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Official Journal of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the State’S Official NRA Affiliate Donation:Donation: $2.50$2.50 YORK ST W A E TE N R . I F C L NYSRPA N I E , & N P IO IST AT OL ASSOCI Official journal of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the state’s official NRA affiliate Vol. 59 No. 5 USPS 996-700 October 2020 Re-Elect our President! Your Board of Directors President Women in the J. Scott Sommavilla Chairman of Cowboy Action Shooting Sports Westchester, NY Shooting Committee Tom King (914) 747-5001 713 Columbia Turnpike Chairperson [email protected] Dave Meyer PO Box 278 70 Rosemont Drive East Greenbush, NY 12061 Jackie Emslie 17 Corlies Ave. Past Presidents Amherst, NY 14226 Phone: (518) 272-2654 Phone: (716) 838-4286 Fax: (518) 274-4972 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Robert Kamholtz [email protected] Phone: (914) 475-4901 [email protected] 4123 Osage Lane Advertising Sales Manager Ormond Beach, FL 32174 Treasurer Carl Gottstein Directors Tor y Brainard 713 Columbia Turnpike Brenda Leder 3105 Schindler Drive PO Box 278 PO Box 278 Charlie Beers III Pearl River, NY 10965 East Greenbush, NY 12061 East Greenbush, NY 12061 Glenville, NY Phone: (518) 469-5312 Phone: (518) 470-7874 Phone: (518) 272-2654 Fax: (518) 274-4972 [email protected] [email protected] Dr. Robert Cornute 33 Locust Grove Road [email protected] John Butcher Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Secretary Lockport, NY General Information Stephen D. Kraynak Phone: (518) 272-2654 Charles J. Meyer th 158 Willow Lane (518) 272-2654 1120 7 Ave. [email protected] James Collins Scotia, NY 12302 Watervliet NY 12189 www.nysrpa.org [email protected] 177 Violet Ave. Floral Park, NY 11001 Willard E. Doughty Phone: (516) 775-6597 9221 Leatherstone Lane Smallbore Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Charles J. Meyer John Cushman 158 Willow Lane 107 Truberg Ave. Scotia, NY 12302 Patchogue, NY 11772 Phone: (518) 265-3555 Phone: (631) 475-8125 [email protected] [email protected] Marie D’Amico Pistol Phone: (518) 272-2654 Stephen D. Kraynak [email protected] 1120 7th Ave. Watervliet NY 12189 John Greene [email protected] PO Box 278 East Greenbush, NY 12061 (914) 804-0158 High Power Chairperson [email protected] George W. Kline 6 Carrie Lane Glenn Hancock Nanuet, NY 10954 57 Wardell St. Phone: (917) 709-3691 Adams, NY 13605 [email protected] Phone: (315) 408-7340 Junior Chairperson Maria Mann Port Jervis Jennifer Schmitt [email protected] 713 Columbia Turnpike PO Box 278 Brian Olesen East Greenbush, NY 12061 1702 Central Ave. Phone: (716) 397-4378 Albany, NY 12205 [email protected] Phone: (518) 817-1223 Tel: (518) 272-2654 2 BULLET magazine Contents October 2020 Vol. 59 No. 5 Your Board of Directors ...........................................2 President’s Message ...............................................4 Collectors Corner ................................................5 Long Island Director .............................................7 Survey says…. 9 What the NY AG’s Lawsuit is Really About .........................10 Women in the Shooting Sports ...................................11 New York’s 2020 Candidate Ratings ...............................12 NY Politician Introduces Bill to Criminalize the Sale and Manufacture of Firearms ............................. 14 Ammo Shortage May Last Until 2021 . 15 One Party Rule ...............................................16 Kamala Harris Choice Creates Most Anti-Gun Presidential Ticket in History ....................................19 Notes from Brenda .............................................22 Members Matter ...............................................25 Member Clubs .................................................26 NYSRPA Individual Application ..................................30 Deadline for submissions for the December issue of Bullet magazine is: October 26, 2020 The Bullet (USPS # 996-700) is published 6 times a year (February, April, June, August, October, December) by the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, 713 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061. Periodicals Postage Paid at East Greenbush, NY and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: The Bullet, 713 Columbia Turnpike, East Greenbush, NY 12061. NYSRPA is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the National Rifle Association—for the purpose of promoting safety and education in the sport of shooting and hunting. The Bullet is sent to members of the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (fair market value: $5 per year or $1 per copy.) Published in the U.S. by PIA Management Services Inc., 25 Chamberlain St., Glenmont, NY 12077-0977. Postmaster send change of address forms to: 713 Columbia Turnpike, PO Box 278, East Greenbush, NY 12061. The official journal of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association 3 President’s Message by Tom King What more will it take? attempt of the NRA for alleged infractions of the New York State The Safe Act, Orders of Protection, Charities law is