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Volume 20, Issue IV October/November 2009

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

A well Regulated

Militia being necessary to the

security of a free state, the right of the

People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

SCOPE Chapter and BoD information 2 —————————————————————————

SCOPE 2010 elections 3 —————————————————————————

Numbers you can use 3

————————————————————————— Fight for freedom 4 —————————————————————————

Erie & Yates County Reports 5 —————————————————————————

Handgun ban lawsuit 6 —————————————————————————

Deer season proposal 6 —————————————————————————

SCOPE PAC 7 —————————————————————————

UKC youth championship 9 —————————————————————————

SCOPE Member Clubs 10 —————————————————————————

Business Associate Members 11

————————————————————————— Tea party 11

————————————————————————— SCOPE Application 12 ————————————————————————

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You are SCOPE: Strategies for the 2010 Election, Censuses, & Redistricting

By Christopher Lane Genesee County Chapter Chairman During the short, but contentious 2009 lead-ership battle in the NYS Senate, Malcolm Smith lost his seat as senate majority leader to 'gang of four' member Pedro Espada Jr. and now holds the title of 'temporary presi-dent of the senate'. After an undefined transi-tion period, Democratic Conference Leader Senator John Sampson of Brooklyn is slated to replace Espada as majority leader. Conse-quently, the Democratic Party will begin the 2010 legislative session with an intact 32-30 majority. Although efforts by senate Republicans fore-stalled passage of the Micro-Stamping and 5-Year Pistol Permit Renewal legislation, these and other bills will surely be reconsidered by the NYS legislature early in 2010. Once passed into law, these bills will remain in effect and are unlikely to be overturned - except through costly lawsuits for which SCOPE is not yet sufficiently funded to initi-ate or support. SCOPE is the leading second amendment special interest group in the state, and its unique county chapter structure is well bal-anced to provide continuity between the gen-eral membership and the New York organi-zation. However, as dedicated as our leaders are, they are necessarily limited in number, and their time must be divided between man-aging the organization as a whole, and work-ing to preserve gun rights in this state. Unfortunately, many gun owners incorrectly believe that organizations like the NRA, GOA, NYSR&P, and SCOPE are able to combat antigun legislation on their own. It is precisely this perception that has brought us to our current predicament in New York

State. While it is absolutely true that larger membership rolls give greater clout to these organizations, even the largest are dependant upon the action of their members for success, and SCOPE is no exception. Let's take a closer look at the composition of our organization: There are 2 executive com-mittee members, 10 at-large boards of direc-tors and 12 county chapters. If each county chapter averages 3 committee members, then there are approximately 48 leadership posi-tions in an organization with thousands of members statewide. Simply compare the voice of 48 to the voice of thousands, and my point becomes strikingly clear: You are SCOPE. Without your help we will not win the up-coming legislative battles. Here is why: for forty years the Republican Party has con-trolled the NY Senate (from 1939 to 2008, except for 1965), and has held the gun pro-hibitionists in check. But now the downstate anti-gunners are in charge, and worse, they have a special weapon they will soon use against us: the 2010 censuses and redistrict-ing. If they are permitted to redistrict New York, you can be sure that they will allocate districts guaranteeing that they never loose control of the powerful NY senate again. Once downstate politicians are assured of an unbreakable majority, there is nothing to prevent them from passing the most oppres-sive antigun legislation. The eradication of gun rights in New York is not hyperbole; it is a real possibility. We have a short window of opportunity dur-ing which we can capitalize on the growing trend against unchecked socialism and sta-tism. Twenty-ten may very well be the year the fate of liberty in New York State is de-

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SCOPE Board of Directors Kenmore Donald Herbold (716) 877-3579 Clinton Peter Jeremich Webmaster@ SCOPEny.org Holly Paul Rusin 585-659-8335 prusin@rochester.rr.com Tonawanda John Krull (716) 832-8013 johnsaf@verizon.net Keith Kappel (607) 243-7479 William Brookover (315) 524-3457 bpb@frontiernet.net Madison Co. John Mulhall (315)-655-4859

Tonawanda Mary Jo Picone (716) 380-1199 mjp52@roadrunner.com Byron John Sackett (04) (716) 548-2434 jsackett@rochester.rr.com Lancaster Harold Schroeder (716) 683-3677 BigBudd99@aol.com Chapter Chairs Central NY Mike Mastrogiovanni Liverpool (315) 652 4597 mmastro1@twcny.rr.com Genesee Christopher Lane (585)219-4296 Committee@ScopeGC.com Duchess David Warshaw Poughkeepsie (845)849-1839 dwars92711@aol.com Monroe Ken Mathison - Rochester (585) 663-8741 info@scopeny.org or monroe@scopeny.org NYC Dave Forgione (646) 319-0106 Davefargone@aol.com Erie Stephen Aldstadt (716) 941-5523 stephen_aldstadt@earthlink.net Niagara Bill Mudge (716) 772-2261 williammudge@wnynet.net Ontario Scott Webb - Co-Chairman Tech1972@rochester.rr.com John Gardner - Co-Chairman DotWgard@aol.com Gary Zielinski - Secretary Hetman1683@aol.com Kevin Issing - Treasurer Kdissing@frontier.net.net Orange Mike Kubow (845) 496-1183 Wileec@warwick.net Orleans Emerson Young - Lyndonville (585) 765-9122 Santink@localnet.com Wayne Dan Gilmore (315)597-4184 Yates Bill Button WDButton@frontiernet.net

