Club Officers
President Stuart
Stein
Vice
President Cheryl Moseley
Secretary Bob Holland
Treasurer Robin Meyer
Executive Officer
J. Green
Club Information
Web page: Got a new computer for 2004 and now your ready to begin your Internet introduction? Well, dont forget about the club web site. Sean works very hard to keep the site up to date and informative at www.stemmersrun.org. Also, to keep abreast of what's happening at the AGC Marriottsville Range by logging onto their site at: www.associatedgunclubs.org
Club email addresses are:
vice_president@stemmersrun.org
If you need to contact a club officer, email is 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.
Secretary Minutes & Newsletter Information.
If you'd
like to contribute an article about our beloved shooting sport disciplines or
have some pertinent information you'd like to share with your fellow club
members than by all means forward it to:
Bob Holland
410-296-1596
Treasurers Report
Robin Meyer
410-833-8310
Robin was pleased to announce that after 2003 club expenses, including the recent Christmas Party, the club now carries a positive cash balance of $ 1,786.00.
New Member Chairman
If you would like to become involved with the club without taking up too much of your valuable time, then we have the job for you. We need someone willing to be the point of contact for new and prospective club members. Prior to our monthly meetings you will orient these new members to the AGC rules and prepare them for the AGC range orientation course.
If your interested please contact Stu at: 410-486-6089.
New Member:
January Meeting Attendees: David Baker, Frank Baker, Ron Bremer, J.R.
Broderick, Del Cockey, Duke Frazier, Ann Frazier, James Gilley, Dan Green, Jay
Green, Bob Holland, Jeff Howard, Doug Ishio, John Jarvis, Fred Leeper, Jim
Meyer, Robin Meyer, Dave Seman, Stu Stein, Lou Sulzbacher, Steve Trent, Mark
Van Winkle.
Editorials:
New 2004 Range
Badges are now on sale.
AGC Report
J. Green
410-435-2528
Del Cockey elected new AGC
President for 2004!!!
The AGC 2004 Election of Officers was held on January 6th and the results were really a big surprise. Stemmers Run own Del Cockey was elected the new President. Former President, Ralph Mussella, had decided not to seek re-election due to health reasons. We all recall that last year Ralph suffered a debilitating stroke but recovered strong enough to assume his duties of overseeing AGC operations. Del decided to run for the office since he'd previously held the position of VP for a number of years. He was elected by a unanimous vote. Congratulations, Del! We all wish you the best this upcoming year.
Legislative Report
Jim Meyer
(410) 833-8310
The MD Assault Weapons Ban SB288 has been put on the fast track in Annapolis. The proposed ban provisions: ▪ Redefines and expands the soon to expire federal ban to include up to 45 semi-auto
Rifles
▪ A roster board will determine what constitutes an assault weapon that
can later be expanded to include anything they deem necessary ▪ allows
owners of
these weapons as of Sept. 13 to register them
in order to keep them.
(In 1935, Hitler began passing a series of decrees on the German people that
registered all firearms, which by 1939 ended with total confiscation. Even
Hitler understood that the gradual expansion of seemingly harmless laws could
have a very effective eventual result. We urge you to call your state senator
to voice your concern that SB288 is not going to have any effect on the
day-to-day crime rates in Baltimore City. Better yet call or email the
following: Sen. John Gianetti 410-841-3141 or john_gianetti@senate.state.md.us
Call Sen. James Brochin 410-841-3648 or jim_brochin@senate.state.md.us.
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. said recently that he is opposed to a
statewide ban on the sale of assault-style weapons, thus setting
up a
showdown with Democratic leaders in the General Assembly who want
to implement the measure before the federal ban expires this year.
Ehrlich did not say whether he would veto the legislation if it
makes it to his desk, but his communications director, Paul E. Schurick, said
the Republican administration could never support the measure. Even if it
passes and Ehrlich vetoes it, chances are the Democrat controlled Assembly may
have the votes to overturn it.
Everyone----lets get involved before its too
late!!!
State Assoc Report
J. Green
410-433-9389
No report available
Disciplines
Hi Power
J Green
410-433-2528
● Prospective Hi-Power Shooters the winter 2004 Hi-Power Rifle Clinics will be held again this year at Messick Hall as follows:
February 22 .8am to 3pm
February 29 .8 am to 3pm
March 7 ...9 am to 4pm
March 14 .9 am to 4 pm
March 21 .9 am to 4 pm
Register by calling Dave Nace of Monumental R&P at 301-854-3628.
● AGC Team results from the Fall Hi-Power season has our own Dan Green placing 3rd overall in the Marksman class. Congratulations, Dan!!
● Bridgeville,
Del. Matches have been firmed for 2004. Call or see Jay for more information.
Action Pistol
Jim Meyer
410-833-8310
►Polar Bear Shoot◄
The club's first Pistol Shoot of 2004 will
be held next Saturday February 21st.
