5th Annual NYSRPA Lobby Day and Rally
February 28, 2013
Come lobby your legislators on gun rights, meet with your friends and voice your displeasure!
The SAFE ACT Must Go!!
Download the flyer (pdf).
WHAT: A day to lobby the state legislature on gun rights. Call your
Assemblyman and
State Senator to make an appointment to meet with them in their offices on the 28th. If they refuse show up anyway.
WHERE: Capitol Park, next to the Legislative Office Building (LOB).
WHEN: Thursday, February 28 starting at noon.
HOW: There are several public and private transportation options to get to Albany.
Amtrak to Albany: Take the train to the Albany-Rensselaer (
ALB) station. From there either take a private taxi or
CDTA bus to the
Empire State Plaza.
Several groups are putting together buses to Albany:
- From Chemung County, Chemung County Federation of Sportsmen, contact John Aikman, [email protected].
- From Columbia County, Columbia County Sportsmen's Federation, contact Jim Bashford, 518-265-2789, or Jim Bertram, 518-965-3971.
- From Erie County, Erie County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, contact Rich Davenport, [email protected], 716-510-7952.
- From Erie County, 2nd Amendment Coalition of WNY, contact Ashleigh Lee, 716-539-9092.
- From Greene County, Greene County Federation of Sportsmen, contact Hank Coons, 518-943-0644.
- From Jefferson County, contact Glenn Hancock, [email protected], 315-232-3205.
- From Long Island, Sportsmen's Association for Firearms Education, contact John Cushman, [email protected], 631-475-8125.
- From Long Island, Long Island Firearms, contact Steve, [email protected].
- From Madison County, Affiliated Conservation Clubs of Madison County, contact Ned Lamb, 315-691-5521.
- From Onondaga and Oswego, Oswego County Federation's of Sportsmen's Clubs, contact Rick McDermott, [email protected], 315-882-1540. Here is their flyer (pdf).
- From Orange County, Orange County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, contact info TBA.
- From St. Lawrence County/Gouverneur, contact Joel LaPierre, [email protected], 315-486-2909.
- From St. Lawrence County/Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, contact Larry Kring, [email protected], 315-323-2107.
- From Ulster County, the Federated Sportsmen's Clubs of Ulster County, contact Elmer LeSuer, [email protected], 914-466-5940. Here is their flyer (doc).
- From Utica/Mohawk Valley, contact Peg Roberts, 315-941-6360.
Driving to Albany: Parking is available under the
Empire State Plaza. Cost is $2/hour and paid with a credit card. To get to the ESP take I-787 to the South Mall Arterial exit. After parking take the elevator to the concourse level. The Legislative Office Building is accessible from there. Food and bathrooms are available on the concourse level as well.
