METACON  NEWS  Metacon Gun Club, Inc Simsbury, CT

President’s Corner By Dennis Golden

VOLUME 13 ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2012

The following appeared in the NRA Freedom Magazine; it is reprinted here for your consideration. The Obama record on YOUR gun rights:

• Obama appointed two anti-gun Supreme Court justices. (Note: Two more vacancies will occur during the next 4 years. Currently only one vote on the court has protected your rights to own, carry and use firearms.)

• Obama wants to re-impose the failed and discredited Clinton gun ban on millions of common rifles, pistols and shotguns.

• Obama’s State Department reversed the U.S. policy and participated in negotiations on a U.N. anti-gun treaty.

• Obama voted to allow reckless lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearms industry.

• Obama voted to ban almost ALL rifle ammunition commonly used for hunting and sport shooting.

• Obama voted for a ban on ALL standard-capacity magazines.

• Obama voted to uphold criminal prosecutions of people who used firearms in self-defense (Note: Of course his tax paid life time armed secret service protection is exempt.)

• Obama endorsed a compete ban on ALL handgun ownership.

• Obama opposed ALL Right-To-Carry laws.

• Obama was a member of the Board of Directors of the Joyce Foundation, the leading source of funds for anti-gun organizations and “research.”

• How you vote is up to you but please …..

Vote On

November

6th

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New Metal Targets

at 100 Yards

Club Projects By Building & Grounds

The club has several projects in the offing that are open for bidding or volunteering by club members. There was some response to last month’s article, but we need more. One applicant has offered to provide painting services at low or no cost, and this will get us going on the IR sound reduction work. The project to replace the entry doors to the indoor range (four total) and the main entry door to the

clubhouse remains to be done. We had one response to this but no resolution as yet. The project to replace the drywall on the exterior of the office walls and to repair the ceiling in the meeting room is still up for grabs, and we’ll hire an outside contractor if no one responds this month. The project to

replace the kitchen cabinets and counters also drew no response, and will be farmed out if there’s no club interest. Here’s a new one: replace the siding and trim on, and build a new ramp for, the B&G shed out back. This will be done in the Spring after some warmer

Safety And Education News

By Robert Ronstrom

Go to President’s, p. 5

Go to Ladies, p. 5

YOU are Responsible for Your Guests!

By Bob Margolis

Award Presented by CCDL President Scott Wilson Jr. of the CT Civil Defense League, and a contingent of CCDL leadership, presented an award of appreciation to Metacon for the Club’s continuing financial support. Accepting for Metacon at the October Regular Meeting is Dom Basile (holding plaque). Dom was the initial advocate of supporting the CCDL in its efforts to support and protect gun rights in Connecticut.

Recently here at Metacon, we have had a few challenges with our guest policies. Some of them involve simple things, like not signing in your guests; and some are more serious, like guests (and members!) handling firearms in an unsafe manner. The Board wants to remind everyone: your guests are your responsibility, and you WILL be held accountable for their actions. Guests should be briefed on our rules BEFORE the shooting session begins. A great time to do this is when you are signing your guest in and making sure they are wearing a GUEST BADGE. Please be sure your guests know and follow all the rules of Metacon and the general rules of gun safety. Most especially “NO HANDLING FIREARMS ON A COLD RANGE.” This also extends to carrying an uncased firearm to the line from the car. If the range is cold, you MUST wait for a HOT range before firearms can be brought to the line. If that is done, be sure that the muzzle is pointed UP and the action is OPEN and the firearm is UNLOADED. There is a copy of our Range Rules on our website for you to read on-line, or to print for your own use. There will be zero tolerance at Metacon for unsafe handling of firearms.

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Directory The Metacon Gun Club, Inc.

