Liberals depise gun owners and will not miss any opportunity to blame us for the mess they have created.
        

An election has been called for October 14, 2008. Get the Sporting Clubs of Niagara Voters' Guide.         

Support the Bruce Montague C-68 challenge.
        

In November of 1994 a group of concerned gun owners from the Niagara area organized a meeting in the basement of a St. Catharines restaurant. Turnout exceeded our expectations. Over 400 people were in attendance. Following the meeting several people stayed behind to discuss what more could be done to fight for the rights of gun owners in the Niagara Peninsula.

Another rally was planned for January 1995. Again turnout was more than expected. Over 2,000 people crowded into the hall, and hundreds more were turned away at the door due to lack of space.

Following the second meeting, organizers decided it would be prudent to create a permanent structure to organize rallies, lobby local politicians and co-ordinate pro-gun activities in the Niagara area. This structure is now the Sporting Clubs of Niagara.

Since then we have:

• Made a presentation to the Niagara Regional Council which helped prevent to passage of an anti-gun policy statement.
• Made a presentation to Niagara Falls City Council which helped stop a proposal to further limit hunting areas.
• Co-ordinated a letter writing campaign to the Senate.
• Made a presentation to the Police Services Board to counter an anti-gun article written by then Deputy Chief Frank Parkhouse.
• Organized over forty gun shows.
• Brought prominent pro-gun speakers into the Niagara area.
• Maintained contact with sympathetic MPP's and MP's.
• Written numerous pro-gun "Letters to the Editor" in local and national newspapers.
• Published a quarterly newsletter which reaches over 5,000 households in and around the Niagara area.
• Co-ordinated a "Sea of Green" program which placed over one thousand "Remember Bill C-68 when you Vote" signs around the Niagara Peninsula during the 1997, 2000, and 2004 election campaigns.
• Ran a series of ads in nearly every newspaper in the Niagara Peninsula, detailing the provisions of C-68 and the despotic tendencies of the Liberal Party.

The Sporting Clubs of Niagara gun shows are held at the Merritton Community Centre, 7 Park Ave. St. Catharines. Click here for map. The confirmed dates for 2008 gun shows are: February 22, April 25, September 05, and December 12. All shows run Friday evening from 6 PM till 10 PM. For information or table reservations call Carson at 905-934-6469 or 905-650-7414 (cell).

The Sporting Clubs of Niagara holds weekly meetings at the St. Catharines Game and Fish building (next to the boat ramp) on Lighthouse Road in Port Dalhousie. The time is 7 PM every Wednesday. Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend.

General 905-685-4480

Memberships 905-685-4480

Newsletter advertising or to be removed from the mail list 905-685-4480

Gun Show 905-934-6469 or 905-650-7414 (cell)

FAX 905-934-8039

Web Page email jorth@vaxxine.com (Do not use this email if you require a quick response, such as for booking gun show tables. I only have time to look at it about once a week.)

Mail
TSCON Box 21047
St. Catharines, ON
L2M 7X2

We continue to hear horror stories of police abusing their powers when dealing with firearm owners, including one incident where a police officer parked outside a gun club and pulled over a member leaving the club for no reason except that there might be firearms in the car (after all it was a GUN club). Our laminated wallet-sized cards declare your right to remain silent and your right to ask for a lawyer when it appears the police are overstepping their authority and questioning you in dubious circumstances. These cards are proving extremely popular (which is a little scary when you think of it). We are only asking for $1 per card to defray the cost of production. If you want cards mailed to you please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request. More info on this is on our website in archived copies of newsletter Vol. 11 #4 and Vol. 12 #1.