colorado State Match
Sept 4,5,6,7 2008
Cortez Colorado

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Texas Open Carry effort

Found this photo this morning--Thought it was a nifty little sign...

Match Scores

Orchard Mesa Gun Club High Power Matches

July Scores Here

August Scores Here

Orchard Mesa Gun Club August Schuetzen Match

Scores Here

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Wonderings

I read these two paragraphs in a Dean Koontz book (The Good Guy). They seemed somewhat telling, and I decided to include them in today’s post, for your introspection.



Contemporary Americans were so prosperous, so happily distracted by such a richness of vivid entertainments, they were reluctant to have their fun diminished by acknowledging that anything existed with fangs and fierce appetites. If now and then they recognized a wolf, they threw a bone to it and convinced themselves that it was a dog.

They denied real threats by focusing their fear on the least likely of armageddons: a massive asteroid striking the earth, superhurricanes twice as big as Texas, the Y2K implosion of civilization, nuclear power plants melting holes all the way through the planet, a new Hitler suddenly rising from the ranks of hapless televangelist with bad hair.
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Texas: Teachers Can Carry Guns

A tiny Texas school district will allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings when classes begin this month, provided the gun-toting employees follow certain requirements. The community, Harrold, is about 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth. Ken Trump, a school security expert in Cleveland who advises districts nationwide, said Harrold was the first district with such a policy. For employees to carry a pistol, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations; and must use ammunition designed to minimize the risk of ricocheting bullets.

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DOW offering Huntmaster training this weekend

The Colorado Division Of Wildlife is hosting a two-day seminar on Huntmaster training Saturday and Sunday at the Northwest Regional headquarters, 711 Independent Ave.

Huntmasters are volunteers who have completed the special training and then pass their knowledge on to people who are beginning hunters or maybe never hunted before but want to learn.

You don’t have to be a Huntmaster to make a difference. Trained volunteers are needed as photographers, shooting instructors, cooks, registration officials and more. Interested volunteers may receive additional training to become certified Huntmasters.

The weekend Huntmaster training simulates a two-day hunt and prospective Huntmasters eat, sleep and work at the training site to get a realistic feeling for what the program demands.

Information about the weekend training seminar is available online here
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Rebecca (Beki) Snyder

Pistol National Team

Three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, 2004)
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Member in Women's 10m Air Pistol and Women's Sport Pistol

Date of Birth: 6/15/76
Birthplace: Didsbury, Alberta, Canada
Hometown: Grand Junction Colorado
Event(s): Air Pistol, Sport Pistol

Competition Highlights

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Shooting (Smallbore), first place in Women's Sport Pistol, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, 1st place in 10m Air Pistol, qualifying for a spot on the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team

2004 Olympic Games, 22nd in sport pistol and 19th in air pistol

2000 Olympic Games, ninth place in sport pistol and 25th place in air pistol

1996 Olympic Games, 30th place in air pistol


Personal:

Beki’s father taught her how to shoot when she was 12 years old

Did You Know?

Beki lettered in diving in high school and has a black belt in taekwondo. She also enjoys snowboarding in her free time.

Link to article in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel here

Callahan finishes 25th, Snyder Takes 28th Place in Women’s 25m Pistol

The Women’s 25m Sport Pistol competition took place today at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall with Libby Callahan (Columbia, S.C.) taking 25th place, while Beki Snyder (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished 28th.

Fifty-six year old Libby Callahan (Columbia, S.C.), who is the oldest known American woman to compete for the U.S. at an Olympic Games (winter or summer), finished with a total score of 575.

“I made some mental airs that cost me from being competitive in the match,” said Callahan after her competition. “I am really disappointed, but I have enjoyed being here in Beijing for the Olympics and overall it’s been a great experience.”

Snyder (Colorado Springs, Colo.), who was competing in her second event of the 2008 Olympic Games, also earned an overall score of 575 points. Both Callahan and Snyder have competed in three previous Olympic Games.