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SCOPE CHAPTER INFORMATION

CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER Onondaga-Cort land-Oswego-Madison Michael Mastrogiovanni, Chair (315) 652 4597 mmastro1@twcny.rr.com Meetings will be held at the Clay Sportsmen’s Club on Henry Clay Blvd. just north of Rte 31. The starting time will be 7:30 P.M. Call Michael Mastrogiovanni at (315) 652 4597 for date and direc-tions. DUTCHESS CHAPTER David T. Warshaw, Chair E-mail: dwars92711@aol.com Phone/Fax-(845)849-1839 Dutchess chapter meets the third Wed. of each month 7:30 PM at Dutchess County Pistol Assoc St. Nicholas Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY. ERIE COUNTY Chairman Stephen J Aldstadt (716)941-6056 stephen_aldstadt@earthlink.com Shirley Snaza (716) 675-1402 snazzshirl@roadrunner.com Treasurer Herb Berry (716)825-4174 hscott45@yahoo.com Erie County Chapter holds monthly meeting every third Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 7:30 in Community Room at the South Gate Plaza, Union Road West Seneca We are in need of an editor to put together a quarterly newsletter. Our Meet their Candidates Night will be at the Vigilante Fire Hall, 666 Main Street West Seneca NY on Sep-tember 20th. Free to SCOPE Members, includes a chili dinner, beer and soft drinks. Take the time to come to a chapter meeting and get involved. We are in need volunteers to lead com-mittees and take charge of several projects. Remember, SCOPE is a grass roots, volunteer organiza-tion. We need your help to make a difference. GENESEE COUNTY President: Christopher Lane Vice President: Jack Taylor Secretary: Bob Hoskins Treasurer: Dave Kaufman 585.219.4296 http://ScopeGC.com Committee@ScopeGC.com P.O. Box 1659 Batavia, NY 14021-1659 S C O P E m e m b e r s f r o m n e i g h b o r i n g c o u n t i e s are encouraged to participate. MONROE COUNTY Ken Mathison - Chair Phone (585) 663-8741

Monroe County meetings take place the second Monday of each month at the Gander Mountain Store in Henrietta at 7pm. The Gander Mountain store is located at 300 Jay Scutti Blvd. Call Ken at 585- 663-8741 for more infor-mation. There are NO Monroe County meetings in May, June, July, or December. NIAGARA CHAPTER Chair.....Bill Mudge (716)772-2261 williammudge@wnynet.net Treasurer......Jim Stack (716)791-3990) jimstack@localnet.com Secretary......Bill Mudge Niagara Chapter holds it’s monthly meetings at the American Legion Post 410, 26 Niagara Street in Lockport, NY at 7:00pm on the third Wednesday of each month. NEW YORK CITY COMMITTEE Dave Forgione – Chair (646) 319-0106 Davefargone@aol.com Jim Lesczynski – Secretary Michael Justice – Treasurer NYC@SCOPEny.org The NYC Chapter's Meeting is no longer being held at a Restaurant. Part of our Monthly Meeting is a visit to a gun store and/or a range. Normally we're doing this on a Tuesday evening, but that may change depending on the hours of our target location of the month. Contact Dave Forgione at (646) 319-0106 for meeting details or join our low-volume email list by sending a message to:scope-nycsubscribe @yahoogroups.com ORANGE COUNTY Mike Kubow, Chair (845) 496-1183 wileec@frontiernet.net Joe Eldred Secretary/ Treasurer Meetings will be at 7:30 PM, the 3rd Saturday of each month. 21 Claremont Trail, Blooming Grove, NY. Call Mike at 496-1183 for information. ORLEANS COUNTY E.L. (Tinker) Young - Chair (585) 765-9122 Orleans County SCOPE meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 7 PM , Ap o l l o R es t au ran t 13939 West Ave (Rt. 31) Albion, NY. WAYNE COUNTY Dan Gilmore, Chair Treasurer Deane Fisher Secretary Keith Bourgeois

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Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Marion American Legion Post, 4141 Witherden Rd., Marion NY at 7:00pm. All are welcome, for information call Dan Gilmore (315)597-4184. YATES COUNTY Bill Button, Chairman 607-535-4889 Keith Kappel. Vice Chair Rod Cain, Treasurer Bonny Cain, Secretary

Genesee County at the Avon DEC page 4 New Erie & Yates County Reports on page 5

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Election

Notice 2010

Shooters Committee on Political Edu-cation At large board of director’s election notice There are five board seats up for elec-tion they are 2 year terms.

The current positions are held by the following: Harold (Budd) Schroeder John Sackett William Brookover (Blackpowder Bill) John Mulhall Open seat If anyone is interested in a board seat and is a member in good standing,

(being a member for at least two years) can run for a seat. To become a candidate send me a brief biography and your intent to run. Need to be in by 12/01/2009. Send to: CNY SCOPE 7640 Commander Circle Liverpool NY. 13090

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We have to fight for freedom By Budd Schroeder The dysfunctional NY Sen-ate has given us a bit of breathing room when it comes to anti-gun legis-lation. Some pro-gun groups have used this time to contact legislators in order to work on attitudes and to ex-plain why they should not support bad bills and to encourage them to vote for good bills. The most effective motivator is “What’s in it for me?” The answer is simple. They have to run for re-election next year. Many Democrats believe they will increase their major-ity, while the optimistic Republicans claim they will regain the Senate. With the confusion and cor-ruption making headlines, voters can have good reasons for making their choices in the voting booth. While both houses give good reasons for criticism, and the governor being in-adequate for the job, this could be a bad year for incumbents. However, we have to be very careful not to, as the old cliché says, “throw out the baby with the bathwater.” Particularly in upstate New York, we have some very fine legislators who deserve to continue to represent us. This is where we can make a very significant difference. Starting now, we should lay the groundwork to make sure we in-form everyone we know how impor-tant it is to get involved with local politics. We should praise the good legislators and point out the weak-nesses on the anti-gun politicians.

