Member Meeting Thursday, January 16th, 2014
Agenda Club Business Program Home Firearm Safety Gun Shows 50/50 + Bonus Political Hysteria Club Events Next Month Announcements Education
Announcements 9 Home Burglaries in last 60 days 1 was home invasion Not mentioned in Happy paper Time to get serious on Home Protection Police advice: Stay Calm, Do Not Resist VSS advice: Stay Calm so you can aim your Glock or Mossburg more accurately.
Announcements Presentation titled: Terrorism: Rhetoric of the U.S. Gov't Tuesday, January 21st at 12:30 pm Golden Corral on CR 466 3950 Wedgewood Ln Speaker: Jonathan Matusitz, Ph.D. UCF Assoc Professor
Announcements Still hunting for Ammo?? New web search engine: ammospy.net VSS Web Site Tales of the Gun Gun series posted Club Events & Scheduled Shoots pages updated Forum added for member discussion
Announcements Beginning February 1st, 2014 2014 VSS ID card required Participate in club events Be covered by NRA Insurance Be included on email list Receive vendor discounts Utilized certain website features
Introductions Membership Chairman Membership Committee Armand Codoner Mike Loveless & Phil Hubeck VSS Greeters Richard Bellerose, Bob Dobbs Cheryl Acampora, Bill Fassbender
Education Basic Pistol Shooting classes Wednesday, January 8th Monday, February 10th - Open Wednesday, March 12th - Open Monday, April 9th - Open Wednesday, May 7th - Open
Gun Shows February 22nd 23rd 95, 9-4 Eustis Gun & Knife Show - $5 Lake County Fairgrounds - 2101 N County Road 452, Eustis, FL 32726 March 15-16, 2014 The New Orlando Gun Show
Political Hysteria FL bill to permit drawing gun and fire warning shot in self-defense event Get out of the car!! Missouri attempting to nullify federal gun regulations. Seeking other states. Kansas felony for federal agents to enforce laws for guns made & owned in Kansas
Political Hysteria Florida resident Maryland I 95 Transp Auth Police No justification You own a Gun, where is it? 90 min search Issued a Warning Questions LEO exceeding his legal authority? Rights Violation? Peaceable Journey Act? How did they know? What if he had a gun? Violation of MD law?
Political Hysteria NY Safe Act 7 Round mag ban unconstitutional Rest OK (for now) Chicago ban on gun sales again ruled unconstitutional Assault weapons still banned Still the highest rate of gun violence
What is this?
Connecticut Gun Registration
Memorable Quote
Guess Who? months later, all guns owned by civilians were confiscated.
Political Hysteria United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs New letter dated: August 5th, 2013 Civilian Weapons Confiscation Study Group Problem areas that must be addressed 7 steps to disarm American civilians
Political Hysteria 1) Classification of military grade weapons to be made illegal. 2) Creation of programs to provide reasonable compensation for voluntary surrender 3) Codification of laws to begin the restricting of concealable firearms
Political Hysteria UN Small Arms Treaty Championed by Obama admin. Defeated in US Senate by 4 votes 53-46 (46 Democratic Senators) Would have ceded 2nd Amendment rights to the UN Bigger picture = Agenda 21
Political Hysteria The beauty of the 2nd Amendment is that it is not needed, until they try to take it away. Thomas Jefferson
Awards & Recognition Winchester Marksmanship Program
Club Activities Seminars Wed., 2/19 Gun Care & Maint. Tue., 1/28 Normandy Beach Wed., 4/16 Shoots Pat's Pawn & Gun Wed., 3/19 Fri., 2/7 Ocala Forest Gun Range 44 Tue., 2/25 Ocala Forest
Home Firearm Safety Home Firearm Safety Floyd Dunstan th January 19, 2014
Home Firearm Safety NRA Course 4 hours Gun Handling & Storage within the Home Course Attendee = Spouse with guns in the home
Home Firearm Safety Course Topics Elements of Gun Safety Rules of Safe Gun Handling ID & Unload Different Types of Firearms Types and Uses of Ammo Cleaning and Care of Firearms Factors for Evaluating Gun Storage Options
Why we own guns Personal Protection Home Defense Hunting Sport Shooting Target Shooting IDPA Competition Collecting Historical Reenactment
Fundamentals of Gun Safety ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use Also Know your target and what is beyond it
Responsibilities of Parents Child Education NRA Eddie Eagle If you see a gun: STOP! Don't Touch It Leave the Area Tell an Adult In Florida: Allowing a child unsupervised access to a gun = Felony
Home Firearm Safety Identifying and Unloading Different Firearms Should you have any questions about how any firearm operates: Do Not Experiment Consult the Owner's Manual Consult a Knowledgable Individual for Instructions
Types of Firearms Pistols Handguns Revolvers Rifles Long Guns Break Action Single Action Bolt Action Double Action Lever Action Semi Automatics Pump Action Air Guns Semi Automatic
Types of Firearms Shotguns Break Action Single Barrel Double Barrel Bolt Action Lever Action Pump Action Semi Auto
