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SMSC Clean Up Day
Bring a rake, enjoy the fellowship, and have
fun helping your club.
Date: Saturday, April 14, 2006
Time: 8:00 AM-?????
Coffee and donuts will be available at 8:00 AM. Lunch will be
served. Any amount of time given to your club is appreciated.
The range will be open after clean up only to those who have helped with the
clean up. SMSC, Inc. is successful
because of the members and volunteers who take pride in the SMSC, Inc
environment.
Thank You
Pat N and Connie M
promoted SMSC, Inc at the Minnesota Weapons Collectors Association Gun Show on
Saturday, January 20, and Sunday, January 21, 2007. New and renewal applications were processed at the gun show.
SMSC Open House and Turkey Shoot on May 5, 2007
You and your family are
invited to an SMSC Open House and Turkey Shoot from 10:00PM-2:00PM at
SMSC. The activities include:
1. SMSC Open House is an opportunity to see SMSC improvements, give suggestions and comments, and join in the fellowship with a lunch that will be provided. The lunch will consist of BBQ, chips, and beverage. Hope to see you there.
2.
The
Rochester '76 Lions Club will host a Turkey Shoot. Ammunition will be provided for your shotgun. There will be ten
(10) shooters in a round and each round will have a winner of a gift
certificate for a turkey. For more information, please call Mark Hilburn at
507-536-4043 or email markhilburn@charter.net
Target Talk Online
If you would like to receive the newsletter on line instead of a paper copy, send us your e-mail address or call 282-9808 and let us know your e-mail address.
SMSC Membership
First Year $50.00
Renewals 90+ days past due $50.00
Renewals $40.00
Life Membership $800.00
Membership includes member's spouse and children under 18 years of age. Membership Form can be downloaded from the web site Membership Form. See the web site for a complete listing of privileges, responsibilities, and range rules. If you do not have access to the WEB, rules are available at the caretaker’s house and posted on the ranges.
SMSC, Inc. Hours
8:00 AM until dark – Monday – Saturday
9:00 AM until dark – Sunday & Holidays
Calendar of Events
Monthly Meetings
SMSC, Inc. Monthly Meetings are held at 7:30 PM, the second Thursday of the month at the SMSC, Inc. Clubhouse.
SMSC, Inc. Education
· All education held at SMSC, Inc. is sanctioned by the SMSC, Inc. Board of Directors.
· The Basic Handgun Safety Class and Personal Protection in The Home are recognized for the Right to Carry training requirements.
· Pre-registration for classes with Sue Bierly, 507-533-4307, or dasut@aol.com
Training Available at SMSC, Inc.
· NRA Basic Handgun Safety Training
o April 21
· NRA Certified Instructor Training develops NRA Certified Instructors who possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to conduct the NRA Basic Firearms Training Courses. The 6-hour Instructor Training is a prerequisite to the disciplines; such as rifle, handgun, shotgun, etc.
o No instructor training is scheduled at this time
Youth BB Gun Safety Class
This class is available for six youth who are interested in learning BB
gun safety. There is no cost for this
class.
Eye and ear protection will be furnished.
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Saturday, April 28, 1:00 PM-4:00 (approx)
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A parent is required to attend with the youth.
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If there are
more than six youth who are interested, another class will be arranged.
Youth Rifle Safety Class
This class is available for six mature, responsible, law-abiding youth for a $10.00 fee. The fee will cover a textbook and certificate. Eye and ear protection, use of .22 single action rifles and ammunition will be provided.
· Saturday, June 9, 1:00PM – 5:00PM
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A parent is
requested to attend with their youth.
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If there are
more than six youth who are interested, another class will be arranged.
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This Class does
NOT satisfy requirements for a
DNR Hunter Ed certificate.
Reminder -- The Steel Plate Lane is only for pistols and .22 caliber rifles. Firing is limited to 3-round bursts.
SMSC, Inc Steel Plate Pistol Match
SMSC, Inc is having a Steel Plate Pistol Match starting at
10:00AM on Saturday, May 12. Contact
Randy Ziemann, 507-529-7670 or Ron Remann, 507-288-4345 for details.
Firearm Interest
We have been getting inquiries of shooting interests and events.
Interests:
Traditional Muzzleloading Association (“TMA”) helps support traditional muzzleloading through their forum which is the official voice of the TMA. TMA’s annual membership is $15.00. Their web site is www.traditionalmuzzleloadingassociation.com
Events (dates are subject to change):
Albert Lea Running
Deer Shoot June 17, July 15,
Aug 19
Lewiston Sportsmen’s Club Sporting Clays Shoots 8:00A-3:00P, Sundays: June 24, July 24, Aug 19, and Sep 16
- $12 for 50 targets. Free for youths age 16 and under (Firearms Safety Certificate is required and must be shown for youths to shoot). For additional information contact: Dean McClenathan at 507-523-2311 or e-mail dmcclena@ridge-runner.com
White Pines Sportsman’s Club, Pine Island, will be starting a United States Practical Shooting Association event with only handguns because there is lack of open space required for 3-gun (handgun, rifle, shotgun).
- The practical shooting attempts to measure the ability to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power handgun, rifle, and/or shotgun. Those three elements – speed, accuracy, and power – form the three sides of the practical shooting triangle. By design, each match will measure a shooter’s ability in all three areas. Competitors move, negotiate obstacles, run, speed-reload, and drive their guns through each of several courses as fat as their skills will allow. .
