Winter Spring 2013 of Virginia Shooting Sports Association Newsletter

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Volume 3 Issue 1

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Member articles welcomed andencouraged.

NCRR Shooting Clinic 3

VSSA Offering FreeTraining to Teachers

3

15th Annual CrushnClays

6

Violent Crime Drops 8

June Squirrel Season 9

2013 State Champion-ships

10

From the President 13

Virginia Y.E.S. 14

Rob Pincus and Appen-dix carry

10

VSSA Shooters

Score in Orange

Blossom Regional

14

NRA Foundation

Grants

16

2013 Virginia Air

Results

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Inside this issue:

When this years General

Assembly Session began,

the VSSA legislative

team knew that our work

would be cut out for us.

With all of the talk cen-

tering around President

Obamas federal gun con-trol agenda, we knew the

handful of anti-gun legis-

lators in the House of

Delegates and the State

Senate would try and cap-

italize on the events that

took place in Newtown,

CT in December 2012.

By the time the last day

to introduce legislation

rolled around, we saw bill

introduced to ban so-

called assault rifles, so-called high capacity

magazines, close the non-

existent gun show loop-

hole, bills to chip away

at Virginias pre-emption

statute, and bills to re-

strict carrying firearms in

the state capitol. There

were also a handful of pro

-gun bills introduced but

for the first half of the

session, VSSAs attention

was squarely focused on

defeating all of the bad

bills. Both the House andSenate helped us out by

scheduling marathon

committee meetings to

address all of the fire-

arms related bills. VSSA

is happy to report that

before crossover (the half-

way point of the Session)

all of the bad bills had

been defeated.

Having beat back all of

the bad bills, VSSAs leg-

islative team was able toturn its attention to the

handful of pro-rights

bills. A particularly spe-

cial surprise was passage

of concealed handgun

permit (CHP) holder pri-

vacy.

Introduced by State Sena-

tor Mark Obenshain, Sen-

ate Bill 1335 began as a

will to protect the privacy

of permit holders who had

an active protective order.

But when the bill landed

in House Militia and Po-lice, a substitute was of-

fered that protected the

personally identifiable in-

formation of all CHP hold-

ers.

For the last several years,

bills have been introduced

to prevent incidents like

occurred in 2007 when the

Roanoke Times published

the entire database. After

the Attorney General is-

sued an opinion that thedatabase was not intended

for that purpose, the data-

base was no longer availa-

ble for the State Police.

However, newspapers

could still go to their local

Clerk of (cont. on page 2)

Another Successful General Assembly Session

Winter/Spring 2013

A Message from Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

You and I understand thatour rights come from ourCreatornot the govern-ment. Without the ability todefend ourselves, individu-als have no rights.

Luckily, our Founders un-derstood that natural rightspredate government.Thats why

they passed the SecondAmendment to the UnitedStates Constitution to pro-tect our right to defendourselves and loved ones.

It states a simple conceptthat was obvious to them:A well regulated Militia,beingnecessary to the security

of a free State, the right ofthe people to keep andbear arms shall notbe infringed.

Being an advocate for gunrights takes more than justvoting the right way. Ittakes persistence. It takesthe willingness to stand upfor what is right even if its


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not popular. It takes leadershipand guts. Others will tell you theyhave good voting records whilerepresenting conservative coun-

ties. I put the bills in and led fromthe front, all while representingFairfax.

As a State Senator from Fairfax,I proved that I was on the side ofgun owners across the Common-wealth by being a consistentchampion of our Second Amend-ment rights. Duringmy tenure, I:

Worked for the repeal of unrea-sonable restrictions on con-

cealed carry permit holders andfor reciprocity between statesthat issue concealed carry per-mits.

Successfully advanced the billthat finally stopped counties fromrequiring duplicate local back-ground checks when purchasing afirearmchecks that those countiesused asnothing more than a back-door wait-ing period on law-abiding Virginians.

Fought for and won protections forlaw-abiding gun owners, despite com-ing from some of the most anti-gunpolitical territory in the entire Com-monwealth.

