May 15th - "National Peace Officers Memorial Day" Commemorated

"Peace Officers Memorial Day" is held annually in the United States on May 15 in honor of federal, state and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty. Shoot Straight honors the brave fallen, as well as the sacrifices law enforcement officers make every day. We salute the men and women who serve and protect, and extend our heartfelt thanks to their families.

Supporting Our Community - Brandon Boys & Girls Club Trophy Winners on Team Shoot Straight!

Brandon Boys & Girls Club Trophy Winners, sponsored by SSI Tampa 

On May 4th, the Third Annual "Bill Carey Sporting Clay Tournament" was held at Fishhawk Sporting Clays in Lithia. The tournament is held for the benefit of the Brandon Boys & Girls Club. A team was sponsored by Shoot Straight Tampa and consisted of a staff member, family & friends, all sporting their 2nd Amendment Tee Shirts. It was a beautiful Spring day where over 20 teams participated. Team Shoot Straight did well and took home a trophy. It is proudly on display at the Tampa store. Everyone got to have fun shooting clays, while helping raise money for a very worthy group. Thank you to the participants, organizers and all those who helped raise funds for the Brandon Boys & Girls Club.


A note about the group: The Boys and Girls Club is committed to impacting the community through investment in our youth. It's not only a positive environment for kids to go after school--it's a gateway to hope and opportunity. The club offers the boys and girls who need them most a chance to learn, excel, and feel safe while preparing them to be productive citizens in the future.


Shoot Straight Tampa
3909 N. US Hwy. 301
Tampa, FL 33619
813-627-8550
www.shoot-straight.com

"CORE-15 Days" Event Only at Shoot Straight Tampa, May 3rd-4th, 2013!

Want to learn more about Core-15 Rifle Systems?  Then don’t miss the "Core-15 Days" event this Friday & Saturday, May 3^rd & 4th, at the Shoot Straight Tampa location.  The Core-15 wrapped Truck & Trailer will be there with reps to show the features of their products.  Plus, we'll have several models of Core-15 rifles in stock and ON SALE.  Hurry in and don’t miss this event! 

Make Shoot Straight your Core-15 Dealer of choice!   

Event Hours:
Fri: 10am-5pm
Sat: 11am-4pm

For location details, go to:
http://www.shoot-straight.com/pages.aspx?DN=10d24d49-40d0-48c5-b7c4-ccc97ccdfac3


Shoot Straight Tampa
3909 North US Hwy 301
Tampa, FL 33619
Ph: 813-627-8550

New Shoot Straight Ft. Lauderdale Store on Target with Customers!

New Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale store and range

The new Shoot Straight Ft. Lauderdale store has gotten off to a great start, with enthusiastic customers writing to us about their fantastic experiences. Here are just a few examples, in their words.

Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale Interior

"Sarah M. waited on me today and I found her to be professional, efficient and knowledgeable. The store is great and I'm confident that it will be a top performer."

J.B.

Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale Range Stall

"My experience with the new shoot-straight built by my home is awesome!!! I even bought my first 40cal S&W. The guy that helped me was knowledgable about what i wanted and kept the price right in my range not trying to up sell me on some expensive firearm. Cant wait to pick her up and take her for a test drive ."
Steve M.

Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale Building Exterior

"Your staff was very attentive and helpful assisting me in finding what I needed, and very courteous as well.

I inquired on a purchase of a handgun and some accessories in order to assess the depth of knowledge of your staff. I was assisted by a young African-American male who was knowledgeable, perceptive to my needs and knew what he was talking about.
I was checked out by a staff member who must have been in training but conducted himself in a very professional manner and was helpful and courteous as well. Thank you for coming to the Fort Lauderdale area."

Jose S.

