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Every Vote Counts

Election Season Kicks Off - Notable Anti 2A Candidates Defeated

By Mike Sweeney
September 16, 2014
Primary Election Run on Freedom Restriction and LOSE.
The election season is officially off
and running after last Tuesdays
Primary Election kicked voters,
candidates and of course the television ads into gear. Needless to
say were are set up for some rather interesting races in Novembers
General Election.
Among the notable primary races
we had Coakley v. Grossman for
Governor and Healey v. Tolman
for Attorney General, both running
on the Democrat ticket. Interestingly enough, the person that lost
each of those races had the most
offensive message when it came
to attacking our freedom. Tolman
ran on a message of taking on the
NRA and a push for smart gun
technology for all new firearms.

Will we see a major change in the MA Legislature come Winter 2015? Only time will
tell. The General Election is November 4, 2014.

Many of his statements sounded

like precursors for outright gun
confiscation. Steve Grossman was
just as aggressive in his campaign
to restrict our freedom, trying to
paint A.G. Coakley as being for
the NRA (laughable) and pushing for magazine bans, semi-auto

rifle bans, and of course one gun a

month, all of which he called reasonable.
Former State Senator Warren Tolman lost in a landslide to Maura
Healey and State Treasurer Steve
Grossman lost in a tight battle to

perennially bad candidate A.G.

Martha Coakley. Their losing bids
to restrict freedom came as no
surprise to us; weve seen a steady
shift in public sentiment towards
restoring freedom in the Commonwealth. Our legislature took
note of this movement when their
phone lines melted down and their
inboxes were crashed after introducing the first draft of Speaker
DeLeos bill and now, in the first
election since, voting results have
reflected that sentiment. We were
glad to see each of them go home
with a loss, hopefully they dont
come back.
On the Republican ticket we had
a notable governors race with Tea
Party favorite Mark Fisher taking
on the well-known Charlie Baker.
Charlie, assisted by brand name
awareness and a full war chest
thanks to the Republican party,
cruised to victory despite our enContinued on page 9

Natick Town Officials Push Rights Ban - Then Back Down - Action Still Needed
History of the situation:
GOAL released the statement below on August 22, 2014, since then
the situation has evolved.
Once again anti Second Amendment forces are working to ban
your rights and remove your
choice of armed self defense,
leaving you unable to protect
yourself or loved ones.
The genesis of this new attack is
quite reprehensible and based on
what somebody thought they
saw.
As the story goes, an attendee at
a recent public meeting thought
they saw a person carrying concealed, they never actually saw a
gun. That person who might, or

might not have been carrying concealed was supposedly in a heated

discussion with another attendee
of the meeting.

gave Natick Chief of Police James

Hicks and Town Administrator
Martha White the idea of enacting
a ban on your right of choosing
armed self defense.

The person who thought they

saw something reported it. This At this time GOAL is working to
confirm that the town of Natick is
planning to go forward with voting
on this ban at town meeting which
is scheduled for October 21, 2014.
GOAL will update with alerts as
necessary. If you live in Natick
please make plans to attend
town meeting if necessary. If you
know anybody that lives in Natick,
please make them aware of the
situation.
Recent updates:
On September 4, 2014 GOAL confirmed that Town Administrator

Martha White and Chief Hicks

went forward with the article and
added it to the town warrant. We
released this update:
September 4, 2014
Once again anti Second Amendment forces are working to ban
your rights and remove your
choice of armed self defense, leaving you unable to protect yourself
or loved ones.
At this time GOAL is asking residents of Natick to do the following:
Contact the town meeting
members, especially those in
your precinct (there can be up
to 10 per precinct). In Natick
only a town meeting memContinued on page 10

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1st Vice President: Steve Moysey
2nd Vice President: Mike Anthony
Secretary: Ellie Horwitz
Executive Director: Jim Wallace

Term up in 2014
Bruce Hall
Michael Concannon
Joe Currie
Gary Wilk

Term up in 2015
Rickard Sitte
Bettina Romberg
Jim Finnerty
Ernest W. Foster

Term up in 2016
Mark Jester
Ron Amidon
Richard Sinnott
Vacant Seat

From the Executive Director - Jim Wallace

From the Editor - Mike Sweeney
Bettinas Take
Patriot Games
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From the Executive Director

Pepper Spray Law Change
With the passage of the newest gun
laws finally comes some relief for
those adults wishing to carry pepper spray without having to acquire
a license. As important as the law
change is for Massachusetts residents, it is perhaps even more so for
non-residents.
Prior to the new law passing, anyone
from outside the state would actually
have to get a non-resident License to
Carry. Under the Deval Patrick administration these licenses were difficult
to come by as people were forced to
schedule a face to face interview with
the Firearms Record Bureau. The licenses were also $100 per year making it a financial burden for many.

for people who are ineligible to

carry the spray, but it is unclear
how these would be enforced
since no background check is
mandated.
Anyone aged 15 17 wishing
to purchase, possess and carry
pepper spray must still obtain
an FID Card.
A license to sell ammunition under Chapter 140, Section 122B
is still required to sell the items.
Of course this means the place
to purchase it in Massachusetts
is through one of these licensed
retailers. Keep in mind that
most states sell these products
over the counter and it is perfectly legal to purchase out of
state. (Most sellers will not ship
pepper spray through the mail.)

Hunting Season Approaches

Another good tip is to not have

the gun in plain sight. If you have
a trunk in your vehicle, that is a
preferred place to put it. This tip is
not only to deter theft, but as Massachusetts is so socially immature
when it comes to guns, this may
save you a lot of heartburn dealing
with nannystaters.

