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Team GLOCK Named 2011 USPSA Florida Open Limited Division Champions

Sevigny won three stages, placed in the top three on nine stages and outpaced the 2nd place competitor by a decisive 48 points. “I am excited to come away with a win at the Florida Open,” said Sevigny. “It was a highly technical match with a lot of tight shots and precise footwork. I love tournaments like that.”

FEB 23, 2011 08:15P.M. Team GLOCK Named 2011 USPSA Florida Open Limited Division Champions Dave Sevigny Wins High Overall Championship and Randi Rogers wins Ladies Limited Title.

This makes Sevigny’s sixth Florida Open Production and Limited division championship. Randi Rogers shot her way to the Ladies Limited Championship in the 106 competitor field – finishing 16th overall among all competitors. She demonstrated amazing range by placing in the top 20 overall on six stages. “The Florida Open is one of my favorite matches of the season,” stated Rogers. “It is the most challenging and diverse match I have ever shot and it is an excellent way to start off the 2011 USPSA season.” Team GLOCK’s next event is the IDPA Indoor Nationals, held Feb. 24-26 in Springfield, MA. Sevigny is the defending Stock Service Pistol Champion and a 7-time Winter Championship and Indoor National Champion, Rogers is the defending Ladies Champion and a 2-Time Ladies Indoor National Champion.

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SMYRNA, Ga. --(Ammoland.com)- Team GLOCK continued their winning streak to open the season at the 2011 USPSA Florida Open, held Feb. 18-20 in Frostproof, FL.

Team GLOCK Named 2011 USPSA Florida Open Limited Division Champions

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny led a highly skilled Limited division field to win another High Overall championship while Team GLOCK’s Randi Rogers won the Ladies Limited championship placing 16th overall.

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Known world-wide as a premier USPSA tournament, 358 competitors from around the globe entered the prestigious event. The 10-stage practical pistol tournament featured IPSC Classic targets, knock-down steel and required more than 300 rounds to complete. The Limited division, known as an iron-sight “race” division was the most fiercely contested event with national and world champions placing in the Top 5. Both Sevigny and Rogers used .40 caliber GLOCK 35 pistols by S&J

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that ultimately urges Congress to:

Bloomberg To Push For New Oppressive National Gun Laws

• Implement New York City-style gun control where a background check to get a gun can take up to 6-9 months.

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• Ban most semi-automatic firearms.

Bloomberg To Push For New Oppressive National Gun Laws

• Kill gun shows in every state across the nation. The well-funded campaign was launched in January and so far, more than 250,000 anti-gunners have signed an online petition urging Obama and Congress to implement Bloomberg’s freedom grabbing legislation. Bloomberg claims, “It is time for Washington to listen to the 250,000 Americans that have signed our petition and take action: since the Tucson shooting more than 1,300 people have been killed with guns in the United States and that number continues to grow.” Clearly, gun hater Bloomberg is taking full-advantage of a terrible tragedy to push his radical gun control politics. The liberal-backed campaign already has the full support of the Hollywood elite and countless gun hating law makers. Enough is enough. CCRKBA (Citizens For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms) has teamed up with SAF (Second Amendment Foundation) to stop Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign dead in its tracks.

ALERT: Anti-gun New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg just launched a nation-wide anti-gun campaign. We are launching a counter-assault and fighting back with a pro-gun campaign of our own!

We are standing up and fighting back. We will be implementing an urgent, time sensitive pro-gun campaign of our own called “Help Keep Us On The Road.” We will have a truck featuring a billboard that says “2,191 Americans Use Guns Every Day In Self-Defense.” With your help, our truck will follow Bloomberg’s truck and attack Bloomberg’s lies in every major city in America. We need to raise $16,000 each and every week to compete with Bloomberg’s assault on your gun rights. We have already made plans to have our “Guns Save Lives” truck in Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Miami, Boston, and Washington DC. But without your help, these plans will have to be canceled.

CCRKBA.org BELLEVUE, WA – -(Ammoland.com)- Bloomberg has teamed up with the liberal gun hating group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, to launch the anti-gun rights truck tour. The truck will features a mobile clock that will count the number of American lives lost due to gun violence since the Arizona shooting, but ignores how many more times guns save lives. Some people say Bloomberg is doing this because he wants to run for President in 2012 because Obama isn’t anti-gun enough!

We will be organizing grassroots protests to meet Mayor Bloomberg and his anti-gun brigade at every stop. We already have our rally signs printed and ready to be distributed. We will be handing out literature that exposes Bloomberg’s doctored gun violence numbers to thousands of Americans. And we will be launching a blitz of press releases that will attack Bloomberg in every city. Will you help us fight back against Mayor Bloomberg’s vicious onslaught on your gun rights today?

In the next 2 months the anti-gun truck will make its way across the U.S., stopping in most major cities. The anti-gun rights truck is part of a comprehensive and well-orchestrated campaign to snatch away your Second-Amendment Rights.

In addition, I will be giving radio, TV, and newspaper interviews. I will not let Bloomberg and his anti-gunners monopolize the media and get free publicity for their anti-gun agenda. It’s critical we spread the message that guns save lives.

Bloomberg and his anti-gun buddies have created a campaign

The outcome of this important battle will determine if there is a future

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for our right to keep and bear arms. At this critical time, it is imperative that we do all in our power to fight back. With each passing day, Bloomberg’s gun-ban movement grows and is mobilizing its forces. They’re raking in enormous amounts of money and grabbing support wherever they go. This could have a devastating impact on public opinion.

