Want to contact Rutland Mayor on "Duty to Flee" legal standard?

Would you like to inquire with the Mayor of the City of Rutland about the

"Duty To Flee" legal standard cited by Rutland City Police Sgt. John Sly?

In the last sentence of the article by Brent Curtis that was on page A5 of

the Saturday, June 28 issue of The Times Argus it was reported in the

closing segment of the article:

Rutland Police Sgt. John Sly said the policy adopted by Mac's and many other stores

was designed to enhance employee protections, not thwart them.

"If the clerks are carrying (guns), the suspects will begin carrying, and you'd have

running gun battles in stores...," he said.

"The clerks are well within their rights to carry (a gun), and everyone always has a

right to protection their life or that of another," Sly said.

"But the courts have ruled that a person's first option must be to flee and not to take

a stand and engage in the use of deadly force except as a last resort," he added.

                                                                                                                          (Home#)            (Office#)

Mayor Christopher C. Louras:  mayorlouras@gmail.com           773-5780       773-1800

Mayor Louras is a member of Mayors Against Illegal Guns

 

President of the Board of Aldermen                                              (Home#) 

David Allaire:   alls51@aol.com                                                   775-2162

Both have listed their home telephone numbers on the City of Rutland

official web site.  They are willing to take telephone calls at home.

North Country Sportsmen's Clubs NRA Day and NRA Women On Target events

 

The NRA Day and NRA Women On Target events below received a grant from the profits of Vermont's

six Friends of NRA banquets.  The grant was administered by the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Club.

 

NRA Day – The North Country Sportsman's Club is hosting a series of NRA Day events this year, holding new shooter shotgun clinics from 12:45pm to 3:00pm the first Sunday of each month from May through September, plus other sessions if requested.   During May and June, nearly 20 people have taken the training, with good interest already indicated for July.   The three remaining sessions will be held on July 6^th, August 10^th, and September 7^th.  (The August session is the second Sunday as the State Sporting Clays Championship is on August 2 and 3)

 

Women on Target – The North Country Sportsman's Club is hosting a series of three Women on Target shotgun training events in June, July, and August.

 

Saturday June 28^th, 8:30 – 12:00

Sunday July 13^th, 12:30 – 4:00

Saturday, August 23^rd, 8:30 – 12:00

 

The program of instruction includes gun safety, gun basics, and an introduction to the game of Trap Shooting.  There will be classroom instruction and range instruction with clay targets. Ammunition, equipment, light breakfast, or lunch is being provided.  There are still seats available for all three dates, however July 13^th is nearly full at this time.  To ensure adequate personal attention to each participant, each session is being limited to 20 students.

 

The cost of the NRA Day events is $20 per person.  The cost of the Women on Target event is $40 per person.   The instructor for all of these events will be Tom Blair, an NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor and Range Officer.  He will be assisted by other experienced shooters or instructors as necessary.  Information for both programs is on the NCSC website,  www.shootncsc.com, or contact Tom Blair at the below email address, or one of the listed phone numbers (cell preferred).

 

tblairvt@comcast.net

 

    

 

Fwd: NRA Women on Target event (photos) at the Chester Rod & Gun Club on 06/21/14

Saturday, Vermont Bearhounds Association (VBA) conducted its first 2014 NRA Women On Target

event at the Chester Rod and Gun Club.  This NRA WOT event was conducted by Clint Gray with

the assistance of other volunteer instructors Stuart Coleman, NRA Instructor and Anthony Carroccio

of the Winhall Police Dept., both local Bondville, VT area residents. 

 

During this NRA WOT event twelve women students received training on safe firearm use.

NRA WOT events are low-key training clinics, pleasant and informative for the students.

This NRA WOT event was funded by a grant made possible by the profits from Vermont's

six Friends of NRA banquets. The grant was administered by the Vermont Federation of

Sportsmen's Clubs.  The federation is the NRA State Association for Vermont.

Photos of the NRA WOT event at Chester may be viewed by clicking on the link below: 

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ovb06wuqzeauki8/AAC9OmqFbM2lG0rXxwKIc2Iga

 

The next NRA Women On Target events Clint Gray will be conducting for the VBA will be

at the Chelsea Fish & Game Club on July 19 and July 26. These NRA WOT are already

completely full. For more information on the NRA WOT events of the VBA contact Clint

Gray at clintgrayvt@yahoo.com

NRA Women On Target held at Barre F&G Club

Yesterday the Barre Fish & Game Club conducted its first 2014 NRA Women On Target event. 
The NRA WOT event was conducted by volunteer instructors & range safety personnel from

the Barre F&G Club and several other Vermont clubs/shooting organizations.  

 

During this NRA WOT event eighteen women students received training on safe handgun use. 

NRA WOT events are low-key training clinics, pleasant and informative for the students.

This NRA WOT event was funded by a grant made possible by the profits from Vermont's

six Friends of NRA banquets.  The grant was administered by the Vermont Federation of

Sportsmen's Clubs. 

 

The next NRA Women On Target event at the Barre F&G Club will be on July 12th and

for more information please contact Cyndy Jones at fourwindscj@gmail.com

 

WCAX: Report: Vermont not a major source of guns

The 2011 and 2012 ATF reports also showed Vermont is NOT a major source of guns.

Those who inaccurately claim Vermont is a major source of guns defame this our state.

Report: Vermont not a major source of guns

Posted: Jun 10, 2014 12:02 PM EDT<em class="wnDate">Tuesday, June 10, 2014 12:02 PM EDT</em>Updated: Jun 10, 2014 1:03 PM EDT<em class="wnDate">Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:03 PM EDT</em>

By WCAX News - bio | email

BOSTON -

A new report shows Vermont was not a major source of guns used in crimes in other states last year.

Political leaders in northeast states have raised concerns that Vermont's lax gun laws have fueled a guns-for-drugs trade that is putting more guns in the hands of criminals in cities like Boston and New York.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives traces guns seized from criminals and in 2013 there were 1,571 guns recovered in Massachusetts. Of those guns, 29 came from Vermont-- far fewer than other states. Massachusetts was the largest single source of guns recovered there with 431. Another 121 guns came from New Hampshire and 91 came from Maine.

The report also shows that of the 8,500 guns recovered in New York, only 61 came from Vermont.

Click here for more from the ATF.

NRA Women On Target (handgun) events in June and July at the Barre F&G Club

 

The Barre F&G Club is conducting two NRA Women On Target (handgun) events.

The attachment to this E-mail provides detailed information about events.  The

club has .22 pistols for students to use.

 

These two NRA WOT events are a continuation of the Barre F&G Club's very

successful and popular NRA WOT events.  These are excellent opportunities

for women who want to receive excellent training by experienced instructors in

a good classroom and on a good range.  One event is in June and other in July.

 

These two NRA Women On Target events are funded by a grant from the profits

of Vermont's six Friends of NRA banquets and the grants are administered by

the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.