The days get shorter and cooler it is a clear sign that hunting seasons are fast approaching. As with
The new law regarding pepper spray
anything in this state regarding
took effect immediately when the
the use of firearms, it is important
Governor signed the bill on August
to make sure you have everything
11, 2014. https://malegislature.gov/
ready and understand the laws
Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2014/Chapand safety aspects of what you are
ter284
This reform in the pepper spray undertaking.
These laws can also be a little
The following are some of the new laws has been a long term effort
complicated when say dealing
One of the trickiest aspects the
rules:
and GOAL would like to thank all
with waterfowlers who use boats.
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the 1st Worcester District in Holdyour boat after launching it and
license.
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en for her efforts.
go to park your truck. Once again,
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There is a list of disqualifiers
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A Dangerous Freedom.

and local legislators who seem to

be constantly trying to avoid the
whirlpool of corruption centered
on the current House Speakers office. I only hope that the current
unrest does indeed nourish the
will to change the status quo.

same bureaucrats and elected officials, who seem to win one election after another, often running
unopposed, feeding their sense of
infallibility.

During the 18 month long debate

over what is now known as ChapWe are the government, thats ter 284, there seemed to be a
what being a republic is all about, paradigm shift as to how the Masrepresentation.
Yet, we have sachusetts legislature reacted to
failed in our upkeep, letting our their proposal to further restrict
government become a self sus- our freedom. They were shocked,
taining machine run year after and yes, Id even say appalled
year and term after term by the
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Have you heard the Jefferson
is subject. But weigh this against
quote, I prefer dangerous freethe oppressions of monarchy, and
dom over peaceful slavery?
it becomes nothing. Malo pericuIts been popping up here and losam, libertatem quam quietam
there lately, on tee shirts, bum- servitutem. Even this evil is producper stickers and the like, it got me tive of good. It prevents the degenwondering, what is the story be- eracy of government, and nourishes a general attention to the public
hind it?
affairs. I hold it that a little rebellion
A quick Google search of the term
now and then is a good thing, and
dangerous freedom quote gives
as necessary in the political world
us over 24 million hits, the net is
as storms in the physical.
an amazing tool isnt it?
Of the three optional societies that
The first page that I opened had
he writes, it is interesting that our
some great info, like all things with
current government is sliding toThomas Jefferson its an interestwards the 3rd description. We are
ing read.
indeed a republic, and it seems
that we have let ourselves become
From www.monticello.org:
so compliant in our management
I prefer dangerous freedom over
of liberty that we have let our
peaceful slavery
government become wolves, who
This is actually a translation of a now, ride around in up armored
Latin phrase that Thomas Jefferson vehicles and point rifles at those
used: Malo periculosam, libertatem who have the audacity to protest
quam quietam servitutem. It has what they feel to be an unjust govalso been translated as, I prefer ernment.
the tumult of liberty to the quiet of
As Jefferson wrote, the principal
servitude.
of this form of government is the
turbulence to which it is subject.
Here is the sentence in context:
I would say that we are certainly
Societies exist under three forms
seeing the beginnings of turbusufficiently distinguishable. 1.
lence.
Without government, as among
our Indians. 2. Under governments He also wrote and believed that
wherein the will of every one has a the turbulence was preferable to
just influence, as is the case in Eng- living under the weight of monarland in a slight degree, and in our chy. I believe this to be true, I hope
states in a great one. 3. Under gov- that going forward we as a counernments of force: as is the case in try can wake up and become more
all other monarchies and in most active in the process of civil action.
of the other republics. To have an As Jefferson noted, the turbulence
idea of the curse of existence under can wake people up and prevent
these last, they must be seen. It is a government from degenerating.
government of wolves over sheep. It
As a country we certainly seem to
is a problem, not clear in my mind,
be in a downward spiral of degenthat the 1st. condition is not the
eration. There are many people
best. But I believe it to be inconsiswho have lost faith in our govtent with any great degree of popuernment at any level. We have a
lation. The second state has a great
Congress that changes rules as it
deal of good in it. The mass of mansuits them, a President that skirts
kind under that enjoys a precious
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Bettinas Take

September 2014

By: Bettina Romberg

Twice Violated:
The Other Ugly Side of Campus Crime
federal government by students of
the mishandling of sexual assault
investigations, and now many
colleges around the country (including nine in Massachusetts are
under investigation for their reYou may also have realized, as I
porting practices).
did, how little we actually have
heard about campus crime rates As of August 2014, these nine coland the actual prevalence of it, leges and universities in Massaand how the information about all chusetts include: Amherst Colthis is effectively being swept un- lege, Berklee College of Music,
Boston University, Emerson Colder the rug.
lege, Hampshire College, HarHow is this being done and how is
vard College, Harvard University
it obfuscated?
Law School, University of MassaLast month, we discussed how chusetts at Amherst and at Dartcrimes on campus are defined and mouth.
differentiated by non-essentials.
The system that the accuser and
Apparently, it makes a difference
the accused go into is another
where a certain crime is perpeviolation. Victims who have gone
trated -- whether it is inside of a
public with their experiences dedorm or a few steps away on the
scribe hearings where institution
sidewalk or in the parking garage.
administrators ask bizarre and
And then, these accusations, re- embarrassing questions in skeptiports, and investigations are all cal tones.
handled internally by campus poThe accused is usually not furlice and the administrators of the
nished with legal counsel, cancollege or university.
not call witnesses or question the
Thats right. The very same peo- evidence against them. In short,
ple in charge of running the in- there really is no due process, plus,
stitution, developing the curricu- the standard which administralum, bringing in new students and tors must use to convict is based
keeping students safe are the ones upon the preponderance of the
in charge of investigating and evidence, a civil trial requirement
that the administrators must be
judging all incidents of crime.
50.00001% sure of their findings.
While being the managers of the
The criminal trial standard of beinstitutions, they also play judge,
yond a reasonable doubt does
jury and as you will see, even exnot exist in the vocabulary on colecutioner in these investigations.
lege campuses.
Luckily, more and more students
If found guilty by these proceare finding this to be an unreasondures, the accused is either susable method for getting justice,
pended or expelled, effectively ruand are courageously going public
ining all prospects for their chosen
with their own experiences. This
career.
has brought upon reports to the
After writing last months column,
it has become clear to me how
exactly crime is being handled
on college campuses across the
country.