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Dept Code 1494-p-ccrkba Liberty Park 12500 NE 10th Place Bellevue, WA 98005

Please remember that unlike the gun haters who are pulling in millions of dollars in free advertising from the anti-gun media like NPR, CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, etc….

About: With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of the nation’s premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States. Contributions are not tax deductible. The Citizens Committee can be reached by phone at (425) 454-4911 or by email to CCRKBA-News@FreedomDonations.com

…CCRKBA and SAF depend on the voluntary support of good and patriotic citizens like you who believe in the constitutional right to keep and bear arms. I hope you will join us in our fight to preserve your right to defend yourself and your families against the thugs and criminals who prey on unarmed innocent Americans. We urgently need funds to run ads on the radio and in print media that could easily cost an additional $14,000 a week to gain support for our campaign. That’s on top of the several thousand dollars we must raise to pay for our truck and the long trip our driver will make standing up for your gun rights. We are relying on contributions from regular Americans who care about their right to own a firearm for self- protection. I can’t commit to spend the money for our much-needed campaign to fight Mayor Bloomberg unless I have your generous support.

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Wyoming Closer Constitutional Carry with Passage in House FEB 23, 2011 07:47P.M.

Together, we can preserve the Constitutional rights our Founding Fathers intended our people to have forever.

Wyoming State House Moves Constitutional Carry Closer To Final Passage 48 To 8

For more information about SAF and CCRKBA go to www.SAF.org & www.CCRKBA.org Thank you. I know I can count on you. The rights you save may be your own! Sincerely, Alan M. Gottlieb Chairman Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms For our campaign to be successful, we must count on the voluntary financial support from individuals like you who care. If you prefer to donate by check, please mail to:

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Colorado’s Steve Schreiner for NRA Board of Directors FEB 23, 2011 07:35P.M. Wyoming Gun Owners

Vote for Colorado’s Steve Schreiner for NRA Board of Directors

Wyoming --(Ammoland.com)- We aren’t done, but I’ve got some good news for you. The first phase of passing the Jaggi-Jennings Constitutional Carry through the Wyoming State House was accomplished this afternoon. House members agreed to move this common-sense legislation forward by a vote of 48 to 8. Even though we’re definitely not done yet, and I know that I don’t have to tell you that anything can happen in politics, this is still great news. Because of your emails and phone calls, these House members have moved our bill past its first reading with an overwhelming majority. Our next steps are the 2nd reading and final passage votes, which are expected later this week. While the results of the 1st reading vote are a great encouragement, we’re obviously not done yet.

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Naturally, I’ll keep you up to date as Constitutional Carry nears its final passage in the House, but I wanted to keep you informed as we get closer to final passage.

Colorado --(Ammoland.com)-If you are a qualified voter for NRA Board Members I urge you to vote.

Sincerely,

Now if you would accept a recommendation, I would sincerely like you to consider voting for Steve Schreiner, of Englewood Colorado, to be on the NRA Board of Directors. Steve is currently on the NRA Board.

Anthony Bouchard Executive Director WyGO – Wyoming Gun Owners www.wyominggunowners.org

One of the Board members passed away last year and Steve, being the next highest (but not elected) vote getter, took over that position and we have benefited greatly from his expertise in political affairs and matters of firearm freedom.

About: Wyoming Gun Owners mission is to advocate, protect and defend the God given and inalienable right to bear arms as in the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article 1 Section 24 of the Wyoming Constitution. Visit: www.wyominggunowners.org

Steve devotes several hours each working day to firearm freedom efforts and to the NRA. On weekends he is at major gun shows in the Colorado region manning a firearms freedom Second Amendment NRA supporting booth.

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Steve donates huge amounts of his personal time and money as an advocate of protecting our firearm rights at every opportunity! Schreiner tirelessly recruits people to protect our gun rights and he is without doubt the most dedicated member ever to be on the NRA Board. I know this all to be true–first hand!

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Bay City Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Three Wolves in Upper Peninsula FEB 23, 2011 05:57P.M. Bay City Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Three Wolves in Upper Peninsula

Colorado’s Steve Schreiner for NRA Board of Directors I am serious, no other Board member will be more dedicated to protecting our Second Amendment, NONE! He really deserves reelection. Many times we look at the ballot and have only what the candidates themselves write up in the Rifleman to judge how we might vote or we may accept NRA recommendations (for unknown agenda reasons). And many times rather than take a chance on someone we don’t know much about we just send in partially filled out ballots…I have done that.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan --(Ammoland.com)- A Bay City man has pled guilty to charges of illegally killing three wolves in Mackinac County in January.

I have personally known Steve Schreiner for 30 years. Schreiner has a solid background in the ways of political operation having been an aide to a U.S. Congressman years ago. He earned a Bronze Star for Valor and also earned the Silver Star in Nam for heroism.

William Hayward, 58, also pled guilty to malicious destruction of property for destroying two tracking collars that had been placed on the wolves by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Hayward was sentenced on Monday, Feb. 14, in 92nd District Court in St. Ignace to 365 days in jail, with 90 days to be served immediately and the remaining time suspended if all terms of his 24-month probation are met. Additionally, Hayward was ordered to pay $3,000 in restitution for the wolves, $590 for the replacement of the tracking collars and $1,500 in fines and court costs. Hayward’s hunting privileges were also revoked for a period of three years, and the rifle he used to kill the wolves was condemned.

