Club Officers
President Stuart
Stein
Vice
President Cheryl Moseley
Secretary Bob Holland
Treasurer Robin Meyer
Executive Officer
J. Green
Bob Holland
Club Information
Web page
Don’t forget about the club web site. Sean works very hard to keep the site up to date and informative.
Club email addresses are:
vice_president@stemmersrun.org
If you need to contact a club officer, email is also the way to go if you have the access. These addresses are forwarded directly to the home email of each officer and you will get a response as quickly as possible. If you don't use the pc, then pick up the phone and call the discipline officers shown in this mailer.
New Member Chairman:
Ladies and gentlemen, we are pleased
to announce that Mr. John Bindas has volunteered to become the New Member
Chairman. John has been a club member since 1996 and is looking forward to
serving the needs of our new members. He will be responsible for orienting all
potential members prior to all monthly meetings and prepare them for the new
AGC induction
process. We all thanked John for stepping forward to
fill this important position by giving him a thunderous round of applause.
October Meeting Attendees:
John Bindas, J.R. Broderick, Del
Cockey, Duke & Ann Frazier, Jim Gilley, Dan Green, Jay Green, Guy Hall, Bob
Holland, Greg Jovellanos, Mel Marshall, Jim& Robin Meyer, Cheryl Moseley,
Stu Stein, Steve Trent, Mark Van Winkle, Scott & Bobbie Zeck.
Meeting Minutes
Bob Holland
410-296-1596
The October meeting opened with our time honored pledge of allegiance to Old Glory.
Treasurers Report
Robin Meyer
410-833-8310
Robin gave the Treasurer's report stating that the club carries a positive balance of $3,517.92.
AGC Report
J. Green
410-435-2528
● The new 2004 AGC club events calendar will be finalized by November 1st. Stu indicates that Stemmers will hopefully have an increased number of scheduled events for the upcoming shooting season.
● Important
Notice -The
AGC has voted to delay the introduction of the Photo Range Badges for 2004. It
seems that a problem with the computer software and the equipment used to make
the badges could not be overcome in time for the
December deadline. We will, therefore, retain the metal badges for 2004. The
big change, however, will be the method used by the clubs and individuals to
purchase them. In the past, the AGC gave Robin a batch of badges to sell
directly to club members beginning December of each year. Then after each
monthly meeting Robin would forward the proceeds directly to the AGC.
The new procedure just voted in by the AGC
would require that each individual pay for his or her badge up front. The club
would then forward the money to the AGC, whereupon the AGC would issue
the badges to be picked up by members at the next club meeting. Many members
hotly discussed this new procedure since it could delay by up to one month your getting a badge. Robin was especially incensed since it
reflected on an apparent lack of trust the AGC has in its club treasurers. As an AGC VP, Del Cockey tried, in vain, to
explain that it was a number of other club treasurers who were holding on to
the money, some for many months. Holding back on the range fees denies the AGC
the use of those funds and the resulting bank interest. Needless to say, we are
now stuck with the AGC's need to gain immediate use of our range badge
fees. In addition, this process will
also require that each club forward a list of its 2003 badge holders, including
addresses, so that it can mail the 2004 badges if necessary.
● Monumental Rifle & Pistol Club's Women On
Target will sponsor a Firearms Cleaning and Maintenance Program at the
Barnes Range House on December 12th. Contact Jay for more
information.
● The Rosedale Maryland Friends of the
NRA annual fund-raiser & banquet will be held on Thursday November 20th.
For more information call Claudette Gadsen at 410-319-4867.
Legislative Report
Jim Meyer
(410) 833-8310
An odd thing is happening to liberal Democrats as we near the 2004 elections: some are now supporting more conservative positions, especially about guns. Last month, Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota and nine other Democrats backed a Republican bill protecting gun manufacturers, dealers and ammunition makers from liability lawsuits - blocking gun-control activists and trial lawyers suing the firearms industry for any deaths and injuries caused by guns. Just a few years ago, Democrats would have condemned this bill. But now they consider it an issue they can't avoid. Democrat strategists blame gun-control issues the reason they lost the House in 1994 and cost Al Gore the White House in 2000. "Democrats must wake up to the fact that gun owners prefer candidates who stand up for gun rights, responsible gun laws and vigorous law enforcement," stated Jon Cowan, president of Americans for Gun
Safety. Democrats like Daschle, who represent very rural states with large populations of gun-owners, realize that it could also cost them their jobs. Democratic pollsters have found that voters widely believe they have a constitutional right to own guns, but many - especially gun owners- believe that many Democrat politicians don't necessarily share that belief. Well, they'd better take a very hard, realistic view next November.