What if the accused is actually not

guilty? What if investigators found
this individual not guilty, but then
administrators decided to pursue
the issue anyway? This happened
to one individual at Occidental
College, who ended up being convicted and expelled from college.

universities, this does not look like

it will help stop the rampant rate
of rape and manipulative methods of investigation of crime in
these institutions.

This is the spiral that higher education has gone down since the
passage of the Gun Free Zone Act
A student expelled from college of 1990. Rather than respecting
for sexual assault will likely not individuals and their unalienable
find another institution that will right to Life, Liberty and the ability to Pursue their Happiness, they
accept him.
have evaded the issue to the point
Because of the students going
where I am sure SB 967 will be
public with their experiences,
promoted as the standard in all 50
many in government are sitting
states.
up and listening. But rather than
requiring colleges and universities This new trend has to be stopped
to engage the local police in their in its tracks. For 24 years now, the
investigations and allow students lives and aspirations of students
the ability to protect and defend have been looked at as the proptheir lives, the State of California erty of the institutions and their
did exactly the opposite this sum- administrators. This is what needs
mer. They passed SB 967, a law to be rolled back.
which now requires couples to obLets face it. If you were studying at
tain affirmative consent, which
an institution in this day and were
basically means that both parvictimized, given the odds, what
ties must receive a verbal yes. A
would be your incentive to seek
drunken yes is not acceptable.
justice by reporting a crime that
SB 967 may seem reasonable, but was perpetrated on you? Its time
based on how accusations are for you to proudly proclaim that
handled currently in colleges and the right to your own life and the
pursuit of your happiness in your
life is unequivocally yours and not
theirs.
In closing, in case you are wondering, the institutions with the highest rate of reported rape in 2012 in
Massachusetts are:
1. Harvard University
2. Amherst College
3. UMass Amherst
4. Hampshire College
5. Williams College
Bettina Romberg is available for
comment at bettina@goal.org.

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Patriot Games

By: Dr. Steve Moysey

The American Power Grid A National Vulnerability.

large regions. The FERC analysis
indicates that knocking out nine
Last April, snipers opened fire on
of those key substations could
PG&E Corp.s Metcalf electrical
plunge the country into darkness
substation. Shooting for 19 minfor weeks, if not months.
utes, they surgically knocked out
17 giant transformers that funnel An attack-related blackout could
power to Silicon Valley. A min- be extraordinarily long, in part beute before a police car arrived, cause big transformers and other
the shooters disappeared into equipment are hard to replace.
the night. These attackers were Also, each of the three regional
clearly not amateurs. They cut electric systemsthe West, the
telecommunication cables in an East and Texashave limited inunderground vault and outsmart- terconnections, making it hard
ed security cameras and motion for them to help each other in an
sensors at the power substation emergency. Such a lengthy outage
in a remote corner of Santa Clara is possible for several reasons, including that only a handful of U.S.
County.
factories build transformers.
The shooters appear to have been
aiming at the transformers cool- We are not the only ones to be
ing systems, which were filled with worrying out our apparent vulneroil. If that was their target, they hit ability. The Israel National News,
it. The system leaked 52,000 gal- Arutz Sheva, last week carried an
lons; the transformer overheated op-ed by Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, Exand began to crash. To avoid a ecutive Director of the Task Force
blackout, electric-grid officials re- on National and Homeland Securouted power around the site and rity and Director of the U.S. Nucleasked power plants in Silicon Val- ar Strategy Forum, who says for
ley to produce more electricity. the first time in history, a terrorist
But it took utility workers 27 days attack on the electric power grid
to make repairs and bring the sub- has blacked-out an entire nation
in this case Yemen
station back to life.
September, 2014

The Metcalf substation sits near

a freeway outside San Jose, Calif. Some experts worry that substations more remote from cities
could face longer attacks because
of their distance from police. Many
sites arent staffed and are protected by little more than chainlink fences and cameras.

Mainstream media attention

has been so focused on the terror group Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria (ISIS) and their brutal
conquest of northern Iraq and
advance toward Baghdad, that
perhaps an even more significant
terrorist threat has been ignored.

On June 9, al-Qaida in the Arabian

While the prospect of a nation- Peninsula (AQAP), used rocketwide blackout caused by sabo- propelled grenade launchers and
tage might seem remote, small mortars to destroy transmission
equipment failures have led to towers, plunging the whole of
widespread power outages. In Yemen into blackout. The AQAP
September 2011, for example, a blackout of Yemens electric grid
failed transmission line in Arizona has gone largely unreported.
set off a chain reaction that creatYemen, a nation of 24 million, is an
ed an outage affecting millions of
important U.S. ally in the war on
people in the state and Southern
terrorism and has been the scene
California.
of some of the most significant epAmerica is vulnerable. The U.S. isodes of that war. AQAP, based in
could suffer a coast-to-coast black- Yemen, is notorious for its aggresout if saboteurs knocked out just sive and ingenious terror operanine of the countrys 55,000 elec- tions against the United States. It
tric-transmission substations on a was in Yemen where a drone strike
scorching summer day, according killed Islamic terrorist Anwar alto a previously unreported federal Awlaki.
analysis.
As Dr. Pry reminds us, on October
The study by the Federal Energy 12, 2000, AQAP used plastic exploRegulatory Commission conclud- sives to convert a motorized dined that coordinated attacks in ghy into a torpedo that attacked
each of the nations three separate the USS Cole, killing and injuring
electric systems could cause the 56 sailors, and nearly sinking the
entire power network to collapse. sophisticated guided missile deA small number of the countrys stroyer, worth almost one billion
substations play an outsize role dollars.
in keeping power flowing across