When I ran for Attorney General, Iwas endorsed by organizations in-cluding the Virginia Shooting Sports

Association, Virginia Citizens De-fense League, Gun Owners of Ameri-ca and had an A+rating from the Na-tional Rifle Association. Without yourhelp, I would not be in the position Iam today to defend our rights.

I have continued my fight against theliberal gun-grabbers. I have led aneffort among states to have a Mary-land law barring law-abiding citizensfrom carrying outside their ownhomes (similar to the Hellercase, butoutside the home) declared unconsti-tutional.

As Attorney General, I am the law-yer for each government agency. Itis still true that lawyers merely ad-vise, while clients (state agencies)decide. When I was in the privatesector there were only two timesthat my clients did not take my rec-ommendations. Since I got into gov-ernment, I lost count of how manytimes state agencies didnt heed myadvice.

Thats exactly why Im running forgovernorto become the decision-maker and your advocate for gunrights. As your governor, I promiseto continue my record of defendingourconstitutional rights. We must main-tain the progress we have made inthe Commonwealth onthis issue.

When I lived in Fairfax, I was amember of the Arlington-Fairfax

Izaak Walton League. Im an avidshooter. I always look forward torange time (especially skeet).

I ask for your continued support in mybid to become Virginias next gover-nor because I understand the philo-sophical basis of the Second Amend-ment, the practical application as afellow sportsman, and most importantI am the only person running who hasbeen a leader in the fight to defendour Constitutional right to keep andbear arms.

Also passed by the General Assem-

bly and signed by the Governor

were SB1363 and HB2317 which

provide that residency for members

of the armed forces includes both

the members permanent duty post

and the nearby state in which

the military personnel resides for

the purposes of firearms purchases.

Another bill of interest to gun own-

the Circuit Court and get the per-

mit holders in their localities. The

Fredericksburg Freelance Star was

famous for printing the names of

individuals who were recently is-

sued permits. With the passage of

SB1335, they will no longer be able

to do this. This was the biggest vic-

tory of the Session for Virginia gun

owners.

ers that passed and was signed by

the Governor was Delegate Scott

Lignamfelters HB1833 which clears

up much of the confusion in the

Concealed Weapon Statute in the

Code of Virginia. The statute had

been amended so many times that it

was increasingly difficult to navi-

gate.

Cuccinelli (cont)

General Assembly Session (continued)

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.The NRA Sports ShootingEvent held at the Norfolk

County Rifle Range was aterrific success! Our staffof 42 RSOs hosted over57 participants and all whoattended mentioned howexciting the event was,and how much they havelearned throughout theday. Many who never shotbefore left our Range andactually headed out to agun store to make a possi-ble purchase of a firearmor bow.

The air pistol and rifle disciplinetaught participants how breathe con-trol, along with a steady trigger pull,made pellet gun/rifle shooting so pre-cise and enjoyable. Many

of the ladies who neverpicked up a firearm beforewere amazed at howmuch fun it was to put onein the bulls-eye. Leavingthe air pistol/ rifle area,they migrated directly into

the range to shoot .22pistol and rifle. Everyoneemerged from the rangewith grins from ear to ear.

Using 410 and 20 gaugeshotguns, our RSO staffshowed novice shotgunshooters how much fun it

was to hit clay targets and poppers.

Our Archery discipline did an out-standing job introducing all to ar-chery. From the time we opened tothe time we closed, archery had their

hands full with people waiting toget a chance to try their skillswith a bow.

As our guest's left the club withtheir paper targets in hand, wehad comment after commentabout the fun they had andquestions of when are we go-ing to do this again?.SportShooting Day was a great op-portunity for us to change peo-ples minds about gun controland educate participants aboutthe different disciplines that areavailable. Many who had nevershot a gun before experienced

the enjoyment associated with shoot-ing sports. Those who were gunshy or apprehensive about guns, leftNCRR with a totally different attitudeand respect for the Sport.