State Rifle & Pistol Assoc Report
J. Green
The
Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association annual meeting was held October
26th at the Anne Arundel Fish & game located in
Disciplines
Hi Power
J Green
410-433-2528
●The
AGC Hi-power season ended on October 12th for the Stemmers team.
Members will be assisting the AGC with Hunter Sight-in on the upcoming weekends
on the 100- yard range. Since
● The National Matches in
● Dual Stemmers Run and Chesapeake Club
member Steve Trent recently qualified for the Hi-Power Distinguished Pin in the
CMP E.I.C. (LEG) match at
Juniors
Stuart Stein
410-486-6089
No activity and no report.
Action Pistol
Jim Meyer
410-833-8310
The area match season has ended with the Chambersburg Police Practical Combat match on November 2nd and the Running Deer Shoot on November 9th.
Hopefully, next year will see a dramatic increase in the number and variety of pistol matches.
IPSC & Bull's Eye
Fred Leeper
410-521-2154
No report
Shotgun
Robin Meyer
410-833-8310
● The AGC has again requested that Stemmers Run help to supply volunteers to assist in running of the trap range for a number of upcoming shoots. Stu would like to request that anyone with or without
trap range experience to pitch-in, the more
experienced members could get you up speed in no time. We need at least 3
volunteers, so lets show the AGC that Stemmers Run can
do its part.
Shotgun shooting is still going strong even if the weather is not cooperating. Dedicated trap shooters can find something to do several times a week if they are looking.
Monday pm
Wednesday am Marriottsville
Wednesday pm Marriottsville
Wednesday pm North Carroll
Sunday
Sunday
Sporting Clays at
(Located
near
Silhouette & Bowling Pin
Del Cockey
410-636-6699
Nothing scheduled yet for the upcoming season.
New Business:
●The AGC 2004 Shooting Schedule is being finalized. If you would like to see more pistol matches, more
trap match/picnics, or more Hi-Power matches for next year then now is your chance. Give Stu a call at 410-486-6089 or e-mail
and let him know what you'd like to see for next year.
● Drawing for Bill Shimp's Hi-Power Reloading Press,
dies, case trimmers, scales and countless other goodies were won by Mark Van
Winkle. Happy reloading Mark and thanks to long time member and former club
president Bill Shimp for his service to the club as well as his generosity.
Editorials:
Runaway Idiots----now
If you've seen the ads running recently on tv
about the new movie "The Runaway Jury" starring Gene Hackman you'd
come to expect another exciting and suspenseful film. Well, don't bother! The
movie begins with a man and many of his co-workers being gunned down by a
former employee. Years later, his wife sues the manufacturer that created the
gun that killed her husband. Then the nasty pro-gun group goes into action. The
pro-gun group is viewed as a bunch of jack-booted Nazis scheming throughout the
film, attempting to kill some people, threatening jurors, stealing,
conspiring and doing every illegal and unethical thing
possible. The hatchet job on the freedom to own firearms is a theme throughout
the entire film. The viewer is continually bombarded with the ongoing message
that the problem of gun violence can only be solved when the gun manufacturers
are held legally, morally, and financially responsible. The only juror arguing
on behalf of the gun manufacturers and the Second Amendment is a hate-filled
former Marine who likes to yell a lot. He, therefore, represents
Upcoming Events:
● Our next Club meeting is this Sunday
November 16th
● Stemmer's Run
Annual Christmas
This is it folks! This is what we've all been waiting for - the world famous Stemmer's Run Christmas Holiday Party. Stu says this year's party will be the best ever. Great food, including pit beef, burgers, dogs and lots of desserts and a variety of door prizes will insure that no one goes away hungry or empty handed. So that everyone has an even wider selection of food, we encourage everyone to bring your favorite covered dish or dessert. If not then a $5 donation will go a long way! So, mark your calendars for December 21st.
John Jarvis 11/01
Mario Butter 11/03
Tuan Le 11/03
Richard Zander 11/12
Christopher Cutson 11/15
Mary Barth 11/18
David Barth 11/19
William Leidy 11/22
Del Cockey 11/28
David Argentieri 11/30
Jeffrey Oursler 11/30
Thanks go out to J.R Broderick.'s wife, Stephanie, for the wonderful cake she sent to the last meeting to celebrate the club birthdays.
Quote of the Month
We need
to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible
for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we
have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
-1993