So why should we be concerned a nuclear Scud missile launched

from a freighter could blackout
about this event in Yemen?
the U.S. for a year or more, killing
According to Prys report, North
up to nine of 10 Americans by starKorea has provided Yemen with at
vation and societal collapse.
least 15 Scud-B mobile missiles,
capable of delivering nuclear, Could the terror spreading across
chemical, biological or high-explo- the Middle East today simply be
sive warheads weighing one ton the execution of a larger coordito a range of 300 kilometers. Iran nated plot? We have the media
has demonstrated that Scud mis- reporting acts as if the ISIS consiles can be ship-launched from quests of northern Iraq, Taliban ata freighter. As a member of the tacks on nuclear-armed Pakistan,
House Armed Services Subcom- and the terror blackout in Yemen
mittee on Emerging Threats and are unrelated. But all of these acCapabilities, one of our concerns tors were known to be plotting
was an Electromagnetic Pulse something together last year, ac(EMP) attack. What this entails is cording to intelligence sources.
firing a nuclear device high into the
It could be argued that the attack
altitude for detonation. The Conon the Metcalf substation was a
gressional Electromagnetic Pulse
planned dress rehearsal for a fu(EMP) Commission warned that
ture large-scale coordinated atContinued on page 10

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GOAL Training
2014 GOAL Training Schedule

Below is the schedule for courses held at GOAL Headquarters in Northboro, Massachusetts (unless otherwise noted).
All NRA Basic Pistol courses offered through GOAL exceed standards established in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter . 140, 131P and 515
CMR 3.00 Please note: All courses run 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
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Date

Tuition

Time

The Art of Concealed Carry in

Massachusetts

November 19

Members $75.00
Non-Members $125.00

5:30 - 10:00 PM

Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading

Saturday, November 15

Members $110.00
Non-Members $140.00

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Basic Pistol Course (NRA LTC002)

October 7, October 21, November 18, December 9

Members $95.00
Non-Members $145.00

9:30 AM - 6:30 PM

BFS Primer Course for State

Certified Instructors

November 26

Members $35.00
Non-Members $65.00

6:00 -10:00 PM (Weeknights)

Close Quarters Combatives

with Mike Anthony

November 6

Members $60.00
Non-Members $100.00

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Everyday Carry (EDC) Skills &

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New Dates TBA

Members $125.00
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9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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New Dates TBA

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Intro to IDPA

New Dates TBA

Members $65.00
Non-Members $95.00

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Intro to the Modern Sporting

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New Dates TBA

Members $75.00
Non-Members $105.00

9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

MA Gun Law for Citizens

October 15

Members $20.00
Non-Members $75.00

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Practical Self Defense for

Women with Michael Anthony

November 20

Members $25.00
Non-Members $25.00

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Precision Rifle Reloading with

Jim Finnerty

New Dates TBA

Members $100.00
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10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Principles of Concealed Carry

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October 18

Members $125.00
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Primary Elections - Continued from Page 1
Tolman and Grossman, the two biggest
enemies of our Second Amendment Freedom
both lost their primary election bids.
Were not sad to see them go.
age all of our readers to take note
of who is running for various seats.
Please contact and encourage candidates, especially the new ones
with no voting record, to get in
touch with GOAL and at the least,
fill out a candidate questionnaire.

dorsing Mr. Fisher. We suspect

that a large part of this was due to
many unenrolled voters choosing
to eliminate the vociferous anti
freedom candidates on the Democrat ticket.
The surprise result of the night
came in the Sixth District Congressional primary. Long time
Congressman John Tierney lost
to upstart Seth Moulton. Unfortunately Moulton, a Marine combat
vet, has made some pretty offensive statements in regard to our
Second Amendment freedom, his
website makes it very clear that
he will be no friend of the Second
Amendment for the residents of
Massachusetts. With his military
background we have to wonder,
is being anti Second Amendment
some sort of mandatory position
for Democrats running for Con-

If you do not have internet access

please get to your town hall, your
town clerk will have all of the ingress from MA? One would think For those of you with internet ac- formation you need to vote and
that a Marine would know better. cess, this is a great page to see should have phone numbers for
He will be facing off against former the races in your home district campaign headquarters for each
http://www.wheredoivot- candidate.
State Senator Richard Tisei for the etc.
seat in the upcoming General Elec- ema.com/bal/myelectioninfo. Please remember to take action
aspx once the page opens, simply
tion.
this November, get out and vote
fill out the information boxes and
With the General Election just submit the info, it will give you a for freedom, every vote counts!
about 2 months away, GOAL has
begun compiling a comprehensive
new candidate-rating list. This list
will enable voters to make the best
choice possible in electing individuals that will protect our freedom.
Currently our candidate rating
committee is working very hard
to get our questionnaire to new
candidates and to grade incumbent candidates. We have already
compiled quite a few questionnaires and will continue with the
evaluations. Look for a published
candidate-rating list very soon.
On that note, we want to encour-

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Natick Rights Ban - Continued from Page 1
ber can vote at town meeting,
they are elected to this position, please see the link above
to view the full list. If you have
the time and energy, feel free to
contact all of them!

Patriot Games - Continued from Page 7

to do harm in a gun free zone.

GOAL will update with alerts as

necessary. If you live in Natick
please make plans to attend
town meeting if necessary. If you
know anybody that lives in Natick,
Attend and speak out against please make them aware of the
this article at town meeting on situation.
October 21, 2014.
Latest News:
Talking points:
Last week we received news that
There is no reason to enact this Town Adminstrator White was
ban and to remove the choice shocked by the negative feedof armed self defense.
back she received in regard to her
The article is vaguely written proposal, so she asked the selectand includes parks and other men to pull the article from the
open areas within Natick - if town warrant.
passed this article would ban GOAL released this information:
carrying firearms everywhere
within the town of Natick ex- GOAL has confirmed that the town
cept private property. Why is of Natick has added an article to
the town trying to forcibly re- the 2014 town warrant seeking to
move the choice of exercising a restrict your freedom.
fundamental right?
September 10, 2014 Update:
A person that can lawfully car- Natick Town Administrator Marry a firearm has been fully vet- tha White has stated that she is
ted and has had to pass back- shocked by the pushback she
ground checks, take mandatory is getting to her efforts to ban
education and paid fees, just to Second Amendment rights in the
exercise that right. Why would town of Natick.
the town wish to remove the
decision to exercise that right Due to an overwhelming response
from concerned citizens she has
after all of that?
proposed to remove Article 1 from
This ban will do nothing to stop the town warrant. The selectmen
a criminal from carrying a fire- have not yet concurred so this isarm or doing harm. In fact, if sue has not yet been resolved.
passed it would actually enable
criminal activity. We are all well Natick residents, please follow
too aware of what happens through on this and attend town
when a violent criminal seeks meeting to ensure this issue is put
to rest.