One of the most important tools we have to fight for our freedoms is the telephone. It seems that a huge ma-jority of our population has access to a cell phone, and very few homes don’t have a telephone. It is a valu-able offensive and defensive weapon for political activity. It is time consuming to write a letter and it costs about a half a buck for a stamp, paper and envelope. Many people are not confident that they can write an effective letter so they don’t make the effort. It is a shame, because a letter can be effec-tive, especially if a multitude of peo-ple send one on the same subject. On the other side of the coin, a form letter doesn’t get much atten-tion, and petitions don’t cause a big blip on the legislative screen. We have found that petitions are good for getting names and addresses for fund raising letters from the organization promoting them. Emails to a district office might get through, but they also can easily be ignored. Letters to con-gressmen at the capitol office takes a while to get through with all the secu-rity checks to make sure someone is not sending anything dangerous. All these can be set aside (and often are) until some staff mem-ber feels like answering the letter or email. We have reason to believe that it is a matter of convenience or “when I feel like it,.” before the sender gets a reply. The telephone is another matter. That has to be answered. If an issue is hot, and the local activists are on the ball, they can make a great impact in a short period of time. It doesn’t take much time and while some don’t think they can write well, most people don’t have a problem

talking. Be polite and if you wish to take up time, have a list of questions on the bill to ask the aide who takes the call. It not only generates inter-est, but correctly asked, the questions can better voice objections than can statements. Questions can be a useful educational tool to bring up positive points on good bills. The phone is powerful and the next best thing to talking to the politician in person. The only way it works is for you to make the calls, and make them often. We have a great opportunity to keep the bad laws from being passed due to the confusion and focus on power grabs in Albany. The politics in Washington are so focused on health care and the economy, it appears that we can di-vert their thoughts away from gun control, but it means we have to use these situations to our advantage. Keep fighting, writing letters to the editor in the local papers, call in to the talk shows and let the politicians know that the patriots are still willing to fight for freedom.

Genesee Co. SCOPE will be at the Avon DEC headquar-ters National Hunting & Fish-i n g D a y s e x h i b i t i o n . Stop buy our booth near the "A Frame bldg." We will be at the Sept. 26 & 27 DEC ( 9am - 4pm both days.) show in Avon NY. FREE ADMIS-SION & FREE PARKING both days. Lots of interesting activities. Includ-ing Retrieving Dog demonstrations, Archery, Shotgun shooting, Airgun shooting, Kayaking, fishing for the kids, & fleamarket. Outdoor activi-t ies so dress according ly . This is an excellent educa-tional opportunity for kids to learn conservation of our natural resources & have fun at the same time. You can even buy a Buffalo burger.

Erie County Report PO Box 215, Buffalo NY 14220-0215 www.eriecountyscope.org Chairman Stephen Aldstadt (716)846-5448 SAldstadt@RealtyUSA.com Secretary Shirley Snaza (716)675-1402 snazzshirl@roadrunner.com Treasurer Herb Berry (716)825-4174 hscott45@yahoo.com SCOPE’s Erie County Chapter meets at 7:30 pm on the third Thursday of each month at the Community Meet-ing Room at Southgate Plaza. There are no meetings in November or De-cember. Annual Picnic: Our Annual Picnic was held on Sun-day, July 26th at Chestnut Ridge Park. It was a chance to renew old friend-ships, enjoy a relaxing afternoon, and preach to the choir. Patricia and Doug Holmes catered the event, and every-one agreed that the food was excel-lent. The occasional showers did not dampen our spirits and everyone had a good time. Erie County Fair SCOPE’s booth in the Conservation Building at the Erie County Fair did well this year. We met many inter-ested and interesting people and signed up several new members. Our supply of bumper stickers and some literature was exhausted. We had a good supply of SCOPE shirts and hats and they will be available at SCOPE’s Information table at future gun shows and “Meet the Candidates” night. (On a sour note, several booths were robbed, including SCOPE’s. Our cash box was taken, with around $150 and some membership applications). Meet the Candidates Our annual “Meet the Candidates” night will be held on Friday, October 9th, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Vigilant Fire Hall, 666 Main Street in West Seneca. It is open to the public this year. Refreshments will be provided and admission is FREE. Bring your friends, pass the word around and meet the people who may be running your city, county, state or Federal Government. If you have a problem, let them know about it. If they are doing a good job, tell them how much you appreciate their efforts, and if you will support them in the November elections.

Raffle Tickets Tickets for the November 2009 Gun/Cash Lottery Raffle are available until October 31st. For tickets: Call Frank Boncore at 674-3523 Pick them up at the SCOPE Meeting on October 15th at 7:30 pm See Stephen Aldstadt or John Susz at the Erie County Federation of Sports-men Clubs Meeting on October 8th, 7:30 pm at the Lakeshore Exempt Fire Co. on Route 5 & Rogers Road Get tickets at SCOPE’s table at gun shows in September and October Gun Shows SCOPE will have an information table at the following gun shows! September 26 and 27th – Expo Hall at Erie County Fair Grounds Rt. 62 Hamburg October 10 and 11th – Springville Volunteer Fire Hall, Rt. 39, East of Rt. 219 October 24 and 25th – Akron Fire Hall, 1 Main Street December 12 and 13th – K of C Hall, 2735 Union Road, Cheekto-waga Hours for all shows are 9 to 4 Satur-day and 9 to 3 Sunday If you would like to help out, call John Susz at 826-6310 after 5 pm Email If you would like to be on the SCOPE Erie County contact list, send your information to Frank Boncore at: frankboncore@hotmail.com

Yates County Report

As of August 2009 membership stands at 127. July meeting featured former 29th Dis-trict Congressman J. Randy Kuhl who was recognized for his years of ser-vice to NY State both as a State Sena-tor and US Congressman. During his years of service Congressman Kuhl was a stalwart support of sportsmen and women. He was presented with a Politician of the Year plaque in recog-nition of those years of support.

