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About us; American Minuteman Pledge; Motto
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Lassen Sharpshooters is
an NRA Junior Shooting Club consisting of Youth
from Boy Scout Troup and Venturing Crew 40 (Shingletown, CA).
We promote the duty and
responsibility of Citizen Marksmanship, in a safe environment; educate youth about the American Bill of Rights, and the
duty and responsibility of the unalienable Individual Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
(Notes 1 and 2, below).
Youth are required to participate in
Firearms Safety Courses provided by Certified NRA Instructors. Our
members also attend Hunter Safety Education provided by California Fish
& Game.
Proposed By Laws:
Section 3. American
Minuteman
Pledge:
On my honor, as an American Minuteman,
Venturer / Scout, I promise:
To always follow the rules of safe firearm
handling and shooting;
To seek to master those physical and mental
factors essential to the firing of an accurate shot;
To treasure my American heritage, the Bill of
Rights, and do all
I can to protect and preserve the Unalienable Individual Right to Keep
and Bear Arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment;
To recognize such individual right as being
justly considered as the palladium of the liberties of our republic
and deterrent to, and defense against, government tyranny and
oppression.
Section 4. Motto:
Exercising the American Bill of Rights.
Please browse our website and use the
contact us sections if you have any questions.
NOTES:
(1) References: Citizenship
in the Nation Merit Badge
Citizenship
in the Nation Merit Badge Worksheet.
Venturing
Oath.
(2) NRA
bylaws - Article II - Purpose and Objectives, Section 1:
"To
protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, especially
with reference to the inalienable right of the individual American
citizen guaranteed by such Constitution to acquire, possess, collect,
exhibit, transport, carry, transfer ownership of, and enjoy the right to
use arms, in order that the people may always be in a position to
exercise their legitimate individual rights of self-preservation and defense of
family, person, and property, as well as to serve effectively in the appropriate
militia for the common defense of the Republic and the individual
liberty of its citizens."
2.
"To promote public safety, law and order, and the national
defense;"
3.
"To train members of law enforcement agencies, the armed forces,
the militia, and people of good repute in marksmanship and in the safe
handling and efficient use of small arms;" ...
  
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