Chen Ying of China won the gold medal with a final score of 793.4, which is a new Olympic record. Mongolia’s Otryad Gundegmaa earned the silver medal with 792.2 and the bronze went to Dorjsuren Munkhbayar of Germany with 789.2.

Entire article here

2008 U.S. Olympic Team Roster

AIRGUN
Emily Caruso (Fairfield, Conn.) - Women's Air Rifle
*Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) - Women's Air Rifle
*Jason Parker (Omaha, Neb.) - Men's Air Rifle
Stephen Scherer (Billerica, Mass.) - Men's Air Rifle
Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.) - Women's Air Pistol
*Beki Snyder (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Women's Air Pistol
Brian Beaman (Selby, S.D.) - Men's Air Pistol
*Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) - Men's Air Pistol

RIFLE (Smallbore)
Mike Anti (Winterville, N.C.) - Men's Prone Rifle
*Matt Emmons (Browns Mills, N.J.) - Men's Prone Rifle, Men's 3 Position Rifle
*Jason Parker (Omaha, Neb.) - Men's 3 Position Rifle
Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) - Women's 3 Position Rifle
Sandra Fong (New York, N.Y.) - Women's 3 Position Rifle

PISTOL (Smallbore)
Libby Callahan (Columbia, S.C.) - Women's Sport Pistol
*Beki Snyder (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - Women's Sport Pistol
Daryl Szarenski (Saginaw, Mich.)- Men's Free Pistol
*Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) - Men's Free Pistol
Keith Sanderson (San Antonio, Texas) - Men's Rapid Fire Pistol

SHOTGUN
Corey Cogdell (Eagle River, Alaska) - Women's Trap
Bret Erickson (Bennington, Neb./Muenster, Texas) - Men's Trap
Dominic Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas) - Men's Trap
Glenn Eller (Katy, Texas) - Men's Double Trap
Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) - Men's Double Trap
Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) - Women's Skeet
Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.) - Men's Skeet
Sean McLelland (Mission, Texas) - Men's Skeet

NRA INSTRUCTOR TRAINING--Grand Junction Colorado

NRA Instructor Course (Basic Pistol--Personal Protection in the Home)

Posted by dean0 at 08:35

Grand Valley Training Club
839 Rapid Creek Rd.
Palisade, CO 81526
(970) 464-5177
linnarmstrong@gmail.com

Class Dates: To be announced. If you are interested contact Linn at the above email address, or Sharon at 464-5177


The NRA Basic Pistol and Personal Protection Course provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitude for safe firearm handling. The continued success of these classes depends on the participation of instructors. You are invited to attend the next NRA Basic Pistol and Personal Protection Instructor Class, which will be held at the Division of Wildlife Hunter Education Building at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 19, 2007 and will continue all day Saturday and Sunday, December 20 and 21 starting at 7:30 a.m. both days. The fee is $225.00 per person.

Teaching experience of instructors:
· Extensive training in U.S. military in both firearms and tactics.
· Professional teachers.
· NRA Certified Training Counselors.

Why you need this class: Grand Valley Training Club is one of the oldest and most professional in Colorado. You will have the opportunity to team teach with those with high teaching standards and are serious about your training environment.

Please call me at 464-5177 for more information. To sign up, send a check for $225.00 by December 12, 2008 to confirm your class seat:

Grand Valley Training Club
839 Rapid Creek Rd.
Palisade, CO 81526

Sincerely,
Linn Armstrong, NRA Senior Training Counselor

If you are interested in becoming an NRA Certified Instructor contact:
Sharon Armstrong ---464-5177--

IDPA Match Scores

Match scores from the August 2nd match in Grand Junction are posted here:

Just a click away!!

(Colorado) Concealed Weapons Permits Issued by County Sheriffs

In 2004 Colorado enacted Senate Bill 04-24, a law which established clear guidelines for the issuance of concealed weapon permits by sheriffs. One of the requirements of the law is that each sheriff submit an annual report to the legislature listing the number of permit applications received, the number of permits issued, the number denied and the number revoked. County Sheriffs of Colorado collected the data from sheriffs and submitted it in one report. This information was included in County Sheriffs Magazine so that members and other readers may see the permit activity that each county has reported.

