NJ2AS Newsletter - Week Ending March 31, 2013

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RECAP OF THE WINSLOW MEETING

 

On Thursday, March 28, the monthly meeting of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society was held at the South Jersey Shooting Club in Winslow, NJ. The room was filled to capacity, thank you to all who attended. We would also like to welcome to all of our new members.

 

 

NEW HAPPENINGS AT THE NEW JERSEY SECOND AMENDMENT SOCIETY

 

NJ2AS Director of Media Relations Rich Petkevis opened the meeting. He announced that NJ2AS now has 19 executive members heading up various projects and responsibilities for the organization. As part of the growth of NJ2AS and the demand for representatives to speak to various organization's events, there will be times when executive members may have to conduct the meetings.

 

A list of the executive members names, area of responsibility, and email addresses will be published atwww.nj2as.com and distributed through the email list.

 

NJ2AS Director of Shows and Merchandise Scott Heckler announced that new NJ2AS merchandise will be available soon. T-shirts, lapel pins, hats, and sweat shirts will be offered. The web store is being revamped. We will keep everyone updated as this process moves forward.

 

GUEST SPEAKER

 

Special guest speaker, Sheriff Frank Balles addressed the crowd and stated he is an avid supporter of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, and supports the citizen's right to carry. Frank Bales is the current Sheriff of Atlantic County, NJ, president of the NJ Sheriff's Association, and running for NJ State Senate in District 2 against Senator Jim Whelan.

 

NJ2AS PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

 

NJ2AS President Frank Fiamingo also addressed the crowd and announced that NJ2AS, along with the ANJRPC, NJOA, and NRA representatives were invited by NJ State Senate President Steve Sweeney to sit down with the Senate leadership and review the proposed firearms legislation that recently cleared the NJ Assembly. The pro second amendment organizations were asked their opinion on the bills. All organizations stood together and stated their opposition to the bills that stand to do nothing but place an additional burden on the law abiding citizens of NJ. No further discussions were held. It is important to continue to contact your senators and voice your opposition to the legislation.

 

President Fiamingo also mentioned to the membership to be prepared for possibly another rally in Trenton in the near future. No date has been set. Where as over 1,000 supporters of liberty stood together on a cold, wet February morning, a second rally will need to bring 10,000 plus together. We will update everyone as things develop.

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

NJ is up to 76 anti firearm bills! Since January of this year, the assembly has been continually assaulting the rights of the law abiding citizen. We ask that you continue to contact your representatives and voice opposition to these bills. An updated list of the proposed bills will be available on the web site soon.

 

Please be advised that www.nj2as.com is in the process of "spring cleaning" in an effort to consolidate information and provide a more informative interface. Most of the changes are happening in the "news" and "resources" sections of the site. The web site will not be shut down during this process.

 

We would like to remind everyone that you can sign up for free email alerts at www.nj2as.com for the latest happenings from the New Jersey Second Amendment Society and information on NJ Firearms Legislation. Please encourage your friends, family, and anyone else you can think of to join the NJ2AS or at least sign up for the free email alerts.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

For information on all NJ2AS events, please visit www.nj2as.com and click on the events link.

 

NJ2AS President Frank Jack Fiamingo is scheduled to appear at an event being held on the steps of the Capitol honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Thursday April 4, 2013. The topic will be “Defense in the inner city”. All are invited to attend.

 

NJ2AS President Frank Jack Fiamingo is scheduled to appear as a guest on "NJ Capitol Report with Steve Adubato and Rafael Pi Roman" on Tuesday, April 9th. Also invited is Ms. Nicola Bocour of CeasefireNJ. Many of the recent events affecting lawful firearms ownership will be discussed. There will be a focus on the conflict between the approach taken by the Democrat leadership versus the more constitutional approach adopted by New Jersey’s lawful firearm’s owners.

 

NJ2AS is looking for volunteers for the Mt. Bethel Volunteer Fire Company Gun Show in Mt. Bethel, PA on April 14, 2013. People are needed to help at the NJ2AS table to distribute information.

 

The next monthly meeting of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society will be held on April 17,2013 at the Washington Fire House in Warren County, NJ. (100 Belvidere Avenue, Washington, NJ). Special guests will be Members of the NJ 4-H State Shooting Team.

 

The NJ2AS High School Writing Contest came to an end March 30, 2013. One lucky winner will get to participate in the Gun For Hire "Test Drive". First, Second, and Third place winners will have their essay published on the NJ2AS web site and receive a NJ2AS T-shirt.