If you were to meet Steve you will find a dedicated, highly-intelligent very active energetic guy with a wily sense of humor who WILL NOT compromise our founding father’s well written Bill of Rights and the Second Amendment. Steve is dedicated! We really do need people like him on the NRA board-seriously, we really do. If you have room on your NRA Ballot to vote for Steve Schreiner, I urge you to do so he will prove to be incredibly effective on the NRA Board protecting our Second Amendment Rights. .

DNRE conservation officers conducted the investigation after locating three dead wolves in northwestern Mackinac County in January that had died from gunshot wounds. Hayward was developed as the suspect, and Mackinac County Prosector Alfred Feleppa reviewed the case and issued the charges against Hayward.

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Hayward also faced possible federal charges from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; however an agreement was reached with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that federal charges for these three illegal wolf kills would not be brought if Hayward resolved the matter in state court. Wolves are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act and a person may be charged in both state and federal court for illegally killing wolves.

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Anyone with information regarding the illegal killing of wolves or any other protected species in Michigan is asked to call the DNRE Report All Poaching hotline at 800-292-7800, 24 hours a day, or contact your nearest DNRE office or conservation officer.

agency that is supposed to stop border gunrunning to Mexico’s drug cartels actually participated in letting it happen. Attkisson reports that these guns have turned up at the scenes of violent crimes, including the murder of a U.S. border patrol officer in Arizona.

For more information about wolves in Michigan, go online to www.michigan.gov/wolves.

CBS News reveals that “Project Gunrunner,” an ATF operation that aims to stop the flow of weapons from the U.S. to Mexican drug cartels, has allegedly facilitated the delivery of thousands of guns into the hands of criminals. Often bought with cash, and sometimes brought in paper bags, sources tell CBS News that several gun shops wanted to stop the questionable sales, but were encouraged to continue selling by the ATF, so that they could continue gathering intelligence and see where the weapons ended up. This dangerous tactic is referred to as letting the guns “walk.”

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Veteran ATF agents called this strategy “insane” and “appalling,” with one, speaking under a condition of anonymity, telling CBS News, “We were fully aware the guns would probably be moved across the border to drug cartels where they could be used to kill.” CBS News has been told that at least 11 ATF agents and senior managers voiced fierce opposition to the strategy.

Bay City Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Three Wolves in Upper Peninsula Tags: Endangered Species, Fish and Game, Michigan, Poaching, Wolf Hunting, Wolves

Sharyl Attkisson’s full report, including a potential link between “Project Gunrunner” and the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, broadcasts tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC.

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CBS News Uncovers Gunrunning Scandal Within The ATF

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FEB 23, 2011 05:18P.M. CBS News Uncovers Gunrunning Scandal Within The ATF Agency Secretly Endorsed Practice of Letting Guns “Walk”; ATF Agent to CBS News: “God Only Knows How Many Guns Were Used to Kill People”

CBS News Uncovers Gunrunning Scandal Within The ATF Tags: Anti-Gun Media, Anti-Media, ATF, BATFE, David Codrea, Project Gunrunner, Washington DC

CBS Evening News Washington, DC --(Ammoland.com)- Tonight on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC (6:30 PM, ET), CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports on a major scandal building within the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), one of America’s top law enforcement agencies. CBS News uncovered evidence which supports the allegation that the

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Learn From a Deer Hunting Legend – Randy Flannery FEB 23, 2011 05:04P.M. Learn From a Deer Hunting Legend – Randy Flannery

Learn From a Deer Hunting Legend - Randy Flannery They encompass a variety of strategies that have been proven successful across the East. If you know the challenge of killing a buck on public land, and the thrill of hunting the deep woods, you will not want to miss it. The seminar will be held at the Lakeview Restaurant in Averill Park, N.Y. on Sunday, March 27. The cost is $50 per person or $25 for youth hunters under the age of 18. Lunch is included.

Outdoors Magazine Vermont --(Ammoland.com)- Master Maine Guide and deer hunting legend Randy Flannery will be making a rare public appearance in the Adirondacks on March 27, 2011, and will be conducting a seminar on advanced deer hunting strategies, specifically targeting tandem hunting techniques.

For more information contact Glenn Galkiewicz at (518) 477-5100 or on his cell at (518) 429-0463. Or email glenster1231@yahoo.com About: Each month Outdoors Magazine shines its spotlight on different areas of the outdoors world. Features and sub-features are multiple page spreads written by select experts in their fields. In addition to features and subfeatures, each month Outdoors Magazine has over 40 columns written by real guides, industry experts, and the best in their fields. Our staff are die-hards who take the time out of their lives hunting and fishing to write. For more information, sponsorship opportunities, and expanded article descriptions, visit www.outdoorsmagazine.net.

Flannery is a regular columnist with Outdoors Magazine and is considered a pioneer in tracking and stalking techniques. His strategies and methods have been featured several times in other magazines like Field & Stream and Deer & Deer Hunting. Doors open for the seminar at 11:00 a.m. and lunch will be served shortly after. It is expected the event will run late into the afternoon with several pertinent topics being covered. Tickets are limited.

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Flannery’s presentations are a must for “real hunters.” Learn From a Deer Hunting Legend – Randy Flannery Tags: Deer Seminars, Hunting Guides, Hunting Tips, Maine, Outdoors Magazine

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ONALASKA, WI --(Ammoland.com)- Weaver Optics recently launched the new-and-improved WeaverOptics.com.

