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 The above header is a real photo of the recent Washington, D.C. protest of the President's and Congressional policys.  This was taken, looking from the West steps of the U.S. Capitol showing people bordering the entire Mall from Constitution Ave. on the North, all the way down to Independence Ave. on the South, allthe way West to the Licoln Memorial (which you can barely see past the far side of the base of the Washington Monument.  Clearly, this showing was every bit as attended as the March on Washington featuring the late rev. Martin Luther King (upwards of a million people), but the mainstream media will never recognize, proclaim, or even admit that fact.

OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE  ON THURSDAY, March 14th.  We meet every second Thursday of the month, at 7:00 PM at the Knox Firehall, in Knox, Clarion County.  Please come and join us! 

 

President's Message:

We are the membership of the P.G.O.A.  We are your friends, family members, neighbors, but most of all, we are your fellow Americans who want the Constitution of The United States to remain the letter of the law, and especially where it pertains to the Second Amendment. 

 

An "Membership Application" is included below on this page.  Please feel free to copy and paste to a document page of your own, to fill out and join us.  If you would rather have an application sent to you, please send your postal address to us via e-mail to pgoa.membership@gmail.com and we will send one by regular mail for you to fill out and send back to us.  We are always looking for new members, we encourage members of all responsible ages, and we will see you at the meeting.....

 

Warmest Regards,

Jerry Woods, President

 

From Past President, C.W. Elliott:

A little something you might find interesting, at the least, and definitely a sign of the times. Carol and I were fortunate-enough last weekend to enjoy the company of Dan and Anita Lynch, Bob and Mrs Zabicki and other members of both thei...r families, at a Gun Raffle in Byron, PA. Byron is a small Western PA Township, of far less than 300 persons. Yet, the fire company who was putting on the raffle had sold ALL 1500 tickets for the event, and every single person+ was there! They have a significantly large social hall, but there was simply no where left to even stand and eat the delicious food provided, by the time the event was to begin. The firefighters had to actually empty the huge apparatus room of its fire trucks, and set up additional tables and chairs. Wow! I told you that, to tell you this....lol; Congressman Mike Kelly (great man) was in attendance, and he is circulating a petition against any "deals" with the U.N. about our American Gun Rights. Below, please find a link to this, and you don't have to be in his District to sign it. I think it safe to say, if you are an Americsan, you are his constituant.
http://attpetition.com/
 

 

 At our January meeting, there was discussion about the "Oath of Enlistment" given by a military person, which had been covered in the newspaper, wherein toward the end of the swearing, had been added (parhasing); he would take oreders from the President of the United States.  On the face of it, this did sound like something our current POTUS might have tried to "sneak" into the swearing, bet the following article from the U.S. Military History organization, shows this verbage has been as it is today, since 1962.  So, I guess JFK may have had more to do with it, than BHO.  Below, is that article;

Oath of Enlistment

By , About.com Guide

Federal law requires everyone who enlists or re-enlists in the Armed Forces of the United States to take the enlistment oath. The oath of enlistment into the United States Armed Forces is administered by any commissioned officer to any person enlisting or re-enlisting for a term of service into any branch of the military. The officer asks the person, or persons, to raise their right hand and repeat the oath after him. The oath is traditionally performed in front of the United States Flag and other flags, such as the state flag, military branch flag, and unit guidon may be present.

In the Armed Forces EXCEPT the National Guard (Army or Air)

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

In the National Guard (Army or Air)

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the State of (STATE NAME) against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of (STATE NAME) and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to law and regulations. So help me God.

Guide Note: There has been some controversy about whether the phrase "So help me God" is mandatory. I have seen officers allow enlistees to omit these words, if they choose, according to their religious preference and beliefs. While federal law does not appear to make any part of the oath optional (see Title 10, Section 502 of the United States Code), military regulations often do. For example, the Army enlistment regulation (see Army Regulation 601-210, paragraph 6-18) makes the portion "So help me God" optional.

