Supporting gun ownership and sportsmen's rights in response to the flurry of anti-gun and sport legislation under consideration in Congress and the Illinois State Legislature.
(If you would like to include your organization or events on our calendar, please contact us and we'll accommodate you)
As Chairman of the Law & Justice Committee of the McHenry County Board, Nick Provenzano has led the fight in
support of the 2nd Amendment and gun owner’s rights. His recent leadership to introduce the Pro 2nd Amendment
Resolution led to a unanimous vote of support by all 24 county board members of our gun owners rights. Nick’s
leadership came at a difficult time in Northern Illinois and came prior to the Supreme Court ruling upholding 2nd
Amendment rights to individual citizens. Nick stood up to Chicago politicians and the Governor at a time when it wasn’t
politically correct.
Now Nick needs our help as he faces an Anti-gun Democrat challenger for his County Board seat in the fall election. This
opponent will surely use Nick’s defense of 2nd Amendment Rights as a tool to rally the Anti-gun radicals to defeat Nick in November. We can’t let that happen and now is our time to come together to help Nick’s campaign.
Please join with the Sportsman’s Association at a fundraising dinner on Nick’s behalf on September 18.
$30 per person Dinner & Cash Bar
McHenry VFW Post 4600
3002 W. Rte. 120 McHenry, IL
Details on this PDF.
What a gorgeous day to be outside shooting - The sun was shining and the sky was blue with happy, puffy white clouds! Beforehand, Jerry G. and I met at Linda's Wilmot Cafe, which serves up a great bit of breakfast fare in a friendly atmosphere, and then headed on over to Bristol for the match.
The guys at ASSA set up the night before and coach new shooters through a safety/Q&A session, then settle in to a little practice. They generally run two courses of fire. Both COF's are geared towards pistols, one of which can be shot with a pistol caliber carbine (MP5's and UZI's are ok!!), while the other is setup with a shotgun section.
Jerry G. ran his ancient, shot-out ;) - what is it now, 70,000 rds? - Para hicap .45 and I, again, ran my Advantage Arms .22 conversion kit (how much does ammo cast again?!?!) on my GLOCK frame.
We broke in to two sqauds and headed to our respective courses of fire.
First stage started out with the pistol - engage targets while seated, then run to some cover engage a plate rack, reload and engage a popper that obscured a clay-pigeon. Break the pigeon, then carry an ammo can and shoot one handed at four targets. Easy enough...
Carbine shooters ran the same course, firing from seated, then standing to engage targest at ~25 yards. Pistol shooters could opt to shoot the pistol course of fire again.
The next stages started with a 9 rounds shotgun course of fire, after which we transitioned to pistol and shot a good mix of steel and paper while on the move.
Finally, we were run through the stress shoot-off course by shooting the 6-shot plate rack using pistols for time - I think Jerry was ~10 seconds. Me an my soft recoiling .22 cleaned up the competition at 6 + "hope and change" seconds...
Posted 07:22PM Sep 07, 2008 by MCSA
The Action Shooting Sports Association presents the Fall Frenzy!
Learn and practice:
Limited to 25 people - $45.00 for member, $50.00 for non-members. Rain or shine event. See http://actionshootingsports.com for more details.
(22's welcome. Bring a hat with brim, minimum of 300 rds, belt & hoslter, eye & ear protection, at least two magazine pouches.)
Posted 06:25PM Sep 07, 2008 by MCSA
He says he supports the 2nd Amendment, but he's for an "Assault Weapon Ban" because he states that they're used for criminal purposes, even through the FBI states that they aren't.
Dear *.:
Thank you for contacting me regarding gun policy. I appreciate hearing your perspective on this important issue.
I respect the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership. But I am also concerned about the human consequences of guns falling into the wrong hands and being misused. I do not find objectionable the goal of keeping firearms out of the hands of children, terrorists, gang members and criminals in general. The question for me is how to best accomplish that goal without abridging the rights of hunters, sportsmen, and other legitimate gun owners. As I consider gun legislation, I will work to find the appropriate balance between these two objectives.