Senator Berryhill Introduces Legislation to Support Nonprofit Sportsmen’s Groups

The dramatically redesigned site features enhanced graphics, rich content and direct access to user-friendly product catalogs and reference charts. Weaver’s web team focused on improving website navigation, dressing up the overall look and feel, and integrating more intuitive product information. These improvements align with Weaver’s forward-thinking vision and commitment to the growing needs of our customers. California Outdoor Heritage Alliance The new user interface highlights some of the upgrades. Users can: Sacramento, CA --(Ammoland.com)- Senator Tom Berryhill (RModesto) has introduced Senate Bill (SB) 752 to allow hunters to directly contribute to their favorite wildlife conservation organization when they

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The legislation is sponsored by the California Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA).

Texas Leads Nation with Campus Firearms Carry Bill

SB 752 would create a sportsmen’s organization “check-off” box that would permit hunters buying their licenses through the Department of Fish and Game’s (DFG) Automated Data License System (ALDS) to voluntarily make a donation to the non-profit hunting-related organization of their choice. Hunters would also have the opportunity to voluntarily release their contact information to the non-profit organization in order to receive educational and promotional materials.

FEB 23, 2011 11:53A.M. Texas Leads Nation with Campus Firearms Carry Bill

“As a hunter, I can proudly talk of the vital role these nonprofit organizations play in California,” said Senator Berryhill. “I believe this bill will go a long way to preserving and strengthening California’s rich hunting history.” Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Non-profit sportsmen’s groups provide valuable assistance to DFG in the agency’s effort to conserve and manage California’s wildlife and their habitats. Projects include, but are not limited to, wetland restoration efforts, big game population surveying and research, controlled burning to improve habitat, re-forestation efforts, securing public access to land, facilitating conservation easements on private land, migratory bird banding, installing guzzlers to provide water for wildlife, and trapping and relocation efforts.

AUSTIN, TX --(Ammoland.com)- Legislation allowing licensed concealed firearms on college campuses has been introduced in the Texas House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Driver would allow Texas residents already licensed to carry under state law to have the same right to selfdefense on college campuses as they do elsewhere in Texas. “A lot of people hear about guns and schools and become alarmed,” said David Burnett, President and spokesman of Students for Concealed Carry.

“This bill would help financially support the many non-profit groups that protect and restore game species’ habitat or carry out other critically needed conservation projects,” stated Mark Hennelly, Vice President of COHA.

“The fact is that concealed carry is already an established body of law in Texas and most other states. There’s a process with age requirements, background checks and training before you can carry a handgun. If you’re mentally ill, or have a history of violent crime or drug and alcohol abuse, you can’t carry a gun.

“It would also encourage more hunters to get involved locally to assist these important conservation efforts.” The first legislative hearing on SB 752 will likely occur in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee in April.

“This is about people who already responsibly carry elsewhere in the state, including restaurants, shopping malls, movie theaters, churches and banks. No one feels unsafe in those places, even though the odds are someone there is armed. Yet if a citizen walks onto a college campus, their right to self-defense is taken away.”

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Concealed Carry About: Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) is a national, nonpartisan, grassroots organization comprising over 44,000 college students, professors, college employees, parents of college students, and concerned citizens who believe that holders of state-issued concealed handgun licenses should be allowed the same measure of personal protection on college campuses that current laws afford them virtually everywhere else. SCCC has members in all fifty states and the District of Columbia. SCCC is not affiliated with the NRA or any other organization. SCCC extends an open invitation to publicly debate representatives from any organization or institution opposed to ‘campus carry.’ Visit: www.concealedcampus.org Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News at Ammo Land.com

Texas Leads Nation with Campus Firearms Carry Bill Students for Concealed Carry got started after the Virginia Tech shooting, which the group says proved gun free zones don’t work.

Texas Leads Nation with Campus Firearms Carry Bill

“Stickers on the doors saying ‘no guns allowed’ won’t keep an armed killer out of the building,” said Burnett. “Until you have a practical mechanism for enforcing a gun-free zone, you can’t tell people they can’t protect themselves.”

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S&W;’s Miculek Outguns Lopez for Florida Open Wheelgun Title

Critics argue that colleges are generally safe environments and adding guns would make things worse. But the group points to reports of rising crime on college campuses, noting that in addition to high-profile shootings like Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, there were more than 3,000 sexual assaults, 4,500 robberies and 5000 assaults on college campuses in 2008.

FEB 23, 2011 11:34A.M. S&W’s Miculek Outguns Lopez for Florida Open Wheelgun Title

The group also notes that 26 colleges in three states already allow licensed concealed carry on campus, with no resulting problems. “We’re not handing out pistols at the door,” said Daniel Crocker, the Southwest Regional Director with Students for Concealed Carry. “We’re talking about former military, ROTC cadets, professors and other mature adults with permits.” The bill has been assigned to the Homeland Security & Public Safety committee. CONTACT: • David Burnett: President, Students for Concealed Carry

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Team Smith & Wesson’s Jerry Miculek of Princeton, La. fended off top wheelgunners Ricardo Lopez of Ecuador, Cliff Walsh of St. Petersburg, Fla. and Matt Griffin of Louisville, Ky. to claim another revolver victory, this time at the popular U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

championship in 2008. Their back-and-forth battle at the Florida Open was one of the most exciting of the match and Jerry once again demonstrated why he is the single best wheelgunner in the world. Of course, Ricardo has shown that if Jerry’s not careful he’ll be more than happy to take that title away,” observed Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Since 2003 the Florida Open revolver title have been claimed by either Walsh (2009, 2006-2003) or Lopez (2010, 2008, 2007), often with the other finishing second.