PO Box 691, Simsbury, CT 06070 www.metacongunclub.com

OFFICERS President Dennis Golden

860-651-4911 dennis@im-safe.com Vice President Bob Margolis

860-778-1212 Margolis.bob@me.com Recording Secretary Jason Newman

860-678-6059 jdnewman27@att.net Membership Secretary - Peter Donahue

860-985-9547 PO Box 330069 West Hartford, CT 06133 membership@

metacongunclub.com Treasurer Mike Palmer

860-658-0061 treasurer@

metacongunclub.com Asst. Treasurer June Shew

860-653-6330 june@ kevorkian.necoxmail.com

DIRECTORS Bldng & Grnds Mike Palmer 860-841-1900 Class III Mike D’Angelo djmiked@msn.com Handgun Jeff Moores jefmoores@gmail.com Jr. Program Bob Ronstrom

860-747-0268 bobcleanpatch@comcast.net Rifle Vladimir Mashkovich odessabld@sbcglobal.net GOVERNORS AT LARGE Art Tiede

860-302-3522 robinart@cox.net George Leeper

860-844-1205 gfleeper@aol.com Dom Basile

860-274-8411 dot_dom1@msn.com Jim Couture 860-595-5152 couture9404@yahoo.com Past President Gary Lenk 860-521-2440 gary.lenk@snet.net TEAM CAPTAINS Bullseye Pistol Dan Schaper 860-651-9160 Combat Pistol Art Tiede 860-302-3522 Falling Plate Glenn Weldon 860-763-1439 Small Bore Rifle Bob Ronstrom 860-747-0268 COMMITTEES Bylaws Mike Palmer 860-658-0061 Environmental George Leeper 860-844-1205 Finance/Planning June Shew 860-653-6330 Outreach/PR Bob Margolis 860-778-1212 Safety&Educ Bob Ronstrom 860-747-0268

Monthly Meeting: November 20, 2012

7:30 PM

Next CRO Class Saturday, 9:00AM December 15, 2012

Re-CRO Needed Per Club rules, you must take a refresher safety course (called Re-CRO) every five years. Failure to do so results in de-activation of your membership. You may attend any CRO class; check the calendar for scheduled classes. You take only the written test, not the shooting portion of the class. Contact the membership secretary with any questions. The following members are due for Re-CRO:

Added to Wait List

Few Volunteers for Work-or-Pay

There has been a fairly mild response to the request that those who are interested in working off their B&G assessment submit their names for inclusion on a call list. Again, here are the relevant points: 1. E-mail (preferable) or phone Mike Palmer with your name and contact information. 2. Indicate the kinds of work you feel you are competent to perform. 3.Specifiy your hours and days of availability. 4. State if you are a contractor or skilled tradesman and want to bid on jobs that the Club hires out. With this information, I will try to match up interested workers with available jobs. Contact info: E-mail: mmpalmer@comcast.net Phone: 860-658-0061 (business # with answering machine)

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No Meeting held in September

Applicants Please review applicants’ names, and submit any comments to the Board of Governors. The following applicants appeared at the October meeting:  Emily D. Black, Simsbury Tim Golden, Simsbury Courtney Alice Irvine, New Britain Mark Niziolek, Burlington Rand Heston, Avon Saleim Mahar, Newington Donald Pinard, Wethersfield

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860-763-1439 or sitemanager1@att.net

Wait List These applicants from the August meeting were approved for placement on the Wait List. Thomas Demming – Manchester Marsha Cohen – West Hartford Robert Petruskevious – Canton Anthony Williams – Hartford Martin Cohen – West Hartford Sondra Harmon – Naugatuck James Markes – Southington

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Junior Program Report

By Robert Ronstrom

Go to

IDPA, cont’d from p.1

Recommended Expulsion of Member

Approved by Membership

This year the Annual Meeting will be held at the Tower Ridge Country Club on March 20, 2012. All members are also invited to attend an informal cocktail reception that will begin at 6:15 PM and end at 7:15 PM Cost of admission to the reception is $15 (collected at the door) and will cover the cost of hot and cold appetizers. Adult beverages and soft drinks are also available. There is no fee to attend the regular meeting that will begin at 7:30 PM

