Membership

Meeting June 20th, 2013

Meeting Agenda

Club Business

• Announcements

– Education Update

– Traveling with a Gun

– Gun Show Update

– Website News

• Club Activities - Gary

– Club Shoots

– Seminars

Program

• Tueller Drill – Video

• Mfgr Series: Armscor

• For the Ladies: Ankle

Holsters – Video

• 50/50

• Next Month

Education Update

• Basic Pistol Shooting classes

– Monday, 6/10 – 4 completed

– Monday, 7/08 – 4 enrolled, 2 open

– Monday, 8/12 – 6 open

• Logistics

– Summer: Sea Breeze classroom, R/D Range

– Fall/Winter: R/D Tactical – Class & Range

Traveling With a Gun: Airlines

Upon arrival at airport:

1. Arrive at terminal

2. Proceed to Airline Check-In

1. No Curbside Check-In

3. Advise Agent: “I have a gun to check”

1. Must check: Guns, Frames, Receivers, Starter Guns,

Replicas, & Look-alikes in a locked hard shell case.

4. Agent Responds: “Is Gun Unloaded ?”

5. Respond: “No” & Present Locked Case to Agent

6. Case May/Must include:

1. Magazines Unloaded (Not in the gun)

2. Ammunition (in original mfgr’s box)

7. Case May NOT include:

1. Black Powder or Percussion Caps

8. Agent will attach a special tag

9. Agent summons a TSA agent

10. TSA Agent will open case, inspect, return

key to you.

Traveling With a Gun: Airlines

Airline/TSA Requirements Gun Case

• Gun Case Required

• Hard Sided

• Lockable

• Personal Lock (Key or Combo)

• TSA Approved Lock?

• Not Acceptable

• TSA has master

• TSA will unlock, inspect &

return key

• You must have ONLY key

Traveling With a Gun: Airlines

• Rifle/Shotgun Case

– Checked Separately

• Pistol Case

– If small, may be

contained in regular

checked baggage

– If too large, may be

checked separately

Tips

• Traveling with a Gun Will

slow you down

• Review individual Carrier

rules for variations

• Have a printed copy of

airline’s rules in case the

agent is uninformed

• Optics may be carried in

Carry-on baggage

Things You Will Need

• Patience !

• Sense of Humor !

• Gun Case(s)

– Hard Sided

– Lockable

– Non-TSA Locks

• Quality Locking Devices

– Cannot pry case open

Traveling With a Gun: Airlines

Pistol Case – Samples Rifle/Shotgun Case - Sample

Traveling With a Gun: Airlines

One Pistol

Two Pistols

Information Resources

• Gun Laws by State

– Current – 2013

– Traveler’s Guide

• Appropriate Containers

• Identify which states you

will travel through

• Gun(s) must be secured

according to most

restrictive state

Identify States - Sample

• Florida

• Georgia - Y

• Tennessee - Y

• Kentucky - Y

• Ohio - Y

• Indiana - Y

• Illinois - N

• Wisconsin - N

• Minnesota - N

Traveling With a Gun: Auto

Must conform to most restrictive state:

• Illinois

– No State Preemption

• Localities may pass own gun laws

– Vehicle Carry

• Unloaded

• Cased & Inaccessible

• Trunk or non-functional

Traveling With a Gun: Auto

Gun Show Update

• June 29-30 FL, Leesburg, National Guard

Armory, 400 West Meadow Street, $6, FREE

PARKING, Sat 9-5 & Sun 9-4

• July 6-7 Orlando, Central Florida Fairgrounds,

Sat 9-5 Sun 1-5

• August 3-4 Ocala, Ocala National Guard

Armory, 900 SW 20th Street, Ocala FL, 34474

Sat 9-5 & Sun 9-4 A $6

Website News

Traffic – May 2103

• 2,200 Unique Visitors

• Page Hits

– Gun Shows 49

– Education 45

– Announcements 41

– Gun Ranges 37

– Mem Mtgs 33

– Join the Club 33

– Classifieds 32

Site Updates

• Tueller Drill Video

• Gun Shows

• Minutes Posted

– Member Meetings

• Presentations

– Board Meetings

• Shooting Schedule

• Handgunlaw.us Link

Website Resources

Podcasts

• Firearms Radio Network

– Tactical Paradise

– Student of the Gun

– Gun Gal Radio

– Gun Guy Radio

– Talking Lead

– AR-15

– This week in Guns

Other Resources

• guns.com

• gunnews.com

• gunnewsdaily.com

• thefirearmschannel.com

• thegunfeed.com

• thegunwire.com

• thesportsmanschannel.com

• thewellarmedwoman.com

Political Update

• HB 1355 pending Gov. Scott’s signature

• Passed House 117-1, Senate 38-0

• Titled: Purchase of Firearms by Mentally Ill

Persons

– Broadens current language that denies the

right to buy a firearm to persons “committed to

a mental institution” to include individuals

receiving an involuntary exam and then

voluntarily commit themselves for outpatient

or inpatient mental care.