tack. Given the determination of

groups like ISIS to attack the United States, seriously damage our
infrastructure and our way of life
and kill large numbers of Americans, knocking out the countrys
electrical grid would be a crude
and low-tech way of achieving
those objectives. A more deadly
threat would come from a state
actor armed with a relatively low
yield nuclear device and a container ship launched missile. The
prospect of seeing nine out of 10
Americans dead within 12 months
due to lack of electricity, societal
collapse or starvation should be
enough of a wake-up call to this
administration.

have limited transportation - as

all modern vehicles are controlled
by electronics, which would all be
fried.

Protection of the grid on all levels and from all threats should
be given much more urgent priority by the federal government.
If it ever goes down nationally,
it will take time to get it back up
and operational, and in the time
it could takemonths, weeks
many of our countrys problems
would present themselves in new
and grimmer ways. There would
likely be broad unrest, much of it
inevitable and some of it opportunistic. What would happen in an
environment like that, with peoThe very fabric of American soci- ple without light, means of comety would be torn apart, as an EMP munication, and perhaps in time
attack would not only knock out food? What would happen to pubthe power grid, it would fry all un- lic safety? To civil liberties? Those
protected electronics. Just think questions may sound farfetched.
about what that would mean for They are not.
a moment. No communications The fact that the United States can
cell phones, TV or radio. We would
be brought to its knees in such a
literally be in the dark on news and
relatively crude fashion should be
information regarding the state
a wake-up call for all of us.
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Upcoming Competition and Events

From the Editor

Continued from page 5
at some of the feedback they received to their various anti freedom proposals. Many, if not all of
them had never experienced the
kind of feedback they received
from constituents. Not all of it was
polite and some legislators took
exception to it. I would respond to
their complaints with the following, what do you expect, you are
supporting violating our god given
rights, what part of that being offensive do you not understand?
Jeffersons final line in the above
quote, I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing,
and as necessary in the political
world as storms in the physical.
Speaks to the need to hold our
government accountable, or face
the consequences.

ficials, hold them accountable

and should they not represent our
interest, replace them with someone who will.
Surely it will be no small task,
were up against a well-funded
machine. It seems impossible to
change, I know, thinking about
what has transpired over the last
18 months here in the Commonwealth gives me confidence that
we can accomplish the task, it
actually brings another favorite
quote to mind.
From another of my favorite framers, Samuel Adams: It does not
take a majority to prevail... but
rather an irate, tireless minority,
keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

To be clear, Im not talking about

starting a revolution, rebellion What do you say, who wants to
or staging a coup, not the violent shake up Beacon Hill?
kind at least. The rebellion that I
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From the Executive Director - Jim Wallace Continued from page 4
Chapter 90B, Section 26(2)(g) No
person shall carry a firearm, rifle
or shotgun in or on a snow vehicle
or recreation vehicle or on a trailer
or sled attached thereto unless
such firearm, rifle or shotgun is
unloaded and in an enclosed case.
This section shall not apply to a
law enforcement officer or other
person with enforcement powers
authorized in section 32, or to a
paraplegic as provided in section
65 of chapter 131.
Chapter 131, Section 63. A person,
other than the director of law enforcement, his deputy directors
of enforcement, chiefs of enforcement, deputy chiefs of enforcement, environmental police officers, deputy environmental police
officers, warden and members of
the state or local police in areas
over which they have jurisdiction,
special officers or persons charged
with the protection of persons or
property while acting in the discharge of their respective duties,
as such, and paraplegics as provided in section sixty-five, shall
not, except upon land owned or
occupied by him, have in his possession or under his control in or
on any motor vehicle or aircraft a
loaded shotgun or rifle, nor shall
he have in his possession or under his control in any motor boat
a loaded shotgun or rifle unless
authorized by the director in regulations relating to the hunting of
migratory waterfowl; and any person shall, upon the demand of any
officer authorized to enforce this
chapter, display for inspection any
shotgun or rifle in his possession
or under his control in a motor vehicle, aircraft or motorboat while
not on property owned or occupied by him.
Chapter 131, Section 65. Except
as otherwise provided by law, a
person shall not hunt any bird
or mammal by the aid or use of
any motor vehicle, including a
snowmobile, helicopter or other
aircraft, or any bird by the aid or
use of any boat or floating device
propelled by sail, steam, naphtha,
gasoline, electricity, compressed
air or similar motive power, unless such boat or floating device
is beached, resting at anchor, or
fastened within or tied immediately alongside of any type of fixed
hunting blind; nor shall he, for the
purpose of taking or killing a wild
bird, place or cause to be placed
upon the shores or foreshores of
or in or upon any waters within the
commonwealth, grain of any kind.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the shooting of wounded or
crippled migratory game birds