Types of Ammunition Rimfire Centerfire Pistol Rifle Shotshell
Cleaning Firearms Gun Cleaning Mishaps a Direct Result of: Ignorance of safety precautions Carelessness in following safety rules Shooting a Firearm Requires: Gun + Ammo + Shooter Ammo NEVER present when cleaning
Firearm Storage Rules Stored Firearms Must NOT be Accessible to Untrained or Unauthorized Individuals Guns and Ammo in a Cool, Dry place Ammo Separate from guns Exception of Home Defense Firearms
Firearm Storage Devices Gun Vaults Biometric Lockable Gun Cabinet Gun Safe Wall Racks Hard & Soft Cases Trigger Locks
Record Keeping Private Sale Bill of Sale (on website) Trail of Ownership Stolen Info for Police For Insurance FL Resident to FL Resident sale legal w/o documentation
Firearm Record Sheet ATF Form p-3312-8 On the website
Home Accidents Rank Cause Deaths/Year /100,000 1 Poisoning 25,400 8.3 2 Falls 15,300 5.0 3 Miscellaneous (Freezing, Electrocution etc) 5,900 1.9 4 Fires, Smoke 2,700.9 5 Choking 2,500.8 6 Suffocation 1,600.5 7 Drowning 900.3 8 Firearms 500.2
Firearm Safety Checklist Item Question 1 Do you have a gun in the home? 2 Is the gun accessible to unauthorized people (including children)? 3 What gun storage option do you use (wall rack, cabinet, vault, safe, hard or soft case, other)? 4 Is the gun kept unloaded unless actually being used or for home defense? 5 Do you know how to open the action to check that your gun is unloaded? 6 Is ammunition correctly identified and securely stored separately from the gun(s)? 7 Have all muzzleloading firearms, if any, in your home been checked to ensure they are unloaded? 8 If black powder is kept in your home, is it stored in a cool dry area and in its original container? Yes No
Firearm Safety Checklist Item Question 9 Do members of your family understand the three fundamental rules of gun safety? 10 Do young children in or visiting your home know what steps to take should they find a gun? 11 Do all members of your family recognize that air guns are NOT toys and should be treated like all other guns? 12 Have members of your family who shoot taken a course in firearm safety and marksmanship? 13 Have you located a knowledgeable person who can answer questions you may have on firearms or firearm safety? 14 Are you familiar with federal, state, and local laws pertaining to possession, storage, and transportation of firearms within your community? Yes No
Summary Ensure that you and members of your family know and adhere to the three Rules of Safe Gun Handling. Adhere to the basic cleaning and storage guidelines for your guns and ammunition. Enjoy the right to bear arms; few others can!!
Home Firearm Safety Any Questions?
50/50 & Bonus
Next Month 2014 Las Vegas Shot Show What's New! What's Different! What's Happening!
Member Meeting Thursday, January 16th, 2014
Agenda Club Business Program Home Firearm Safety Gun Shows 50/50 + Bonus Political Hysteria Club Events Next Month Announcements Education
Announcements 9 Home Burglaries in last 60 days 1 was home invasion Not mentioned in Happy paper Time to get serious on Home Protection Police advice: Stay Calm, Do Not Resist VSS advice: Stay Calm so you can aim your Glock or Mossburg more accurately.
Announcements Presentation titled: Terrorism: Rhetoric of the U.S. Gov't Tuesday, January 21st at 12:30 pm Golden Corral on CR 466 3950 Wedgewood Ln Speaker: Jonathan Matusitz, Ph.D. UCF Assoc Professor
Announcements Still hunting for Ammo?? New web search engine: ammospy.net VSS Web Site Tales of the Gun Gun series posted Club Events & Scheduled Shoots pages updated Forum added for member discussion
Announcements Beginning February 1st, 2014 2014 VSS ID card required Participate in club events Be covered by NRA Insurance Be included on email list Receive vendor discounts Utilized certain website features
Introductions Membership Chairman Membership Committee Armand Codoner Mike Loveless & Phil Hubeck VSS Greeters Richard Bellerose, Bob Dobbs Cheryl Acampora, Bill Fassbender
Education Basic Pistol Shooting classes Wednesday, January 8th Monday, February 10th - Open Wednesday, March 12th - Open Monday, April 9th - Open Wednesday, May 7th - Open
Gun Shows February 22nd 23rd 95, 9-4 Eustis Gun & Knife Show - $5 Lake County Fairgrounds - 2101 N County Road 452, Eustis, FL 32726 March 15-16, 2014 The New Orlando Gun Show
Political Hysteria FL bill to permit drawing gun and fire warning shot in self-defense event Get out of the car!! Missouri attempting to nullify federal gun regulations. Seeking other states. Kansas felony for federal agents to enforce laws for guns made & owned in Kansas
Political Hysteria Florida resident Maryland I 95 Transp Auth Police No justification You own a Gun, where is it? 90 min search Issued a Warning Questions LEO exceeding his legal authority? Rights Violation? Peaceable Journey Act? How did they know? What if he had a gun? Violation of MD law?