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Annual Meeting Announcement

Bruce R. Avritch

Timothy J. Baierwick

David A. Blaise

Jim Blanchette

Colin F. Britton

Richard Cavo

Kelly Costello

Jimmy Couture

Darren Cunningham

Peter Curcio

Carmen Dagostino

Christopher A. Dean

Michael Digiacomo

George D. Dooley

Gary English

James D. Everett

Hendrick J. Facas

Toni R. Fishman

Christopher Fleming

Keith Ford

Joseph G. Fortner Jr

Brian Fresher

Lisa Garabedian

Kenneth Gostyla

Andrew Green

Richard A. Green

Thomas J. Hajek Jr

Brian Harms

Chris M. Hartwell

Valerie Hayes

Dan Haynes

Donald W. Hight

Robert C. Hilborn

Robert D. Hodgson

Lars Irvine

Lawrence Irvine

Thomas Koehler

Yosef B. Kulek

Michael W. Kwas

Add Late Fee of

$27.50 to

The return of the annual Appleseed Riflery Program is slated for the weekend of May 11-12, 2013. Realizing that bringing this program to Metacon will involve the closure of our outdoor range for a full weekend, we engaged in some discussion with the membership at our October meeting to gauge if we should go forward with the calendar request. It was unanimously felt by all present that the positives of this event far outweighed the inconvenience of a range closure. The Appleseed program is very popular and is greatly anticipated by many of our members. Last year’s event sold out in only one day. The coordinators of the event are looking forward to coming back to Metacon and they sincerely appreciate the range usage. We will keep you posted with updates as the time nears.

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Appleseed To Return

By Dom Basile

Metacon Gun Club NEWS Michael Palmer, Editor

e-mail: mmpalmer@comcast.net

David A. Lamenzo

Edward Lawson

Bob Ludwig

Joseph L. Maitz

Ralph A. Martin

Thomas Mccall

Michael Miranda

Dominick J. Nardi

Tom E. Quattrochi

Dave Rosenzweig

Robert C. Sampson

Dean C. Scheffler

David W. Schmidt

Marc Schmittlein

Young S. Sohn

Lewis R. Sotnick

David H. Squires

Daniel J. Steinmetz

Jeremy Tangarone

Brian Tripodina

Kevin M. West

Jeffrey Witkin

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Members Suspended for Non Payment

Dues Payments Late After 4/19/11

Now Add Penalty of $27.50

Amounts payable were due April 19, Late fee now applies. After 5/19, member privileges are suspended. Mailing Please mail payments to only: Metacon Treasurer PO Box 691 Simsbury, CT 06070 Credit card You can pay by credit card by using PayPal, and sending to treasurer@metacongunclub.com. Please be sure to pay the fees for using PayPal by checking the appropriate box. If you link your bank account to PayPal, there are no fees. If you use a credit card, there are fees and you must mark a box as you make the transaction. If you forget, there may be a penalty of $10 levied against you. We really don’t want the $10 or the hassle; we just want you to pay any fees associated with using PayPal. Here’s the process: Sign in to your PayPal account, OR Create a new account at PayPal.com. Go to “My Account”. Select “Send Money” in menu bar. Send to treasurer@metacongunclub.com. Fill in amount. Select “Personal” and “Payment Owed”. Hit “Continue”. Check box “I will pay the fee” if you are paying with credit card. Hit “Send Money”. You are done. Drop box You may also place payments in the mailbox slot at the Club. Late Payment Add $27.50 ($25 + tax)

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Go to Meeting, p.6

Time to Make Budget Requests

The Club’s 2012 budget is still being formulated for draft presentation to the Board of Governors in February. Anyone with specific requests, comments, or suggestions

Following the conclusion of various fundraising activities, including matche by Class III, Falling Plate, Rifle, Bullseye, and NECPL, plus several Friends of Metacon events, the Club was able to write a check to Gifts of Love for $1115.00. Another $250 was donated directly by members, and a pile of food stuffs was also collected and donated. The fundraising effort was instigated primarily by Bob Margolis, who extends a “thank you” to all those who helped make our donation possible.

