ERIE COUNTY Chapter

          **NEW START TIME**
                            6:30 PM

2026 Meeting Schedule

January 28th No July Meeting
February 25th August 26th
March 25th September 23rd
April 22nd October 28th
May 27th November 25th: TENTATIVE
June 24th December 2026: NO Meeting

From the Chairman's Desk

We have a busy month ahead.  Summer has come to an end, and now we are full speed ahead with lots happening. 

Below, you can find attached the meeting minutes from August’s meeting.  Please don’t hesitate to read the details because we do have good things to report.

What are key events this September ?? 

September 19 – SCOPE Range Day.  For members and non members, on Saturday, September 19 at the Gowanda Rifle Club. $20 donation, lunch included, 9 am – 3 pm.  

Details here: https://www.scopeny2a.org/event-6783343

September 26 – Annual SCOPE Banquet in Palmyra, NY.

If you don’t plan to attend the Banquet, check out the National Hunting and Fishing Day, also on September 26, sponsored by the Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, at the Elma Conservation Club from 10 am – 4 pm.  Erie County SCOPE will have a table staffed by Joe Beres and Mike Knowles.

 Encourage family and gun owner friends to vote in November.  Your vote matters.  Here is the web site, if you haven’t seen it yet, that SCOPE has designed to educate and encourage people to vote to support our 2nd Amendment rights.  https://www.myvotemattersny.com/   Feel free to share this via social media or email.

Note: Don’t sign up within the website to receive informational update emails, since you will be getting them automatically by default as a SCOPE member. The sign up is meant for non SCOPE members.    

In closing, I want to share positive news for our chapter.  As referenced above, Erie County SCOPE has been invited to the Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Club’s sponsored event at the National Hunting and Fishing Day. We also plan to work on other ideas in the future together. 

I encourage all to work together in unity to best protect our outdoor resources and the rights of our constitutional amendments given to us all 250 years ago.  The time for unity is NOW. 

Stay tuned for details coming out soon regarding our monthly meeting on September 23. I hope to see more of you begin to attend to strengthen this cause.

Respectfully,

Mark Drews

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Erie County Court Clerk Mickey Kearns appeared for an impromptu visit at 6:30 pm to talk about his business office, streamlining the pistol permit bureau and the DMV offices for quicker visits. He plans to return to formally speak to all members present at a future meeting.

SCOPE Life Member Retired Supreme Court Justice William Boller presented also regarding the pistol permit process. He gave valuable insight on the “to do”s” and “what NOT to do” when filling out applications. He gave interesting stories of practical things to avoid doing with your concealed carry that he has dealt with through the years, that didn’t go so well for the permit holder. He plans to continue to work to support the office a few days a week to help with the workload.

SCOPE President John Elwood was also present and gave his accolades to the Erie County Chapter for our productivity and success. He spoke on current egregious legislation found on the NYSCOPE website and the importance of getting gun owners out to the polls. He encourages all members to bring one person to join the membership.