WEB PAGE: www.chillisportsmen.org
Club Contacts:
If you have any questions or concerns
about your Club you may contact any Club Officer listed below or any board
member.
President V-President Secretary Treasurer
Kevin Hutchison Cally Morgan Donald
Clemens
(309)657-1518 (309)691-3427 (309)274-6870 (309) 274-5586
President’s Corner:
I'd like to switch gears this month and offer my personal
opinion concerning what I believe to be an exceptional educational
publication addressing the topic of self-defense that I feel is well worth
having. More and more, we're witnessing this issue take a front row seat
in the auditorium of societal concern. Utah-based defense attorney
Mitch Vilos, who is also a concealed firearms
permit instructor, has written a book entitled "Self-Defense Laws of all
50 States," that can be purchased on-line through Amazon.com. I
believe this book is a 'must-have' for anyone who maintains a firearm for
self-defense in the home, for concealed firearm permit holders
and instructors, NRA-certified defense trainers and literally anyone
who simply wants more information about this delicate and prevalent topic.
Because self-defense and use of force laws can be complex, can change often,
and are frequently interpreted differently by the courts, I know of no single
publication that can provide the law-abiding citizen with everything he needs
to know regarding the legal concepts and mandates surrounding self-defensive.
What the author DOES do for the reader is provide a rock-solid foundation
upon which self-defense principles rest, securely cemented by
language that is easy to understand and comprehend. He spotlights the self-defense
laws of all 50 states with their own statutory language and then turns their
legalese into what he calls 'plain-talk' summaries.
Self-defense issues are comprised of legal, moral, political, and even geographic factors. Using both
statute and case law, his own experiences as a defense attorney and a
variety of real-world cases, Mitch addresses them in this detailed,
easy to read and sometimes humorous work. My only complaint about the book
offered through Amazon.com is that the cover design is terrible. Talk about
butt-ugly! Forget about the cover, however, because it's what's inside that counts.
Costing only $29.95, with 556 pages, I feel this book is a tremendous
bargain. The two most powerful assets one can have are one's mind and
knowledge, and while I certainly recommend anyone interested in this topic
to seek out a variety of other informational sources, I believe this work
is a great place to begin one's journey. I am not affiliated with the
author in any way and receive no form of compensation for recommending the
book. I simply feel it's an outstanding work and wanted to share it with our
membership.
We are still having a few issues with members who are
leaving all forms of trash upon our ranges. I'd like to remind everyone
that we have no paid personnel to police and clean our facilities. Tasks
of this nature are accomplished exclusively by volunteers. We are
stepping up efforts to monitor range utilization, and the memberships of
those caught trashing our ranges may be in jeopardy. I also want to
remind everyone that the wooden target frames upon our ranges are for
pistols/revolvers, rifles and shotguns using rifled slugs only. We
recently discovered one of our new wooden target frames totally destroyed by
shotgun pellets. The membership of anyone caught destroying club property
will be revoked and, depending upon the nature and extent of the
destruction, could result in criminal prosecution. Please be
respectful of our Club. It's OUR Club, meaning that it belongs to us all and we
all have a moral responsibility to help maintain it for the entire membership.
Kevin
From Steve Schnurbusch 573-768-2450
American Marksman Clinic
September 1st - 8:30 to 5:00
Cost: $50.00, $30.00 for Women, $20.00
under 21
Rimfire Sporter Match
$15 first match
September 2nd - 8:30 to
???
This is a fast paced course on how to shoot your rifle more
accurately. It will take you from “just plinking” to being able to shoot
to military standards.
·
Understand your rifles sights and how to adjust them.
·
Learn the 4 positions of shooting and how to establish a solid shooting
platform in any terrain.
·
Learn how your sling can be more than a carry strap.
·
Learn how “BRASS” can make you a better shot.
·
Learn how inches, minutes & clicks can save you money on ammo.
·
Understanding NPOA and why it is vitally important when making that perfect
shot.
usrifleman.org/events
847-920-USRA(8772)
Raffle
Opportunities:
The Club is offering the opportunity to
purchase a chance on a Remington model 1100 Classic Trap shotgun. 125 tickets
will be sold at $20 each. The drawing will be held on August 29, 2012 or
whenever the last ticket is sold. (less than 40 left)
Contact: Jerry
Oglesby (309)360-6152
Kevin Wunder (309)256-6349
The club is
offering the chance to win an M1 Garand rifle. 100 tickets will be sold at 20
dollars each. The drawing will take place when all of the chances are sold.
Interested:
Contact: Chris Bach
309-256-1712
Steve Schneckenburger 309-692-7807
Work
Hour Opportunities/Work Parties:
Contact Steve
Schneckenburger 309-692-7807 or Bob Bejerke 309-692-1800
The clubhouse and
other buildings maybe painted and sealed soon – more later.
Planning Committee
Update:
Recommendations:
1. Have our property surveyed with
prominent
markers at our property lines as
well
as a map with GPS coordinates.
2. Have NRA Technical Reps. review our
ranges and make
recommendations for
possible
improvements.
3. Plan and budget for upgrades to ranges 1
and
7.
4. Explore an electronic badge/gate system for
the
club. This could offer some real
advantages,
but will depend on the cost. We
will
investigate.
Calendar
Abbreviations:
SASS Single Action Shooting Society
USPSA
United States Practical Shooting
Association – Club Number #IL-08
DCM Department of Civilian
Marksmanship (old designation)
CMP Civilian Marksmanship Program
(new designation) – Club Number #52084
NMO New Member Orientation
NRA National Rifle Association - Club
Affiliation Number #R0570
ISRA
WTPS Women’s Target Pistol Shooting (new group at CSC)
ATA Amateur Trapshooting Association
WITO Women In
The Outdoors
WOT Women On
Target
And Finally:
Team
Skeet shooting gold
medal
Kimberly Rhode wins
a gold medal in skeet shooting at the
Good Shooting,
Jim
Matt Emmons
–Bronze Jamie Gray-Gold
RANGE NUMBERS
The following are the range numbers:
RANGE LOCATION
1 -- 100 yard
range
2 -- Trap range
3 -- Short
lakeside range (NEW) (just north of
4 --
5 --
6 -- 3-bays
7 -- 300 yard
range
8 --