Our next show is August 3rd and 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Exposition Gardens, Peoria, IL.  Call Bill Fritz if you want a table, or to cancel for this show.  Bill's phone number is (309) 274-2977 or write him at P.O. Box 527 Chillicothe, IL 61523.  Bill has a recording machine, which will accept your call if he is unavailable.

We will have police protection during show hours, but you are responsible for your merchandise.

Stop at the membership table at this show, or mail in your request for your 2002 membership and/or range pass.  The membership fee is $10.00 and a range pass is an additional $15.00.  Please make the check payable to the Midwest Gun Collectors Association.  Mail application and checks to Ed King, P.O. Box 1242 Bloomington, IL 61701.  If you know someone who may want to join, please contact Ed for applications.  We also require that members who skip a year's membership will have to pay for the previous year when renewing their membership.

Range Info
Greg, our board member who maintains the range, wanted to pass on Thanks to our members.  He said that the members are shooting paper targets instead of glass and metal.  The range will be closed periodically for digging to expand the range.
We would like to thank Armalite for sponsoring Armalite Day at our range.  Lots of members are still talking about shooting several of Armalite’s fine firearms.
Mike Barnett has one more .22 rimfire match at the range on 8/18.  Practice time will be from 11:00 am until noon with the match starting at noon.  There are two classes, Junior is younger than 14 and the Senior is 14 & up. Kids are welcome to shoot, but their parents or guardians need to be members.  Contact Mike Barnett at (309) 263-8991 or Greg Crank at (309) 248-7068 for more info.
The Illini Muzzleloaders has matches on the first Saturday of August, and October.  The matches will be at 1:30pm.
Thanks to Kevin Munk for building a gate at the range.

Randy Weaver at Show
At this time Randy Weaver (from Ruby Ridge) is scheduled to attend the August 3rd and 4th show.

Bloomington Gun Show
On Dec 7th and 8th we will have a Gun Show at the Interstate Center in Bloomington.  This should be a great show, but we need the support of our members.  We will be adding maps and more info to our website soon.

Quote of the Quarter
On Fox’s O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly and Rosie O’Donnell discussed many things including her views on guns.  When asked if her bodyguards have guns she said, “They have guns.”  When asked about giving the same right to others, she said, “But I never said,… I said I want all guns licensed and registered -- except for the day after Columbine, when I said nobody should have a gun.”  She is reevaluating her views after 9/11.  Read the whole interview on Fox’s website.