The Shoot Straight Ft. Lauderdale opened its doors on March 15, 2013. The brand new store boasts a beautifully decorated, modern showroom and range facilities. The expansive 24 lane gun range, can accommodate shooters of rifles, handguns and shotguns, in year-round climate-controlled comfort. This large, new store has over 26,000 sq ft under roof, with a healthy stock of over a thousand firearms. Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale is open from 10am to 9pm, Mon - Sat, and 11am to 7pm on Sunday. Please visit our store and range, and let us know what you think!


LOCATION:
Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale 2200 S. State Road #7, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
Ph: (954) 641-4040 Fax: (954) 641-4041


Go To Website for More Details and Location Map

New Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale Store Opens Its' Doors on Friday!

New Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale Store and Range

The eagerly anticipated opening of Shoot Straight Ft. Lauderdale will take place Friday, March 15, 2013. The brand new store will open its' doors at 10 am, proudly displaying its' beautifully decorated, modern showroom and range facilities. The expansive 24 lane gun range, will accommodate rifles, handguns and shotguns, in year-round climate-controlled comfort. The new location boasts over 26,000 sq ft under roof, with a healthy stock of over a thousand firearms. Customers will enjoy all the range amenities and quality services that they've come to expect from Shoot Straight. Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale will be open from 10am to 9pm, Mon - Sat, and 11am to 7pm on Sunday. Be sure to stop by and check it all out!

LOCATION:
Shoot Straight Fort Lauderdale 2200 S. State Road #7, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312   Ph: (954) 641-4040 Fax: (954) 641-4041


Go To Website for More Details and Location Map

Join Us at the "Old Florida Outdoor Festival"! Feb. 8-10th

Join Shoot Straight in Apopka, Florida for a weekend highlighting the outdoor lifestyle! The Old Florida Outdoor Festival will feature birding, fishing, hunting, shooting sports, Highwaymen art, kids activities, a local farmer’s market, backyard chili cook-off, DockDogs, and Florida Barbecue Association BBQ cook-off. Evenings at the Festival will be celebrated with national country music recording artists performing concerts at Northwest Recreation Center’s Amphitheater. Come see all this and Much More!


Shoot Straight is proud to bring together the world’s foremost gathering of trick and competition shooters, to perform for you live at the Old Florida Outdoor Festival. These men are world record holders in speed shooting and trick shooting, as well as star performers on popular TV shows like Hot Shots, Sons of Guns, 3 Gun Nation, Top Gun and Impossible Shots. They'll put on a show like you've never seen before! You'll also be able to meet with the Shoot Straight staff and local gun reps, located west of the Amphitheater.

Amphitheater

The Old Florida Outdoor Festival will be centered in the Northwest Recreation Complex in Apopka. The trick & competition shooters will be performing at the "Shoot Straight Shooting Pavillion". Get tickets online or at the gate. Ticket prices start at $5 for kids and $10 for adults. The Festival opens Friday, Feb. 8th at 4:00pm, and closes on Sunday, Feb. 10th at 5:00pm. Get MORE INFO



  Exhibition Shooters

Jerry Miculek
World Revolver Champion
Saturday & Sunday, 11am and 2pm

Travis Mears
National 5-Stand Champion
Saturday & Sunday, 1pm and 4pm

Tim Bradley
Team Benelli
Saturday & Sunday, 12 noon and 3pm










The Old Florida Outdoor Festival is held at the
Northwest Recreation Complex
3200 Jason Dwelley Parkway, Apopka, FL 32712
www.oldfloridaoutdoorfestival.com
       

"National School Shield" Program

Excerpt from the NRA

"Once again, those who oppose the historic Second Amendment rights of law-abiding Americans have descended on tragedy to pursue their agenda. This is likely to be the watershed confrontation which will determine what sort of America will be inherited by future generations.

Ensuring that the truth is made as widely available as possible as quickly as possible will be essential to our shared success."

Herb Lanford, Chairman

NRA Clubs & Associations Committee

Video

Watch the video and press conference on the proposed "National School Shield" program, designed to help secure the safety of our children in school.  
Click This Link:  http://nraschoolshield.com/.

