Southern Michigan Gun Club

The slate of candidates and offices currently is:
President: Tom McKenna (current Safety Officer)
Vice-President: Van Maltby (incumbent)
Treasurer: OPEN POSITION
Recording Secretary: Jean DeSavage (current Ladies SIG director)
Membership SEcretary: George Haus (incumbent)
Safety Officer: Cory Bailes (current Handgun SIG director)
Director-at Large (three positions): John Ayers, Kurt Dowd, Nick Wagner (all incumbents), Greg Vaughn long-time member and participant in all SIG events except archery.

Biographies of the candidates will be posted to the club website for detailed review.

This is a time of change for SMGC with facilities repairs and BOD members changing so if you or anyone you know is interested in moving into a leadership position at SMGC please contact Max Wellman, club secretary, immediately at smgcsecy@gmail.com or 269-779-3201.

Please make plans to attend the annual meeting and help direct the club forward in 2019!

Please be aware that the Indoor Range will be closed for remodeling beginning MONDAY APRIL 16, 2018. The end date is not yet set, but once the completion date is in view, this announcement will be updated.

We appreciate your patience.

Come and enjoy a fun, ladies only day of shooting and getting to know other women who also enjoy the shooting sports. This event is for all levels of experience, even if you have never shot a firearm before, come and learn how to safely handle a firearm and its ammunition. There will be multiple types of guns available to try, with ammunition provided. If you have eye and ear protection, please bring it, as we have a limited supply available.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION!

A reminder to ALL members of the club that SMGC Board of Directors (BOD) policy requires EVERYONE, including BOD members, to immediately follow the direction of Range Safety Officers (RSOs) on ALL SMGC sites.

This is something that is brought to your attention from your New Member Orientation to Self Supervised Shooting to club media, repeatedly.

If you believe that you were given improper or unsafe direction by the RSO your response is this:

1. Stop doing it immediately. Do not argue with the RSO. The BOD has given the RSOs initial final say at the scene.
2. It is permitted to ask the RSO to explain what you were doing that needs to be corrected.
3. You may request permission to continue shooting, or you may leave the range.

Every member has the right to appeal to the BOD to hear their case. Contact any BOD member to have time allowed during the next BOD meeting (first Wednesday of each month, 7 pm at the Outdoor Range clubhouse). The RSO, and others involved, may also be asked to appear for a complete picture of what happened.

SMGC is a private club and, as stated in the Member’s Handbook, can act at it’s own discretion to protect Club members, property, and safety.

We have added WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY RSO hours to the club calendar for the rest of the year increasing lower range time opportunities to 4x a week.

A big, and much deserved, THANK YOU goes out to all the additional RSOs and their additional time commitment for the benefit of our club members.

ATTENTION RSOs: Please check the RSO Forum for the updated Weekday & Weekend RSO schedules along with contact info.

Check out these photos by Dennis A taken with his drone at the Outdoor Range!