For example, Senator David Vitter (R-LA), in response to complaints about the confiscation of firearms during the recovery from Hurricane Katrina, offered an amendment that would prohibit such confiscations in areas hit by natural disaster. I voted with Senator Vitter on this amendment. On the other hand, I support the re-imposition of the ban on the sale of assault weapons that expired in September 2004 because I believe these guns are used primarily for criminal rather than sporting intent. I also support requiring gun manufacturers to install child safety locks on all of their products.
Again, I have always believed that the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to bear arms, but I also identify with the need for crime-ravaged communities to save their children from the violence that plagues our streets through common-sense, effective safety measures. I do not believe that these two principles – the individual right and the rights of a community to maintain public safety – are contradictory.
On June 26, 2008, the Supreme Court endorsed that same view. Although it ruled that the D.C. gun ban went too far, Justice Scalia himself acknowledged that this right is not absolute and subject to reasonable regulations enacted by local communities to keep their streets safe.
Anyone who lives in a large urban center like Chicago is aware of the terrible toll gun violence is taking on American society. As a statewide elected official who has traveled our state extensively, I appreciate how strongly sportsmen, hunters and collectors feel about their rights to own firearms. But I am convinced we can more aggressively attack the problem of gun violence without interfering with the rights of responsible gun owners.
Again, thank you for contacting me. I look forward to keeping in touch.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama
United States Senator
So, all you AR-15, CMP shooters out there - the message is clear: you're criminals and you should be punished for somebody elses illegal decisions and actions!
Posted 02:44PM Sep 06, 2008 by MCSA
Lakemoor Gun Show at the Lakemoor Banquet Facility. Starts 8AM - 2PM. $5.00 Entry fee.
You can get directions below:
Posted 02:36PM Sep 06, 2008 by MCSA
Zim's Gun's gun auction at Donley's Old West Steakhouse in Union, IL.
10 AM on September 14th, 2008.
You can use the map below for directions!
Posted 02:29PM Sep 06, 2008 by MCSA
Just FYI - This is why it is good to be prepared in a disaster. If looters are willing to fire on the National Guard, what makes anyone think that they'll play nice with mere residents/civilians?
BATON ROUGE -- Three National Guard troops exchanged gunfire with unidentified assailants last night while protecting hurricane-relief supply trucks in Ville Platte, Gov. Bobby Jindal said this morning.
No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred between midnight and 1 a.m. in an area dark from loss of power.
The soldiers were guarding FEMA supply trucks that were in a staging area awaiting deployment to a goods distribution site, Louisiana National Guard spokesman Mike Kazmierzak said. Guard members normally accompany FEMA logistics operations, he said.
Posted 01:47PM Sep 04, 2008 by MCSA
In the UK, it is not PC to show a gun - and therefore to get you in line they'll censor your art, etc.
From Reuters:
Jolie posters not "Wanted" in UK, watchdog rules
LONDON (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie might ooze Hollywood glamour, but if she's armed and looking dangerous, the actress is not welcome in Britain.
Britain's media watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), has banned two posters of Jolie promoting the film "Wanted" after upholding complaints that the images of the gun-toting actress glamorized the use of guns and violence.
While I'll agree that I think there are far too many movies glamorizing violence and gun play, I don't think that sweeping anything under the rug by banning it is good sense.
Posted 01:39PM Sep 04, 2008 by MCSA
Google's new browser, "Chrome" is better than sliced bread. It's the .308 in a 30-06 world...
Strongly encourage you to keep your eye on it and try it out...
(Why did I post this here? We use a lot of Google technologies behind the scenes. It makes my job easier and this blog possible.)
Posted 07:34PM Sep 03, 2008 by MCSA
This Sunday is the Urban Action Shoot up in Bristol! It's cheap, fun and you can use a .22!