Excerpts from the 12/21/12 speech by NRA's Wayne LaPierre

Transcript of Speech at: http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/transcript_statement_by_nation.html

"The National Rifle Association’s 4 million mothers, fathers, sons and daughters join the nation in horror, outrage, grief and earnest prayer for the families of Newtown, Connecticut … who suffered such incomprehensible loss as a result of this unspeakable crime."

"How do we protect our children right now, starting today, in a way that we know works? The only way to answer that question is to face up to the truth. Politicians pass laws for Gun-Free School Zones. They issue press releases bragging about them. They post signs advertising them. And n so doing, they tell every insane killer in America that schools are their safest place to inflict maxium mayhem with minimum risk."

"The truth is that our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters — people so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven by demons that no sane person can possibly ever comprehend them. They walk among us every day."

"The truth is that our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters — people so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven by demons that no sane person can possibly ever comprehend them. They walk among us every day."

"Meanwhile, federal gun prosecutions have decreased by 40% — to the lowest levels in a decade. So now, due to a declining willingness to prosecute dangerous criminals, violent crime is increasing again for the first time in 19 years!"

"And here's another dirty little truth that the media try their best to conceal: There exists in this country a callous, corrupt and corrupting shadow industry that sells, and sows, violence against its own people. Through vicious, violent video games... And here's one: it's called Kindergarten Killers. It's been online for 10 years. How come my research department could find it and all of yours either couldn't or didn't want anyone to know you had found it?"

"In a race to the bottom, media conglomerates compete with one another to shock, violate and offend every standard of civilized society by bringing an ever-more-toxic mix of reckless behavior and criminal cruelty into our homes — every minute of every day of every month of every year."

"The media call semi-automatic firearms "machine guns" — they claim these civilian semi-automatic firearms are used by the military, and they tell us that the .223 round is one of the most powerful rifle calibers ... when all of these claims are factually untrue. They don't know what they're talking about! Worse, they perpetuate the dangerous notion that one more gun ban — or one more law imposed on peaceful, lawful people — will protect us where 20,000 others have failed!"

"The only way to stop a monster from killing our kids is to be personally involved and invested in a plan of absolute protection. The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Would you rather have your 911 call bring a good guy with a gun from a mile away ... or a minute away?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no national, one-size-fits-all solution to protecting our children. But do know this President zeroed out school emergency planning grants in last year's budget, and scrapped "Secure Our Schools" policing grants in next year's budget."

"Now, the National Rifle Association knows that there are millions of qualified active and retired police; active, reserve and retired military; security professionals; certified firefighters and rescue personnel; and an extraordinary corps of patriotic, trained qualified citizens to join with local school officials and police in devising a protection plan for every school. We can deploy them to protect our kids now. We can immediately make America's schools safer — relying on the brave men and women of America's police force."

"I call on Congress today to act immediately, to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every school — and to do it now, to make sure that blanket of safety is in place when our children return to school in January."

"Right now, today, every school in the United States should plan meetings with parents, school administrators, teachers and local authorities — and draw upon every resource available — to erect a cordon of protection around our kids right now. Every school will have a different solution based on its own unique situation."

"The NRA is going to bring all of its knowledge, dedication and resources to develop a model National School Shield Emergency Response Program for every school that wants it. From armed security to building design and access control to information technology to student and teacher training, this multi-faceted program will be developed by the very best experts in their fields."

"Former Congressman Asa Hutchinson will lead this effort as National Director of the National School Shield Program, with a budget provided by the NRA of whatever scope the task requires. His experience as a U.S. Attorney, Director of the Drug Enforcement Agency and Undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security will give him the knowledge and expertise to hire the most knowledgeable and credentialed experts available anywhere, to get this program up and running from the first day forward."

"There'll be time for talk and debate later. This is the time, this is the day for decisive action. We can't wait for the next unspeakable crime to happen before we act. We can't lose precious time debating legislation that won't work. We mustn't allow politics or personal prejudice to divide us. We must act now."