Highlights 2024
SCOPE defends the 2nd Amendment and the entire Constitution at both the state and local level. Our chapters give us a local connection that very few statewide organizations have developed. The chapter Chairpersons make up the state Board of Directors so there is a close relationship.
The following are a few of the past year’s highlights:
Donations to help fund 2A Lawsuits
GOA - $16,000+ from state, chapters and members
2nd Amendment Foundation - $6,000 from Steuben Chapter
Vintage Firearms – $6,000 from state SCOPE
Financial Support
High School Trap and Skeet Teams – Multiple Chapters support teams
Armed Women of America – Steuben Chapter supports
$5,000 from state SCOPE to Steuben Chapter for get-out-the-vote campaign
Miscellaneous other chapter support
Petitions
Repeal the Ammo background check
Support
SCOPE sent letter supporting NY Citizens Audit
Bill Proposed by SCOPE and introduced into NYS Senate by Senator
S8609 Open Carry
Monroe Chapter sends a letter to a legislator at every meeting
Jefferson Lewis sponsored the play The American Soldier
Educate and Inform are our central goals
Firing Lines bimonthly (distributed beyond membership)
Emails to members on current issues 3-4 times per week (many are passed on & quoted)
Speakers at Chapter meetings, Members Meeting and Banquet
Special Interests
Chapters attend Fairs, gun shows, etc.
Political Contacts
State officers and chapter chairpersons develop relationships at both the state and county levels.
Member Support
Research questions for members
Letters to Editors by Members
Strategic 2A Huddle
Multiple 2A organizations working together
Quarterly gun raffles to raise funds for activities
Planning for this November’s Election
SCOPE is a volunteer organization, we have only one employee.
State and chapter officers volunteer their time and money to support 2A