this section shall be reported forthwith by the court or magistrate to

the licensing authority who shall
immediately revoke the card or license of the person so convicted.
No new such card or license may
be issued to any such person until
one year after the date of revocaParaplegics issued a hunting lition.
cense under the provisions of section eleven may use a motor ve- Chapter 140, Section 131L. (a) It
hicle, or a recreational vehicle or shall be unlawful to store or keep
snow vehicle as defined in section any firearm, rifle or shotgun intwenty of chapter ninety B, as an cluding, but not limited to, large
aid to hunting birds or mammals, capacity weapons, or machine gun
provided that said person shall in any place unless such weapon
not shoot or have in his posses- is secured in a locked container or
sion or under his control a loaded equipped with a tamper-resistant
rifle or shotgun while said vehicle mechanical lock or other safety
device, properly engaged so as to
is in motion.
render such weapon inoperable
Chapter 140, Section 131C. (a) No
by any person other than the ownperson carrying a loaded firearm
er or other lawfully authorized
under a Class A license issued unuser. For purposes of this section,
der section 131 or 131F shall carry
such weapon shall not be deemed
the same in a vehicle unless such
stored or kept if carried by or unfirearm while carried therein is
der the control of the owner or
under the direct control of such
other lawfully authorized user.
person. Whoever violates the provisions of this subsection shall be (b) A violation of this section shall
be punished, in the case of a firepunished by a fine of $500.
arm, rifle or shotgun that is not a
(b) No person carrying a firearm
large capacity weapon, by a fine
under a Class B license issued unof not less than $500 nor more
der section 131 or 131F shall posthan $5,000 or by imprisonment
sess the same in a vehicle unless
for not more than one year, or by
such weapon is unloaded and conboth such fine and imprisonment,
tained within the locked trunk of
and in the case of a large capacity
such vehicle or in a locked case or
weapon or machine gun, by a fine
other secure container. Whoever
of not less than $1,000 nor more
violates the provisions of this subthan $10,000 or by imprisonment
section shall be punished by a fine
for not less than one year nor
of $500.
more than ten years, or by both
(c) No person possessing a large such fine and imprisonment.
capacity rifle or shotgun under a
(c) A violation of this section shall
Class A or Class B license issued
be punished, in the case of a rifle
under section 131 or 131F shall
or shotgun that is not a large capossess the same in a vehicle unpacity weapon and such weapless such weapon is unloaded and
on was stored or kept in a place
contained within the locked trunk
where a person under the age of
of such vehicle or in a locked case
18 who does not possess a valid
or other secure container. Whofirearm identification card issued
ever violates the provisions of this
subsection shall be punished by a
fine of not less than $500 nor more
than $5,000.
from a powered craft in coastal
waters seaward of the first upstream bridge, or the picking up
or retrieving of dead or injured
migratory game birds by means
of a motorboat, sailboat or other
water craft.

(d) The provisions of this section

shall not apply to (i) any officer,
agent or employee of the commonwealth or any state or the
United States; (ii) any member of
the military or other service of any
state or of the United States; (iii)
any duly authorized law enforcement officer, agent or employee
of any municipality of the commonwealth; provided, however,
that any such person described in
clauses (i) to (iii), inclusive, is authorized by a competent authority
to carry or possess the weapon so
carried or possessed and is acting
within the scope of his duties.
(e) A conviction of a violation of

under section 129B may have access without committing an unforeseeable trespass, by a fine of
not less than $1,000 nor more than
$10,000 or by imprisonment for
not less than one year nor more
than ten years, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
(d) A violation of this section shall
be punished, in the case of a rifle
or shotgun that is a large capacity weapon, firearm or machine
gun was stored or kept in a place
where a person under the age of 18
may have access, without committing an unforeseeable trespass, by
a fine of not less than $5,000 nor
more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not less than two and
one-half years, nor more than ten
years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(e) A violation of the provisions
of this section shall be evidence
of wanton or reckless conduct in
any criminal or civil proceeding
if a person under the age of 18
who was not a trespasser or was
a foreseeable trespasser acquired
access to a weapon, unless such
person possessed a valid firearm
identification card issued under
section 129B and was permitted
by law to possess such weapon,
and such access results in the personal injury to or the death of any
person.
(f) This section shall not apply to
the storage or keeping of any firearm, rifle or shotgun with matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap or
similar type of ignition system
manufactured in or prior to the
year 1899, or to any replica of any
such firearm, rifle or shotgun if
such replica is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition.

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Smart Gun - Dumb Idea - Some Real Info About Smart Guns and Those Who Push Them In the Name of Safety
Some quick facts about smart
gun tech that some MA candidates are running in favor of.
First, it should be noted that this
technology will only endanger law
abiding gun owners. Ask yourself,
if this tech is so good, why arent
the military and law enforcement agencies already using it?
Shouldnt they lead the way?
Second, this tech only allows firing
from one hand. What if a person
is injured while trying to defend
themselves from attack and had
to switch hands, or even fingers on
the same hand?
Third, anyone whos tried, unsuccessfully, to swipe their iPhone
to activate it and had to repeat
the process numerous times will
understand that this technology
doesnt always work on the first
time. A delay could mean death for blood. All of these are likely scea person trying to protect them- narios in a situation requiring the
use of deadly force against a vioselves or loved ones.
lent criminal.
Fourth, anyone that has gloves on,
the tech will not work. Anyone that Fifth, the watch tech is no better
has mud or dirt on their hands, the and has many additional issues
tech will not work, same goes for including battery failure, tech-

nology failure and many other

aspects that are prone to fail in a
critical situation would only leave
a person facing a violent criminal
needlessly vulnerable.
Pushing this technology as gun
safety is nothing but misinfor-

mation for voters who do not understand the issue. Please share
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Club News - Worcester

September 2014

Pistol & Rifle Club

General Meeting - September 4, 2014

President Al Bonofiglio opened the meeting at
7:00 pm
Reports:
Secretary Ann Kerouac

Steel Challenge: Sunday 10/05/14 OP / AP /

RR, 1200 1600
IDPA Practice on 10/056/14 @ 1700
Match: 10/11/14 @ 0800

IDPA

Ann read the E-Board minutes into the record.

GOAL NRA Basic Pistol: Tuesday 10/07/14 and

10/21/14, OP or IR,

Treasurers Report Mike Swett

1300 1600

Mike presented an accounting of the Clubs

current funds, as well as what expenditures
have been made since our last general meeting.

