Regional Report Home

Northeast | May 2008

SPECIAL EVENTS

Friends of NRA
Friends of NRA banquets are key grassroots events that support thousands of community services related to firearm education, hunter safety, wildlife conservation, range improvements, youth marksmanship and law enforcement. For more information on upcoming events in your area, please contact your local field representative, call (800) 672-3888, ext. 1354 or visit www.friendsofnra.org

Eastern Regional Director—Brian Hyder
(276) 579-9828; bhyder@nrahq.org

Western PA—Tom Baldrige
(724) 861-0447; tbaldrige@nrahq.org

Eastern PA, DE—Kory Enck
(717) 689-3200; kenck@nrahq.org

Upper NY—Jay Rusnock
(845) 298-7233; jrusnock@nrahq.org

Lower NY, Northern NJ, CT—Rich D’Alauro
(631) 462-9260; rdalauro@nrahq.org

Lower NJ—Brian Swartz
(973) 343-2104; bswartz@nrahq.org

RI, MA, Northern NY—Jim Carswell
(518) 479-0555; jcarswell@nrahq.org

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Training
Public and private officers interested in becoming firearm instructors should attend one of NRA’s Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Development Schools, designed to enhance the instructors’ firearm knowledge and handling skills, as well as prepare them to develop effective training programs, instruct in a professional manner and conduct practical training exercises. Restricted to law enforcement officers only.

MAY 5-9—EPPING, NH (SIGArms)
(Patrol Rifle)

MAY 5-9—PITTSBURGH, PA
(Tactical Shooting)Contact Mary Shine (703) 267-1628 or mshine@nrahq.org.

Police Competition
NRA Police Pistol Combat competition is an extension of an officer’s training. See PPC Rulebook (Rule 2.4) for eligibility requirements.

MAY 2-3—CHESTER, NY
(Approved)

MAY 3—LEBANON, PA
(Approved)

MAY 16-17—MONROE, NY
(Approved)

MAY 24—SCITUATE, RI
(Approved)

MAY 30-31—MONROE, NY
(Approved)Contact Tiffany King (703) 267-1621 or tking@nrahq.org.

TRAINING

Women’s Events
Women On Target creates opportunities, educates and mentors women’s responsible participation in recreational shooting and hunting. The program offers fun, non-competitive instructional shooting clinics and hunts. For more information, contact the person listed or call (800) 861-1166.

MAY 31—LAGRANGE, NY
Instructional Shooting Clinic (Pistol, Rifle)
Mary Ann Conner (845) 894-1271

MAY 31—MILLAS, MA
Instructional Shooting Clinic
(Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun)
Paul Marier (508) 541-3164

SPECIAL ALERT

Women’s Wilderness Escape
JULY 16-24—RATON, NM
The first annual NRA Women’s Wilderness Escape will be held July 16-24, 2008, at the NRA Whittington Center in scenic Raton, New Mexico.  The Wilderness Escape provides women 18 and older with exposure to a wide variety of shooting sports, hunting and outdoor-related activities. Participants will learn to shoot rifle silhouette, scoped/tactical carbine, long-range high power rifle, conventional and tactical pistol, historic firearms, shotgun (trap or skeet) and archery. Outdoor activities include camping, survival training, game calling, game habitat, hunter education and western cowgirl history. Food, housing, guns, ammunition, targets, classes, camping, mock hunt, evening activities, instructors, demonstrations and adventures are all included in the $975 fee. Travel to and from location is not included. Space is limited and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Call Patricia Zollman at (800) 861-1166 or visit www.nrahq.org/women/wilderness_escape.asp