• Colorado

– 8 Northern Counties want to form N. Colorado

– State Legislature does not represent

• Gun Owners

• Oil & Gas Companies / Property Owners

• Law Suits challenging new gun laws

– Colorado

– Maryland

– Connecticut

Political Hysteria

• UN Small Arms Treaty

– Defeated in US Senate by 4 votes

– 53-46 – All 46 for the treaty were Democrats

• Including Bill Nelson, D-FL

– Treaty Specifics

• Ban on all import and export of small arms

• International Gun Registry for all private guns &

Ammo

• A clear WIN for our Constitutional Rights & 2nd

Amendment

Political Hysteria

Political Hysteria

Administration

to support

Syrian rebels

with newly

revealed

secret

weapons

VSS Club Activities

• Shooting Events

– Tue., June 25th – Ocala Forest – 8:15 @

Mulberry to caravan or car pool, 9am

– Fri., July 5th – Gun Range 44 Leesburg, 9am

• Seminars

– June 19th, 2013 – 2-3pm – Sea Breeze

• Selecting the right handgun

– July 17th, 2013 – 2-3pm – Sea Breeze

• Handgun Care & Maintenance

Personal Defense - Tueller Drill

Tactical Tips – Trigger Reset

Armscor

Corporation

Vince Monteforte

Villages Straight Shooters

June 20th, 2013

Armscor – Company History

“Right on Target, Right on Price”

• Founded in 1905 as the Squires, Bingham & Co.

• Manila, Philippines

• 1930 - Renamed “Sportsmen’s Headquarters

• 1940 - Purchased by Don Celso Tuason

• 1952 - Reorganized as Squires, Bingham Mfg.

• Obtained the 1st firearms manufacturing license.

Armscor - Company History

• 1980 - Armscor brand established

(Armscor Corporation of the Philippines)

• 1985 - Opened 1st USA facility

• Armscor Precision International –

Pahrump, NV

• Acquired Rock Island Armory (RIA) brand

• 2011 – Opens ammunition production facility Stevensville, MT

• May 2013 – Armscor announces plans for 3rd USA production

facility

Armscor - Company History

• Martin Tuason is the current CEO

• Armscor/Rock Island Armory dominates in

the 1911 market.

• It is the largest manufacturer & seller of

1911 style pistols worldwide.

• Exports to 60 countries & 6 continents

• Firearms are in the $400 - $500 price range

• Products include: 1911 pistols; .22 caliber

pistols & rifles, .38 caliber revolvers and 12

gauge shotguns.

Armscor Brand

Don’t Recognize the Armscor Brand?

What about these firearms?

• Citadel Firearms

• Charles Daly

• High Standard

• STI

• Auto Ordnance

• Tanfoglio

Armscor Corporation

Armscor/Rock Island Armory Product Line

Pistols • GI Series (.45 ACP, 38 Super & 9mm)

• 1911 Standard GI (.45acp)

• 1911 Tactical Series (10mm, 9mm & .45 ACP)

• Match Series (.45 ACP)

• 2011 Tactical Series (10mm, .45 ACP & 9mm)

• 22TCM/Micro Mag Series (.22 TCM)

• XT 22 Series (.22 & .22/.45 ACP)

• MAP & MAPP Series (9mm)

Armscor/Rock Island Armory Product Line

Revolvers

• M206

• M200

Armscor/Rock Island Armory Product Line

Shotguns

• M5 Matte Nickel

• M5

Armscor/Rock Island Armory Product Line

Rifles – Semi-Automatic

• MAK22

• Mig 22 Standard

• Mig 22 Target

Armscor/Rock Island Armory Product Line

Rifles – Bolt Action

• TCM 22

• M1500E

• M1400TS

• M1400

Armscor/Rock Island Armory New Product

Armscor/Rock Island Armory New Product

22 TCM

• 2050+ fps from short barrel

• 2800 fps from rifle

• 40 gr JHP

• High Velocity & Low Recoil

• Essentially a shortened (necked down) .223

Remington case.

• Comparable to the cost of a box of .45 ACP

22LR 22TCM 9mm

Armscor/Rock Island Armory New Product

Armscor/Rock Island Armory New Product

Any Questions?

For the Ladies – Ankle Holsters

50/50 50/50

Next Member Meeting

• Thursday, July 18th, 2013, 6:30p

• Program

– Club Business

– Personal Defense Video

– Ammunition: Uses, Options &

Specifications

– For the Ladies Video