The link below gets you to Bob Crook’s web site. Everyone should get on his e-mail list, as he provides information on just about everything political about guns, hunting and fishing. www.ctsportsmen.com

President’s, Cont’d from p. 1

Think, Act, Be Safe

The Metacon bullseye pistol team has openings for new members interested in honing their shooting skills, competing with other shooters, visiting other ranges and having a good time. It is a great excuse to get out and shoot. The Bullseye team competes each year in the Metropolitan Revolver League of Hartford. The league name is a bit of a misnomer since most competitors are firing semi-auto pistols. There are 13 teams in the league. The season runs from September to April. Each team competes twice with each other team during the season. One match is fired at their home range and one at the opponent’s home range. Metacon matches are held Wednesday evenings. The away matches are Monday through Friday depending on the opponent’s home night. One match is fired each week with a break around the holidays. A match consists of 3 targets with 10 shots fired on each. The first target is a 50ft NRA B-2 Slow fire target. 10 shots are fired in a 10 minute period. The second and third targets are NRA B-3 Timed and Rapid fire targets. The second target is fired on twice. 5 shots fired in 20 seconds then the remaining 5 shots in another 20 second period. The third target is also fired twice. 5 shots in 10 seconds and again with 5 shots in 10 seconds. The total of the three targets makes up the score for the competitor. The team score is made up of the top 5 competitors for the evening. If a teammate is having a ‘below average experience’ on a given night his or her score won’t hurt the team. Also, with the top 5 targets used for the team score, any competitor who can’t make it for the night won’t hurt the team either. The equipment needed is quite minimal. Safety glasses, hearing protection. A .22 caliber pistol or revolver. Both open iron sights and scopes are acceptable and 30 rounds of .22 ammo (a few extra in case a re-fire is needed is a good idea). The club has a S&W 422 with iron sights and a Ruger Mark III with a scope available if you don’t have a .22 pistol yet. If the match is at Metacon a couple of dollars towards refreshments is requested. If anyone is interesting in trying some practice matches, Monday evenings are designated practice nights. Interested members should email me (mjurras@yahoo.com) for more information or if they would like to try a practice match and I will call a few relays some evening. I am generally at the club Monday evenings from 6p to 7:30p during junior rifle practice.

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METACON BULLSEYE TEAM OPENINGS

By Jeff Moores

Early Sunday morning on Sept 23rd, 18 Simsbury boy scouts from Troop 76 were introduced to the world of shooting sports at the Metacon. After a long day, all 18 scouts completed their requirements for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Rifle Merit badge. Merit badge classes are typically taught by counselors who are experienced in the subject area; in this case they were scout parents as well as Metacon members, Jim Hatch, John Mundt, John Harmon & Ted Hsu. There are nearly 120 merit badges available for scouts to obtain. The Rifle Merit badge is one of the most popular of merit badges. Scouts must rely on summer camp to take the class, often competing with hundreds of scouts to learn on too few rifles. Troop 76 has been fortunate in having a relationship with the Metacon Gun Club. Metacon’s excellent facilities and club competition rifles and equipment allow for safe and efficient training. Since 2004, many rifle merit badge classes have been

taught at Metacon?s facilities to all three of Simsbury’s boy scout troops. For many of Troop 76’s scouts between the ages of 11-16, this was their very first introduction to firearms. The .22 single shot target rifle is the BSA’s required rifle. The club’s excellent Anschutz rifles were a treat to the scouts compared to the less precise summer camp rifles. Topics covered include range safety, shooting positions, and marksmanship fundamentals. Qualifying for the badge requires firing five shot groups within the size of a quarter at 50 feet. The Metacon instructors stayed with each scout until the last scout qualified. Responsible firearms instruction is critical for developing responsible, independent, thinking American citizens; an idea cherished by both the BSA and here at Metacon. Note: Indoor range remained open to all members at all times and no outdoor range facilities were used. Many happy and proud scouts and their families were won over. Thank you, Metacon members!

