SASI

Folks:

SASI will be conducting it's first, annual Females and Firearms Educational Event (FAFEE), on Saturday, October 21st, 2017, at Old Bethpage R&P Club, 70 Kean Street, in West Babylon.

If you would like to learn:
how to safely handle a firearm,
about safe storage options, for your home,
about modern or historic firearms,
in a female-only class,
in a safe, friendly environment and/or
about competitive shooting and/or hunting basics,

then this Females and Firearms Educational Event is perfect for you!

    In the morning, from approximately 9am, until noon, you will be in the classroom, gaining a basic understanding of firearms fundamentals. After that, we will provide you with a free lunch, consisting of pizza and soft drinks. After lunch, you will proceed to our indoor range, in small groups, for one-on-one shooting instruction, with experienced instructors, to shoot .22 caliber rifles. We will be providing all the required equipment, including rifles, ammunition, ear protection, eye protection and targets. You will keep your targets and ear plugs, as mementos.

    Preregistration is required. Registration forms are attached, in PDF format. The registration form must be printed, completed, then mailed, to  Please mail all completed forms to:

Insurance/Contract Review Unit, Recreational and Special Programs Underwriting Dept., Protective Insurance, 101 N. Wellwood Ave., Lindenhurst, NY 11757-400101.

. There are TWO, DIFFERENT registration forms: one each, for adults and minors. All valid registrations will be confirmed, by telephone. Only preregistered students will be able to attend. Sign-in time, that morning, is 8:45.

Gary

Folks:
    There are TWO California federal law suits, which have the potential to knock the socks off NY’s unSAFE Act, via SCOTUS. They are:

Duncan et al. v. Becerra, No. 17-1017 (Southern District of California brief, filed June 5th, 2017); and Wiese et al. v. Becerra, No. 17-cv-00903 (Eastern District of California brief, filed June 23rd, 2017).

Both are challenging California’s similar statute and are NOT expected to be collapsed, for fear of going forward, as was the NY suit. NRA and other organizations are strongly behind each of these actions.

PDFs of each complaint are attached, for your review.
Gary

I came across the attached article, in the April/May, 2017, issue of Peterson's Hunting magazine. I suspect that many of you will find the Holiday Inn chain no longer acceptable.

Gary

The FREE event is open to all boys and girls, ages 12~17, at the time of the event.
    The date is Saturday, April 22nd. The location is Old Bethpage Rifle & Pistol Club, at 70 Kean St., West Babylon. The time for the youngsters to arrive, is by 8:45am.
    The youngsters will be in the upstairs classroom, from 9am~noon, during which time they will participate in a youth-friendly version of the basic NRA Rifle Safety Course, for which they will be awarded a Certificate of Completion.
    After the class, there will be a lunch break. We will be catering lunch, which will consist of pizza and soft drinks, for all of the youngsters, plus staff, all no cost to you. Coffee will be available, at lunch.
    After lunch, the youngsters will move downstairs, in groups of 10~13 at a time, to the range, where they will shoot, for qualification, with qualified Instructors, in a one-on-one scenario. Those who are not shooting will remain in the classroom, until their turn to shoot. Those who have completed shooting, will return to the classroom, while the others shoot. If your group finishes, before all others have completed the cycle, you are free to leave, if you wish.
    The youngsters will be allowed to keep their targets, as souvenirs, after they are scored and certified.
    If the youngster is a Boy Scout and wishes to qualify for the Rifle Merit Badge, he will have to provide his BSA Blue Card, which we will mail back to his Scout Master.
    We will have right-handed and left-handed rifles, for the youngsters.All required equipment and ammunition will be provided, at no cost.
    If you are coming from the East or the West, take the Southern State Parkway, to the Straight Path exit, then go North, on Straight Path (approx ½ mile), to Edison Ave. Make a left, onto Edison, then go to Kean St. (just a few blocks). Make a right, onto Kean, then go to #70. It’s on the left, just past the fence company and the face of the building is a yellow-orange brick. It was built to look like just another factory, in this industrial area.
    Old Bethpage's parking lot can accommodate about 25 vehicles and street parking is legal.

    Registration forms are here:

Parental permission and hold harmless, for Youth Shoot.pdf (312.4KB)

Hold harmless agreement, for adults, for Youth Shoot.pdf (287KB)

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