Political Hysteria NY Safe Act 7 Round mag ban unconstitutional Rest OK (for now) Chicago ban on gun sales again ruled unconstitutional Assault weapons still banned Still the highest rate of gun violence
What is this?
Connecticut Gun Registration
Memorable Quote
Guess Who? months later, all guns owned by civilians were confiscated.
Political Hysteria United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs New letter dated: August 5th, 2013 Civilian Weapons Confiscation Study Group Problem areas that must be addressed 7 steps to disarm American civilians
Political Hysteria 1) Classification of military grade weapons to be made illegal. 2) Creation of programs to provide reasonable compensation for voluntary surrender 3) Codification of laws to begin the restricting of concealable firearms
Political Hysteria UN Small Arms Treaty Championed by Obama admin. Defeated in US Senate by 4 votes 53-46 (46 Democratic Senators) Would have ceded 2nd Amendment rights to the UN Bigger picture = Agenda 21
Political Hysteria The beauty of the 2nd Amendment is that it is not needed, until they try to take it away. Thomas Jefferson
Awards & Recognition Winchester Marksmanship Program
Club Activities Seminars Wed., 2/19 Gun Care & Maint. Tue., 1/28 Normandy Beach Wed., 4/16 Shoots Pat's Pawn & Gun Wed., 3/19 Fri., 2/7 Ocala Forest Gun Range 44 Tue., 2/25 Ocala Forest
Home Firearm Safety Home Firearm Safety Floyd Dunstan th January 19, 2014 The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic principles of firearm safety. Guns are neither safe or unsafe by themselves
Home Firearm Safety NRA Course 4 hours Gun Handling & Storage within the Home Course Attendee = Spouse with guns in the home This is just an overview of the 4 hour NRA course which consists of 4 hours of classroom lecture with no range time. The emphasis is on gun handling and storage in the home. If you have a spouse that has guns in the house it is very important that you know and understand the following information.
Home Firearm Safety Course Topics Elements of Gun Safety Rules of Safe Gun Handling ID & Unload Different Types of Firearms Types and Uses of Ammo Cleaning and Care of Firearms Factors for Evaluating Gun Storage Options Here are the topics that we will discuss. Any questions, ask them.
Why we own guns Personal Protection Home Defense Hunting Sport Shooting Target Shooting IDPA Competition Collecting Historical Reenactment There are numerous reason why people own guns. As you can see, with all of the different uses for guns, there will be a wide variety of different types. Everything from handguns, long guns, shot guns, air guns, and more.
Fundamentals of Gun Safety ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use Also Know your target and what is beyond it None of us would allow someone to be injured if it could be avoided. Gun accidents generally result from either ignorance or carelessness. Therefore we eliminate these issues by having : Positive attitude, accepting the responsibility to act safely. Knowledge, know and understand gun safety rules Skill, in firearms handling So let's look at the Fundamentals. Safe direction: discharged no harm What is a safe direction in your home? Up, Down, toward neighbors home? Finger/Trigger: Until ready to fire Unloaded: Until ready to use. Self defense??
Responsibilities of Parents Child Education NRA Eddie Eagle If you see a gun: STOP! Don't Touch It Leave the Area Tell an Adult In Florida: Allowing a child unsupervised access to a gun = Felony There are special responsibilities for parents/grandparents. NRA has a special accident-prevention program called Eddie Eagle for young children. Does not teach gun handling but teach that should always follow 4 steps (Draw attention to the NRA brochure)
Home Firearm Safety Identifying and Unloading Different Firearms Should you have any questions about how any firearm operates: Do Not Experiment Consult the Owner's Manual Consult a Knowledgable Individual for Instructions Virtually any accident involving a firearm can be prevented. Lets address some additional important aspects of gun safety. No experimenting, Owners Manual, Knowledgeable person/gunsmith.