Jim sez this is the event we all need to shake out the cabin fever
cobwebs and once again savor the smell of spent cordite in the morning!! Fred
Leeper has agreed to run the match, weather permitting, at the AGC Pistol range
from 10am til 3pm. Any caliber, any action can be used
.so here's your chance
to get out and put some down range!! We
need a good turnout for this, so get up and get out!!
►Stemmers Fun Shoot◄
Jim is also pleased to announce that if you
can't make the Polar Bear Shoot then we'll hold a Fun Pistol Shoot on Saturday
March 20th, also from 10am to 3pm. (This is a day before our March
21st Meeting) Same venue - any caliber, any action.
Jim will have more info on these matches,
plus our Annual Pistol Shoot & Picnic scheduled for April 24th,
at our upcoming February meeting.
IDPA: International Defensive Pistol Assoc.
**A New Pistol Discipline submitted by John Jarvis 301--362-9960**
Basically, IDPA is an IPSC or USPSA style discipline but with "real world" equipment
restrictions and scenarios (so they say). The attached Thurmont matches consist of 5 stages and sometime during the year we'll
throw in backup gun
stage that require transition to a backup arm to complete a
shooting
scenario and also some great stages that require transition to a
defensive
carbine to engage targets out to 60-80 yards or so. Most local
matches are low key, with people approaching the matches as training
opportunities. You shoot for score, but
everyone is there to help and I've never seen a range-nazi mentality about
equipment, etc. Common sense and safety
prevails (although there was that 3 second penalty I incurred for leaving an
empty mag behind after a reload because the mag didn't come from a slide-locked
pistol, oh well).
IDPA matches are held at the
Thurmont Sportsman's and Conservation Club about 40 minutes from
AGC, in the
Action Pistol newsletter section.
This is the entire 2004 schedule.
First match doesn't require IDPA membership, but they'll ask that you be
an IDPA member for subsequent matches.
Matches run about $10.
▫▫March 16th - Tues. 2 PM
▫April 20th - Tues 2 PM - Classifier
▫ April 25th - Sunday 10 AM
▫May 18th - Tues 2 PM
▫June 15th - Tues 2 PM
▫June 27th - Sunday 10 AM
▫July 20th - Tues 2 PM
▫Aug 17th - Tues 2 PM
▫Aug 29th - Sunday 10 AM
▫Sept. 21 - Tues. 2 PM
▫Oct 19th - Tues 2 PM - Classifier
▫Oct. 31 - Sunday 10 AM
▫Nov. 16th - Tues 2 PM
For info see Web: IDPA.COM
Shotgun
Robin Meyer
410-833-8310
● Trap Shoots prior to our monthly club meetings will resume with the Sunday April 18th meeting and continue thru til October.
● Trap every Wednesday afternoon and Sundays at the Messick Trap range.
● Robin is still looking for volunteers to represent Stemmers
Run and help honcho some AGC Sunday Trap Range dates that have yet to filled.
New Business:
Get Well: Long time member Frank McGowan recently had surgery and is recovering at home. The club will send a fruit basket and card. Get well soon, Frank!!
NRA: The 2004 NRA National Convention will be held in Pittsburgh, PA from April 16 thru 18. Jim Meyer stated that this a once in a lifetime event since it is rarely held east of the "Big Muddy". He suggests that any and all interested club members contact him or Stu to make arrangements to possibly form carpools for those interested in going. If you'd like to spend the weekend than possibly hotel accommodations can be researched.
Regional Gun Shows:
PG County Showplace Arena
February 21-22 (Silverado)
State Fairgrounds Timonium
February 13-15 (Camrod)
Pikesville NG Armory, Pikesville
March 6-7 (Camrod)
Upcoming Events:
This Sunday February 15th
7:30 pm @ Messick Hall
Range Badges & Election of
2004 Club Officers
Club meetings are always held the 3rd
Sunday of every month except August. Remaining 2004 meetings:
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August no meeting
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19 Christmas Holiday Party
Election of Club Officers:
This Sundays' meeting we will hold elections for 2004. The good news is, President Stu Stein, VP Cheryl Moseley, Secretary Bob Holland and AGC Trustee Jay Green have all decided to return as nominees for their respective offices. The bad (or rather sad) news is that after more than 25 years, Robin Meyer has decided to hang it up and retire as club Treasurer. A nominee for that slot, however, was quickly found: none other than Duke Frazier. A club member since 1993, Duke has decided to throw his hat in the ring.
Other nominees for any of the above offices will also be accepted and is more than welcome. Please, if you'd like to contribute to the club in a meaningful way, than by all means become part of the solution. At the very least try to make it the election proceedings and have your vote count.
Alex Koss
02/01
Jim Meyer
02/03
John Mathis
. 02/20
Henry F. Roese
02/22
Quote of the Month:
"The most foolish
mistake we could make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms.
History shows that all conquerors who have allowed the subject races to carry
arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing. Indeed, I would go so far as
to say that the supply of arms to the underdogs is a sine qua non for the
overthrow of any sovereignty."
- Adolf Hitler, Edict of
March 18,
1938.