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Here is the email we received from the Elstonville Sportsman's Association's Steve Lowe cancelling their agreement to host our event.
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From: Steve Lowe
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:42 AM
To: Amy Grimm
Subject: Live Free Event
Importance: High
Amy,
As mentioned last week the Board of Director’s had a meeting last evening to discuss the recent events that have unfolded in the media pertaining to the event scheduled for May 8th. It is the decision of the Board of Directors of Elstonville NOT to hold the event on May 8th. Elstonville is a sportsmen’s association and will not be affiliated in any way with political actions and/or statements to the media or the general public. We support our local community in many ways and will not be associated with events such as this.
The decision is final and will not be revisited by the Board of Director’s.
Steve Lowe
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Their reasoning is a bit tortured -- "Elstonville is a sportsmen's association and will not be affiliated in any way with political actions and/or statements to the media or the general public." -- given that the club has held and is holding political fundraisers.
For example, here's Senator Mike Brubaker's campaign finance report filing for 2008:
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7/23/2008 |
$1,589.00 |
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And if you visit Senator Brubaker's webpage, you'll see that he's having his having his Annual Clay Shoot at Elstonville exactly one week after our event -- the one they've cancelled because "Elstonville is a sportsmen's association and will not be affiliated in any way with political actions and/or statements to the media or the general public."???
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You are invited to the Third Annual Senator Mike Brubaker Sporting Clays Challenge
May 15, 2010
7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Elstonsville Sportsman Club
3133 Pinch Road
Manheim, (Lancaster County) PA 17545
Directions: www.elstonville.com
7:30 a.m. - Registration Begins
8:00 a.m. - All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - All Shooters Move to the Ranges
Cost: $85.00 ($50.00 for N.R.A. Members).Includes breakfast, up to 2.0 hours of sporting clay shooting, prizes and lots of fun. Seasoned shooters and rookies are warmly invited.
** Sponsorships are available and deeply appreciated**
Payment: to "Friends of Mike Brubaker" via mail or at the event.
Personal, partnership or PAC checks only, please.
To RSVP, or for further information: mike@mwbrubaker.com or dkramer56@earthlink.net
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We certainly don't want Elstonville to cancel on Senator Brubaker as they did us at the last minute, but the club clearly has adopted a double standard.
The good news is that we are already getting inquiries from other gun clubs that won't buckle under the pressure from those who would deny our First and Second Amendment rights.