SCOPE members were introduced to Tom Reed, the current mayor of Corning, NY who will be running against Eric Massa in 2010 for the 29th District Congressional seat. Our seventh annual political pig roast is was held Saturday August 29th at the Fireman’s field in Penn Yan. Event speakers were Bill Nojay, WYSL radio talk show host and po-litical analyst and SCOPE President Ken Mathison. Events included many local political notables and candidates including Congressman Eric Massa, Assembly minority leader Brian Kolb, Senator George Winner, Assembly-man Jim Bacalles, Congressional can-didate Tom Reed, and Supreme Court candidates Kenneth Fisher and Alex Renzi. All local candidates were in-vited. Of special note is the atten-dance of two candidates for Yates County District Attorney Ed Brockman and Jason Cook. Both of these gentlemen are Board members of Yates County SCOPE. Yates County is also conducting a five gun raffle. Guns included are a Weatherby Vanguard, Marlin 336, Marlin XL-7, Henry 22, and Savage 17HMR. Suggested donation for the tickets is $5. Yates County has provided significant assistance to Seneca, and Steuben counties in their efforts to start up SCOPE Chapters. We understand that Steuben is now in the start up mode. Special thanks to Bill Nojay for his participation in this effort. Yates County provided a bus load and a van of people for the Albany effort this past April. Vice Chair Keith Kappel presented the fifth annual presentation covering the Second Amendment as an individ-ual right to seniors at the Seneca Falls High School. Yates County SCOPE coordinated with Genesee County to host a NRA Instructors training course at the Shortsville Rod and Gun Club. Courses included Instructor Training and specific courses for Rifle, Pistol and Shotgun. Submitted by Yates County Vice Chair, Keith Kappel

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UPDATE: Nassau Handgun Ban Lawsuit Benefits Gun

Owners – AGAIN! Mineola, NY – June 17, 2009 – An important new ruling from a New York intermediate appellate court found that the fundamental right to possess a handgun applies in New York. On this point, the court relied on the decision in Chwick v. Mulvey, the lawsuit that chal-lenged Nassau County’s ban on the pos-session of handguns mislabeled as “deceptively colored.” People v. Perkins, a decision of the Supreme Court Appellate Division, Third Department, cites Chwick for the proposition that the United States Su-preme Court’s Heller decision, which held that the right to possess a handgun is a fundamental right, applies to challenges of New York gun laws through Civil Rights Law § 4. That state law mirrors the Sec-ond Amendment in the United States Con-stitution. In briefing Chwick, the petition-ers argued that Heller must apply to New Yorkers because prior New York rulings held that the interpretation of the right to keep and bear arms provision in state Civil Rights Law follows federal case law on the Second Amendment. Nassau County did not contest the Chwick petitioners’ argument that Heller applies in New York via the Civil Rights Law, and the state Supreme Court accepted it as well. Post-Heller cases challenging New York’s weapons laws, such as Ma-loney v. Rice, have been unsuccessful because the Court of Appeals for the Sec-ond Circuit has ruled that Heller does not apply. This is because Heller reviewed a District of Columbia gun ban and did not explicitly address whether the Second Amendment applies to the states. The Perkins decision, relying on Chwick, is thus highly significant because it bypasses the need for incorporation of the Second Amendment to the states via the Four-teenth Amendment. That issue will likely come before the United States Supreme Court via appeal of the Maloney decision and possibly also an appeal decision of the Seventh Circuit denying the challenge to the Chicago gun ban. Both of those deci-sions conflict with the decision of the Ninth Circuit in Nordyke, which found that the Second Amendment was incorpo-rated and thus applies to state gun control laws. The holding in Chwick was the direct result of the petitioners’ strategy to neutralize the incorporation issue. With the decision in Perkins building upon the foundation laid in Chwick, it is now the law within a significant part of New York that handgun ownership is an individual right protected by state Civil Rights Law, though one subject to “reasonable regula-tion.” Future suits will certainly be re-quired to test the permissible boundaries

of such regulations under Heller. The Perkins ruling is a second direct benefit to gun owners resulting from the Chwick litigation. Immediately after being sued, Nassau County amended the original gun ban by deleting blue guns from the ban list, and also made other changes that narrowed the scope of the ban. Despite the positive results from the Chwick lawsuit, the petitioners were unsuccessful in achieving total reversal of the ban at the trial court level. The peti-tioners are therefore appealing the ruling to the Appellate Division, Second Depart-ment. Recognizing the importance of the Chwick lawsuit and beneficial results like the Perkins ruling, the Shooters’ Committee On Political Education (SCOPE), of Tonawanda, NY, and the Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education (SAFE), of Commack, NY, are garnering their members’ support for the appeal of Chwick v. Mulvey. SCOPE, SAFE, and the petitioners are seeking donations to help with the ap-peal of Chwick v. Mulvey. A victory in this appeal may well be the springboard for challenging other burdensome and senseless New York gun control laws. Appeals are not inexpensive. Please do-nate whatever you can to either SCOPE or SAFE. Send donations to: SCOPE PO Box 12711 Rochester, NY 14612 Please make checks payable to SCOPE, Inc. Please, note in the memo area of your check "Legal Defense Fund-Chwick v. Mulvey." All donations are greatly appreciated. Please, note in the memo area of your check "Legal Defense Fund-Chwick v. Mulvey." All donations are greatly appreciated. The petitioners continue to ex-press their gratitude to SCOPE, the Free-port R&R Association Junior Club, SAFE, and to those individuals that have donated to help us succeed in this appeal. For more information, contact: Nassau County News Flash Alan Chwick, Editor 516-903-1959 Editor@iNCNF.org

State Bow hunter and Muz-zleloader Associations Com-pile Joint Southern Zone Deer Season Proposal Canandaigua, NY - 9/18/09 - New York Bow hunters, Inc. (NYB) and the New York State Muzzleloader Association (NYSMLA) have been working jointly for several months on a southern zone deer season proposal that allows both parties to meet their objectives. Copies of the pro-posal have been sent to the New York State Department of Environmental Con-servation, Bureau of Wildlife (DEC) and other Sportsmen’s organization through-out New York State. The DEC desires to increase the harvest of antlerless deer in their effort to effectively manage the whitetail deer herd as well as allow for a weekend of early hunting op-portunity for junior big game firearms hunters. The NYSMLA wishes to have an early “primitive” muzzleloading season and NYB seeks to restore lost hunting opportunity that occurred with the imple-mentation of the 2005 big game restructur-ing regulations. Therefore, both organiza-tions reached out to one another to work on a sensible proposal that would be ac-ceptable to firearms hunters, muzzleloader hunters, bow hunters, the DEC and to the general public. The timing of the proposal coincides with the DEC’s scheduling of public meetings this September and Octo-ber regarding the state of the deer herds in New York. The DEC recently scheduled public meet-ings in an effort to “capture the issues that are important to sportsmen, particu-larly as they relate to bag limits, season structure and tag options. We (DEC) hope to receive feedback from meeting participants that helps us (DEC) priori-tize the issues that are important for NYS deer hunters and the public” stated DEC Wildlife Biologist Jeremy Hurst. Information on these meetings can be found by going to the DEC website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/57795.html. The NYB/NYSMLA joint proposal would restructure the southern zone hunting seasons as follows; Open the 23-day regular firearms sea-son on the Saturday before Thanks-giving. Open the early archery season on Oc-tober 1st, ending on the Friday prior to the beginning of the regular firearms season.