Walsh, who finished second in 2010, placed third with a final 1303.6621 points. Griffin, another standout in USPSA revolver competition, claimed fourth with a score of 1288.5647, while John Rosado of Brazil rounded out the top five with 1005.6353 points.

This year however brought an appearance by Miculek who is the most accomplished revolver shooter of all time, but even for Miculek getting to the winner’s circle meant getting past the defending champion.

Both Lopez and Miculek swapped stage wins throughout the match with each claiming five. Lopez’s win on the first stage gave him the early lead which lasted only through the second stage as Miculek claimed a win on it and the third.

The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy. For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn. About: USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org S&W’s Miculek Outguns Lopez for Florida Open Wheelgun Title Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News at Ammo Land.com

The Ecuadorian quickly bounced back with a win on the fourth stage but still lagged behind Miculek due to a poor showing on the previous stage where he gave up nearly 34 points.

S&W’s Miculek Outguns Lopez for Florida Open Wheelgun Title Two more stage wins by Miculek, including one on the sixth stage where Lopez dropped another 37 points, put him in a comfortable lead.

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Lopez battled back winning his next two stages, the seventh and eighth, but was unable to gain back more than 21 points. The two exchanged wins on the last two stages with Miculek winning stage nine and Lopez stage 10. In the end, Miculek outpaced Lopez by a total of 39 points, posting a final winning score of 1511.8603 to Lopez’s 1472.3141. “Ricardo’s skills with a revolver are well respected in USPSA where he finished second to Jerry for the national

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Production title with 892.6805 while Jean Dartois of Canada topped the super seniors in the match with 652.4351.

Russia’s Nikolaeva Wins Florida Open Women’s Production Shooting Title

FEB 23, 2011 11:28A.M. Russia’s Nikolaeva Wins Florida Open Women’s Production Shooting Title

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U.S. Practical Shooting Association SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Russia’s Svetlana Nikolaeva battled through four lead changes before taking the Women’s Production title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

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Despite winning eight of the 10 stages in the match, Nikolaeva gave up the lead twice to Carrie Carlson of St. Peters, Mo. It wasn’t until the final four stages where she closed the door on Carlson with four straight wins to claim the title with a final score of 944.6899. Though Carlson did not win a single stage during the competition, she managed to grab the lead on stages two and three and then again on stage six before finishing as the runner-up with 878.4455 points. Cindi Thomas of Lexington Park, Md. placed third, winning two stages on her way to posting a final score of 828.5854. Angela Cortes of Coral Gables, Fla. and Team Smith & Wesson’s Tierani Hendrix of Roswell, Ga. finished in fourth and fifth respectively with scores of 659.2894 and 652.9449. Elsewhere in Production division competition, Ljubisa Momcilovic of Serbia won the overall title with 1504.8476. Andres Hrnciarik of the Slovak Republic was the high junior finishing 10th overall with 1185.8397. Among the seniors, Jose Orus of Ecuador took the Senior

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Nikolay Onshin of Russia and Vaclau Vindushka of the Czech Republic rounded out the top five finishing fourth and fifth with 1320.4461 and 1295.0319 respectively.

Serbia’s Ljubisa Momcilovic Wins Florida Open Production Shooting Title

Elsewhere in Production division competition, Svetlana Nikolaeva of Russia won the women’s title with 944.6899. Andres Hrnciarik of the Slovak Republic was the high junior finishing 10th overall with 1185.8397. Among the seniors, Jose Orus of Ecuador took the Senior Production title with 892.6805 while Jean Dartois of Canada topped the super seniors in the match with 652.4351.

FEB 23, 2011 11:25A.M. Serbia’s Ljubisa Momcilovic Wins Florida Open Production Shooting Title

The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain. The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy. For more information on upcoming matches, or to become a member, visit www.USPSA.org. To join in on the conversation with other competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- The Florida Open always draws a strong contingent of foreign shooters and this year was no exception as the top five shooters all came from outside the U.S. with Serbia’s Ljubisa Momcilovic walking away with the Production division title.

Momcilovic won six of ten stages and held the lead on all but one stage, the first. His final winning score of 1504.8476 outpaced runner-up JeanPhilippe Drolet of Canada by more than 108 points.

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“The Florida Open is one of those matches on the USPSA that always seems to draw top talent from around the world,” explained Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

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“With this being a World Shoot year where we’ll all gather for international competition later this fall, it’s to be expected that we’d see increased interest in shooting here in the U.S. I with the entire USPSA membership in congratulating Ljubisa on his Production division win.” Drolet, who won the ninth stage, finished second with a final score of 1396.0116. Taking third was the 2010 defending champion Galo Moreira of Ecuador, more than 60 points behind Drolet with 1335.5015.

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Texas Employees Right To Keep Guns In Parked Cars Bill To Be Heard

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HB 681 has now been referred to House Committee on Business and Industry. This is the 4th session for this issue which has always been referred to the House Public Safety Committee. This session HB 681, is being heard in another committee, one focused on Business and Industry. Committee members need to hear from you and TSRA needs volunteers with impact stories to testify in committee. Contact Alice Tripp at agtripp@aol.com if you have a story to share.

