Our Annual Meeting at Gateway Rifle & Pistol Club will be on Saturday, October 17, 2015, for our MEMBERS ONLY.  We will have a catered BBQ Lunch, provided by Gator BBQ of Jacksonville.  The new officers for the coming year will be elected for the Board of Directors positions that are open.  We will have some nice door prizes to be given away in a drawing for our members in attendance, one ticket per household.  We will also have a “Swap Meet” starting at opening time for our members to offer for sale, some of their “treasures”.  We encourage all of our members to come early, stay late, take advantage of what we are planning and enjoy your day.

   Our speaker at this year’s event is Ms. Susan Gonzalez.  She is a Jacksonville (north side) resident for many years.  A few years ago, she and her husband were victims of a home invasion, in which they were both shot (both survived).  Ms. Gonzalez shot one of the intruders, who subsequently died.  The other intruder is in prison, along with the “get-away” driver, who was caught later.

   Prior to her incident, she was not in favor of having guns in her home.  Her husband had given her minimal instruction on the use and operation of the handgun that was in the home, “in case something happened”!  She remembered where the handgun was located and put it to good use to successfully defend herself, her husband and their home.

  Now, she does speaking engagements, has her concealed weapons permit and carries daily.  Her story can currently be seen “on demand” on your television.  It is called, “Over My Dead Body”, episode, 1 of  7 (as of this writing).   She also has a website: www.ishotback.com ****  I encourage ALL of our members and their families to come out and enjoy our Special Day!

 

Allen Way

Public Relations Officer

allenway@comcast.net