They shoot two-gun (pistol and shotgun) and 3-gun (pistol, rifle, shotgun)... See the writeup from the last match here.
Also, Tuesday, September 16th is the McHenry Co. friends of the NRA dinner. If you want to go, but don't have a ticket, get in touch and we'll see if there is anyway to get one.
Lastly, on Thursday, September 18th, is the Provenzano Campaign benefit at the McHenry VFW. Details are here.
Posted 06:52PM Sep 03, 2008 by MCSA
We roll out our handy "RINO ban-ner" again since Mark Kirk is at it again!
Kirk unrolled H.R. 6664 which seeks to close the "firesale" loophole...
What is the firesale loophole?
Under current law, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) issues Federal Firearms Licenses (FFLs) to qualifying gun dealers, which are required to conduct background checks on potential buyers. A license may be revoked if a dealer willfully violates the law or engages in criminal activity. But due to the fire sale loophole, after a license is revoked the dealer may legally sell excess inventory as a “private seller” without conducting any background checks.
Sounds sinister, right?
But it's a sham, folks.
Here's an analogy: imagine you own an Italian/pizza restaurant which has a bar. You get closed down for some violation, say a health code violation do to bad plumbing. Your friends know the real deal and know it isn't roaches or improper storage, but your competition takes over and there is no way you'll be able to get ahead.
So, you're left with all this food and liquor. What to do?
Being a smart entreprenuer, since it is close to football season you decide to throw non-stop weekend parties at your place and serve the leftovers (pasta and pizza) and beverages (beer, mainly - some harder stuff...).
Since it is your property and your house, you're able to do that.
This is almost exactly the same for many Gunstore owners - the BATFE has shut down numerous dealers on minor technicalities, such as clerical errors. If the owner decides to close the business, then they're left with a boat-load of inventory which they can sell face to face to law-abiding owners if they reside in a states that permits private sales.
This is what Kirk wants to assail - your right to broker your property as you see fit.
Don't believe me? Just check out what Supreme Court lawyer, David Hardy has to say about the BATFE (and Red's Trading Post in Idaho). To boot, the Inspector General is actually looking at the BATFE for possible abuses...
Posted 01:47PM Sep 02, 2008 by MCSA
From John Lott's blog (Check it out), we have an audio clip of John Lott talking about his experiences with Obama at the University of Chicago Law School. Just to clarify, Obama taught there as an adjunct faculty member and was not on a tenure track...
Audio is in ".mov" (Aka Apple Quicktime) format. It's about 15 minutes.
Posted 01:28PM Sep 02, 2008 by MCSA
The Washington Times ran an op-ed by John Lott calling Obama's position on the 2nd Amendment into question. Read the whole thing here.
The day the Supreme Court struck down Washington, D.C.'s gun ban, Mr. Obama claimed the court's decision merely ratified his own position. He told Fox News he had "said consistently that I believe that the Second Amendment is an individual right, and that was the essential decision that the Supreme Court came down on." So, has Mr. Obama consistently supported individuals' rights to own guns and opposed the D.C. handgun ban? Last November, Mr. Obama's campaign told the Chicago Tribune that "Obama believes the D.C. handgun law is constitutional." After the Illinois senator's statement supporting the Supreme Court striking down the ban, the campaign quickly disowned the Chicago Tribune quote as a staffer's "inartful attempt" to characterize his position.
Combine this with the following:
A candidate questionnaire shows that Mr. Obama supported a ban on handguns in 1996. In 1998, he backed a ban on the sale of all semiautomatic guns (a ban that would encompass the vast majority of guns sold in the U.S.) In 2004, he advocated banning gun sales within five miles of a school or park (essentially a ban on all guns sold in almost all the states). Possibly, even more importantly, he served on the board of the Joyce Foundation, probably the largest private funder of anti-gun and pro-ban groups and research in the country.
