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Donation: $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. 58 No. 2 USPS 996-700 April 2019 Vote for Tom King NRA Board! April 15 th Deadline. 148th Annual Meeting of Members Saturday, June 15th, see pg. 17 NYSRPA Ballot enclosed pg. 26. Don’t forget to vote! The official journal of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association 1 Your Board of Directors President Junior Chairperson Elmer Lesuer Chairman of Cowboy Action PO Box 3873 Shooting Committee Tom K ing Jennifer Schmitt Kingston, NY 12402 713 Columbia Turnpike 713 Columbia Turnpike Phone: (914) 466-5940 Dave Meyer PO Box 278 PO Box 278 [email protected] 70 Rosemont Drive East Greenbush, NY 12061 East Greenbush, NY 12061 Amherst, NY 14226 Phone: (518) 272-2654 Phone: (716) 397-4378 Brian Olesen Phone: (716) 838-4286 Fax: (518) 274-4972 [email protected] 1702 Central Ave. [email protected] Albany, NY 12205 Advertising Sales Manager Women in the Phone: (518) 817-2223 Treasurer Shooting Sports Carl Gottstein Brian Pemberton 713 Columbia Turnpike Brenda Leder Chairperson 24 Circle Drive PO Box 278 PO Box 278 Glen Cove, NY 11542 Jackie Emslie East Greenbush, NY 12061 East Greenbush, NY 12061 Phone: (516) 330-3281 17 Corlies Ave. Phone: (518) 470-7874 (518) 272-2654 [email protected] Fax: (518) 274-4972 [email protected] Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: (914) 475-4901 [email protected] [email protected] J. Scott Sommavilla Secretary Westchester, NY General Information (914) 747-5001 Stephen D. Kraynak Directors [email protected] (518) 272-2654 1120 7th Ave. Charlie Beers III [email protected] Watervliet NY 12189 www.nysrpa.org [email protected] Glenville, NY Past Presidents Phone: (518) 469-5312 [email protected] Robert Kamholtz Industry Relations 4123 Osage Lane Ormond Beach, FL 32174 George K. Kollitides II John Butcher Aegis Capital Advisors, LLC Lockport, NY Tory Brainard 299 Park Ave., 2nd Fl. Phone: (518) 272-2654 3105 Schindler Dr. New York, NY 10171 Pearl River, NY 10965 Phone: work (212) 284-7825 James Collins cell (917) 747-2751 177 Violet Ave. [email protected] Floral Park, NY 11001 Dr. Robert Cornute Phone: (516) 775-6597 33 Locust Grove Road Smallbore Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 John Cushman Charles J. Meyer 107 Truberg Ave. Charles J. Meyer 158 Willow Lane Patchogue, NY 11772 158 Willow Lane Scotia, NY 12302 Phone: (631) 475-8125 Scotia, NY 12302 Phone: (518) 265-3555 [email protected] [email protected] Willard E. Doughty Marie D’Amico 9221 Leatherstone Lane Phone: (518) 272-2654 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Pistol [email protected] Stephen D. Kraynak 1120 7th Ave. John Greene Watervliet NY 12189 PO Box 278 [email protected] East Greenbush, NY 12061 (914) 804-0158 High Power Chairperson [email protected] George W. Kline Glenn Hancock 6 Carrie Lane 57 Wardell St. Nanuet, NY 10954 Adams, NY 13605 Phone: (917) 709-3691 Phone: (315) 408-7340 [email protected] 2 BULLET magazine Contents April 2019 Vol. 58 No. 2 Your Board of Directors ........................................... 2 President’s Message ............................................... 4 Collectors Corner ................................................5 Pistol Director ...................................................6 Another Study Blames Guns, Excludes Reality .........................7 Long Island Director .............................................9 Gun Shows .....................................................9 Junior Shooting Director .........................................10 Hudson Valley Region Director ...................................12 Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms ............... 14 Red Flag Laws are Really Dangerous ...............................16 NYS Pistol Team Application—National Matches ....................18 Will You Join Us? ..............................................19 Notes from Brenda .............................................21 Hollywood Hypocrites, Venezuela Gun Control ......................23 A Big Thank You ...............................................25 Gun Trivia ....................................................25 Bullet Advertisement Rates .......................................28 Member Clubs .................................................29 NYSRPA Individual Application ..................................30 Deadline for submissions for the June issue of Bullet magazine is: April 20, 2019 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. Peri- odicals 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 