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August 2021 Vol. 30 - #08 AUGUST 2021 VOL. 30 - #08 SEPT. 18 & 19 MONROE OCT. 16 & 17 PUYALLUP • Puy. Pav. NOV. 13 & 14 MONROE AUGUST 2021 Columns & News The GunNews is the official monthly publication of the Washington 4 Legislation & Politics–Joe Waldron Arms Collectors, an NRA-affiliated organization, P.O. Box 400, Sumner, 5 Elma Show Report–Editor WA 98390. Subscription is by membership only and $15 per year 6 Straight From the Holster–J.T. Hilsendeger of membership dues goes for subscription to the magazine. Features 8 Colt 1902–Phil Shave Managing Editor–Philip Shave 16 The Krag Jorgenson–Tom Burke Send editorial correspondence, Wanted Dead or 20 Short Recoil-Browning Style–Phil Shave Alive ads, or commercial advertising inquiries to: [email protected] For Collectors 7625 78th Loop NW, Olympia, WA 98502 27 Wanted: Dead or Alive (360) 866-8478 32 Show Calendar Assistant Editor–Bill Burris Cover–The Colt Art Director/Covers–Bill Hunt Member Resources Copy Editors–Bob Brittle, Bill Burris, Forbes 1900 and 1902 were Freeburg 7 Board Minutes Browning's first short-recoil pistols. Full story on p.8. CONTACT THE BUSINESS OFFICE FOR: Phil Shave photo plus patent drawing. n MISSING GunNews & DELIVERY PROBLEMS n TABLE RESERVATIONS n CHANGE OF ADDRESS n TRAINING n CLUB INFORMATION, MEMBERSHIP Club Officers President — Bill Burris (425) 255-8410 (425) 255-8410 voice Vice President — Boyd Kneeland (425) 643-9288 Office Phone Hours: 9a.m.–5p.m., M–TH Secretary — Forbes Freeburg (425) 255-8410 closed holidays Treasurer — Holly Henson (425) 255-8410 Immediate Past President — Boyd Kneeland (425) 643-9288 There is no physical office–staff may be reached by phone or email. Club Board of Directors Scott Bramhall (425)255-8410 John Hubbard (425) 255-8410 SEND OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE TO: Tani Iwashita (253)720-7720 Karen Jennings (425) 255-8410 P.O. Box 400, Sumner, WA 98390 Bill Palmer (425) 255-8410 Richard Ripley (206) 271-0670 John Rodabaugh (425)255-8410 Jim Weaver (425) 255-8410 e-mail—[email protected] Tim Wegner (253) 318-0899 Website: www.washingtonarmscollectors.org DCM club #068115 Operations NRA Show & Operations Manager–Emma Cleary (425) 255-8410 The WAC is affiliated Office Manager/Bookkeeper–Marcy Hinckley (425) 255-8410 with the National Rifle Association Page 2 –Message From the President– Back in the Show Business But There's More to Do... What You Can Do to Grow the Washington Arms Collectors everal election cycles back while running for a WAC functioning. Now, as to what you can do to director position, I wrote in my candidate save WAC. As serious as the loss of gate income Sstatement that our club was facing developing while we have been prohibited from having shows, existential threats. I was thinking at that time of there is not much we can do about it. On the other ill-conceived changes in the law, threats which did hand, the loss of membership through lack of materialize; these initiatives were really an attack renewals is devastating. Those who let their on the WAC and have severely impacted our membership lapse because the shows have been membership. What I did not foresee was a global interrupted are thinking in the short term. If WAC pandemic which of course was many times worse for were to collapse financially due to this temporary us—and most everyone else for that matter. In our pandemic, we would all be missing out on many case, the inability to conduct our events led to a lack years of great shows in the future to save a few of income which, over months, has eaten into our dollars now. Sadly, many have done just that. finances to an unprecedented degree. In response Please renew. It would be helpful if you renew for your board of directors has overseen reduction in more than one year and save yourself money as a spending as far as possible without doing even result over time. If you are a Life member or worse damage to our post pandemic recovery. annual, you may choose to gift someone a We have retained essential employees. These membership. This is such a great way to introduce include Marcy Hinckley, and Emma Cleary, who someone to our organization, our GunNews have maintained office operations while accepting magazine, our buy & sell benefits and our free reduced work hours, thus reducing WAC overhead. access to events. Some of you have generously Cost-saving innovations include the profitable donated to WAC—we’ve received thousands of rental of space within the WAC Building. Holly dollars in donations which we appreciate very Henson, our treasurer, and Phil Shave, the much. But buying someone a membership is, in my managing editor for the GunNews, constitute our opinion, even better because it encourages them to other