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Below is the list of House Business and Industry Committee members. Those in bold have added their names to the co-author list and pledged to support the bill. Call these folks and thank them Urge them to pass HB 681 quickly and “as filed” without industry amendments. Call those below who have not added their names to the bill and urge these House members to support law-abiding Texans by voting for HB 681 in committee and on the House floor, and stop industry amendments by passing the “as filed” version. We need you to act now! • Chairman Joe Deshotel (D-Port Author ) Co-Author 512-463-0662 Texas State Rifle Association • Vice Chairman Rob Orr (R-Burleson) Co-Author 512-463-0538 Houston, Tx --(Ammoland.com)- HB 681 by Kleinschmidt to be heard in House Business and Industry Committee!

• Rep. Chente Quintanilla (D-El Paso) Co-Author 512-463-0613

Background: HB 681 by Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt (R-Lexington) TSRA’s Parking Lot Bill

• Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) Co-Author 512-463-0727 • Rep. Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton) Co-Author 512-463-0478

Everyday 400,000 Texas Concealed Handgun Licensees make a decision between their personal safety and their employer’s No-Gun employment policies. The courts have ruled that a person may give up certain rights to secure employment. Texans should not be forced to make such a decision.

• **Rep. John Garza (R-San Antonio) 512-463-0269 • **Rep. Helen Giddings (D-Dallas ) 512-463-0953 • **Rep. Sid Miller (R-Stephenville ) 512-463-0628

HB 681 is limited to the legal possession of a firearm and ammunition when stored out of sight in a private vehicle parked on property controlled by the employer. It doesn’t include the UPS truck or a vehicle provided by that employer. The firearm must stay in the vehicle at all times.

• **Rep. Paul Workman (R-Austin) 512-463-0652 ** indicates NOT a co-author on HB 681 at this time! The bill could be heard in committee as early as Monday, February 28th. Call today!

HB 681 also provides security for the employer when following Texas law in the form of civil immunity.

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The employer maintains full control outside that vehicle, on the job-site, or in the work place, as it should be. TSRA believes HB 681 strikes a reasonable balance between the employer’s rights and the rights of Texans to this personal safety option. The bill includes all legally possessed firearms and ammunition.

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Lee dropped out of first when Cochran won the second stage, and despite winning two more stages and stalking Cochran for of most the match, she finished in second place with a score of 1134.7005.

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Finishing third was the defending champion Tammie Bordwell of Orlando, Fla. Bordwell, who also won the Limited title in 2009, took top honors on the fourth stage and flirted with second place twice in the match before ending up third with her final score of 1124.2015.

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Kaci Cochran Bests Lee for Women’s Open Shooting Title in Florida FEB 23, 2011 10:46A.M. Kaci Cochran Bests Lee for Women’s Open Title in Florida

Kaci Cochran Bests Lee for Women’s Open Title in Florida Rounding out the top five were two of the most experienced shooters within the sport. Team Smith & Wesson’s Kay Miculek of Princeton, La. placed fourth posting a final score of 1084.4052. Team Leupold’s Jesse Abbate of McDonough, Ga., a woman who has won five USPSA national handgun titles in the last three years, found herself in the uncharacteristic position of finishing fifth. Despite taking top honors on two stages Abbate ended the match with a final score of 1073.6013. “Kaci faced off against some of the strongest competitors in the Open division. She shot a strong consistent match that allowed her to fend off Athena, Kay, Jessie and last year’s top gun, Tammie, for the win,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- With names like Abbate, Lee and Miculek in the competition, the Women’s Open title at the USPSA Florida Open was sure to go to one of these ‘usual suspects’ until Kaci Cochran shot her way to the top…and the title.

Elsewhere in Open division competition, Team Sig Sauer’s Max Michel of Covington, La. won the overall Open title for the fourth year in a row with his final score of 1517.4876. Sherwyn Greenfield of Spirit Lake, Iowa claimed the Senior Open title with 1143.5772, while Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. won the Super Senior Open match with a score of 1106.4356.

Cochran, a resident of Stockbridge, Ga. who was the runner-up for the last three years, won four of the 10 stages and held the lead through nearly the entire match to take the women’s title with a final score of 1161.4128. No small feat considering the nearly countless world and national titles held by three of her competitors.

One of those experienced champions, Athena Lee of Katy, Texas, was the only other shooter to lead, finishing atop the field after the first stage.

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The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the Universal Shooting Academy.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Looking For Reports Of Dead Barn Owls

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Pennsylvania Game Commission HARRISBURG, PA --(Ammoland.com)- Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife biologists are seeking information from the general public about dead barn owls that may have succumbed to starvation during the long periods of snow and ice that covered much of Pennsylvania this winter.

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Information can be submitted to the Game Commission’s Region Offices. (For a list of region office contacts and the counties that each serves, please scroll to the bottom.)

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Pennsylvania Game Commission Looking For Reports Of Dead Barn Owls

“Because of the length of time that much of the Commonwealth has had snow on the ground with a hard crust, barn owls have had an extremely difficult time attempting to catch meadow voles, which are their primary prey,” said Dan Mummert, Game Commission Southeast Region Wildlife Diversity Biologist and regional coordinator of the agency’s Barn Owl Conservation Initiative.