GOAL Gun Law Seminar: Wednesday 10/22/14,

1800 2100, MR

Membership Brian Frappier

Membership stands at 785 members, which
breaks down to 57 Life, 724 Regular, 1 Junior
and 2 Honorary and 1 Knox Box.
Not included in the 785 are 12 Life Members
who have not renewed yet and 1 member who
has taken a Leave of Absence.
We still have 7 members who have paid for
their fobs, but havent picked them up and 30
members who havent paid for their fobs.
The next New Member Orientation will take
place in April 2015, if we have openings. Anyone interested in membership should send
in a signed and dated application for Membership. When received, the name will be
added to the list for the Orientation according
to when it was received. We already have 24
people on the wait list.
It has been determined by the E-Board that
there will be no increases in the cost of renewals for 2015.
It also has been determined that we will have
no new hard keys issued for the gate and if
the new gate is not ready, then we will use the
hard keys issued for 2014.
~~~ VERY IMPORTANT ~~~
THE RENEWAL CUTOFF DATE WILL BE MIDNIGHT, APRIL 2, 2014. THERE WILL BE NO
GRACE PERIOD. THE RENEWAL NOTICES WILL
GO OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER,
SO THAT GIVES EVERYONE FIVE MONTHS TO
RENEW HIS/HER MEMBERSHIP. The only exceptions to this cutoff date are the Life Members, who will not be dropped from Membership, but who will have their fobs deactivated
until their paperwork is received.
Executive Officer Report Bill Hardell
Calendar Events
Current 2014 calendars are posted at the club
through the end of the year. We are already
working on the 2015 calendar. The full year
on-line version is posted. Please remember to
check the on-line version for updates. We will
be adding additional training events through
the year. Please review the calendar and
contact Bill Hardell with any changes and or
corrections. If you have a request to schedule
event please see Bill.
September Schedule
Saturday 09/27/14, 1100 1700, AP
GOAL Combat Focus: Monday 09/22/14 and
Tuesday 09/23/14, 0900 1800 OP
GOAL Advanced Pistol: Wednesday 09/24/14
and Thursday 09/25/14, 0900 1800 OP
GOAL Combat Carbine: Friday 09/25/14, 0900
1800 OP and RR

GOAL Principles of Concealed Carry: Saturday

10/18/14, 1000 1700 (DROPPED)
Work Party Sunday 10/19/14 @ 0800
Pin Shoots: Sunday 10/26/14, OP, 1200 SetUp, 1230 Registration,
1245 Safety Brief
HFS: Sunday, 10/26/14, 1300, (Meeting Room)
Boylston PD will require the use of the Outdoor Pistol Range and the Rifle Range on two
different Fridays in October. Once we confirm
the dates, we will update the calendar.
Reminder: All training events have to be
scheduled. Members wishing to conduct a
training event must coordinate with the XO.
Any non-standard training must have E-Board
approval.
Please remember to contact Bill Hardell for
any additions or deletions to the calendar.
You can use the link from the club website
under the Club Officers tab. Any additions
/ corrections need to be made two weeks out
so we can get them posted on-line.
Indoor / Outdoor Ranges:
Mike Henry: The next Work Party is scheduled
for 09/14/14. The October Work Party is on
10/19/14. Remember, Work Party credits are
tied to the new renewal schedule.
General Maintenance Notice: During a recent
storm, the club suffered a lighting strike. The
door access systems and alarms systems were
damaged by the strike. To all the club members who called or e-mailed, thank you. To
all of the club members who didnt call, why
didnt you?
Please remember to use the dud bucket. Try
to remember to put duds only in the dud bucket. Expended brass goes in the brass buckets.
Website:
Website maintenance continues on an almost
daily basis. Craig Hibbert has made numerous changes to the calendar, updated the format to support a new tab with meeting minutes and maintained the home page. Please
contact Bill for any questions regarding the
website.
GOAL Report Bill Hardell
Bill distributed a GOAL flyer, which provides
an update of Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2014.
A Member stated his dissatisfaction with
GOAL, as well as with certain persons who are
running for office. A discussion was held regarding GOAL, NRA and Massachusetts State
elected politicians.
Bill was asked if the Steel Plate Challenge
schedule could be added to the Club website.
Currently, the information is only on its own
website
Mike, the Raffle Guy Mike Burchman

Participation this year is about the same as

last year. The summer months tend to see
lower attendance. In the September through
November time period the Shoots normally
experience an increase in the number of
shooters.
The match winners are: Wil Cournoyer for the
first and third matches and Nigel Cunningham
for the second match.
The next pin shoot is Sunday, September 28th.
Registration starts at noon, with first shots at
12:30 pm. The next matches after that are October 26 and November 23rd. Pin shoots are
open to both Club and non-Club Members.
IDPA and Steel Plate Challenge Al Bonofiglio
for (Bill and Mike)
Bill Thorpe and Mike French couldnt make it
to tonights meeting. Al reported that both
those functions are going extremely well. Participation has been good and is increasing.
Member questions Member asked if any thought has been given
to creating a two-tiered Membership system?
The new members are charged a one time
Capital Improvement fee when voted into the
Club. Renewing members are charged a reduced rate.
E-Board response We are looking at reducing the amount charged.
However, the bulk of the money that was used
to build the new Clubhouse came in when we
raised the maximum number of Members allowed.
OLD BUSINESS
Gate Al Bonofiglio
Al asked Tim Graves to send out requests for
quotes to fencing companies. Two of those
companies are preparing quotes for both lift
and swing type gates.
We would like to at least get all the initial work
done this Fall, so the gate can be installed first
thing in the Spring before renewal season.
A member asked as to whether the gate would
still operate should there be a power outage?
Al - We are working to get all the safety features we could possibly need.