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Scouts hold Rifle Merit Badge Class

FullName Balance Due Jim Blanchette 100.00 Seth Boynick 100.00 David E. Bushong 100.00 Mark D. Cannon 100.00 Arthur Carlson 100.00 Daniel J. Depinto Sr 100.50 Michael Digiacomo 67.00 George D. Dooley 100.00 Frank J. Fallon 100.00 Aaron Fishkin 100.00 John E. Guyan Jr 33.00 John R. Hannan 100.00 Christopher Harper 65.00 Chris M. Hartwell 100.00

Kevin W. Jackson 100.00 Edward S. Jason 100.00 Greg Keppler 100.00 Jean M. Levan 47.50 James A. Magadini 100.00 Frank R. Nemeth 100.00 Robert Pereslugoff 100.00 Lawrence M. Reilley 100.00 Edwin Rios 100.00 Dean C. Scheffler 100.00 Ernest W. Schneider Jr 104.01 Jared Shaw 100.00 Young S. Sohn 100.00 Lewis R. Sotnick 100.00

FullName Balance Due

The above listed members are in suspension and are about to be expelled from the Club for non-payment of monies owed, per the bylaws. To prevent loss of membership you must contact Membership Secretary Peter Donahue immediately at

860-985-9547, or PO Box 330069 West Hartford, CT 06133, or membership@metacongunclub.com This is absolutely your last opportunity to preserve your membership in the Club.

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Safety And Education News

The Election is close upon us. As usual, there is just a massive amount of information available to “help’ determine our decisions. The number of issues that you may have an interest in, driven by technology, leaves a huge amount of information to sort through. For gun owners, the election, and the coming year is of extraordinary importance. Obama win means Supreme Court pick(s) most likely very anti-2nd Amendment. The President has already stated he will push for various tough restrictions and bans on gun ownership (think England and Australia). The President has also stated he will sign the UN Treaty on small arms. There are Congressional Senators and Representatives who have introduced legislation to block the above treaty. A little traction is current but the various outcomes of Congressional races will determine the bill’s future Other legislation in Congress in the touted bill by Sen. Lautengerg (D) NJ, to ban on-line sale of ammunition and requires face to face ammo sales, registration of ammo dealers and some incidental items. This bill

Politics By Robert Ronstrom

Safety And Education By Robert Ronstrom

Metacon will again be holding events to benefit our annual Gifts of Love food drive. In the upcoming months directors of our various disciplines will be holding matches and asking for your donations of food and/or money, all of which is earmarked for the Avon based Gifts of Love food pantry. Donations will be accepted at any time at Metacon in our club house. Food items can be placed in the Gifts of Love receptacle and financial gifts can be placed in the office mail slot. Please make any checks payable to GIFTS OF LOVE. All donations are tax deductible. Please check the website for more details. Below is a listing of some of the match dates: 11/20 - Class III match 11/26 - Friends of Metacon 11/27 - .22 Falling Plate match 12/4 - Northeast Combat Pistol League

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Events to Benefit Gifts of Love

By Bob Margolis

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The program is progressing with the practices being the current focus. The Fall is always slow in the match calendar. The veteran shooters are honing their skills as well as getting the shots necessary to earn the various NRA qualification awards. The younger shooters are still getting the basics pinned down. There are several who may be able to start the very basic awards qualifications. This is good for the shooters as well the program. Due to numbers, we still have split range times and this smoothed out considerably.

Juniors’ Program

people less than an hour). The trailer will then be towed off-site. If you have a full size truck or SUV with a hitch platform and have towed a trailer, please let us know if you could do that chore too, if necessary. Also remember that any time spent would be credited toward the work assessment requirement. Those interested should contact At-Large Governor Jim Couture at 860-5955152 or couture9404@yahoo.com .