FEB 23, 2011 10:05A.M. Pennsylvania Game Commission Looking For Reports Of Dead Barn Owls

“Therefore, we currently are in what is likely the highest annual period of mortality for these owls. We need landowners’ cooperation in reporting any dead barn owls, especially those barn owls that have been banded, so we can learn more about such things as fledgling dispersal, habitat usage, causes of mortality and average lifespan.” To reinforce the Game Commission’s concerns, Mummert cited studies that show “prolonged snow, especially when it covers the ground uniformly and at depths greater than about 2.5 to 3 inches and when accompanied by exceptionally low temperatures, has often been identified with increased owl mortality.” “The most carefully researched study of this was in Utah over the winter of 1981-82,” Mummert said. “As part of this study,

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between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 74 severely emaciated barn owls were found dead. Most perished during a period of two weeks when there was snow cover 7.8 to 9.8 inches deep and mean daily temperatures of 16 degrees Fahrenheit. The overall mortality rate during this period was unknown but the breeding population fell by 40 percent from 1981 to 1982.”

• The average lifespan was 14 months; • The longest surviving owl recovered was nearly six years old; and • Two of the banded barn owls were found in New Jersey by a barn owl researcher. These owls were alive and actively nesting in barn owl nest boxes in New Jersey.

Mummert pointed out that the conditions noted in the Utah study existed over much of Pennsylvania this year. However, Mummert also noted that 65 to 75 percent of barn owls die within their first year, and starvation is likely the main cause of death.

Barn owls stand about 10-15 inches tall and have a wingspan of 41-47 inches. Their distinctive long heart-shaped facial disk has caused this owl to be referred to as the “monkey-faced owl.” They have a nearly purewhite to dusky breast with small spots, small dark eyes, and have a hissing or scream-like vocalization. They are found in agricultural fields, grasslands, and other open areas. They nest in cavities of large dead trees, rock crevices and even burrows in riverbanks. More often, as their name implies, they nest in barns, silos, abandoned buildings and artificial nest boxes. Because barn owls feed primarily on rodents, they are beneficial to farmers. An average family of barn owls can consume up to 3,000 rodents during the course of a single year.

“During the first Pennsylvania Breeding Bird Atlas (PBBA), which was partially funded by the Game Commission, barn owls were found in 56 of the state’s 67 counties,” Mummert said. “By the Second PBBA, the barn owl distribution had steeply contracted, especially from the two southern corners of the state, and they were found in only 30 counties. Additionally, there was a 53.4 percent reduction in number of occupied blocks between the two atlas data collection periods.

For more information on barn owls, visit the Game Commission website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), and click on “Wildlife” in the menu bar at the top of the homepage, then click on “Barn Owl Conservation Initiative” in the “Wild Birds and Birding” section.”

“The really unfortunate point is that there were only 20 years between atlas periods, which means that there has been a steep decline in barn owls in Pennsylvania. And, even more unfortunate is the fact that we have seen other species with even steeper declines.”

• Northwest Region Office, P.O. Box 31, Franklin, PA 16323. 814432-3188. Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango and Warren counties.

Since 2006, Game Commission Regional Wildlife Diversity Biologists have banded 781 barn owls and have confirmed nesting at 138 different nest sites throughout the state. So far, agency biologists have had 32 band recoveries, of which, half were returned during winter.

• Southwest Region Office, 4820 Route 711, Bolivar, PA 15923. 724238-9523. Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland counties.

“Many of the barn owls were recovered soon after conditions we recently experienced; long lasting snow cover with icy crust,” Mummert said. “A good percentage of the remaining band returns were from young fledglings recovered dead near their natal nest site.”

• Northcentral Region Office, P.O. Box 5038, Jersey Shore, PA 17740. 570-398-4744. Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga, and Union counties.

Barn owls have large clutches, with an average of five chicks, while some have as many as 10 in one clutch.

• Southcentral Region Office, 8627 William Penn Highway, Huntingdon, PA 16652. 814-643-1831. Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder and York counties.

“It appears to be nature’s strategy of having large clutches to overcome high mortality rates,” Mummert said. “The barn owl has not been well studied in Pennsylvania and band returns are a cost effective way to learn about such things as fledgling dispersal and life expectancy.”

• Northeast Region Office, P.O. Box 220, Dallas, PA 18612. 570-6751143. Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties.

Game Commission biologists have learned from the 32 banded barn owls that have been returned that:

• Southeast Region Office, 448 Snyder Rd., Reading, PA 19605. 610926-3136. Berks, Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties.

• The average fledgling dispersal was 58 miles; • The furthest dispersal was 325 miles where the band was recovered in the northeast corner of North Carolina;

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SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Max Michel is no stranger to the winner’s circle at the USPSA Florida Open having visited it each of the last three years, but getting there this year meant having to come from behind.

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Michel, who shoots for Team Sig Sauer and resides in Covington, La., found himself in second place behind Jorge Ballesteros of Spain for the first half the match. Ballesteros jumped out to a quick lead with a win on the first stage and expanded that lead to more than 27 points after a win on the fourth stage.

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But Ballesteros quickly found out that getting out in front of Max Michel is one thing, but staying there is entirely another.

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Michel won the next stage to begin closing the gap on the front runner. A second place finish on stage six to Top Shot contestant Chris Tilley of Raleigh, N.C., coupled with a disastrous 11th place finish on the same stage by Ballesteros, put Michel out in front.

