Regional Report West

Regional Report Home West \| December 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 Western Regional Director—J.P. Nelson (480) 357-4057; jpnelson@nrahq.org AK—Brad Kruger (907) 235-9059; bkruger@nrahq.org AZ—Donna Cassity (520) 316-0620; dcassity@nrahq.org Central CA—Jason Quick (805) 239-4246; jquick@nrahq.org Eastern CA, Western NV—Steve Wilson (209) 847-4826; swilson@nrahq.org Northern CA—Dan Wilhelm (707) 994-5877; dwilhelm@nrahq.org Southern CA—Lissa Lee (818) 241-0735; llee@nrahq.org MT—Joe Crismore (406) 293-2498; jcrismore@nrahq.org OR, HI—Mike Carey (541) 385-9404; mcarey@nrahq.org UT, Eastern NV, Southern ID—Rex Thomas (801) 829-6260; rthomas@nrahq.org Eastern WA, Northern ID—Brendon Hill (208) 926-7244; bhill@nrahq.org Western WA—Jim Williams (253) 904-8941; jwilliams@nrahq.org WY—Dave Manzer (307) 746-2520; dmanzer@nrahq.org LAW ENFORCEMENT Training Public and private officers interested in becoming firearm instructors should attend one of NRA’s Law Enforcement Firearm 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. DEC. 1-5—LAS VEGAS, NV (Precision Rifle) Contact Tim Cole at (703) 267-1626 or tcole@nrahq.org Police Competition NRA Police Pistol Combat competition is intended to be an extension of an officer’s training. See PPC Rulebook (Rule 2.4) for eligibility requirements. DEC. 6—SEATTLE, WA (Approved) Contact Tiffany King at (703) 267-1621 or tking@nrahq.org State Associations NRA-affiliated state associations promote and support the purposes, objectives, policies and programs of the NRA. For more information, contact your state association listed below, or logon to www.nrahq.org/clubs/index.asp Alaska Outdoor Council, Inc. Teresa Sager-Albaugh, President P.O. Box 73902, Fairbanks, AK 99707-3902 (907) 455-4262, aoc@alaska.net www.alaskaoutdoorcouncil.org Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association Landis Aden, President (480) 854-9155, president@asrpa.com www.asrpa.com California Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. Thomas O. Thomas, President 271 Imperial Highway, Suite 620, Fullerton, CA 92835 (714) 992-2772, www.crpa.org Hawaii Rifle Association Harvey F. Gerwig, II, President 1039 Kupua St., Kailua, HI 96734 (808) 306-7194, harveygerwig@hawaii.rr.com www.hawaiirifleassn.org Idaho State Rifle & Pistol Association Neill Goodfellow, President 8156 North Penn Ave., Fruitland, ID 83619 (208) 452-4183, president@idahosrpa.org www.idahosrpa.org Montana Rifle & Pistol Association Matt Egloff, President P.O. Box 4394, Butte, MT 59702 (406) 723-5704, president@mtrpa.org www.mtrpa.org	AREA SHOOTS PISTOL SLOUGHHOUSE, CA PHOENIX, AZ PALMER, AK SMALLBORE RIFLE LANDER, WY HIGH POWER RIFLE PHOENIX, AZ VISALIA, CA PORT TOWNSEND, WA SILHOUETTE SYLMAR, CA LEWISTON, ID MACHIAS, WA CHUGIAK, AK MESA, AZ FORSYTH, MT YUMA, AZ	DEC. 7 DEC. 21 DEC. 27 DEC. 6 DEC. 4-6 DEC. 7 DEC. 14 DEC. 20 DEC. 20 DEC. 20 DEC. 21 DEC. 21 DEC. 21 DEC. 27
	For more information, call Tonia Forte at (703) 267-1466. 2009 NRA annual meetings • May 14-17 • Phoenix, AZ For hotel accommodations at the NRA Annual Meetings, visit www.nraam.org. Housing now open.
GUN SHOWS DEC. 5-7 PHOENIX, AZ Arizona State Fairgrounds, Crossroads of the West (801) 544-9125 DEC. 5-7 HAMILTON, MT First Interstate Center, Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Weapons Collectors Society of Montana (406) 363-0224 DEC. 5-7 CASPER, WY Fairgrounds, Wasatch Guns, LLC (801) 466-7556 DEC. 6-7 FRESNO, CA Fresno County Fairgrounds, Central Coast Gun Shows (805) 481-6726 DEC. 6-7 VALLEJO ,CA Solano County Fairgrounds, Code of the West (530) 676-8762 DEC. 6-7 KLAMATH FALLS, OR County Fairgrounds, Jefferson State Shooting Ass’n (541) 882-8263 DEC. 6-7 MONROE, WA Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Washington Arms Collectors Ass’n (425) 255-8410 DEC. 12-14 BOZEMAN, MT Fairgrounds, Weapons Collectors Society of Montana (406) 586-6179 DEC. 12-14 LARAMIE, WA Fairgrounds, Wasatch Guns, LLC (801) 466-7556 DEC. 13-14 TUCSON, AZ Pima County Fairgrounds, Arizona Arms (520) 963-5004	DEC. 13-14 PASO ROBLES, CA Paso Robles Event Center, Central Coast Gun Shows (805) 481-6726 DEC. 13-14 LAS VEGAS, NV The Cashman Center, Crossroads of the West (801) 544-9125 DEC. 13-14 PUYALLUP, WA Western Washington Fairgrounds, Washington Arms Collectors Ass’n (425) 255-8410 DEC. 20-21 TUCSON, AZ Tucson Expo Center, McMann’s Roadrunner (602) 843-5303 DEC. 20-21 ANTIOCH, CA Contra Costa County Fairgrounds, Code of the West (530) 676-8762 DEC. 20-21 DEL MAR, CA Del Mar Fairgrounds, Crossroads of the West (801) 544-9125 DEC. 21 PORTLAND, OR Jackson Armory, Oregon Arms Collectors (503) 254-5986 DEC. 27-28 ROSEVILLE, CA Placer County Fairgrounds, Code of the West (530) 676-8762 *NRA Affiliate. All others are NRA Recruiters. For details, call (703) 267-3772.