Jon and Bob at John Farnam's May 2008 class this Spring in Monticello
Breaking News- We offer Urban Rifle Classes!
Rifle Classes ! Yes, we are NRA certified by have gone with trainers with law enforcement and military background to teach Farnam's Urban Rifle. Click the Rifle Classes link for all the details on dates, instructor, costs, etc.
We are proud to present these outstanding trainers who together have years of service to their communities and country as LEO and military. Come and see what you can learn from Len Buere, PhD and internationally renown trainer and author John Farnam. We have worked directly with all these trainers and promise you will enjoy the class and learn things from them!
Good instruction is not an accident. It is important that we as instructors continue to hone our skills and to learn from the best. Bob and I attended John and Vickie's Basic/Intermediate class in August of 2007. In May 2008 we are hosted John Farnam's Advanced Defensive Handgun with Combat Shotgun class .Coupled with our active participation in IDPA and other forms of gun related competition this will help us bring to you the very best instruction for a reasonable price.
In January 2009 we became NRA certified instructors in Rifle/Shotgun. In March we traveled to Utah to obtain/retain Utah CFP instructor status. A series of expert taught Rifle/Shotgun classes will be announced shortly. Continuously training to serve you better!
Monticello Pistol League hosted a Fun Shoot in August 2008 for all club members. I thank Johann for arranging for Federal Ammunition to supply all ammunition at no charge.
See more fun shoot photos here
We have returned to INRANGE on Dundas Road in Monticello for the fall and winter. Come and see this state of the art range with modern classroom and gear. We offer a variety of courses taught by NRA certified instructors who are active action pistol shooters. For your convenience and enhanced learning we hold small classes and use PowerPoint and videos to reinforce our lectures.
We do require advance registration and prepayment for all our classes to control attendance and costs. We accept checks, cash or credit cards for your convenience.
Use the convenient on-line registration option on the left of this page for either class.
Riverside is Now a Sig Sauer Direct Dealer!
Interested in Black Powder?We are now a Cimarron dealer!
New and in Stock Smith & Wesson Model 360!
Look Interesting? These are VZ 58 rifles with steel milled receiver. Members can call us for more information.
http://www.czechpoint-usa.com/products/vz-58-rifles/sa-vz-58-military/
ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSE SEMI-AUTO BAN . . . Twenty three (23) state attorneys general have signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, expressing their opposition to reinstatement of the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms. "The high court's landmark decision (District of Columbia. v. Heller, et al.) affirmed that individual Americans have a constitutionally-protected right to keep and bear arms," the letter stated. "We do not believe that further restricting law-abiding Americans' access to certain semiautomatic firearms serves any real law enforcement purpose" The letter concluded, "... we do not believe that reinstating the 1994 assault weapons ban will solve the problems currently facing the United States or Mexico."
By now we've all heard the statement, "90 percent of guns used to commit crimes in Mexico come from the United States," but a FOXNews.com investigative report released yesterday has punched a hole in that myth, concluding, "It's just not true."
Even when the statement was "clarified" by ATF to say 90 percent of "traced" firearms came from the United States, FOXNews.com reporters found otherwise, saying only 17 percent of guns recovered at crime scenes in Mexico have been traced to the U.S.
All firearms made in the United States are stamped with a make, model and serial number, and a large number of guns recovered in Mexico do not have such markings, indicating they did not come from this country.
According to the article, there is a big discrepancy between the number of guns Mexico submitted to ATF for tracing and the total number of guns found at crime scenes. That means many guns are coming from somewhere else, possibly the Mexican Army since a large number of soldiers have deserted--some to work for the drug cartels--and may have taken their guns with them. The black market and Central and South America are among other sources the story mentions.
Among the weapons recovered at Mexican crime scenes are fully automatic firearms, grenades and rocket launchers. These are most certainly not coming from federally licensed firearms retailers in the United States.
With politicians and reporters continuing to promote the "90 percent" myth, it would be nice if the media reported on the findings by FOXNews.com to set the record straight.
Read the FOXNews.com full story and watch the video.
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ATF REFORM BILL INTRODUCED . . . Legislation, "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Reform and Firearms Modernization Act of 2009" (S. 941), strikes a fair balance between providing ATF with additional regulatory options to encourage even greater compliance short of revocation while at the same time affording licensees more rights and due process in the regulatory scheme. The bi-partisan bill was introduced by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). It would allow ATF new powers to issue fines and suspend licenses of Federal Firearms Licensees (as opposed to current regulations which only allow for license revocation). The legislation would also allow ATF to distinguish between violations and "benign/administrative" violations and create an appeal process whereby FFLs would have cases heard before a neutral administrative law judge, rather than an ATF official. NSSF is supportive of this bill as it will help protect the rights of FFLs while giving ATF more flexibility in how they exercise their regulatory authority to encourage enhanced compliance.
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NSSF TAKES ON ANTI-GUN GROUP . . . NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane participated in an NPR interview opposite Josh Horowitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, earlier this morning. Following Horowitz's description of Americans who exercise their Second Amendment rights as "insurgents" who participate in a process that "erodes core democratic values," Keane challenged the gun control advocate. "To assert that the action of exercising a constitutional right is somehow 'anti-democratic' and reserved for 'insurgents' is offensive and historically ignorant," responded Keane. "This is just one more example of how far removed the gun-control movement is from mainstream America."
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PUBLIC TAKES CONSERVATIVE TURN ON GUN CONTROL . . . According to a survey from the Pew Research Center released late last week, public attitudes on gun control have moved in a more conservative direction over the past year. For the first time in a Pew Research survey, nearly as many people believe it is more important to protect the right of Americans to own guns (45 percent) than to control gun ownership (49 percent). As recently as a year ago, 58 percent said it was more important to control gun ownership while 37 percent said it was more important to protect the right to own guns.