To view this table click here.

Colorado 18-12-204. Permit contents – validity – carrying requirements

(1) (a) Each permit shall bear a color photograph of the permittee and shall display the signature of the sheriff who issues the permit. In addition, the sheriffs of this state shall ensure that all permits issued pursuant to this part 2 contain the same items of information and are the same size and the same color.

(b) A permit is valid for a period of five years after the date of issuance and may be renewed as provided in section 18-12-211. A permit issued pursuant to this part 2, including a temporary emergency permit issued pursuant to section 18-12-209, is effective in all areas of the state, except as otherwise provided in section 18-12-214.

(2) (a) A permittee, in compliance with the terms of a permit, may carry a concealed handgun as allowed by state law. The permittee shall carry the permit, together with valid photo identification, at all times during which the permittee is in actual possession of a concealed handgun and shall produce both documents upon demand by a law enforcement officer. Failure to produce a permit upon demand by a law enforcement officer raises a rebuttable presumption that the person does not have a permit. Failure to carry and produce a permit and valid photo identification upon demand as required in this subsection (2) is a class 1 petty offense. A charge of failure to carry and produce a permit and valid photo identification upon demand pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be dismissed by the court if, at or before the permittee's scheduled court appearance, the permittee exhibits to the court a valid permit and valid photo identification, both of which were issued to the permittee prior to the date on which the permittee was charged with failure to carry and produce a permit and valid photo identification upon demand.

(b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) apply to temporary emergency permits issued pursuant to section 18-12-209.

(3) (a) A person who may lawfully possess a handgun may carry a handgun under the following circumstances without obtaining a permit and the handgun shall not be considered concealed:

(I) The handgun is in the possession of a person who is in a private automobile or in some other private means of conveyance and who carries the handgun for a legal use, including self-defense; or

(II) The handgun is in the possession of a person who is legally engaged in hunting activities within the state.

(b) The provisions of this subsection (3) shall not be construed to authorize the carrying of a handgun in violation of the provisions of section 18-12-105 or 18-12-105.5.

Excuse Me While I Get My Gun

Some Snippets from an editorial by Jacob Sullum at Town Hall.

Read the entire article Here

D.C.'s political leaders know they are inviting another Second Amendment lawsuit, but they are determined to defy the Supreme Court and the Constitution for as long as possible.(snip)

The new law "clarifies that no carry license is required inside the home" to move a gun from one room to another (snip)

D.C.'s acting attorney general, Peter Nickles, "said residents could neither keep their guns loaded in anticipation of a problem nor search for an intruder on their property."(Snip) “if you see an armed criminal charging your home, or in the event of "an actual threat by somebody you believe is out to hurt you," you're allowed to get your gun, unlock it and load it.(snip)

"I am pretty confident that the people of the District of Columbia want me to err in the direction of trying to restrict guns," D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty told Washington Post columnist Marc Fisher. ---How about erring, just this once, in the direction of respecting civil liberties?

DC Rejects Handgun Application

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- District residents can start registering their guns today. But at least one very high profile application was already rejected.
Dick Heller is the man who brought the lawsuit against the District's 32-year-old ban on handguns. He was among the first in line Thursday morning to apply for a handgun permit.
But when he tried to register his semi-automatic weapon, he says he was rejected. He says his gun has seven bullet clip. Heller says the City Council legislation allows weapons with fewer than eleven bullets in the clip. A spokesman for the DC Police says the gun was a bottom-loading weapon, and according to their interpretation, all bottom-loading guns are outlawed because they are grouped with machine guns.

Read the entire article here.

This from Alan Korwan

link to *PAGE NINE*

11- No D.C. Handguns

The lamestream media told you:

Although we very don’t like it, and our editorial department is in conniptions and working overtime to denigrate it, and even our “news” department is trying to spin it so it doesn’t say what it says, the Supreme Court has ruled that residents of Washington, D.C. can keep handguns in their homes (just like criminals, gang bangers, drug dealers, parolees, ex-felons, miscreants, assorted wackos and police and federal officers) but only for self defense and personal protection. What’s the world coming to, here comes Armageddon, or at least the Wild Wild West.