pro- moting 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 Meet us half way Well there are a number of methods, first get “online.” The time-tested Over the course of the last few months desk top computer, a laptop, an iPad, I’ve talked to a number of members a tablet or a smart phone. I can’t and found an interesting fact; many of remember the last time I saw someone our members do not have computers or without a smartphone, which by the they are not involved in social media. way is probably the handiest and least Computers are now at the heart of our nd complicated way to get online. I know 2 Amendment defense, and social that Apple, adult education centers, media has become the life blood of continuing education programs offer our efforts. classes in operation of your hand held Today’s legislative world is highlighted NYSRPA half way. Encourage friends device. If that is not possible, there is to join NYSRPA.org/membership, by surprise Bill introductions, last- always the library to use one of their minute releases that demand that we Like and share our Facebook page free computers and pick up some and freely share the wealth of have an almost instantaneous response training along the way. and call to action. Unfortunately for information in Bullet Magazine with The absolute easiest way is to have many 2A supporters they never receive your friends too. your children or grandchildren hook the call to action ONLY because Sign up for our monthly updates on you up with a Facebook page and then they aren’t part of the quick response NYSRPA.org and be more than a “LIKE” New York State Rifle & Pistol network. What is the solution? The gun owner, be a 2A activist. It’s time Association’s Facebook site. Please most logical and obvious fix is for to step up our game. We have the remember this is not a once or twice a second amendment supporters to get numbers and there is potential for month thing, you have to check at least online, monitor the NYSRPA site great strength in our unity. a couple of times per week; preferably and participate in a meaningful way. Meet us halfway and together we will more. Issues and events happen daily We need you to help us win. get the job done. See you online at: and online you hear about them first. I still hear the questions concerning facebook.com/tom.king.3954 or We all agree more must be done, how people can better connect with facebook.com/NYSRPA please do your part to help others meet NYSRPA and the pro 2A movement... 4 BULLET magazine Collectors Corner by David Bock Four years after their adoption of the Following modifications, most notably in 1927 as the issue sidearm for Type 26 revolver in 1893, the Japanese an enlarged trigger guard, the Type non-commissioned officers and was military embarked on another small A Modified was accepted for private available for purchase by commissioned arms development plan. This time it purchase by the Imperial Japanese officers. was a thirty year plan to design and Navy in 1909. Similar to the British The Type 14 was considered the best put into production a semi-automatic military, Japanese officers were design of this family of pistols. While pistol using a bottlenecked 8 mm expected to supply their own side fit and finish were excellent at the start cartridge. This is a fairly anemic load arms. These improvements led to just of production, quality deteriorated by western military standards, being over 10,000 Type A Modified pistols as the war progressed, with the last slightly lower powered than the being made. examples being crudely built. Nearly .380 ACP. One of the complaints about the Type 300,000 Type 14 pistols were produced This program resulted in a series of A and Type A Modified was their before the war ended. pistols based on the common design size. They were felt to be unwieldy of Major (later Lieutenant General) and awkward. This effected sales and Kijiro Nambu. in response, a scaled down version To clarify what may become confusing, firing a smaller 7mm cartridge was the Nambu pistols went through five introduced. This was the Type B or variations. Baby Nambu. The original Type A of 1902, is While none of the Japanese armed referred to as the Grandpa Nambu; the forces adopted the Baby Nambu, they Type A Modified of 1909 is known as were purchased by Japanese officers the Papa Nambu; these were followed in some numbers. However, as their by a smaller version called the Type B cost was nearly twice the price of Type 94 Nambu pistol. The exposed sear bar is visible (known as the Baby Nambu); then the foreign pistols of similar size or nearly above the grip.