Norfolk County Rifle Rangeenjoyed hosting this event formany different reasons, but themost rewarding was seeingthose who once were gun shyor apprehensive about gunsleave the range with a new atti-tude and respect for the sport of

shooting.

With this in mind, we encourageevery gun range to hold a NRASports Shooting Day to edu-cate and introduce the public tothe shooting sports in a safeand enjoyable setting.

Beginning J uly 1, 2013, the VSSA Training Team will offer free NRA certified pistol training to any teacher in the common-wealth of Virginia. This training meets all the requirements for a Concealed Carry of Weapons (CCW) permit in Virginia.You can come to us in Fairfax, or we can set something up with a local range. All we need is access to a range and aclassroom, everything else will be provided. Contact our training team lead, Tom Ciarula at Tom-C @ Cox.net to makearrangements.

NCRR NRA Sports Shooting Day Great Success

By Brian Hirschler

VSSA Training Team Offers Free Training to Teachers

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The Bullet is the official publication of the Virginia Shooting Sports Association. Yearly subscriptions are available free tomembers of the association. To contact the VSSA main office write to: P.O. Box 1258, Orange, VA 22960-0714 or email:[email protected].

The Virginia Shooting Sports Association is a not for profit Virginia corporation organized to promote the shooting sports, educatethe public in the safe and responsible use of firearms, operate individual and team competitive marksmanship events, and protect

the rights of law-abiding Virginians protected under the Constitution of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia. TheVSSA is affiliated with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, The National Rifle Association, The Virginia Wildlife Federation, andUSA Shooting. Please visit our web site at www.myvssa.org. The Bullet welcomes comments, articles and photos. Deadline forsubmissions is the tenth day of the month prior to publication. Please address all submissions to The Bullet, PO Box 1258,Orange VA 22960-0714 or email to: [email protected]. All submissions are subject to editing for grammar, style, and length.Submitted materials will not be returned unless accompanied by a stamped self-addressed envelop. We regret that due to limitedspace, The Bullet cannot publish all submissions received . For photos, please include the names of the subjects andphotographer, the date and location of the event, and if possible, information about any firearms used in the photos.

StaffExecutive Director: Lu Charette, [email protected] Phone: (540) 672-5848

OfficersName/Term Expires

President: Ernie Padgette (12/14) ex-officio member of all committees [email protected] President: Tom Ciarula (12/13) [email protected]/Treasurer: Andrea Smith (12/13) [email protected]

DirectorsDavid Adams (12/13) Chairman, Legislative Activities Committee [email protected] oe Turner (12/15) [email protected] oe Primerano (12/15) - Joe.Primerano at myvssa.orgBruce J ones (12/15) [email protected] J amison (12/14) Chairman, High Power Rifle Committee [email protected] McKaig (12/14) [email protected]

Other ContactsLee Fleming Chairman Junior Programs Committee [email protected] oe FisherChairman Pistol Committee - [email protected]

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this years Crush'n Clays set for J une8th 2013 at the Arlington-FairfaxChapter of the IWLA in Centreville,Virginia. Over the last 14 yearsCrush'n Clays has raised $250,000for St. J ude Childrens Research Hos-pital. Crush'n Clays is not only, thelongest running shooting charity thatsupports the St. J ude but also, it isthe longest consecutive runningshooting charity event in the country.

A Sponsor/Volunteer Reception willbe held the evening prior to the event.

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The U.S. Department of J usticeissued a report May 7th that pro-vides further evidence that the useof firearms in violent crimes hasdropped dramatically nationwideover the past 20 years.

This trend has occurredeven as firearms owner-ship has increased sig-nificantly.

According to the Bureau of J usticeStatistics report, (see below) homi-

cides due to firearms fell 39 percentbetween 1993 and 2011.

The use of firearms in crimes with-out fatalities dropped an even moreimpressive 69 percent during thesame period. By the numbers, fire-arm-related homicides droppedfrom 18,253 in 1993 to 11,101 in2011. Nonfatal firearm crimes inthis period declined from 1.5 millionin 1993 to 467,300 in 2011. Readthe full report here. Nonfatal Fire-

arm Victimizations, 1993-2001

These findings support the earlierreleased FBIs Uniform Crime Re-port showing similar reductions inthe violent crime rate.