I can respect Democratic candidates that put their money where their mouth is regarding "gun issues" - people like Brain Schwitzer (Gov. Montana) and Bill Richardson (Gov. of New Mexico) - but Obama's stance is lock-step with the those of the Chicago political machine.
Folks out there reading this from states other than Illinois: You see what we're up against here because of Daley's political influence. We're an entire county away and we can't escape it! Stop for a moment and imagine how bad it'd be if someone like that influenced the entire country...
Posted 01:13PM Sep 02, 2008 by MCSA
Cheers to national first place Sporter Division winner Daniel Sojka, 3rd place junior Hannah McHugh and 11th place winner Kelsey McHugh!
These are the results of the air gun juniors sectionals. There were 631 shooter in the Sporter Division, including clubs, schools, 4H and JROTC...
Posted 10:56AM Aug 27, 2008 by MCSA
Wow...
Wyoming hunter Joe Calanchini was allegedly preparing to depart on an African safari but was arrested in the Denver Hilton today. He was carrying a rifle case at the time and since Nancy Pelosi was staying in the same hotel, they arrested him.
According to NBC 9 News of Denver:
Police say Calanchini had permits for the rifles, but did not have concealed permits to carry two pistols that were found in his luggage. Calanchini says he forgot they were in there.
Last I checked, it isn't illegal to carry pistols in luggage... Regardless, something stinks here - either this guy isn't checking out or they're smearing him.
Posted 12:03AM Aug 26, 2008 by MCSA
He thinks gun owners are crazy. He helped write the original AWB!
He's Obama's VP pick...
Posted 04:50PM Aug 25, 2008 by MCSA
If folks want to shoot in the Wisconsin Sectionals, get your info postmarked by the 25th...
You have until August 25th,(Next Monday) to get your applications postmarked for the Wi section match at Schultz's on September 20th. The match fee increases $20 if it is POSTMARKED later than the 25th. We will be accepting a limited number of walk-ons the day of the match. If you decide to try to walk-on the day of the match, pack a lunch because only those that pre-registered for the match will get a lunch at the range. Bubs BBQ will be doing lunch for us again. So save yourself the hassle, get those apps into us before the 25th, save $20, get a great lunch, and help us out by making it easier to plan the match by letting us know ahead of time that you are coming.
The match is shaping up pretty well. Range construction, berm work should be finished this week. New bays have been added, more gravel has been put down to keep you dry. We have a great group of RO"s that have volunteered to help make this match happen. So get those apps in the mail, and we will see you on the 20th.Applications and information available at the following:or
Posted 11:42AM Aug 22, 2008 by MCSA
From the Herald News:
"You'll hear all kinds of criticism that (buybacks) are ineffective in reducing violent crime, but there's no way to tell what positives can come from this," Hayes said. "There's got to be a case out there where a gun that was turned in could've easily ended up in the hands of a criminal."
Boy, somebody's got nothing, eh?
Posted 11:40AM Aug 22, 2008 by MCSA
I updated August, September and October match listings for McHenry IDPA...
Check 'em out!
Posted 08:30AM Aug 21, 2008 by MCSA
From the AP:
Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicated Monday that he supports a school district's decision to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes start this month.
But the money quote is:
"There's a lot of incidents where that would have saved a number of lives," Perry said after a news conference in Austin.
Posted 07:49AM Aug 19, 2008 by MCSA
From the AP:
Dick Heller walked out of D.C. police headquarters Monday, clutching a yellow firearms registration certificate stamped "approved." He gave the thumbs-up sign, grinned and said, "Victory!"
So what did he register?
He won approval to keep a .22-caliber revolver at home after coming to police headquarters in July to be fingerprinted and take a firearms proficiency test. Police approved the weapon after completing a background check.
No mention if he was dropping the suit against the city after failing to be allowed to register his service pistol.
Posted 07:46AM Aug 19, 2008 by MCSA