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Allow for a weekend of junior (ages 14 & 15) big game hunting opportu-nity on the weekend prior to the open-ing of the regular firearms season. Open a 5-day antler less-only “primitive” muzzleloading season on the Monday prior to the beginning of the regu-lar firearms season, ending on the Friday prior to the beginning of the regular fire-arms season. NYB President, Gary Socola stated, “The DEC follows a progression of weaponry in the northern zone, starting with arch-ery season, muzzleloader season and then progressing into the regular firearms season. The NYB/MYSMLA proposal follows the precedence already set by the DEC.” Socola indicated that he has re-cords over the past two years showing that bow hunters have sent over 8,000 letters and signatures on petitions to DEC Com-missioner Pete Grannis asking that the DEC open the early southern zone archery season on October 1st. “I’ve heard people complain that bow hunters are greedy and that they kill all of the bucks prior to the firearms season”. Not true says Socola, “Statistically bow hunters take a very small percentage of bucks when com-pared to the regular firearms season take. In my 31 years of bow hunting experi-ence, I have never met a more sharing and caring group of hunters.” If we want to “harvest more antlerless deer and ex-pose new hunters to the outdoors, why are we taking early season bow hunting time away from archers and at the same time increasing their license and permit fees, asked Socola?” New York States 2009 southern zone early archery season is the latest opening date in the Northeast states Socola, “let’s get our youth, seniors, persons of disability and all hunters out earlier in the season so that they can enjoy our natural resources in better weather while helping the DEC control our expanding deer herd.” The states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, and Virginia all have early archery season opening dates in September. Maine opens up on October 1st in most areas, Pennsyl-vania and Vermont open on October 3rd and Massachusetts on October 12th. Hav-ing an archery season opening date on a Saturday is not as critical for bow hunters as it is for firearms hunters. An October 1 opening date is an easily recognizable date and also coincides with the DEC’s licens-ing year. Socola added, ”Let’s not forget that the economic impact of hunters being afield for additional hunting days would add a huge influx of funds into the states sagging economy. More time afield

has a direct correlation to monies spent.” According to a US Fish and Wildlife Ser-vice 2006 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife, New York’s 1.2 mil-lion hunters and anglers spent $5 million a day for a total of $1.8 billion. Annual spending by New York’s sportsmen is equal to the combined cash receipts for dairy products and apples, two of the top agricultural commodities in the state ($1.8 billion). NYSMLA President, Bill Brookover (Black Powder Bill) is excited about the possibilities this proposal offers. “The NYSMLA has tried for over 10 years to get a primitive muzzleloader season in the southern zone. This proposal will allow

us to do that and also allows provisions for the youth and for bow hunters. Bow hunters and muzzleloader hunters are not at odds with one another in New York State. This is not a hunter issue but a season issue created by the DEC’s current season structuring. By working together, our organizations are showing sportsmen throughout New York State that we can put aside any differences and work to-gether towards our common goals.” Pennsylvania (PA) has had an early muz-zleloader season since 2000. The PA early muzzleloader season regulation states “Those wishing to hunt deer during the

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SCOPE-PAC

Announcing SCOPE-PAC, a political committee affiliated with SCOPE, Inc. but a separate organization conforming with New York State Election Laws and applicable federal laws.

SCOPE-PAC is raising funds specifically for the support of candidates for state offices that

support your right to keep and bear arms. Now you can participate in the political process with more than just your vote; you can donate to SCOPE-PAC and be assured your contribution

will go to those candidates that will fight for your rights. Donate today!

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We rarely ask our members for money other than their dues or the occasional raffle, and when we do ask for money, you our members, have been most generous. SCOPE PAC was formed to collect contributions of money to be distributed to qualified candidates for state offices. These candidates must have the highest regard for the Second Amendment or if they are an incumbent must have a record of unwavering support for the rights to citizens to keep and bear arms. We are now in the beginning of probably the most important and dangerous periods for the rights of gun owners in the history of New York. The State government is now held by the Democrat Party. Gun restrictions will surely become law at the whim of the Democratic Party. One party control of our entire state government is not a good thing for your gun rights or for the state in general. We are asking you, our members, to donate to SCOPE PAC. Donate as much as you can afford, any amount will be greatly appreciated and put to good use.

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flintlock muzzleloading and muzzleloading seasons are limited to single-barrel long guns manufactured prior to 1800 or a similar reproduction.” PA also offers a special firearms season for junior and senior hunter. “Brookover states “Our joint proposal will allow the youth and seniors a chance to hunt in better weather. With the NYSMLA/ NYB pro-posal, kids can strike out after school for a late afternoon bow hunt because of the later sunset time. The antler-less primi-tive week will give families a chance to work together as a team instead of drop-ping Papa, Sally Mae & Jr. off at tree stands 200 yards apart. You’ll not see a dozen hunters driving deer through a block of woods either.” The straightforward proposal will allow increased hours a field during warmer weather with a sunset later in the day and provide a regular firearms season pre-Thanksgiving weekend opener. What

better week to start the regular season? Many hunters are off the following Thurs-day & Friday and can take off the whole week using only three additional vacation days. Brookover added, “Our proposal will provide more and often more agree-able - deer hunting opportunities for families, kids, seniors, persons with physical disabilities and just about every hunter across the board.” New York Bow hunters, Inc. was formed in 1991 to promote bow hunting, educate hunters and non-hunters, and to fight anti-hunting legislation. NYB annually runs youth archery camps, a physically chal-lenged program and supports special pro-jects such as the “Gift Boxes for Troops” and helped establish an archery range for troops serving in Iraq. The New York State Muzzle-loaders As-sociation was born from the Tryon County Militia in 1977 and is "dedicated to the continuing support of black powder events, people, and legislation." The NYS-