Interestingly, the new report con-firmed earlier data that less than 1percent of state prison inmates whoused a firearm in their crime had

obtained it at a gun show. Instead,about 40 percent of these inmatesobtained their firearms from illegalsources such as theft or through adrug deal, while 37 percent got theirguns from a family member orfriend.

Of the firearms usedin the offenses thatput those inmatesbehind bars, rifleswere employed only

about 1.5 percent ofthe time.

The new report also found that from2007 to 2011, about 1 percent ofviolent crime victims, some 235,700people, used a firearm in self-defense. Another 103,000 used afirearm to protect their property.

What does the data is this reportsay about the focus of gun controladvocates on extending back-

ground checks to private-party fire-arms sales at gun shows or theirfixation on banning modern sportingrifles? The short answer is that thedata we continue to see in thisstudy and others demonstrate thatthose approaches are unresponsiveand ineffective public policy re-sponses if the goal is to truly contin-ue progress in crime reduction.

We would hope that this reportwould cause gun control advocates

to at least question their pursuit ofill-directed new legislation, but wewill not hold our breath. Likewise,we do not expect state legislaturesin Connecticut, Maryland [New J er-sey] or Colorado to reverse badlawmaking.

We also will not expect the Obamaadministration to cite this studydone by the professional civil serv-

ants of the J ustice Departmentsince it does not support their politi-cal agenda. Nor will we expect ex-tensive news media coverage, alt-hough we were pleased to seesome articles and commentary.

NSSF and others will cite this reportto help convince those policymak-ers who can be persuaded to stopand look at the data before actingor responding to emotional appeal.Our goal as a society should be to

pursue policy that will truly work tofurther reduce the criminal misuseof firearms and to avoid makinglaws that work mainly to restrict andpunish the law-abiding.

Plato said it best:Good people do notneed laws to tell themto act responsibly,while bad people willfind a way around thelaws.

Larry Keane is senior vice presidentand general counsel for the Nation-al Shooting Sports Foundation. Fol-low him on Twitter at @lkeane.

About NSSFThe National Shoot-ing Sports Foundation is the tradeassociation for the firearms indus-try. Its mission is to promote, pro-tect and preserve hunting and theshooting sports. Formed in 1961,NSSF has a membership of more

than 6,000 manufacturers, distribu-tors, firearms retailers, shootingranges, sportsmens organizationsand publishers. For more infor-mation, log on to www.nssf.org.

(Editors note: This article originally ranin NSSFs Bullet Points. You can sub-scribe to the weekly email atwww.nssf.org)

Violent Crime Dropped Dramatically Over 20 Years,Latest U.S Justice Department Study Confirms By Larry Keene



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Now in it's seventh year, a statewidesquirrel season will be available forsportsmen June 1-15, 2013, on spe-

cific VDGIF Wildlife ManagementAreas (WMAs) as listed on theVDGIF website and on all privatelands. Fox squirrels may only be har-vested on all private lands in countieswith an open fox squirrel season andon the following WMAs: Big Survey,Goshen, Havens, Little North Moun-tain, Merrimac Farm, Phelps, Rapi-dan, and Thompson WMAs. Huntingsquirrels with dogs is now allowedduring the J une season.

Although it may be a foreign idea tomany sportsmen, a J une season isbiologically justified. Squirrels havetwo peak reproductive periods - oneduring February-March and another

during July-August.Therefore, hunters canharvest squirrels during

the J une season withoutimpacting populations.