- For more information on USPSA visit www.uspsa.org
Wells Rifle & Pistol Club Running
Deer Shoot June 10, July 8, Aug
5
Wells Rifle & Pistol Club 5-Stand
Shoot May 27, June
24, July 22, Aug 26
Minnesota Rifle and Revolver Association (“MRRA”) Visit their web site at www.mrra.org for air pistol, pistol, high power, etc matches available to men, women, and youth.
D.C. Gun Ban
Ruled Unconstitutional, Violates Individual Right To Own A Gun
The following information is from a National
Rifle Association, Institute of Legislative Action (“NRA–ILA”) Grassroots
Alert. Detailed information on this
article and others or to sign up for alerts, see www.ilanra.org
The week of March 5, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Second Amendment is an individual right and concluded that the District of Columbia’s ban on guns in the home is unconstitutional. According to the majority opinion, "[T]he phrase 'the right of the people'...leads us to conclude that the right in question is individual." Also, earlier this week, Second Amendment supporters on Capitol Hill introduced H.R. 1399 - the "District of Columbia Personal Protection Act."
To summarize, it is concluded that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and self-defense, the latter being understood as resistance to either private lawlessness or the depredations of a tyrannical government (or a threat from abroad). In addition, the right to keep and bear arms had the important and salutary civic purpose of helping to preserve the citizen militia. The civic purpose was also a political expedient for the Federalists in the First Congress as it served, in part, to placate their Anti-federalist opponents. The individual right facilitated militia service by ensuring that citizens would not be barred from keeping the arms they would need when called forth for militia duty. Despite the importance of the Second Amendment's civic purpose, however, the activities it protects are not limited to militia service, nor is an individual's enjoyment of the right contingent upon his or her continued or intermittent enrollment in the militia."
While the court decision was certainly great news, Second Amendment supporters on Capitol Hill introduced H.R. 1399 - the "District of Columbia Personal Protection Act." This legislation, by Representatives Mike Ross (D-Ark.) and Mark Souder (R-Ind.), seeks to restore the constitutionally-guaranteed Second Amendment rights of the residents of the District of Columbia.
This legislation had a record high number of cosponsors in the 109th Congress (235 cosponsors for the House version, and 41 cosponsors for the Senate version). The House has voted on this issue four different times over the past eight years but the Senate has yet to consider it.
Please be sure to contact your U.S. Representative at (202)
225-3121, and ask him or her to cosponsor and support the "District of
Columbia Personal Protection Act."
Remington Recalls – Details available at www.remington.com
Model 710
Bolt-Action Rifles
· Remington Arms Company, Inc is voluntarily recalling a limited number of Model 710 bolt-action rifles as a result of its discovery, during routine test firing, that some Model 710bolt-action rifles as a result of its discovery, during routine test firing, that some Model 710 rifles manufactured between July and October 2002 may have been assembled with an improperly made "Safety Detent Spring." Although unlikely, there is a possibility that the manual safety arm mechanism in such a rifle could fail to fully return to the "safe" or "on" position.
· If you own a Model 710 rifle please enter your serial number below to determine if your firearm needs to be inspected or repaired as part of the recall. WARNING: Use of a rifle with an improperly functioning safety could lead to an accidental discharge, resulting in personal injury, death or property damage. Owners of Model 710 rifles subject to this recall should not attempt to diagnose or repair their rifles themselves.
· No other Model 710 rifles, or other models of Remington firearms, are subject to this recall.
· Anyone who currently owns or possesses a Model 710 Rifle subject to this recall, or who purchased one and gave it or sold it to another party, should contact Remington immediately by calling 1-800-243-9700, or 1-336-548-8700, Monday through Friday
9:00AM – 5:00PM EST.
Remington is extending the Safety Modification Program
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Remington is
extending through December 31, 2007, its Safety Modification Program to remove
the bolt-lock mechanism from certain Remington bolt-action centerfire firearms
made prior to March, 1982. (Post-1982 bolt-action firearms were not
manufactured with bolt-lock mechanisms). To determine whether your firearm has
a bolt-lock mechanism and is subject to the safety modification program, click
on the model listed below and follow the directions included.
· The unloading process for most bolt-action firearms with a bolt-lock mechanism cannot begin unless the manual safety is placed in the ‘F” or “Off or Fire” position. If you participate in the program your firearm will be modified to eliminate the bolt-lock feature and you will be able to unload your firearm while the safety is kept in the “S” or “ On Safe” position. The operation of your firearm will not otherwise be affected.
Gun Shows
MN Weapon Collectors Association:
· April 21 – 22 MN State Fair Education Building
SMTC_ Trap Club
SMTC membership is
$20/year or $200 for Life Membership. Members receive discount rates on
reloading components, free round of trap after five 25-straight, plus a
discount on league.
- Open shooting is held Sundays 10:00AM-1:00PM and Tuesdays 7:00PM-10:00PM.
- Cost per relay is $2.75 for members, $3.50 for nonmembers.
Looking for a birthday or graduate gift? Lifetime Licenses for fishing, small game and sports applications are available through the DNR Information Center (888) 646-6347.
Safety
· A burglar can be discouraged by the presence of various home security devices installed and may pass up your home to seek easier targets. A burglary usually takes place in a matter of minutes. Are locks put into the ‘locked’ position when appropriate?
· It is a good idea to keep your packages, briefcase, purse or other belongings on your lap, between your feet or between your foot and the wall of a bus, dining area, etc.
Have a safe
Spring