Team Sig’s Michel Wins 4th Straight Florida Open Handgun Championship Title

Then, doing what he does best, Michel won the last four stages of the match to take his fourth consecutive Open division title, posting a final score of 1517.4876 points. “Max is arguably one of the best two or three Open shooters in the world and is in contention to win each and every time he steps on the range. His dominance at the Florida Open is proof of that,” said Michael Voigt, president of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association. While Michel surged ahead in the second half the match, Ballesteros fell to second and then fifth place where he finished the match with a final score of 1425.4118. Tilley capitalized on his stage six win, building upon it to move himself into second place where he finished with 1447.9653. Team Sig’s Max Michel Wins 4th Straight Florida Open Handgun Championship Title

Third place went to Manny Bragg of Kirksville, Mo. with 1443.5726 while David Pruitt of Longwood, Fla. took fourth with his score of 1431.4238. Elsewhere in Open division competition, Kaci Cochran of Stockbridge, Ga. won the Women’s Open title with a score of 1161.4128. Sherwyn Greenfield of Spirit Lake, Iowa claimed the Senior Open title with 1143.5772, while Robert Keller of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. won the Super Senior Open match with a score of 1106.4356. The USPSA Florida Open Handgun Championship was held this past weekend at the Universal Shooting Academy in Frostproof, Fla. and drew more than 365 top competition shooters, including competitors from Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Norway, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic and Spain. The next major match on the USPSA calendar is the 2011 Area 6 Regional Pistol Championship which will be held April 15-17 at the

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murders, Columbine massacre, and other horrific events, have taught Americans nothing.

For too long, anti-gun advocates have played on the fears and ignorance of a gullible public to erase liberty and self-reliance from our national dialog. But I absolutely refuse to let them win this debate.

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Linda Walker For NRA Board Of Directors For many years now, I have called the Ohio Statehouse my second home as I have personally worked with legislators to protect and advance gun rights. While I have sought no personal gain for my efforts, the NRA honored me in 2009 with the “Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award,” the highest honor given to one woman each year for Second Amendment legislation, advocacy, and education.

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I serve as the Central Ohio Chair of Buckeye Firearms Association, Ohio’s foremost Second Amendment Rights organization. I have been present and testified in our Statehouse for nearly every hearing and vote over the past several years. I have directly assisted in the passage of legislation establishing Castle Doctrine in Ohio, statewide preemption of local gun bans, and historic reformations of concealed carry laws.

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As a proud NRA certified instructor, I have taught well over a thousand students in safe, responsible gun handling and concealed carry. I also serve as Chairman of our county Friends of the NRA, work as an NRA Election Volunteer Coordinator for the Ohio 12th Congressional District, participate in local politics, and support the Ohio Gun Collectors Association.

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If you help me get elected to the NRA Board of Directors, I vow that I will fight the encroachment of the BATF on the lawful use of firearms, stop foolish registration schemes, encourage youth and women to participate in hunting and shooting sports, and do everything in my power to prevent the erosion our God-given rights.

My name is LINDA WALKER and I need your vote for the NRA Board of Directors. When you receive the ballot, either in the mail or in your NRA publication, please cast your vote for me. As an ardent Second Amendment supporter, I am saddened by the erosion of our US Constitutional Rights over the years. The recent events in Tucson, as well as the Virginia Tech shootings, Colorado church

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citizens in basic self-defense, and tried my best to uphold the values of our Constitution.

Randi Rogers Cruises to Women’s Limited Win for Team Glock

I have done all this for my family, for my state, for my country, and for you. If you are a voting member of the NRA, I humbly ask for your faith in me. And I ask for your vote when you receive the Board of Directors ballot in the mail or in your NRA publication scheduled for late February or early March. Sincerely, Linda Walker P.S. Click here to see my pro-gun resume. Scroll down. It’s at the bottom of the article. Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News at Ammo Land.com

U.S. Practical Shooting Association SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Randi Rogers made it look easy as she cruised to victory in the Women’s Limited division at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) Florida Open Handgun Championship.

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The Team Glock shooter from Smyrna, Ga., who is the reigning Women’s Limited-10 and Production national champion, dominated the match winning all 10 stages and finishing 16th place overall. Her final score of 1087.3644 points gave her a 216-point margin over her nearest competitor, Hilde Nakling of Oslo, Norway.

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Nakling finished second with 871.1129 points while Barbara Wolter of Loxahatchee, Fla. took third with 350.5049. Pennee Schrup of Becker, Minn. and Mimi Nofil of Coconut Creek, Fla. placed fourth and fifth with 341.4348 and 235.0565 points respectively.

FEB 23, 2011 09:28A.M. Elsewhere in Limited division competition, Rogers’ Glock teammate, Dave Sevigny, also of Smyrna, Ga., finished first overall to win the Limited division title with 1501.2273 points. Among the seniors, Dave Mueller of Tallahassee, Fla. claimed the super senior title by topping all senior shooters with a score of 952.6618. San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Alfredo Colon finished as the top senior with 898.0756 points.

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competition shooters follow @USPSA_Shooting on Twitter or find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/USPracticalShootingAssn. About: USPSA is a non-profit membership association. Most of the more than 15,000 individual members belong to and regularly compete at one of the nearly 400 affiliated clubs and sections (groups of clubs banded together for mutual benefit) located across the United States. USPSA is affiliated with the International Practical Shooting Confederation (I.P.S.C.), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. USPSA is the American region of IPSC. Visit: www.uspsa.org Brought to you by - AMMOLAND.COM - Firearms & Shooting Sports News Ammo Land.comSubmit Gun, Ammo and Shooting Related News at Ammo Land.com Randi Rogers Cruises to Women’s Limited Win for Team Glock Tags: Competition Shooters, Competitive Shooting News, Florida, Randi Rogers, United States Practical Shooting Association, USPSA, Winners