June Squirrel Season Opens on Private Lands and Selected WMAs June 1-15


DGIF Elk Restoration Update

ONE YEAR AGO... Elk Release inBuchanan County Made History

when Virginia Department of Game &Inland Fisheries (VDGIF)biologists brought 11 elk toVirginia from southeasternKentucky on May 18, 2012.They returned to Kentuckyand brought another 7 elkto Virginia on May 24th.Sixteen of these elk hadbeen in quarantine for dis-ease testing since Febru-ary 7th and two werecalves born in quarantine.All received a clean bill of

health before coming to therelease area near Vansantin Buchanan County. Oncein Virginia, the elk wereplaced in an acclimation corral tocalm down before release. All adultelk wore new GPS telemetry collarsso that biologists could monitor theirmovements following release. TheElk Restoration Project is the result ofa long term partnership betweenVDGIF, Rocky Mountain Elk Founda-

tion, and Buchanan County.

Apri l 2013 Update: Allen Boynton,VDGIF Terrestrial Wildlife BiologistManager for Region 3 Southwestnotes that, "Preparations are wellunder way for moving another groupof elk to Virginia next month. Selectedelk now in quarantine in Kentucky will

receive a second round of diseasetesting in early May. VDGIF biolo-

gists expect to move more elk tothe Buchanan County releasesite by the end of May.

The elk already released areall alive and within 3-miles ofthe release site in BuchananCounty. It seems as winter willnever end, but already thevegetation is starting to greenup at the release site. The 5bulls will soon shed their ant-lers. Hopefully the adult cowsare all pregnant and we will

be seeing a new group ofcalves in two months.

Another group of elk are currentlyin quarantine in Kentucky. VDGIFbiologists are planning to transportthese elk to Buchanan in late Mayand place in the acclimation corral.

Look for more updates as they be-come available.


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4. More efficient weak-handedPresentation

5. Comfort

Learn more about why Rob nowfavors this position by reading hisfull article "Top 5 Reasons I Carryin the Appendix Position". Thisposition isn't for everyone, but itmight just be perfect for you!

Find the above article at this link:http://www.imakenews.com/valhalla/

The "Appendix Carry" position - plac-ing the gun just off your center line infront of your torso - has become moreand more popular over the past few

years. Rob Pincus, owner of I.C.E.Training Company, has even madethe switch to this position and givesfive reasons why he did.

1. Efficiency of Presentation2. Enhanced Retention3. Ease of Close Quarters Presen-

tation

Watch the video below to see Robdemonstrate presentation from theappendix position.

2013 State Championships

Rob Pincus and the Top 5 Reasons to Carry in the Appendix Position


http://youtu.be/qcZ3cKOFE50


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Im told I should say something aboutthe tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.Sorry, but I wasnt there. I dont know

anyone who was there, and I donteven know anyone who lives there. Ithink I did drive through Newtownonce, but that was over 20 years ago,and I dont remember much aboutpassing through; although the scen-ery in that part of the country is trulymagnificent.

My grandson, Harley, asked me howanyone could possibly shoot an inno-cent young child. I gave him the onlyanswer that makes any sense to me:Harley, that is the very definition of a

madman. Only a madman would seekto harm little children. Harley thoughtfor a moment and replied: Yeah, Iguess he was crazy. No, Harley; hemay have been insane, but he cer-tainly knew exactly what he was do-ing. Insane, crazy and stupid are verydifferent things. You need to remem-ber that. And so do we all.

No, I wasnt there. I dont think any ofour members were there. I didntharm anyone. I dont think any of ourmembers harmed anyone. And yet,

somehow, we are being blamed. Howdoes that work? Supposedly, we areto blame because we refuse to letthose among us who are wiser thanwe pass gun laws which would dis-arm us. We refuse to see that if wewere all unarmed, we would some-how be safer.

Well, how has that worked for us sofar? If I remember correctly (Pleasecheck the facts and figures; but Idont think Im very far off.), the GunFree School Act was passed sometime around 1990. In the previous 70or so years there had been aboutthree (as in 3; more than 2 but lessthan 4.) mass shootings in schools inthis country. Since passage of thatact, which made sure no law-abidingcitizen would be anywhere near aschool with a gun, the number ofmass shootings at schools has in-creased steadily; and we are nowaveraging between six and twelvesuch incidents a year. So how is

that working out for you? And nowwere being told that if we simply takeaway certain types of firearms from

all the people, we would all be safer.

