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Hello, Members Volunteers needed at Yankee Classic, FREE ENTRY Vermont Federation of Sportsmans Clubs is looking for volunteers to help hand out inf

Hello, Members Volunteers needed at Yankee Classic, FREE ENTRY Vermont Federation of Sportsmans Clubs is looking for volunteers to help hand out information and sign up people to educate fellow sportsmen and women at the Yankee Classic on the upcoming anti-hunting and anti-gun laws. Volunteer for 2 hours and you get a free entry and can spend the rest of the day at the show. If you would like to volunteer, contact vtfedsportclubs@gmail.com Let them know what day and time you can work. (Friday night, Saturday or Sunday) We can't stop this without volunteers to help fight for our rights. Read below and help! Fishing and Hunting: Restrict hunting with dogs and more anti-fishing/hunting laws coming They want to restrict hunting with dogs. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/H-0410/H-0410%20As%20Introduced.pdf And duck hunters, take notice, they won't stop with bunny and bear hunters. They will be after you too. And This is a quote from Protect Our Wildlife(POW), "..Write your legislator today and ask them to expand on the 2018 Coyote killing contest ban and ban ALL wildlife killing contests."(Dec 2019 FB) They won't stop. Yes, ban fishing derbies and buck pools. POW is already working the statehouse for a sponsor. Semi-auto ban Senator Phil Baruth (D) Chittenden County has released his bill H.259 "An act relating to semi-automatic weapons" If you look at the bill, you will note, 14 of the 30 Vermont Senators have signed on as sponsors to the bill. H.259: Link to bill as written Now is the time to be smart and calm, to not make heated comments or send out emotional E-mails and for all gun owners to stand together. "Freedom and Unity" is the Vermont motto for a good reason. It works well Remember the Facts Below: FBI data In late 2019 the FBI released crime statistics for the year 2018. The data for violent crime rates per 100,000 residents shows that: The lowest (50th) violent crime rate state in the nation was Maine 112.1 per 100,000 residents Next lowest at (49th) violent crime rate was Vermont 172,0 per 100,000 residents. Next lowest at (48th) violent crime rate was New Hampshire 173.2 per 100,000 residents. These three states have some of the least restrictive gun laws in the country, including not requiring a permit to carry concealed. Yet, these three northern tier New England states are the three lowest violent rate states in the nation and it is the case year after year. Now look at and compare to the violent crime rates of the other three New England states. CT 207.4 per 100,000 residents RI 219.2 per 100,000 residents MA 338.1 per 100,000 residents Our abutting neighbor state of NY had 350.5 per 100,000 residents. All are violent crime rates, per 100,000 residents. Comparison by this same constant FBI criteria. 48 Hour waiting period Senator Phil Baruth (D) is back with his gun control bill that would severely damage gun shows in Vermont. Clubs like the Barre F&G and Lamoille Valley F&G Clubs earn an essential portion of their revenue from their shows. S.258 would require a waiting period of 48 hours for the purchase of firearms in Vermont. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2020/Docs/BILLS/S-0258/S-0258%20As%20Introduced.pdf Does anyone think these endless gun control bills are going to stop so long as we have too many of our folks not voting? Legislators don't listen to unregistered voters Register. Write. VOTE! Yes, its that simple. You want to help, write your reps and senators and get registered to vote. ©2020 Sportsman's Club of Franklin County | 851 Maquam Shore Rd. St. Albans Bay, Vermont Like   Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by GoDaddy Email Marketing ®