MLA has over 40 affiliated clubs through-out New York State. The NYSMLA has 6 major events in 2009. The first event was the "Primitive Snowshoe Biathlon” held in March and the last will be the 18th an-nual "Primitive Rendezvous & Hunt." The Rendezvous will be held just outside Inlet, NY at the Moose River Plains wil-derness area October 9th - 16th with Visi-tors day Sunday October 11th 10:00am till 5:00 pm. NYB can be contacted by phone at 585-905-0961 or by email at nybof-fice@newyorkbowhunters.com or check o u t th e i r web s i t e a t h t tp : / /www.newyorkbowhunters.com/. For in-formation about the NYSMLA contact them at NYSMLA Inc., 200 Clifford Drive, Vestal, NY 13850 or by email at bpb@frontiernet.net or 315-524-3457 or by checking out their website at http://www.nysmla.org/.

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cided. Therefore, it is no longer suffi-cient for each patriot or sportsperson to simply maintain his or her member-ship in SCOPE (although we are very grateful when you join or renew). You must take every available opportunity to contribute to the cause of liberty and second amendment rights in our state. This is a heavy burden, but it must be carried by every one of us. We encourage each SCOPE member to undertake the following 8 essential actions: 1. Increase SCOPE membership. En-courage spouses, children, relatives & friends to join. Give gift memberships to those with economic concerns. The price of each membership is about the cost of a single box of ammunition, and each new member will increase our clout in Albany. 2. Contribute to SCOPE-PAC. This arm of SCOPE raises funds specifi-cally for the support of candidates for state office who unwaveringly support your right to keep and bear arms. Each dollar donated to SCOPE-PAC greatly amplifies our political influ-ence.

3. Vote for pro-gun representatives in your district in the 2010 election. En-sure that every family member of vot-ing age is registered and votes in this decisive election. 4. Participate in phone and mailing campaigns to your representatives, a personal phone call, or hand written letter of just a few lines has immense impact on the voting record of your representative. 5. Participate in phone and mailing campaigns to downstate politicians. They will try to discount you, but it is your job to keep them on the phone, and to fill their mailboxes; state that you are calling or writing as a 'Member of SCOPE, a New York State Wide organization'. Make your opposition to each antigun bill clear, and always leave your name, address, and phone number, and request a writ-ten response. Do not be surprised if you cannot talk to the representative personally, this is common, and your efforts with their legislative aids are no less effective. 6. Contribute financially to pro-gun representatives, your voice will have

increased clout if you are on their list of financial supporters. 7. Contribute financially to the cam-paigns of downstate pro-gun challeng-ers: we have to change the composi-tion of downstate government in order to win this battle. Both the problem and the solution lay downstate. 8. Recruit family and friends to our cause; ask them to join the battle and to follow these eight steps. SCOPE will offer guidance on strate-gies 3 through 7 during the 2010 leg-islative session, so please attend your chapter meetings, and utilize SCOPE's websites where we will post much of this information as it becomes avail-able. Please note that we do not ask you to contribute your time and money lightly, we ask because it is imperative to act now to secure these rights for future generations of New Yorkers. Remember, you are SCOPE.

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UKC Youth Championship By Emily S. Plishner The UKC Youth Championship moved to Unadilla this year. I represented the Houndsmen handing out the big trophy for the hunt, won by Kellie Haney, 14, from Ohio with her Plott female, NTCH CH Morgans Losses Hills Dawn. She brought in 575+. That was an incredible score under the conditions. The kids fought crashing thunderstorms all night. Everyone came back to the clubhouse completely soaked.

Kelie's sister Danielle, Kellie, and me. The opposite sex winner was Pr Dar- Branch Hardwood Chuck, an English dog handled by Calvin Rifanburg. He finished in second place, with 225+. Third place went to Pr Cold Creek Sam (English), handled by Rod Buyea; 4th place to Pipe Creek Black Magic (b&t) handled by 10-year-old Justice Pahlmann, Milt Jump's grand daughter. Thanks to MOH Skip Strawn of Damascus. Five casts went to the woods in spite of the inhospitable weather.

Earlier in the day, the club put on a field trial, a water race, and a bench show. Champion Water race: 1st line & 1st tree, Marshall's Little Annie, handler: Aaron Jakubozak; Grand Champion Water Race: 1st line & 1st tree, Swampcat's Little Rascal, handler Derek Keegan. Nonetheless, Mudd didn't win King of Show. Best overall went to a female, NYS Youth Chapionship Overall bench show winner Ch PR Timber Creek Katie Sue, handler Jay Christian; opposite sex went to G&A's Money Maker. handler Shay Christian. Many thanks to Paul Andrews who did a fine job of judging, and gave every kid some kind words and construc-

tive handling advice. I hope I got all this right—my notes got a bit wet, and I may have made a few mistakes. Please let me know if I did. The Unadilla Club did an incredible job rounding up prizes, giving the kids a free feed, and lots of other swag, including two Plott pups that were raffled off, after taking on the state youth hunt on relatively

short notice. The hunting was tough amid the thunderstorms, but the kids and dogs all made it through. Many hanks to all who participated. On a sadder note, veteran houndsman Jeremy Thomas of Gorham was severely injured when his tractor hit a culvert, flipped over and pinned him. His grand-son found him four hours later. He was airlifted to the hospital, where he was treated for two crushed legs, a broken pelvis, and other injuries. By the time you read this, he should be back home, but he has a long road to full recovery.