Types of Firearms Pistols Handguns Revolvers Rifles Long Guns Break Action Single Action Bolt Action Double Action Lever Action Semi Automatics Pump Action Air Guns Semi Automatic Pistols. most common are revolvers, semi-auto's. Revolver, Cylinder holds cartridges, revolves Single action: refers to trigger function. Hammer cocked, trigger pulled. Western style, with gate Double Action: Pull trigger, cocks and releases hammer. Open cylinder, eject cartridges, no safety Semi-Auto. Operates differently. Instant reload Resets firing mechanism. Cartridges in magazine. Rifles. Technically similar to pistol Appearance differs greatly Remove magazine, if uncertain open action fully eject, close partially, open and extract/eject round Air Guns: May be pistol or rifle. These are not toys. BB guns, pellet guns. utilize, springs, compressed air, propane etc. to propel projectile. Such a variety of guns it is best to read the manual.
Types of Firearms Shotguns Break Action Single Barrel Double Barrel Bolt Action Lever Action Pump Action Semi Auto Similar to rifles in appearance and operation. Regardless of the type of firearm, pistol, rifle, shotgun, knowing how to check whether loaded or unloaded is fundamental gun safety.
Types of Ammunition Rimfire Centerfire Pistol Rifle Shotshell Pistols and rifles use cartridges either center fire or rim fire. US cartridges are in Calibers ex..22= 22/100's of an inch. MM are non US. Important that you use the ammo specific to your gun. Cartridges are stamped except for.22 which is only stamped on the box. Shot guns use shot shell. come in gauges ex 10, 12 14, 16, 20.
Cleaning Firearms Gun Cleaning Mishaps a Direct Result of: Ignorance of safety precautions Carelessness in following safety rules Shooting a Firearm Requires: Gun + Ammo + Shooter Ammo NEVER present when cleaning Shooting requires: Eliminate or separate on of these factors. Which is easier when cleaning? Cleaning provides an opportunity to check for proper functioning. Detect problems? Gunsmith
Firearm Storage Rules Stored Firearms Must NOT be Accessible to Untrained or Unauthorized Individuals Guns and Ammo in a Cool, Dry place Ammo Separate from guns Exception of Home Defense Firearms STRESS: Unloaded unless personal protection gun. Consider who resides in home? Children?
Firearm Storage Devices Gun Vaults Biometric Lockable Gun Cabinet Gun Safe Wall Racks Hard & Soft Cases Trigger Locks General rule is to separate ammo from guns.
Record Keeping Private Sale Bill of Sale (on website) Trail of Ownership Stolen Info for Police For Insurance FL Resident to FL Resident sale legal w/o documentation
Firearm Record Sheet ATF Form p-3312-8 On the website
Home Accidents Rank Cause Deaths/Year /100,000 1 Poisoning 25,400 8.3 2 Falls 15,300 5.0 3 Miscellaneous (Freezing, Electrocution etc) 5,900 1.9 4 Fires, Smoke 2,700.9 5 Choking 2,500.8 6 Suffocation 1,600.5 7 Drowning 900.3 8 Firearms 500.2
Firearm Safety Checklist Item Question 1 Do you have a gun in the home? 2 Is the gun accessible to unauthorized people (including children)? 3 What gun storage option do you use (wall rack, cabinet, vault, safe, hard or soft case, other)? 4 Is the gun kept unloaded unless actually being used or for home defense? 5 Do you know how to open the action to check that your gun is unloaded? 6 Is ammunition correctly identified and securely stored separately from the gun(s)? 7 Have all muzzleloading firearms, if any, in your home been checked to ensure they are unloaded? 8 If black powder is kept in your home, is it stored in a cool dry area and in its original container? Yes No
Firearm Safety Checklist Item Question 9 Do members of your family understand the three fundamental rules of gun safety? 10 Do young children in or visiting your home know what steps to take should they find a gun? 11 Do all members of your family recognize that air guns are NOT toys and should be treated like all other guns? 12 Have members of your family who shoot taken a course in firearm safety and marksmanship? 13 Have you located a knowledgeable person who can answer questions you may have on firearms or firearm safety? 14 Are you familiar with federal, state, and local laws pertaining to possession, storage, and transportation of firearms within your community? Yes No
Summary Ensure that you and members of your family know and adhere to the three Rules of Safe Gun Handling. Adhere to the basic cleaning and storage guidelines for your guns and ammunition. Enjoy the right to bear arms; few others can!!
Home Firearm Safety Any Questions?
50/50 & Bonus
Next Month 2014 Las Vegas Shot Show What's New! What's Different! What's Happening!