The Satuit Nimrod

Our annual Game Feed, put on by VP Kenny Crowell and a cohort of volunteers of all skills, was held on Saturday, January 25 and was a resounding success. The event drew our largest crowed ever and netted the club's coffers $32,100! Many thanks to those who worked tirelessly to make the event possible and to those who turned out on a nice winter's day to support the event. 

Photos of the event can be viewed here.

Pistol

The Pistol Committee held a Miss and You're Out! match on Saturday, February 8th. The match got off to a cold start at 11:00 am and concluded around 1:00 pm, by which time everyone was chilled to the bone and and serious joint squeaking could be heard emanating from the more senior members.

Three rounds were shot. In the first round the winners were; Centerfire category Drew Thompson, in the Rimfire category there was a tie between Mark Baker and Dick Martin. It took three rounds of them shooting at a dueling tree before Dick won by a fraction of a second.

In the second round, the Centerfire category was won by Drew Thompson in a shoot-off with Arty Johannesen while Dick Martin took the Rimfire category. By the third round everyone was cold and tired and the 5-way shoot-off for a Centerfire winner was not held; the Rimfire category was won by Phil Lennon in a shoot-off with Maura Devine.

The next pistol match will be a St. Paddy's Day themed fun shoot on Saturday, March 15th, starting at 11:00 am. Targets will include shooting at things that break — always fun —  and punching holes in certain parts of paper while avoiding other parts. No prizes awarded, just bragging rights.

Skeet and Trap

Skeet is shooting on Wednesday evenings and Sundays. Trap continue to  shoot on Saturday mornings only at this time.

Cowboy Action Shooting

Some of our Gunnysackers are escaping the New England winter and heading South to warmer climes for regional shoots, then turning left and heading West to shoot in the World Shoot in Phoenix. There will be no Cowboy matches until they return to regale us with tales of derring-do along the dusty trails.

Quotes of the Month

"To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them."

 ~ George Mason, American delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (1725-1792)

"The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise, they will win and the decent people will lose."

~ James Earl Jones, American actor (1931 - 2024)

"If gun laws in fact worked, the sponsors of this type of legislation should have no difficulty drawing upon long lists of examples of criminal acts reduced by such legislation. That they cannot do so after a century and a half of trying - that they must sweep under the rug the southern attempts at gun control in the 1870-1910 period, the northeastern attempts in the 1920-1939 period, the attempts at both Federal and State levels in 1965-1976 - establishes the repeated, complete and inevitable failure of gun laws to control serious crime." 

~ Orrin Hatch, American politician, (1934 - 2022).

Protecting Second Amendment Rights

President Trump Executive Order, February 7, 2025. 

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

     Section 1.  Purpose.  The Second Amendment is an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty.  It has preserved the right of the American people to protect ourselves, our families, and our freedoms since the founding of our great Nation.  Because it is foundational to maintaining all other rights held by Americans, the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed. 

     Sec. 2.  Plan of Action.  (a)  Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General shall examine all orders, regulations, guidance, plans, international agreements, and other actions of executive departments and agencies (agencies) to assess any ongoing infringements of the Second Amendment rights of our citizens, and present a proposed plan of action to the President, through the Domestic Policy Advisor, to protect the Second Amendment rights of all Americans.

     (b)  In developing such proposed plan of action, the Attorney General shall review, at a minimum:

          (i)    All Presidential and agencies’ actions from January 2021 through January 2025 that purport to promote safety but may have impinged on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens;

          (ii)   Rules promulgated by the Department of Justice, including by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, from January 2021 through January 2025 pertaining to firearms and/or Federal firearms licensees;

          (iii)  Agencies’ plans, orders, and actions regarding the so-called “enhanced regulatory enforcement policy” pertaining to firearms and/or Federal firearms licensees;

          (iv)   Reports and related documents issued by the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention;

          (v)    The positions taken by the United States in any and all ongoing and potential litigation that affects or could affect the ability of Americans to exercise their Second Amendment rights;

          (vi)   Agencies’ classifications of firearms and ammunition; and

          (vii)  The processing of applications to make, manufacture, transfer, or export firearms.

     Sec. 3.  Implementation.  Upon submission of the proposed plan of action described in section 2 of this order, the Attorney General shall work with the Domestic Policy Advisor to finalize the plan of action and establish a process for implementation.

     Sec. 4.  General Provisions.  (a)  Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

          (i)   the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or

          (ii)  the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

     (b)  This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

     (c)  This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. 

Club Calendar.

EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
Monday, March 3rd – 7:00 pm.

MONTHLY MEETING
Monday, March 3rd – 8:00 pm.

SKEET
Sundays: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Wednesday: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm.

TRAP
Saturdays: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.

PISTOL
Saturday, March 15th, 11:00 am – St. Paddy's Day Fun Shoot

COWBOY
Riding The Range

SAFETY COURSE
Tuesday, March 4th – 7:00 pm & Thursday March 6th  – 7:00 pm Register here.

RANGE ORIENTATION CLASS
Sunday, March 9th – 9:00 am Register here.

…And Finally