The field trial winners were: registered 1st line & 1st tree: CH PR Lawyer's Porkchop, handler Emily Bennett; champion Field Trial, 1st line: FCH PRClamour Rooster's Pas-sion,handler Bruno Thayer; Grand Champion Field Trial, 1st line & 1st tree: GRFCh PR Tyler's Ridge Running Ranger, handler

Tyler Endress. The Houndsmen all wish you well, Jer-emy. Last we heard, he was scheduled for discharge from the hospital and feeling a little impatient—always a sign of recov-ery in patients! We also heard that he was very disap-pointed to have missed the PKC Youth Championship on July 26, but Gorham club members and others pulled together in his absence and put on a great event for the youngsters.

My Mudd dog made grand under the

able handling of Isaac Cline of Grand Gorge. This was no mean feat. Mudd has had more than enough points to grand out for awhile, but he won't hold still for me—or many a more experi-enced handler. We call him our ADHD dog for good reason. But Isaac got him his win against competition he has lost to on other occasions. Thank-you, Isaac! You can handle for me any time! Tasha Broomfield of Clifton Springs re-ports that 28 kids entered dogs. Herm Flowers adds “One note of interest, nine youths participated in their first PKC night hunt. Their memberships were paid for by the Gorham club. I also couldn't help but notice that several of the younger hunters were female.” The kids got all

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SCOPE Member Clubs The following are clubs that are members of SCOPE. If you plan to join a club, please try to join one that is a SCOPE member. If your club would like to become a SCOPE club member please give Ken Mathison a call or drop us an E-mail. Alabama Hunt Club Alden Rod & Gun Club Allied Sportsmen of WNY Inc Attica Rod & Gun Club, Inc B R & G Conservation Club Bailey Mountain Fish & Game Club, Inc. Baldwinsville Rod & Gun Club, Inc. Barre Sportmens Club Barrington Rifle Club Bergen Rod & Gun Club Bison City Rod & Gun Club Inc Black Rock Fish & Game Club Inc Blasdell Rod & Gun Club Bog Trotters Rifle & Pistol Club Inc Boston Valley Conservation Society Buffalo Revolver & Rifle Club Inc Buffalo Rod & Gun Club Inc Burlington Flats Fish & Game Club, Inc. Cal Shooting Club Caledonia Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc. Camillus Sportsmens Club Canaan Rifle Club, Inc. Canandaigua Lake Duck Hunters, Inc. Canandaigua Sportmen's Club, Inc. Canastota Conservation Club Chautauqua County Federation of Sportsmen Chemung County Rod & Gun Club Clarence Shooting Club Clay Sportsmans Club Clinton Fish & Game Club Cloverbank Sportsman's Club Inc Conesus Lake Sportsmen's Club, Inc. Cooperstown Sportsmen's Association, Inc. Dansville Fish & Game Protective Assoc. Delchenego Rod & Gun Club Depew Rod & Gun Club Dunham's Bay Fish & Game Club E Aurora Fish & Game Club Inc Elbridge Rod & Gun Club Elks Head Hunting & Fishing Club Inc Elma Conservation Club Erie County Conservation Society Inc

Evans Rod & Gun Club Five Point Rod & Gun Club Four Point Rod & Gun Club, Inc. Freeport Junior Club George Washington Fishing & Camping Club Inc Glen-Coe Conservation Society Inc Gorham Coon Hunters Gowanda Rifle Club Hamburg Rod & Gun Club Inc Hartland Conservationists Club, Inc. Hawkeye Bowman, Inc. Hidden Valley Lodge Himrod Conservation Club Holland Rod & Gun Club Holley Rod & Gun Gun Club Honeoye Fish & Game Club Hornell Sportsman Club Hudson Valley Sportsmen's Association Iroquois Arms Collectors Assoc of WNY Lackawanna Conservation Club Inc Lake Keuka Chapter, Izaak Walton League Lima Gun Club Little Beard Club Inc Livingston Co Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Lloyd Rod and Gun Club Inc. Long Lake Fish & Game Club MacDougall Spotsman's & Conservation Assoc Mad River Club, Inc. Mendon Conservation League Mohawk Rifle & Pistol Club Inc Monroe Chester Sportsmen Club Inc Morgan Hill Game Association Mt Morris Sportsmen's Club Neighbors Gun Club New York Houndsmen Conservation Association New York State Muzzleloaders Association, Inc Newark Rod & Gun Club Niagara County Sportmen's Assn. Niagara Frontier Pistol League Niagara Frontiersmen Pistol Club North Forest Rod & Gun Club North Star Sportsmans Club, Inc. Northern Dutchess Rod & Gun Club, Inc. Oatka Fish & Game Club Olean Rod & Gun Club Inc Ontario County ABATE Oswego County Federation of Sportsmans Clubs Outlet Rod & Gun Club Painted Post Field & Stream Club Pathfinder Fish and Game Club, Inc. Pearl River Gun Club Phoenicia Fish

& Game Association Polaris Shooting Club Ramapough Sportsmen Association Inc. Redfield Fish & Game Club Richburg Rod & Gun Club Rochester Rifle Club Ruby Rod & Gun Club Inc. Sackets Harbor Sportsmen's Club, Inc. Safari Club Western & Central NY Chapter Saranac Lake Fish & Game Club Seneca County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs Shawangunk Fish & Game Assn, Inc. Sheridan Transit Rod & Gun Club Sodus Bay Sportmans Club Somerset Conservation Club Sons of the American Legion Post 881 South Bristol Fish & Game Association Inc. South Shore Association of Onedia Lake Inc. Springville Field & Stream Inc Springwater Rod & Gun Club, Inc. Square Deal Sportsmen Inc. Suburban Pistol League Ten-X Shooting Club,Inc The American Legion Riders Post 355 Three F Conservation Society, Inc. Thruway Fish & Hunt Club Tonawandas Sportsmen's Club Walden Sportsmen's Club Walworth Sportman's Club, Inc. Waterloo Rifle & Pistol Club Wayne County Federation of Sportmen's Clubs Wayne Hill Top Gun Clulb West Falls Conservation Society, Inc. Williamson Conservation & Sporting Club Wilson Conservation Club Inc Wittenberg Sportsmens Club Wolcottsville Sportsmen Club Wood & Brook Sportsman's Club Wyoming County Wildlife Federation Yates Carlton Lakeshore Sportsmen's Club Yates County Federation of Conservation Clubs York Sportsman's Club, Inc.

