NRA - Shongum Sportsmen`s Association

Shongum Sportsmen’s Association
P.O. BOX 431
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
www.shongum.org
Monthly Newsletter
2016.Vol.:XXXIII.Issue:II
Officers
President:
John Gumann
973-933-2764
Vice President:
Rich Gajda
908-892-5422
Treasurer:
Mike Fortunato 973-927-3088
Secretary:
George Wagner 973-927-7616
Shotgun:
Don Mercovich
908-319-4478
Rifle:
Jack Bowden
973-366-4053
Pistol:
Jim Owings
973-383-3208
Membership:
Vince Martino
973-598-0211
Range Safety:
William Fusco 908-637-8487
(cell) 908-914-5105
Events, Good and Welfare:
Hank Rehm
201-998-3860
Operations:
Wayne Jarvis
908-637-6827
Hunting & Archery:
Gary Moldovany 908-684-1637
NRA Training:
Bob Ross
973-224-0731
Legislative:
Deborah Smith 973-989-1942
Immediate Past-President:
Pete Hefferan
973-702-0904
Committee Chairpersons
Cowboy Action:
John Seal
973-601-0397
Federation:
Tony Wonsala 908-879-6321
USPSA/IPSC:
Ron Gumann
973-478-7018
Pistol League:
Jim Owings
973-383-3208
Woman’s League:
Elizabeth Mackee 973-303-3207
By Laws:
Pete Hefferan
973-702-0904
Newsletter Editor:
George Wagner 973-927-7616
Juniors:
Carl Erickson
908-637-6007
Black Powder:
Steve Serna
973-601-3779
Phone Numbers
Clubhouse:
866-746-6485
Message Center: 908-637-4991
Member:
NRA: #CO-469
CMP: Y1511
ANJRPC
ATA
USPSA/IPSC
NJSTA
17 February 2016
7:45 PM
President John Gumann star ted the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance; befor e the moment of
silence & prayer, the passing of another Shongum member John Carroll, was mentioned. John was a
former longtime Shongum member, John had retired and moved to Florida just a few years ago. All in
attendance observed a moment of silence & prayer for all our US Military personnel.
The President r eminded all in attendance about the meeting r ules for the member ship.
The last month General Membership Meeting minutes contained a typo which incorrectly noted the size
of the parcel of land recently purchased. This was brought to the attention of the Secretary and was actioned to make the correction. The minutes, as they are posted in the Website with this correction, were
(motioned to accept by Imre VonBalinth, 2nd by Chuck) accepted and approved by the membership.
Treasurer’s report - President John Gumann r ead aloud the r epor t:
Bank Balance (as of January 20, 2016): $21,441.71
Receipts: $17,315.98
Disbursements: $9,794.51
Excess Receipts Over Disbursements: $7,521.47
Bank Balance (as of January 20, 2016): $28,963.18
Money Market Fund:
Available for use $63,728.70
Restricted for Contingencies $52,351.00
Balance at January 31, 2016 $116,079.70
George Rutkowski Fund Balance J anuar y 31, 2015 $2,122.23
A motion to accept was made by Imre VonBalinth, a 2nd was made by Tom Lambiase, a vote was
taken and the report was accepted and approved by the membership.
Officers & Committee Reports:
Vice President – No Report
The President mentioned that the new E Mail system is up and running. John detailed several nice features of this system and gave kudos Vice President Rich Gajda’s effor ts.
Shotgun – No Report
Rifle – Jack Bowden r epor ted that J anuar y’s Hi Power event was not held, due lack of attendance.
Jack seemed to be the only one to make it to the range after the very heavy snowfall. Next Sunday’s
event will be an Indoor, Iron Sight, 22LR shoot. Bring plenty of ammo and magazines. The event will
be a fir strip cutting event, timed, the fastest to cut a strip will be declared the victor. The match starts at
10:00 AM and will go on until noon (or so).
Pistol – Jim Owings r epor ted that the Pistol League is pr esently shooting Single Action Revolver ,
Iron Sights. In a couple of weeks, there will be a switch over to NRA 22LR. These will be practice
nights for an upcoming away event. The evening event kicks off at 6:00 PM, and always consult the
Website for the most current information.
Range Safety – No Report
Events – No Report
Building & Grounds – No Report
Hunting – No Report
USPSA – Ron Gumann was absent, so President John Gumann
reported that the last event (2/6) was an okay turn out with 21 participants. Weather permitting, the next event is March 5 th. Check the
schedule on the website for updates, cancellation due to weather,
etc.
Cowboy Action – No Report
2nd Reading – Attended Safety Orientation
Justin Frisch, Joseph Lang, Jason Lawlor, Timothy Martin,
William Ruggier, Jeffrey Toye
Probationary to Regular Membership
Joseph Bravo, Frankie Brown, Christopher Jennings, Mark
Machacek, Carlo Nardone, Chris Pasquali, Mark Pillion, Alan
Schweitzer, Silvio Sinerco, Cathy Youngman
February – Anniversary Year Pins
5 years
James McKenna
Woman’s League – No Report, but please note that the League
WILL NOT be meeting this month. The next meeting will be at the
scheduled time near the end of March.