critical employees. Phil has maintained an attend a show and see what we’re about. And for ongoing connection with our membership through some, they’re hooked when they start receiving our the uninterrupted production of GunNews. magazine. That can be the basis for a long-term What I and your directors have sought to avoid is membership. the loss of these key employees. I believe that the If you don’t want to invest in the entire cost of current phenomenon of businesses across the membership for a friend, consider inviting someone country having trouble recruiting workers to the shows and paying their entrance fee. I think demonstrates the wisdom of retaining our vital it is helpful for new show attendees to have a WAC staff. We have assured a smooth transition to longtime member as a tour guide for their first better times with the ability to actually offer WAC shows; it makes them much more comfortable shows as soon as allowed to do so. I want to extend interacting with the table holders and vendors. my personal thanks to these employees who have It appears, as I write this, that all restrictions been critical in keeping the organization alive these should be coming off conducting our events. We past months. Without their efforts our situation have maintained the WAC organization through would be much worse. As things stand now, we are this crisis. Now let us act together to reinvigorate well prepared to begin our recovery. and make the Washington Arms Collectors bigger First—THANK YOU. If you’re reading this and better than ever. Take your share of personal message that means that you have maintained your responsibility. I will see you at the show. membership through annual renewal or a Life membership—you are very much to be THANK YOU–Bill Burris, President congratulated. That income stream is vital to our existence and you have been part of keeping the Page 3 ATF & ARM BRACES Nothing new there, either. We’re just half-way through the public comment period before the final rule on AR- style pistols with arm braces is adopted. Hopefully ATF is receiving well-thought-out comments and cool heads will prevail. I probably won’t have anything definitive to say there until the October Gun-News. RED FLAG/SUPREME COURT SUMMER DOLDRUMS Last month I wrote the tutorial on Extreme Risk Well, I kinda lied last month when I said I was taking it Protection Orders (ERPOs or Red Flag Protection easy. Last month my column was about 75% normal Orders). Proposed language for same has been length. This one will be much, much shorter. Mostly distributed by the Biden Justice Department to the 30 just follow-ups on last month’s items. Don’t complain – states who do not yet have such orders. that’s good news. As I said earlier, it’s long past time for an appeal on this entire concept to make its way to the nine learned CONGRESS Black Robes at the Supreme Court. ERPOs do more Congress is in its summer recess, so our wallets and damage to the Bill of Rights than almost any other single guns are safe for at least a month – barring President (type of) law. Biden getting frisky with executive orders. The problem In late June, on a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court upheld with executive orders – or good thing, depending on your Arizona’s voting law that cracks down on ballot perspective – is that there’s not really a lot that these harvesting and takes aim at mail-in ballot fraud. It was order can accomplish outside executive branch agencies. refreshing to see the court’s nominal six conservatives With effective 50-50 gridlock in the Senate (actually agree on a fundamental issue. Coming up in October 60-40 with the filibuster), very little is moving in the they’ll be looking hard at gun rights, specifically the issue Senate. Just ask Majority Leader Senator Schumer. of BEARING arms outside the home, in New York State That state won’t last forever. At some point, they’ll decide Rifle & Pistol Association v Corlett. As Justice Clarence it’s worth the backlash to break the filibuster. But for Thomas wrote in 2017 regarding “bear” arms, “I find it now, it’s a lifesaver. And Bill of Rights saver. extremely improbable that the Framers (of the It’s not quite as bad for Speaker Pelosi in the House – Constitution) understood the Second Amendment to she does have majority control. By ten seats. With protect little more than carrying a gun from the bedroom mid-term elections to look at in fifteen months, does to the kitchen.” Love Justice Thomas! she really want to get carried away with a liberal agenda? I mentioned last month that historically the party in CHIPMAN APPOINTMENT power loses a significant number of seats in the mid- Things don’t appear to be running smoothly for ex-ATF terms.
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