In September of 1994, Congresspassed the so-called Assault Weap-ons Ban. It was allowed to expire in2004. We are now being told weshould bring back the ban on semi-automatic rifles that look like militaryfully automatic rifles. Starting in 1994,did school shootings decrease? Ordid they increase? They increased.When the ban was allowed to expirein 2004, did it make any difference inschool shootings? No. So how can

bringing back that law that didnt helpthen (And in fact, things got a lotworse very quickly), make things anybetter now; when it didnt help thefirst time around?

The killer in Newtown was 20 yearsold. By current law, he wasnt allowedto own any firearm. He was tooyoung. By current law, he was dis-qualified from owning any firearm byhis mental disorders. He was mental-ly incompetent. He stole the firearmshe used in the shootings. He killed his

own mother to get the guns he used.He took those guns into the gun-freeschool zone. He fired the guns in anarea where it is illegal to fire any fire-arm. He killed people. How manylaws did he violate? I have no idea;but I dont think passing one more lawfor him to ignore would have deterredhim.

On the Sunday after the shootings atNewtown, a man in San Antonio wentinto a restaurant to kill his girlfriend.After he shot her, most of the otherpeople in the restaurant fled to amovie theater next door. The gunmanfollowed. He shot a man in the park-ing lot and entered the theater. There,an off-duty lady policeman shot himfour times and ended the problem. Agood guy (gal, in this case) with a gunstopped a bad guy with a gun.

One of these days, Ill assemble a200 page list of Congressmen andSenators who advocate total gun con-

trol, but have no intention of turningover theirguns. The famously anti-gun lady Senator who wants to ban

ALL firearms, but carries a handgunin her purse which she has statedshe has no intention of turning in.The other anti-gun lady Senator withthe concealed carry permit. The es-teemed Senator whose private body-guards were stopped for carryingfully automatic firearms while guard-ing the Senator in Washington, DC!Not to mention the rabidly anti-gunactress who, with her equally rabidhusband, used their private hand-guns to stop a burglary at their home.Or the North Carolina State Senator

who shot two young men trying tobreak into his home. The list is toolong to go into here. Suffice it to say,those who make our laws have nointention of following those lawsthemselves.

Is this hypocrisy? No, not really. Thesimple fact is, hypocrisy involvesclaiming to believe one thing whilesecretly doing another. These peoplesee no hypocrisy because they actu-ally and honestly believe thereSHOULD BE two sets of rules and

laws; one set for them and one setfor us. One law for the rich and pow-erful; another set for the common riffraff like us. Look into World History.In the days before there were fire-arms, werent there laws that pre-vented the common people from car-rying swords, or bows and arrows, oreven knives; but which allowed thenobility to do so freely? And didntour forefathers found this countryunder the concept that the law wouldapply equally to all people?

The simple truth is that there hasnever been, and will never be, acountry on the face of the Earthwhere the rich, powerful and political-ly connected will not be able to ownany firearm they wish. In Nazi Ger-many, in Soviet Russia, in modernChina, the rich and powerful followedor follow one set of laws; the com-mon people a different set. Thiscountry was supposed to be different;

From the PresidentBy Ernie Padgette



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has always been different. We areabout to find out if that will continue.

At Newtown the very worst of human

nature was on frightful display; terri-ble rage and an uncaring and callousdisregard for those little ones weshould first and always protect. Butplease remember: Also on display bythe teachers, the school staff, andeven the children themselves, wasthe very finest of human nature; brav-ery, courage and self sacrifice. Let usnever forget that. What happened inNewtown was terrible; an abomina-tion and tragedy that never shouldhave occurred. But I didnt do it; and Irefuse to be convinced I am some-

how to blame.

One thing I must admit: I do shareone common trait with those who

consider themselves to be our bet-ters. Like them, I believe the only trulygood guns are the ones which protectme and mine. And I plan to keep

mine. Thanks; Ernie P.

for Virginia and the program is stillbeing constructed. It will also be astepping stone to the national Y.E.S.program which is held for a week inWashington, D.C. with the study ofthe Nations Constitution, Bill ofRights, governmental workings, and"tours" of many of the areas"attractions".