ludicrous. Please note: Red Flag Laws, limiting or eliminating There were no criminal charges filed, concealed carry permits, prosecuting and the only other organization to people for lawfully protecting their have dissolution proceeding brought family/lives and now Attorney General against it was the Trump Foundation. Letitia James’s attack in an attempt to The timing of this attempt by the dissolve the NRA because of alleged attorney general could not be more wrongdoing by some of the leadership. obvious or mercenary—it is nothing People these egregious transgressions more than a strategy to cripple the all have one thing in common: They NRA, and neutralize its influence in were all the brainchildren of the anti- the 2020 elections. This weaponizing gun Democratic party. That’s right, the of government is a bald-faced attempt anti-gun socialist Democratic party. to destroy the leading civil rights group You old timers remember your history. in America—a group that has been in What was the first step every two-bit consideration is the loyalty and patriotism of continuous existence since 1871. Stand the gun owners and NRA members of the dictator, the Nazis, the communists up and be heard, do not allow this or the Sandinistas attempt to do? That United States and their furor in response to abominable assault on our civil liberties the double-barreled threat of the government is right, they tried to confiscate every to be successful. citizen’s lawfully owned firearm. And, taking their guns and their NRA. The Democrats know that President here we go again. Friends, now is the time to band together to Trump will have a difficult time being More importantly, the Democrats are get every gun owner registered, and out to re-elected if the NRA is forced to sit on vote to re-elect President Trump. Please help not just attempting to destroy your the sidelines and participate at a greatly Second Amendment rights they also yourselves and help President Trump protect reduced capacity than in previous our Second Amendment rights while he are attempting to usurp your First years. What they did not take into Amendment rights. The dissolution continues to drain the swap. TRUMP 2020 RALLY THE VOTE 4 BULLET magazine Collectors Corner by David Bock In previous articles I’ve talked about bullet casting. In this column, I’d like to review the history of the bullet itself. Firearm projectiles have gone through many changes from those used in the earliest handguns to the most modern pistols and rifles. Just as the first firearms were fairly crude, so were their projectiles. Some of the earliest were simply roughly rounded stones. When these were found lacking in terminal performance, militaries transitioned to iron balls. This era was fairly brief, due in part to the fact that the bullets were consideration is the loyalty and patriotism of made of a material around the same the gun owners and NRA members of the hardness as the barrels. This could United States and their furor in response to and did lead to some unpleasant, even the double-barreled threat of the government tragic, incidents. taking their guns and their NRA. Starting in the early 1600s, lead Friends, now is the time to band together to became the material of choice for get every gun owner registered, and out to firearm projectiles. It had a number vote to re-elect President Trump. Please help of benefits. Among which were: it yourselves and help President Trump protect was readily available, and therefore our Second Amendment rights while he inexpensive; it was ductile; and it had Later designs omitted the plug without bullet. At smokeless powder velocities, continues to drain the swap. a relatively low melting point. This effecting performance. In addition to the lead bullets would often smear last factor meant soldiers and hunters reducing loading time and difficulty, along the barrel instead of engaging could make their own bullets over a the Minie Bullet also increased the rifling. Adding small amounts of campfire. accuracy when used in rifled barrels tin, and later antimony, helped with over the old-style round balls. Very little changed in bullet design this. However, it wasn’t enough. for over 200 years. It wasn’t until the Not long after, a related development, This time the Swiss came up with a mid-1800s when that would change. also from France, pushed bullet design solution. The full metal jacket bullet Primarily due to the creative efforts of still further. The introduction of (or FMJ) was developed by Col. a French army officer named Claude smokeless powder in the late 1800s Eduard Rubin in 1882. You may Minie. was a game changer, as it produced recognize his name from the series of considerably higher velocity compared His bullet design was slightly smaller rifles he helped design. to what became known as black than bore diameter for ease of loading By the turn of the 19th century, most powder. from the muzzle. Instead of being a countries had settled on lead bullets simple round ball, it was elongated and Prior to the introduction of smokeless coated with various harder metals.
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