PIKES PEAK FIREARMS COALITION, INC. PO BOX 17253 COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80935-7253
A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security The right of no person to keep and bear arms in of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear defense of his home, person and property, or in aid Arms shall not be infringed. --Amendment II, US of the civil power when thereto legally summoned, Constitution shall be called to question; . . . --Article II, § 13, Colorado Constitution
The Voice for Firearm Rights in the Pikes Peak Region
VOLUME 15, ISSUE 8 AUGUST 2008 Colorado Primary Election The Colorado primary election will be held on Tuesday, August 12th. If you UPCOMING EVENTS want to request a mail-in ballot, you can request one by mail, in person, or on the August 12, 2008: web (http://car.elpasoco.com/Election/) from the El Paso County Clerk and Re- Primary Election corder’s office. Early voting will start on August 4th with polling places in the August 14, 2008: Citadel and Chapel Hills malls and Centennial Hall. Only registered Republi- PPFC Membership cans and Democrats can vote in the primary. If you are an unaffiliated voter, you Meeting can declare a major party up to and including election day. In the five contested August 21, 2008: PPFC Republican races, our endorsed candidates need your votes. Board Meeting Here are the endorsed PPFC candidates: September 26, 2008: Friends of NRA Dinner US Congress 5th Congressional Jeff Crank State Senate 4 Mark Scheffel State Senate 10 Bill Cadman State Senate 12 Keith King State House 14 Kent Lambert State House 15 Mark Waller State House 16 Larry Liston State House 17 Catherine Roupe PPFC Officers State House 19 Marsha Looper President ...... Dane Nowels State House 20 Amy Stephens State House 21 Bob Gardner V President..... Bob Heinrich 4th Judicial District Attorney John Newsome Secretary ...... Amy Mullaney EPC Commissioner District 2 Amy Lathen Treasurer...... Bernie Herpin EPC Commissioner District 3 Sallie Clark EPC Commissioner District 4 Dennis Hisey Membership ....Dan Wandell Programs...... Teri Goodall Sheriff Maketa and Colorado Springs Legislative...... Doug Davis Councilman Darryl Glenn Spoke at July PPFC Meeting Publicity...... Harry Dierks El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa and Colorado Springs City Councilman Darryl Glenn spoke at our July meeting on issues facing Colorado Springs and Fund Raising..Dick Gandolf the Sheriff’s Office. Thanks to both for taking time from their busy schedules to Social ...... Pat Smelser update us. Chaplain...... Rich Hilton Colorado Springs Gazette Editorial Page Editor to Sgt-at-Arms...... Doug Davis Speak at August Meeting Gun Shows.....Marc Hament Wayne Laugesen will speak on the media at our August meeting. PPFC PAC ...... Paul Paradis (Continued on page 2) PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PIKES PEAK FIREARMS COALITION, INC. PAID PO BOX 17253 Colorado Springs, CO COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80935-7253 PERMIT NO. 1061
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Next PPFC Meeting Thursday, August 14, 2008 VFW Post 4051 430 E Pikes Peak Ave Colorado Springs CO 7:00 - 9:00 P.M.
Win a $500 Visa Gift Card The PPFC will be raffling off a $500 Visa gift card at our September 11th meeting. We are only selling 100 tickets at $10 each for this raffle. Tickets are available, while they last, at PPFC meetings and from any PPFC board member.
Win a Gun Safe Full of GUNS! The Colorado Springs Friends of NRA is holding a pre-event raffle for their September 26, 2008 dinner. For $20 you could win a Stack-On Elite 16-gun safe with electronic lock and **10** firearms! Only 500 tickets will be sold and sales will end on September 25th—NO tickets will be sold at the dinner. You do NOT have to be present to win. Also, check out the CSFNRA website on how you can win an African safari for two or an Alaskan fishing trip. If you have ever attend a FNRA dinner, you know about the “bucket” drawings. Now through September 12th, you can pre- purchase your bucket tickets at ** 2 for 1 **! Get $600 worth of tickets, for example, for only $300. See the website for all the different ticket packages and prices as well as the great prizes.
Tickets will be available at the PPFC meetings and can also be purchased on-line at:
www.csfnra.com
Check out all the other prizes that will be available at the dinner, including an African safari for two and an Alaskan fishing trip. Henry Lever Action .22 cal rifle Smith & Wesson Model 22A If you would like to help with the Friends of NRA dinner, Stoegar Condor 12 GA O/U shotgun please call the chairman, Rich- Springfield Armory .40 cal ard Gandolf, (719) 310-6414 or Howa 1500 Camo .308 w/scope see the website. Benelli Nova 12 GA Shotgun Remington Model 597 SS .22 cal rifle Vanguard Synthetic 30-06 rifle Ruger Ranch .223 cal semi-auto Benelli Cattleman .45 cal