10 years
Christopher Caruso, John Manicone, David Ndrich, Howard Popper,
William Reed, Moe Surve, Robert Trimmer Jr., Steven Weiner,
R. Bruce Williams, Geoffrey Wyatt
Junior’s League – No Report
25 years
John D’Ambly (Life)
Black Powder – Steve Serna r epor ted that the shoot star ts one
hour later in January, February and March due to the weather. Steve
indicated that he will notify those on the BP E Mail list on weather
related delays or cancellations.
Legislation – Deborah Smith mentioned that Gov. Chris
Christie back home to stay and is busy at wor k in Tr enton. He is
still open to job offers at the US Federal level, if one should come
up.
Deborah also mentioned the passing of Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia. Antonin was a staunch 2nd Amendment supporter, he interpreted the Constitution as it is written, with the historic 2008 case of District of Columbia v. Heller. We’re all looking
to see who is to take his place.
Deborah then addr essed the “Smart Gun” bill issue. Dem. Sen.
Loretta Weinberg (D-37) and Dem. Sen. Richard Codey (D-27)
sponsors Senate Bill 3249 aka ‘Smart Gun’ bill. The bill passed the
Senate (2/11) and is now waiting the State Assembly. Gov. Chris
Christie did not take action on a similar bill while he was off
campaigning, but did criticize the bill as a government intrusion into
private business.
Deborah finally mentioned yet another NJ Gun Law confusion
issue. The retired police are continually challenged with their right
to carry firearms (CCW). One retiree cannot carry on-the-job because he is a campus cop. You would think, okay it’s a private
school, and that’s the rule. Well, how about a State University like
UMDNJ, where the rules clearly (sic) state that it is allowed. Read
more about this here:
http://tinyurl.com/gqum4f4
NRA Training – Bob Ross r epor ted that the NRA Tr aining
schedule is complete. Everyone should have received the notification via E Mail. The next training session will be for Shongum NRA
Instructors, a refresher. Bob mentioned the new NRA Basic Pistol
Blended Curriculum to the SSA Membership. This is important to
potential students planning on taking the June 11th NRA Basic Pistol Class, in order to set the appropriate expectation and provide the
time needed to comfortably complete the on-line portion, prior to
the 6/11 class.
Membership – Vince Martino r epor ted the following:
1st Reading – Applicants
Mark Cleverley, Paul Erb, Renee McKenna, Austin Neary
32 years
Bruce Kreeger
38 Years
Mark Vandling
Old Business:
Range & Clubhouse Gated Access – President John Gumann
mentioned the gate project, as being old (very old) news, but is also
new news. The gate will be operational April 1st and members will
be required to use their access cards to lift the gate from this day,
going forward. Adequate testing is (will be) underway to assure
there are no issues on Aprils’ Fool Day.
New Business:
Club member Imre VonBalinth mentioned an omission (or two) in
the newly updated Range Rules; where acronyms are used, but are
not defined.
Imre also asked for an update to specifically mention oper ating
black powder cannons at the SSA range.
Finally, Imre noted that the rules mention using only approved
(AR500) steel targets at the range. How is the member supposed to
know if their own targets are to this specification?
General Membership Meetings:
The March 16th meeting will have guest speaker Police Chief James
Simonetti (Roxbur y), to addr ess the attending member ship.
James is going to campaign for the position of Sheriff of Warren
County, NJ, currently held by Sheriff David P. Gallant.
The April 20th meeting will have guest speaker James Gannon to
address the attending membership. Jimmy is going to campaign for
the position of Sheriff of Morris County, NJ, to replace the retiring
Sheriff Edward V. Rochford.
Good & Welfare –
Pete Hefferan and Deborah Smith will be hosting a Fr iends of
NRA dinner meeting sometime in April or May, bringing a dinner back
to Morris County once again. The Birchwood Manor has been selected
for the event. Please consider attending and/or volunteering to help.
Steve Serna mentioned that ther e a still a little time befor e the
deadline (4/4) to apply for a County Committee position. These
seats could place responsible gun owners into positions where gun
owners have a say in county operations. It’s best to have some representation than none. Anyone who can invest the time, please consider getting involved.
Calendar of Regular Events
Will Jones mentioned sever al gun shows coming up;
Cowboy Action Shoot (CAS)- Third Sunday of each month, 8:00
AM to 3:00 PM
February 23rd - there is the Gun Auction held by Alderfer Auction
Company in Hatfield, PA.
February 28th – 29th - there is a Gun Show at the Firehouse in
Promised Land, PA.
March 5th – 6th there is a Gun Show at the Ice Box Arena, in Scranton, PA.
Meeting adjourned 8:26 PM
Submitted by George Wagner: Secretary
Club Meeting- Third Wednesday of each month, begins at 7:30 PM.
CMP Rifle Match- Fourth Sunday of each month, 9:00 AM to 3:00
PM First shot @ 10:00 AM
Executive Committee Meeting- First Monday of each Month
USPSA- First Saturday of the month, January through December,
9:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Junior League- Every Friday evening (indoor range), 7:00 PM to
10:00 PM
Pistol League- Every Tuesday evening, 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Trap Program - Every Sunday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
(Unless noted on the Web Site)
 Every Tuesday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
 Friday Nights 7:00 PM to 10: 00 PM (Through the middle of
October)
Women’s League - Final Wednesday of the month
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Black Powder- First Sunday of the month, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
In the colder months start time moved forward to 11:00 AM