The Uninvited Ombudsman notes however that:

Although innocent, defenseless, law-abiding, decent, harmless, female, gay, weak, elderly, victimized, abused and other citizens in D.C can now keep and bear arms thanks to the Supreme Court’s glorious ruling supposedly restoring the rights the government had mercilessly confiscated, creating the biggest crime-ridden phony “gun-free” zone in the nation, D.C. residents cannot obtain handguns, which are “the quintessential self defense weapon” according to the Court, thanks to federal law:

18 USC § 922(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver --(3) any firearm to any person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which the licensee’s place of business is located...

No word yet on whether dealers in adjacent Maryland and Virginia are willing to risk their business licenses and incur prison sentences, to sell legal firearms to residents of D.C. Officials in D.C. implied slightly that it would be OK, but they have no authority over BATFE, the agency that would make the arrests.

D.C. Council refuses to obey SCOUTS

If the below articles are to be believed, it seems to me that the council in W. DC. doesn't get it...Or are they emboldened by the fact that 4 of the 9 justices on the Supreme Court are unable to read with any comprehension? (Be afraid, be very afraid)

DC to vote on new gun laws after court ruling Staff and agencies15 July, 2008

WASHINGTON The District of Columbia Council planned to vote today on allowing handguns if they are used only for self-defense in the home and carry fewer than 12 rounds of ammunition.
The emergency legislation announced Monday comes as officials try to comply with a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month striking down the city’s 32-year-old ban.
The proposal, which maintains some of the city’s strict gun-ownership rules and adds more regulations, was criticized by gun-rights advocates threatening more legal action.
The nation’s capital would still require all legal firearms — including handguns, rifles and shotguns — to be kept in the home unloaded and disassembled, or equipped with trigger locks,with an exception for guns used against the “reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm.”
Police Chief Cathy Lanier will limit registration to one handgun per person for the first 90 days.

LINK

Wanna Load Your D.C. Handgun? Better Be a “Reasonably Perceived Threat of Immediate Harm”

Local gun enthusiasts, note these words: “reasonably perceived threat of immediate harm.”

That there, laid out in a law likely to be passed tomorrow by the D.C. Council, lays out exactly when you’ll be allowed to actually load a gun in the District of Columbia for self-defense purposes.

This policy was announced this afternoon at a Wilson Building press conference featuring Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, Interim Attorney General Peter Nickles, police chief Cathy Lanier, council Chair Vincent C. Gray, and various council members. Much of the presser was devoted to the nuts and bolts of actually registering a handgun—you’ll be able to apply for a handgun permit likely later this week, Nickles said, and the whole process should take “weeks or months.” That includes taking a written firearms safety test and getting fingerprinted, plus a ballistics sample for every registered gun. Getting your hands on a gun is a trickier process; you can buy a gun in another state then have it transferred to a dealer in the District (for a fee)—last week, WTOP’s Mark Segraves found the one guy in town who’s willing to do that for you: one Charles Sykes, Jr.

As to where you can load that gun...(snip)

LINK to full article

Radio Program

This has nothing to do with Shooting but I can't help but note that I will be dong my radio program this Sunday morning!! (Note the photo at the bottom of this page at the left) I share a time slot with Costa (our programs run every other Sunday--mine this week--his next) My program is called "Going Up Yonder" I play a variety of Gospel music starting at 6:00 A.M. with bluegrass and then shift to some more modern A Cappella at around 7:30 AM. The program runs until 9:00 on KAFM 88.1. KAFM streams its programing on the Web at KAFM so my program has the potential of the whole world!

On another note I will be participating in the New Instructor Academy for Hunter Safety Instructors today July 12, 2008. I hope to have some fun learning a new discipline involving more than just firearms safety. I have always enjoyed teaching and am looking forward to learning this program produced by the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

GJ/APG - IDPA Match - July 5, 2008

Here are the scores for last weekend's IDPA match

HERE !!

GREAT SHOOTIN' Folks!!