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has a little traction. Forget not another attempt to not only reinstate the “Clinton AW ban, but to greatly expand the list of banned firearms. The best source of the Federal legislation about firearms is at thomas.loc.gov. Type in firearms and the current list of 164 bills pop up. You can read the text, determine co-sponsors, and current status. In CT, expect more attempts to greatly expand the current AW ban, enact a hi-cap ban, restriction on sales of firearms and micro-stamping. NY is making a determined effort to get micro-stamping. If so, then Ma, then ? Last year due to the efforts of many groups and very many individuals, certain of the anti-gun bills never got to the floor for a vote. Bob Crook (ctsportsmen.com) and the Connecticut Citizens Defense League (ccdl.us), were helpful if not instrumental in stopping some of bills. If you wish, a visit to cga.ct.gov provides great information about legislation. Numbers count, participation really does make an impression no matter your interest. Please vote.

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Safety And Education News

By Robert Ronstrom The Safety and Education Committee has approved courses of fire (COF’s) for the next Rifle match and IDPA match. PLEASE NOTE: A small first aid pouch has been placed on the OR and the IR. These are designed to cover minor incidents such as stings, scratches, small cuts and similar happenings. As always use your best judgment for care required in a given incident. The committee will monitor these kits for re-supply and effectiveness.

The Membership Meeting was held on Tuesday October 16, 2012 at Metacon Gun Club. The meeting was called to order by club Vice President, Bob Margolis at 7:32PM. Bob Margolis opened the meeting and welcomed Scott Wilson and the executive board from the CT Civil Defense League, attending to present a plaque recognizing the support given to CCDL. There were no minutes from September 18, 2012 as the meeting was canceled due to a power outage. The August 21, 2012 membership meeting minutes were read, seconded and approved. Bob then called upon 7 new applicants to introduce themselves and say a few words. Membership Secretary Peter Donahue reported total membership of 776 – 734 regular, 27 spousal, 5 junior, 5 life, 4 law enforcement, and 1 discretionary. Peter made a motion to move 13 people to the waitlist. Treasurer Mike Palmer reported on the total assets in various deposit accounts and CD accounts. We have not incurred the expense associated with the

capital improvements for which the special assessment was made. Those amounts are expected to be expended in the following year. Mike Palmer, reporting for Building and Grounds, said that Robert Sunday is interested in the Building & Grounds position. Mike will work with Robert through the rest of Mike’s term and see if Robert wants to run for the position in the next election. No major projects or work parties scheduled at current time. Mike recognized Art Tiede for his involvement in cleaning the indoor range. Assistant Treasurer June Shew reported for the Oversight Committee, saying that they’re having trouble opening reports in new software. Governor at Large Art Tiede reported on Metacon IDPA being the first Sunday of every month. The previous match was a backup gun match with 25 total shooters. Results were placed into national completion results. Next match is Sunday November 4, 2012. The roster will be limited to 26 participants. Rifle Director Vlad Mashkovich reported that last month’s match had 3 people. Vlad reminded non-members that they could attend for a fee of $10. Handgun Director Jeff Moores reported for Bullseye League and noted 1 win and 3 losses (but losing to good teams). The match schedule is posted on the bulletin board. Juniors Director Bob Ronstrom reported the program is doing well. Bob also

reported for S&E indicating courses of fire have been approved for the next rifle match and IDPA. Additionally, Bob reported on political activities regarding firearms and supporting the efforts of CCDL. Bob encouraged members to call/write legislators and attend hearings and meetings as available. The club purchased a table of 10 at the CT Coalition of Sportsman annual dinner. Currently 3 seats are available for $55 per ticket. See Gary Lenk if interested. Bob Margolis started a discussion for the members in attendance regarding the use of the indoor range by Avon Old Farms School. Bob informally polled the members in attendance if they were in favor of continuing access for Avon Old Farms and most but not all of the attendees were in favor. Additional discussion took place regarding the calendar and how the on-line calendar and paper calendar should be consistent. Bob discussed instituting a calendar request form. Calendar requests for pistol permit classes on November 11, 2012, where the classroom will be closed from 8:30AM to 5PM and November 17, 2012 where the classroom will be closed from 9AM to 6PM. A calendar request for Appleseed 2013 was made for May 11th and 12th 2013.

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