Events in March 2024
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Hybrid General Membership Meeting; Dinner: Kielbasa Hybrid General Membership Meeting; Dinner: Kielbasa
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March 4, 2024General Membership meeting at the clubhouse, shared via Zoom teleconference for those who do not wish to meet in person. Connection details to be supplied by club E-blast; here is a copy of the links that you can click on.
If you choose to attend the meetings in person:
- If you have been fully vaccinated, no face covering is required.
- If you have not been fully vaccinated, a face covering and/or social distancing is strongly recommended.
The monthly meal is: sweet kielbasa, rice, carrots, a dessert, and choice of drink - all for only $5.00!
There will be no guest speaker this month.
Indoor range closed starting at 4:00PM.
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Action Bay Qualifications Action Bay Qualifications
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March 14, 2024Qualifications for use of the Action Bays by club members, to ensure that participants can safely use a holster with a handgun and shoot safely.
In essence, there will be a written test, and you will be required to draw and fire from a holster and hit a target at thirty feet.
Requirements:
- Center fire handgun in an acceptable caliber (see the rules)
- Belt-style holster that completely covers the trigger guard of the gun
- At least 30 rounds of ammo
- Orange range card (see the CRO for replacement of lost cards)
- Eye and ear protection
- Baseball-style hat
- A digital/printed copy of the rules for reference during the test
- A pen to take the written test
Full requirements are in the Action Bay Qualification Procedures.
The test is an open book 25-question multiple-choice which must be completed in 30 minutes. The passing grade is 84%, and requires great familiarity with the rules to finish in time.
Resources: Action Bay Range Rules and Cross Functional Rules
Registration is required. Contact Action Bay Chair.This is a qualification session for the Action Bays. Successful completion is required to gain access to the Action Bays.
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NRA Home Firearm Safety Course (Indoor Range CLOSED) NRA Home Firearm Safety Course (Indoor Range CLOSED)
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March 16, 2024NRA-certified instructors will teach NRA Home Firearm Safety, a nationally-recognized training course for the safe handling and storage of firearms and ammunition in the home. At the successful completion of this course, students will receive a basic firearm safety certificate which satisfies the Massachusetts legal requirement for applying for a License to Carry firearms (or the Firearms Identification Card, which conveys fewer privileges).
Students will be charged $50.00 (cash, or check made out to the name of the President) to cover course materials with proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund. (Classes of this type are currently retailing for $125.00).
This course will be open to Club members and their immediate family. Students must register via Signup Genius.
The clubhouse indoor range will be closed for the duration of the class.
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Executive Board Meeting (Indoor Range CLOSED) Executive Board Meeting (Indoor Range CLOSED)
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March 18, 2024E-board meets in the clubhouse. Indoor range is closed.