History of the Oath of Enlistment

During the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress established different oaths for the enlisted men of the Continental Army.

The first oath, voted on 14 June 1775 as part of the act creating the Continental Army, read:

    I _____ have, this day, voluntarily enlisted myself, as a soldier, in the American continental army, for one year, unless sooner discharged: And I do bind myself to conform, in all instances, to such rules and regulations, as are, or shall be, established for the government of the said Army.

The original wording was effectively replaced by Section 3, Article 1, of the Articles of War approved by Congress on 20 September 1776, which specified that the oath of enlistment read:

    I _____ swear (or affirm as the case may be) to be trued to the United States of America, and to serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies opposers whatsoever; and to observe and obey the orders of the Continental Congress, and the orders of the Generals and officers set over me by them.

The first oath under the Constitution was approved by Act of Congress 29 September 1789 (Sec. 3, Ch. 25, 1st Congress). It applied to all commissioned officers, noncommissioned officers and privates in the service of the United States. It came in two parts, the first of which read: "I, A.B., do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I will support the constitution of the United States." The second part read: "I, A.B., do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) to bear true allegiance to the United States of America, and to serve them honestly and faithfully, against all their enemies or opposers whatsoever, and to observe and obey the orders of the President of the United States of America, and the orders of the officers appointed over me." The next section of that chapter specified that "the said troops shall be governed by the rules and articles of war, which have been established by the United States in Congress assembled, or by such rules and articles of war as may hereafter by law be established."

The 1789 enlistment oath was changed in 1960 by amendment to Title 10, with the amendment (and current wording) becoming effective in 1962.

Much of the above information courtesy of the Army's Center for Military History

 

 

 

Clarion Chamber presents awards (from TRI-COUNTY SUNDAY, March 7, 2010) :

"Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association  received the Volunteer of the Year Award.  The association educates the public about a wide variety of topis including, but not limited to, the U.S. Constitution and the Second Amendment, gun ownership and gun laws.  The association participates in the Pennsylvania Game Commission Youth Field Day Program at Camp Coffman by operating the muzzleloader demonstration with more than 500 in attendance and it has been the largest county youth field day in the state."  CONGRATULATIONS, PGOA!!!!!

Below, please find a P.G.O.A. application form, which you may "copy and paste," and fill out and send in at your convenience.  Below that is a file link to open and save if you wish, for the same purpose, or to print off and give someone else.  Thanks, and "Welcome Aboard," should you decide to join.

 

 

 

                                                 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION   Referred by:                            

(Membership year is January 1 thru December 31)

PENNSYLVANIA GUN OWNERS ASSOCIATION

I hereby apply for membership or renewal in the Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association

Cost: $5.00 per year. ($2.50 for members under age 16).      NEW      RENEWAL

AND (For P.G.O.A. members not already a member of Gun Owners of America),

I also wish to apply for first year discounted membership in Gun Owners of America. Cost: $10.00

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY

NAME                                                                                   PHONE                                

ADDRESS                                                                                  FAX                                

CITY                                                                              STATE           ZIP                         

Email address:                                         Age:      Date of Birth:     /     /        Male   Female

I am a registered voter: Yes  No.  Voting Precinct:                              County:                        

(Membership is open to all persons, regardless of  gender, race, creed, or political affiliation)

I certify that the above information is true: Signed                                             Date:      /     /    

I am willing to:          be an Officer/Director                

                             be a member, but unable to serve at this time

                             help in any way I can

                             help campaign for pro-2nd Amendment candidates

                                    receive my newsletter via email to save postage and printing costs

I would like to make a donation to the P.G.O.A. in the amount of $                    

Please make checks payable to: Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association, or P.G.O.A

Mail to: Pennsylvania Gun Owners Association P. O. Box 187, Clarion, Pa, 16214-0187

Email questions to: pgoa.membership@gmail.com

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