E-mail from SCOPE
I hope this email finds you healthy, happy, and have already voted supporting the Second Amendment. Below is my monthly report on what is going on in SCOPE.
1. By-Laws Review. The current by-laws that SCOPE operates under was last updated in 2019-2020 and needed updating. The By-laws review committee completed its review of the by-laws after several months. Several changes were recommended and all board of directors were furnished a copy of those changes at the October 17, 2024 board meeting. The board of directors have from October 17, 2024 until the next scheduled board meeting scheduled for January 16, 2025 to read, analyze, and comment on, with the idea that if they have any different ideas, to bring up those ideas to the By-Laws review committee before the January 16, 2025 board meeting to get ironed out. One purpose of the January 16, 2025 board meeting is to approve the updated by-laws and have it ready for the All-members meeting in April 2025.
2. Donations to Lawsuits. SCOPE has had a fairly good year with fundraising. So now, discussions are ongoing to determine what lawsuits SCOPE will support. More to follow.
3. I continue to travel to all the different SCOPE county chapter meetings to meet the many great people making up SCOPE membership and provide an insight to my five top priorities. As stated earlier, my top priorities include 1) Synchronize with other 2A organizations in NY State, 2) Increase membership, 3) Continue to educate politicians and the public on 2A friendly legislature and legislature SCOPE does NOT support, 4) develop pro-gun bills in the New York State legislature, and 5) donate to 2A lawsuits and high school shooting sports.
4. Membership is slowly increasing, but I need your help. I am asking each SCOPE member to recruit one new member to SCOPE between now and the All-members meeting in April, 2025. If we can do that, our numbers will double, we will have more funds to donate to lawsuits, and become more of a force against folks that want to restrict and perhaps take away our fundamental right for self-defense and the Second Amendment.
5. SCOPE Position Papers. Years ago, SCOPE developed a pamphlet on positions it had on different pending bills. SCOPE is bringing position papers back. Position papers will include:
A08884 - Grants the Attorney General the power to investigate, prosecute and seek injunctive relief for the sale of illegal firearms and ammunition.
A04140 - Includes certain violations involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun, ghost gun or assault weapon as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail.
S00930/A01566 - Restricts the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such a weapon; creates the no-gun database under the division of criminal justice services.
A00754 - Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.
A00442 - Establishes the offense of unlawful possession of firearms by persons under twenty-one.
S00632/A02572 - Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish and maintain a database of information relating to the sale or use of microstamped guns in the state and to promulgate regulations regarding the provision of information pertaining to the sale, deliver or use of such guns within the state.
A03314 - Requires liability insurance for owners of firearms, rifles, and shotguns.
A05377 - Prohibits the promotion, sale, transfer, exchange, giving or disposing of a weapon on property owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
S04150 - Relates to limiting the acquisition of a rifle or shotgun to one per ninety-day period.
Keep in mind the ASSembly passes anything anti-gun related, and historically the Senate rejects, however since all three levers are in Democrat control and therefor will be largely unopposed by the majority.
I hope this email finds you healthy, happy, and have already voted supporting the Second Amendment. Below is my monthly report on what is going on in SCOPE.
1. By-Laws Review. The current by-laws that SCOPE operates under was last updated in 2019-2020 and needed updating. The By-laws review committee completed its review of the by-laws after several months. Several changes were recommended and all board of directors were furnished a copy of those changes at the October 17, 2024 board meeting. The board of directors have from October 17, 2024 until the next scheduled board meeting scheduled for January 16, 2025 to read, analyze, and comment on, with the idea that if they have any different ideas, to bring up those ideas to the By-Laws review committee before the January 16, 2025 board meeting to get ironed out. One purpose of the January 16, 2025 board meeting is to approve the updated by-laws and have it ready for the All-members meeting in April 2025.
2. Donations to Lawsuits. SCOPE has had a fairly good year with fundraising. So now, discussions are ongoing to determine what lawsuits SCOPE will support. More to follow.
3. I continue to travel to all the different SCOPE county chapter meetings to meet the many great people making up SCOPE membership and provide an insight to my five top priorities. As stated earlier, my top priorities include 1) Synchronize with other 2A organizations in NY State, 2) Increase membership, 3) Continue to educate politicians and the public on 2A friendly legislature and legislature SCOPE does NOT support, 4) develop pro-gun bills in the New York State legislature, and 5) donate to 2A lawsuits and high school shooting sports.
4. Membership is slowly increasing, but I need your help. I am asking each SCOPE member to recruit one new member to SCOPE between now and the All-members meeting in April, 2025. If we can do that, our numbers will double, we will have more funds to donate to lawsuits, and become more of a force against folks that want to restrict and perhaps take away our fundamental right for self-defense and the Second Amendment.
5. SCOPE Position Papers. Years ago, SCOPE developed a pamphlet on positions it had on different pending bills. SCOPE is bringing position papers back. Position papers will include:
A08884 - Grants the Attorney General the power to investigate, prosecute and seek injunctive relief for the sale of illegal firearms and ammunition.
A04140 - Includes certain violations involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun, ghost gun or assault weapon as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail.
S00930/A01566 - Restricts the sale of ammunition to only individuals authorized to possess such a weapon; creates the no-gun database under the division of criminal justice services.
A00754 - Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.
A00442 - Establishes the offense of unlawful possession of firearms by persons under twenty-one.
S00632/A02572 - Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish and maintain a database of information relating to the sale or use of microstamped guns in the state and to promulgate regulations regarding the provision of information pertaining to the sale, deliver or use of such guns within the state.
A03314 - Requires liability insurance for owners of firearms, rifles, and shotguns.
A05377 - Prohibits the promotion, sale, transfer, exchange, giving or disposing of a weapon on property owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
S04150 - Relates to limiting the acquisition of a rifle or shotgun to one per ninety-day period.
Keep in mind the ASSembly passes anything anti-gun related, and historically the Senate rejects, however since all three levers are in Democrat control and therefor will be largely unopposed by the majority.