Tea Party Rally in D.C. By Paul Rusin My wife and I went to the Tea Party rally in D.C. on Saturday, September 12, 2009. We got to Pennsylvania Ave. at 10:20 after purchasing a 3’ x 5’ “Proud to Be an American” flag. At Pennsylvania Ave. we started seeing people streaming from Freedom Plaza, sent over an hour early by the Park Police who said that the Freedom Plaza at the Washington Monu-ment could hold no more people, and some had to leave. When some of the “We Surround Rochester (NY)” party got there we went with them to the Capitol front lawn to wave our flag(s), hold our signs, etc. We also had two smaller American flags. Dressed in our yellow shirts with the coiled snake, "Live Free or Die" at the top, and "Don't Tread on Me" at the bottom, we watched as people streamed into the capitol area for over 3 hours. At one point, the announcers noted that too many people were there, and little room was left for people. The over-flow had gotten onto the Mall. The people were told that there were no permits for us

to be in that area, but we were also not allowed on the streets, especially PA Ave. At that point some people started to leave, but not after about a 2 minute chant of "We own the mall," over and over again by the attendees. I have never been so impressed, the D.C. police had never seen such a large, and orderly crowd, not one arrest was made. Estimates the following morning said 2.1. million. TV reports said that the Park Police would not give estimates, but they always have in the past with leftist demonstrations (MMM's, Black Dads, etc.). The Tea Parties are very active, and I feel that we (pro-2A) should consider joining with or at least recruiting them. I am leader of the Orleans County chapter, and have been working through “We Sur-round Rochester” (Monroe County) at www.meetup.com, and the Orleans County group. We pro-2A should have similar stands, similar marches on Albany. We need to get these people involved, and make our legislators understand that these few million are representative of many more back home who are just as passionate but were not able to be there. Tens, if not hundreds, of thou-

sands of people were turned away from D.C., because the crowd was so large that no more room. Truth be told, if all the peo-ple had been allowed to come down we probably would have filled half the mall, or more. President Obama absconded to Minnesota for a speech about Health Care there. But the fact is, we were heard, we are being heard at the Town Hall meetings, through the calls we have made to Senators, and Representatives. We must continue to be active, and be vocal, be willing to shout out, to let your voice be heard, but always be civil. Anger gets you nowhere, but con-scious thought, reasoned explanations, get you everywhere. Keep calling all your representa-tives at the state and local level, and even call those who don’t directly represent you, letting them know that their vote also im-pacts you, your area, your rights, your pocketbook, etc. They need to know that we are watching them, that, in essence, as Glenn Beck notes, “We Surround Them.” Lastly be sure to join with your local Tea Party, the national Tea Party groups, the “912 Project,” they are all able to be reached through your computer, or the computer at the local library.

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SCOPE Business Associate Members The following are business members of SCOPE. If your business would like to become a SCOPE business member please fill out the application on page 7 or give Ken Mathison a call or E-mail.

Action Airgun LLC 14 Corporate Circle East Syracuse, NY 13957 315-448-0157 John Ebensparger - Operations Manager Web based action target shooting Bonded Collection Services 4 Dorado Dr. Fairport, NY 14450 Curtis J. Graham, Sr. 585-223-7357 Commercial & retail collection service Branchport Automotive 3719 RT54A Branchport, NY 14418 315-595-2263 Thomas Rutherford bportauto@yahoo.com Auto Repair & Service

D & D Guns 1812 Culhane Rd Penn Yan, NY 14527 Dick Culhane 315-536-3503 Retail gun sales, accessories, calls, ammo Edge of Time Trading Post P.O. Box 275 44 S. Main St. (State Rte 53) Prattsburgh, NY 14873 607-522-7991 Steven Calderwood www.edgeoftimetradingpost.com eot_tradingpost@yahoo.com Archery/Sporting goods Marco's Italian Deli 2815 Elmwood Ave. Tonawanda, NY 14217 716-877-3741 Joseph Carriero owner Sandwich shop & deli Niagara Frontier Collectors Inc. N.F.C. 716-569-6810 P.O. Box 9340 Frewsburg, N.Y. 14738 Red Sun Builders LLC 172 Gifford Rd Greenville, NY 12083 518-966-4271 Ray & Patrick Kosorek

www.redsunbuilders.com redsunbuilders@earthlink.net Resedential remodeling, power tools Ron's Gun Repair 2861 Townline Rd. Penn Yan, NY 14527 Ron Jones 315-536-4552 rjjones2@peoplepc.com Gun shop, repairs and sales Towlesville Craft & Shaft 7001 Snell Hill Rd. Bath, NY 14810 607-776-4370 Ronald & Theresa Dyer www.bowparts.com bowparts@yahoo.com Sporting goods, Archery Pro Shop and range Walton's Service Center, Inc. 1634 RT 54 Penn Yan, NY 14527 315-536-6928 Darwin Walton Auto Repair & Service

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sorts of goodies, including leads, compasses, stop watches, stickers, and hats. There was a light from Valley Creek for the 12 and under group. Tucker Simmons won that. All 12 and un-der winners also received gift certificates. That includes Justice Puhlmann, David Ellsworth, Brandon Tuccio, and Rachael Barnhart. A fishing pole went to the youngster who was able to cast nearest a pole, Dalton Schaubert. In contrast to last year, when Rachel Barnhart took home the entire $300, this year's youths decided to split the cash and prizes.

The split (above) went to: Molly, handler Tucker Simmons; Gitter, handler Zac Robbins; Rex, handler Freedom Boda; Rowdy, handler Calvin Rifanburg Zac Robbins, with the top score, got one of the new beltless Predator Lights.

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