A week or so ago the Club experienced a lightning strike, which blew out our Security panel
and took out the magnetic lock on the door
downstairs. Al has talked to Tim about the issue and there is an electrician is working on a
surge suppression system for the Club.
The cost to repair is $1,327.00 total to replace
the complete panel and another $285.00, plus
labor and tax to put the mag lock on the door.
We have an $1,000.00 deductible, so its not
worth putting in a claim to the insurance company.
Member Question Have you looked into installing a lightning rod? Al the electrician
will tell us if a lightning rod would help.
NEW BUSINESS
Motion to Amend the Outdoor Range Rules
Tom LaRoche
Tom moved to amend the outdoor range rules
by inserting new rules 1a and 1b as follows:
1.a. The Sunday and Holiday shooting restriction shall not apply to archery

tion by changing 1.b. to 1.c. and by making

1.b. use of explosive charges will not be allowed at any time
Motion seconded. Original motion has been
amended.
Motion to amend Outdoor Range Rules
passed.
WPRC signage
Tom made a motion to spend a sum of money
not to exceed $2,500.00 to replace the sign on
the building as well as the street sign. Motion
was seconded.
Discussion
E-Board knew that the sign on the building
would be temporary, but had not thought that
it would need to be replaced so soon.
Tom did some research and discovered that
we do need a building permit from the Town,
but that as long as the new sign is the same
size as we currently have there wont be a
problem in acquiring the permit.
Motion was voted on and approved.
Expenditures Al explained to the membership that the money that comes into the Club is to be used to improve the Club for all the Members. Granted a
sign isnt a huge improvement, but they need
to be changed. Other expenditures, such as
the walkway, the drainage, the concrete wall
to protect the shooters on the pistol range.
These things are being done for the Members
of the Club. We are working to make this Club
as good as it can be.
Future improvements will be the new gate,
new shooting stands and new pavement on
the parking lot.
Member request Would it be possible to put
some more ashtrays on the outdoor range?
Yes, we will get a couple more out there.
Member request Would it be possible to get
a First Aid Kit inside the Clubhouse? Yes
Member question You mentioned paving the
parking lot, but is there any thought to expand
it? No, there is no way for it to be expanded.
We have wetlands down here and we dont
own the land on either side of the driveway.
We do know that parking is an issue.
Member question
Only place to shoot 17 hrm rimfire can only be
shot on the rifle range? Why cant 17 be shot
on pistol range if a 22 rifle is allowed there?
Because the muzzle velocity is different. Tom
asked Ann to make a note for the E-Board to
look into this?
Sign-in Book Mike Burchman
Please make sure that everyone signs in. If
you see that there are more people here than
are signatures in the book, talk to the people
on the Range. We need to have everyone sign
in for liability reasons.

GOAL Intro to AR-15, Tuesday, 09/30/14, 1100

1700, OP and RR

Mike explained the Monthly and the Big Spring

Raffles.

1.b. During these hours any and all of the

outdoor ranges may be closed for maintenance

Work Party Sunday 09/14/14 @ 0800

The Gun Parlor donated a variety of prizes for

our monthly Club raffles.

if approved, these changes will take effect

immediately

Safety Tips

Kahr Arms will be donating a KAHR PM9 for

next years Big Presidents raffle. There will
also be a prize containing an assortment of
knives and a bullet-shaped thermos.

(Rule 1. Is the rule, which says that the outdoor ranges are closed Sunday mornings and
Holidays until)

DO NOT SHOOT THE SIDEWALK!

IDPA: Range Safety Officer Meeting, Sunday

09/14/14, MR, AP,
& IR, 0900 1900 (NEW ITEM)
Pin Shoots: Sunday 09/28/14, OP, 1200 SetUp, 1230 Registration,

Competitive Shooting

1245 Safety Brief

Worcester Pistol Team Tim Wells

HFS: Sunday, 09/28/14, 1300, (Meeting Room)

The team will be starting up on Monday, October 6th. There are openings on the team, so
anyone interested should come to the Club
on a Monday evening. It is still difficult to find
ammo, so this may slow down the Team.

October Schedule
Pistol Team: Every Monday, 1800 2100, IR
General Meeting: Thursday 10/02/14

Pin Shoot John Cunningham

Motion was seconded

Al gave some background information regarding archery at WPRC.
Inserting these new rules is a way to allow
archers time to shoot without firearms shooting.
Mike Swett we must make it known that explosive arrows are disallowed.
Tom made a Motion to Amend his prior mo-

Always put your target in FRONT of a berm!!

Mike Swett pointed out to everyone that there

are now signs in the Clubhouse and at each of
the Ranges with the address and phone number of the Club
Next E-Board meeting September 16, 2014 at
6:00
Next General meeting October 2, 2014 at 7:00
Motion to adjourn at 8:18 pm

September 2014

GOAL News Print Edition

15

Massachusetts
Approved Firearms

Magnum Research Magnum Lite

.22LR Graphite Black Polymer
Ambidextrous Thumbhole Stock Rifle
MLR22AT (.22LR)

Thompson
M1 Semi-Automatic Carbine with
30 Round Surplus Stick Magazine
TM1-SMAG (.45ACP)

Thompson
1927A-1 Deluxe with 10 Round Drum Magazine
T1D (.45ACP)
1927A-1 Deluxe with 30 Round Surplus Stick Magazine
T1-SMAG (.45ACP)
1927A-1C Lightweight with 30 Round Surplus Stick Magazine
T5-SMAG (.45ACP)

Auto-Ordnance
1911A1 WWII Parkerized w/ U.S. Logo Wood Grips
1911PKZSEWMA (.45 ACP)
1911A1 WWII Parkerized
1911PKZSEMA (.45 ACP)

Kahr Arms
P9 w/ External Safety & Loaded Chamber Indicator (LCI)
KP9093 (9mm)
P40 w/ External Safety & LCI
KP4143 (.40 S&W)

Kahr Arms, Thomspon and Auto-Ordnance:

Factory: 130 Goddard Memorial Drive, Worcester, MA 01603

Sales Support & Service: 508-795-3919 / Fax: 508-795-7046
Websites: www.kahr.com | www.auto-ordnance.com

Magnum Research, Inc.:

Factory: 12602 33rd Ave. SW, Pillager, MN 56473

Consumer Sales and Service: 508-635-4273 | Fax: 218-746-3097
Website: www.magnumresearch.com |
www.facebook.com/KahrArms

Kahr Arms
PM9 w/ External Safety & LCI
PM9093 (9mm)
PM40 w/ External Safety & LCI
PM4143 (.40 S&W)