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Legislative Updates

from LBRA Legislative Affairs Director-   Dave Fischer, Esq.

  

NRA-ILA Grassroots Alerts 1-800-392-8683  http://www.nraila.org

The NRA Institute for Legislative Action's website (www.nraila.org) has been totally redesigned to better serve you, the defenders of our Second Amendment rights. The new site is easier to navigate, and the format and style changes reflect in large measure the results of a survey conducted of site visitors - we are providing what you told us you wanted.

There is now an "Action Center" on every page, providing one-click access to contacting your federal, state and local lawmakers, contacting the media, signing up to receive important e-mail alerts and finding out how to become more active in defending the Second Amendment in your community.

A distinctive section of the home page presents recently posted and updated fact sheets. The home page "Issues" section positions you one click away from fact sheets, articles, and alerts on the hot topics of the day and gives you easy access to our most frequently requested items. In the special Hunting & Conservation area you'll find legislative updates, news stories and links to state fish and game departments. There's much, much more so please visit www.nraila.org often. While visiting the site, please sign up to receive NRA-ILA Email Alerts which provide valuable political and legislative information on a weekly basis as well as special alerts.

You can find contact information for your elected officials by using the "Write Your
Representatives" tool at www.NRAILA.org, or you can call your U.S. Senators at (202) 224-3121, or your U.S. Representative at (202) 225-3121.

A reminder.............
Contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to
oppose the attack on gun shows, as well as any other anti-gun effort. You can reach your U.S. Senators by calling the U.S. Senate switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Just ask for your lawmaker's office, or give the operator your zip code. Also, for those on the Internet, you can find contact information for your federal lawmakers by using the "Write Your Reps" tool at http://www.NRAILA.org

Civilian Marksmanship Program Updates

CMP Purchases by LBRA Members

LBRA is a long-standing CMP affiliated club. In consideration of our CMP affiliation, LBRA members are entitled to make purchases offered by CMP such as rifles, ammo, and re-loading components.
If you have an interest in making a purchase from CMP, you will need to provide proof of membership in good standing with LBRA.

Current LBRA membership cards are available from Jim Faughn- Membership Chairman, at our club matches, meetings or other scheduled events. Membership cards can also be picked up- with prior appointment- at FORTUNE CENTER.

In addition to or in lieu of an LBRA membership card, you can print a copy of the CMP Club Member Certification Form from the CMP web site. This form can be signed by any LBRA officer. The CMP web site: http://www.odcmp.com 

The aforementioned form can be downloaded on web page : http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Clubs/ClubMemberCert.pdf

You will be required to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to print the form. The form is entitled:

CMP Club Member Certification Form - If your CMP affiliated club does not issue individual membership cards, please have the club fill out this form and return it with your order.

CMP Website: http://www.odcmp.com

The First Shot (CMP Newsletter): http://www.odcmp.org

Christine Elder- Communications, celder@odcmp.com  (419) 635-2141 ext. 1111

Clubs may download order forms at http://www.odcmp.com/Clubs/ClubRifleSales.htm

Club orders should be mailed to: CMP, Attn: 513T Sales, P.O. Box 576, Port Clinton, OH 43452.

Individual customers may download order forms at http://www.odcmp.com/Services/Rifles/caliber22.htm

Individual orders should be mailed to: CMP, Attn: 513T Sales, 1401 Commerce Blvd., Anniston AL 36207.

The next issue of CMP- The First Shot- is now on-line. To go to First Shot, just click on http://www.odcmp.org

Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association Updates                                             

The Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association (MSRPA) is the flagship
Gun Rights organization in and for the State of Maryland.

Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc.
The Official NRA State Organization for Maryland.

The "DOWN RANGE" state association newsletter can be accessed via MSRPA Web Site
http://www.msrpa.org

This is a very informative site regarding our sport in Maryland. Also note that a listing of Member Clubs is posted via the Home Page. The LBRA is listed along with a link to our Web Site.

Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc.
The Official NRA State Organization for Maryland.
The Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association (MSRPA) is the flagship Gun Rights organization in and for the State of Maryland. The Association offers both individual and club memberships. As such, it provides an "umbrella" organization of Gun Clubs in Maryland. It is run by an elected Board of Directors and elected Officers. Support of the shooting disciplines and legislative activities is primarily through a systems of committees. All participants are volunteers.

The Maryland Gun Ban Referendum of 1988 was conducted by the ad hoc Maryland Committee Against the Gun Ban. This grass-roots committee created a system of county chairmen and coordinators for the entire state. When the business of the Maryland Committee was concluded, this county system moved in its entirety into the MSRPA. The referendum battle energized Maryland's Gun Rights Activists for years to come. No longer willing to rely on low-key lobbying in Annapolis, these activists quickly learned the ropes and made the Association a solid player in the State's annual Legislative Session. We routinely fill the Joint Hearing room to an overflow and have conducted large and successful rallies in Lawyer's Mall. Our activists are very visible and active in political campaigns throughout the State and have succeeded in increasing our strength in the General Assembly.

In the face of a near tidal wave of citizen disarmament occurring in Maryland, the MSRPA has played a critical part in drawing the line and standing firm for Gun Rights. Without this resistance, things would have been much worse and been so much sooner. Now the objective is to continue to develop new activists with numerous individual skills who will help us bring Maryland into line with the rest of the states which have made strong gains in protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

Please browse through these WEB pages and then consider joining the Maryland State Rifle and Pistol Association. Your volunteer assistance will make the difference.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/nrp/education/

  http://www.nssf.org/index.cfm

About the National Shooting Sports Foundation

Our purpose is to provide trusted leadership in addressing industry challenges and delivering programs and services to meet the identified needs of our members by measurably advancing participation in and understanding of the hunting and shooting sports.

Shooting Specialties

The shooting sports are organized into generally recognized specialties, listed at the link below. These specialties each have associated icons which are used, throughout the Where To Shoot web site, as links to descriptions of activities available at individual shooting facilities.
To retrieve a fact sheet covering a shooting specialty, click the link below, and then its icon. http://www.wheretoshoot.org/specialty/index.html

Hunting

Hunting opportunities vary greatly by location. The Where To Shoot Directory provides information about public hunting at facilities such as shooting preserves and hunting clubs. Prices, seasons and regulations vary by location. Facilities that offer public hunting opportunities are identified in the listing. For specific information, contact the individual facility. For additional information about local hunting opportunities, contact your state wildlife agency.  http://www.wheretoshoot.org/specialty/hunting.html

http://www.mdgunsafety.com/

Maryland Responsible Gun Safety Act of 2000 

Firearms Safety Training requirement.  Article 41 Section 4-201

The Responsible Gun Safety Act And What It Means to You.  Firearms safety training requirements of The Responsible Gun Safety Act took effect January 1, 2002.  The law makes firearms safety training a prerequisite to obtaining a regulated firearm. An individual may satisfy the training requirement by taking a course that is approved by the Maryland Police Training Commission. http://www.mdgunsafety.com/