At the June meeting Chuck May was voted in as Vice President , and Mark Edgel as Secretary. The club thanks you both for stepping up.

Rule Change

During the June meeting the motion on guests that had been presented in May was discussed and passed as amended. As a result, the following text replaces the former ‘Range Control Rules ‘ #4

# 4 Except for club scheduled events,  members in good standing may control a maximum of 5 guests/visitors. Only 2 of a member’s guests/visitors may handle firearms at the same time and only when the member is present and within a reasonable distance to stop unsafe acts.  Keep children under direct supervision. Unsafe guests/visitors will be directed to leave. 

The new rule will be considered in full effective July 1, between now and then please gently bring the rule change to people’s attention if they seem to have missed the memo The range rules on the web site will be republished soon. A copy reflecting the change is posted in the Rail Car with the recent changes clearly marked with pink arrows.

Additional Motions

During the June meeting two additional motions for changes to the rules or policy book were made and seconded. The complete text is posted here as the policy book requires.

First motion – Remove historical fees in Policy Book #20

Current text –

#20- Annual membership fee schedule: 2023 – Dues $70, work party credit $25, new member $90; 2024 – Dues $80, work party credit $30, new member $100; 2025 – Dues $90, work party credit $35, new member $110; 2026 & beyond – Dues $100, work party credit $40, new member $120. Members that provide extraordinary service to the club may have the entire membership fee waived. The decision to wave membership fees will be made by the club officers.

Proposed text –

Annual membership fees – dues $110, work party credit $40, new member $130. Members that provide extraordinary service to the club may have the entire membership fee waived. The decision to wave membership fees will be made by the club officers.

Note : At the Sept 6^th meeting clarification will be required to determine if this was intended as a dues increase or to reflect the total out of pocket cost – current dues + State sales tax collection as recently required by the WA legislature.

Second motion – replace the text of the Range Rules – TCMSA Key Rules” – the first bullet

Current text –

Cold Range: Firearm handling forbidden, cased or uncased, anywhere on the range including the parking lot.

Proposed replacement text –

Cold Range: Firearms contained withing a hard case (TSA guidance or similar) or within a padded soft case, or holster secured while being worn by the shooter may be moved at any time in the parking lot all the way to the firing line. Firearms must remain holstered or closed and latched or zippered in their case until the range is hot. Uncased firearms may not be handled anywhere including the parking lot until all ranges are hot.

Both motions will be open for discussion, amendment and vote at the next general meeting, currently scheduled for Sept 3rd.

President John Drewrey