You can download an application athttps://www.myvssa.org/sites/default/files/YES_Application_2013.pdf.

There are scholarships awards avail-able at both the state and nationallevels.

From the President (cont.)


VSSA Shooters Score in Orange Blossom RegionalBy Mike JamisonHigh Power Rifle Chairman

With Virginia still in the grip of winter in March, the Orange Blossom Regional, shot in Palm Bay, Florida is very popular.

2013 was no exception, with temperatures in the 70s all week! VSSA usually has a team entered, and this year we won

the Iron Sight Team match.

Pictured above (photo on left) are most of the people involved: From the left J on Howell, his son J onathan Howell, our

Coach emeritus Alan Lashley (now retired in NC), Terry Sutherland the statistical officer at the match, Brad Sutherland

who ran the range and also shoots with VSSA on occasion, Chris Howell and Mike Jamison, the Team Captain. Mike

Schallow also shot with us to complete the team, and Mrs. Howell took the picture.

J on Howell (photo on right) was the winner of the Iron sight award for the regional.

Congratulations to our High Power Rifle shooters.

Virginia Y.E.S. Set forJuly 12-14, 2013

The Virginia Youth Education Sum-mit (Y.E.S.) is set for J uly 12-14,2013. Open to Virginia high schoolfreshmen and sophomores, the eventwill be held in Richmond. The Y.E.S.Program is an opportunity to learn

about our state government, meetsome of our state legislators, anddiscuss current topics of political andsocial importance. This will be a first


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This years 4-H Spring Air Event had atotal of 184 participants from 21 clubs/counties. Many shoot mulitple events.

There were 107 BB shooters, 106 AirPistol shooters, and 80 Air Rifle shoot-ers.

BB is the Virginia 4H Championship andthe top three teams have an invitation togo to the National BB Gun Champion-ship in Rogers, Arkansas, J une 28-30,2013.

The Air Rifle was a sanctioned matchthrough CMP, and for the first time theAir Pistol was sanctioned with USAShooting.

Results of the shoot are below:

BB Team Results1stNottoway Regional 4H 1 2207Coleman, Royce 462Coleman, Walker 451Fisher, J ordan 451Coleman, Gillian 439May , Montana 404

2ndAmherst 1 2172

Cox, Nathan 442Cox, J ohn 441Gordon, J eremiah 438Gordon, Lillian 426Dawson, Mitchell 4253rdAppomattox 4-H 1 2164Goin, Megan 449DePalmer, Alexis 445Sadler, Claudia 440Packer, Christa 417Tronco, Anthony 413

BB Indi vidual Overall1 Coleman, Thomas 470 - 122 Coleman, Royce 462 - 113 Stowe, Madison 460 - 11

BB Age 10 & underIndividual - Junior1 May , Montana 404 - 52 Coleman, Colbie 400 - 23 Cox, Lidia 396 - 2

Ai r Ri fle Results

Individual Sporter

Junior 13 & Under1 Fees, J ames 608.52 Whitlow, J ordan 564.33 Hooker, Nick 449Individual Sporter1 Fees, J enna 624.42 Fowlkes, Nathan 6123 Fees, J ames 608.5

Individual Precision1 DiPaola, J ordan 673.62 Hudson, Robert 669.83 DiPaola, Taylor 661.1

Team Sporter1 Trigger Time A 2056 - 43

Fees, J ames 524 - 17Fees, 536 - 14Nisly, Brandon 515 - 7Vigil, Troy 481 5

2 Patrick C 1891 - 17Whitlow, J ordan 495 - 2Hooker, Nick 449 - 3Coleman, Thomas 494 - 5Plaster, Andrew 453 7

3Appomattox 4-H 1890 - 26Gannicott, Trevor 487 - 7Caifano, Sam 493 - 8Woodall, Dustin 437 - 4Harris, Anna 473 - 7

Ai r Pistol Results

Individual - BS1 Stowe, Madison 3822 Whitlow, J ordan 3803 Hooker, Nick 371

Individual SS1 Wright, Howard 3542 Coleman, Thomas 2973 Shelton, Teddy 297

Individual SJIS1 Pearrell, Brian 3212 DiPaola, Taylor 2743 Mullins, Hunter 268

AirPistolResults(cont.)Individual IST1 Englund, Charlie 430.82 Bookmyer, Perry 423.63 Lee, Trey 401.1Team BS1 Frederick C 1048 - 15

Gibson, Matthew 350 - 7Shoemaker, Hunter 364 - 6Keller, J acob 334 2

2 Patrick C 1025 - 12Hooker, Nick 371 - 9Cardwell, Shae 357 - 3

Cox, Nathaniel 297 0

3 Trigger Time B 1018 - 12Fees, J ames 366 - 10Pennell, Rylie 346 - 2Lahah, Aaron 306 - 0

Team SJIS1 Patrick B 1059 - 23

Stowe, Madison 382 - 11Whitlow, J ordan 380 - 9Coleman, Thomas 297 3

2 Little N. Mt. A 949 - 9

Graves, Cody 338 - 5DiPaola, Taylor 274 - 1Bookmyer, Perry 337 3

3 Amherst Mixed 935 - 5Cox, J ohn 342 - 1Cox, J ames 311 - 1Cox, Nathan 282 - 3

Team IST1 Amherst Int Standing 1941 - 6

Cox, Caleb 273 - 1Lee, Trey 323 - 1Englund, Charlie 345 4

2 Frederick D 1913 - 3Keating, Steven 288 - 0Pearrell, Brian 321 - 2Mullins, Bridget 304 1

3 Appomattox Standing 1900 - 7Goin, Trevor 271 - 3Gannicott, Trevor 320 - 2Woodall, Dustin 309 - 2

Spring Air ChampionshipsBy Robert TillotsonVirginia 4H Spring Air Event Coordinator



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(4H Clubs cont.)Scott County $4700Cumberland $4000Seven Bends $1200Fort Belvoir $3500Skelton Center SML $3234Freeland $2400

Southeast Center $3300Greenville/Emporia $1500Stony Creek $2152Goochland $4000VA Foundation $4017Little Mountain $4110VA Shooting Council $4073Mecklenburg $2811VA Shooting Council $4600Montgomery Cty $1856VA Shooting Council $878

Boy Scouts of America 5 GrantsBlue Ridge Mount.Council $8500

Blue Ridge Mount. Council $3500Heart of Virginia $4000Shenandoah Council $ 4000Stonewall J ackson Council $3000

Isaak Walton League 3 GrantsCovington-Alleghany $2750Fairfax Center $7000Lynchburg/Amherst $2989

High School JR ROTC ShootingTeams 6 Grants

Brooke Point NJ ROTC $6000Cumberland J ROTC $2000Dan River J ROTC $1250Franklin County AFJ ROTC $2317Geo. Washington NJROTC $1828Wythe County AJ ROTC $5400

Gun Clubs 2 GrantsRidge Rifle Wo. On Target $2759Ridge Rifle Youth Day $350

Miscellaneous 8 GrantsFort Lee Dusters $2260Hunters For the Hungry $2500NOAA WIVA $4800

NOAA WIVA $850NOAA WIVA $7340Northern VA QUWF FC16 $1000Patrick Henry Plantation $3500VMI Shooting Team $4500

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receiving grants are:

4H Shoot ing Clubs - 34 GrantsAugusta County $2000Nottoway Region $2885Bedford County $2400P-Town Hot Shots $1800Botetourt County $3200Patriot Club $2000Brunswick $3654Powhatan $1800

Cedar Mountain $3494Prince Edward $1700Clarke County $6700S.A.L.T. $2000Craig County $4280

Documents

Winter Spring 2013 of Virginia Shooting Sports Association Newsletter