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Posted: 1/26/2009 7:30:40 AM EDT

Joseph P. DeBergalis, Jr.

“From Black Powder to Black Rifles – Your Candidate for the NRA Board of Directors”

· NRA Benefactor Life Member

· NRA-ILA Golden Eagle

· James Madison Brigade Member

· NRA-ILA Election Volunteer Coordinator (EVC) for 8 New York Congressional Districts and the District of Columbia.

ü 2005 Recipient of the Jay M. Littlefield Memorial Award – NRA-ILA “Volunteer of the Year.”

ü Inaugural Inductee to the Election Volunteer Coordinator’s Hall of Fame.

ü Nationwide EVC Productivity Leader from inception to present.

ü Inaugural Participant in ILA Grassroots “In Their Own Words” Panel Discussion held at the St. Louis Annual Meeting.

· NRA’s Free Hunters – The National Hunt Club of America – Member

· Member – NRA’s Speaker’s Bureau

· Member of the NRA’s Education and Training Committee and Law

Enforcement Assistance Committee

· Committee Member and Sponsor of NY-Based “Friends of NRA” Dinner

· NRA Certified Instructor

· Vice-President of the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association

ü Recipient of the NYSRPA Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.

· Law Enforcement Alliance of America (LEAA) Life Member and former Board Member

· “Police Magazine,” Advisory Board Member: Published articles on HR-218 Right-to-Carry Issues

· Member of the Government Affairs Committee of Safari Club International

ü Active within his local Chapter and created the very successful grassroots – “Sportsmen’s Rally” which brought together pro-gun, pro-hunting elected officials together to discuss issues of mutual interest.

· Regional Director of “Ted Nugent’s – United Sportsmen of America”

· Life Member of the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS)

ü Alias: “Allegiance”

· Member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association

· Life Member of the following NRA Affiliated State Associations:

New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Texas State Rifle Association, California Rifle & Pistol Association, Illinois State Rifle Association, Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Georgia Sport Shooting Association, Pennsylvania Rifle & Pistol Association, Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association, North Carolina Rifle & Pistol Association, Wyoming Shooting Association, New Mexico Shooting Association, Virginia Shooting Sports Association, Montana Rifle & Pistol Association, Alabama State Rifle & Pistol Association, South Dakota Shooting Sports Association, Arizona State Rifle & Pistol Association, Tennessee Shooting Sports Association, Mississippi State Firearm Owners Association, Utah State Rifle & Pistol Association, Louisiana Shooting Association, Minnesota Rifle & Revolver Association, Idaho State Rifle & Pistol Association, West Virginia State Rifle & Pistol Association, Gun Owners of South Carolina, Nebraska Marksmanship Association, Rhode Island State Rifle & Revolver Association, The League of Kentucky Sportsmen.

· Life Member of the Gun Owners of America

· Life Member of The Citizen’s Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

· Life Member of Safari Club International

· Annual, Associate or Benefactor Member of the following:

Unified Sportsmen of Florida, Virginia Citizens Defense League, Sportsmen’s Association for Firearms Education, International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association, Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, ATA, The National Skeet Shooting Association, AR-15.com.

· Competitive Shooter: Pistol, Rifle and Shotgun.

Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions regarding my candidacy, please feel free to email me at [email protected] or call, 518-389-8322.

Posted: 1/26/2009 4:47:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 1/26/2009 6:06:44 PM EDT

[#2]

He's got my vote!!!

J

Posted: 1/26/2009 9:30:03 PM EDT

[#3]

Posted: 1/27/2009 10:36:47 AM EDT

[#4]

Well, gee, I don't know...

It's wonderful to see one of our own running for the board! I hope he makes it.

Posted: 1/27/2009 3:24:46 PM EDT

[#5]

Got my vote.

Posted: 1/27/2009 5:10:02 PM EDT

[#6]

Good luck to you, Joe.

Posted: 1/27/2009 6:52:09 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Thanks brothers....I'll do my best to help the cause....!

Now we just need to get Tom Seleck to run for NRA prez, and instead of him hoisting some old muzzleloader, he needs to raise up an EBR!

Posted: 1/31/2009 5:25:46 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Thanks brothers....I'll do my best to help the cause....!

Just now seeing this, Joe.

Thank goodness, I finally have an excuse to retire my sigline!

Posted: 1/31/2009 5:38:06 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Thanks brothers....I'll do my best to help the cause....!

Now we just need to get Tom Seleck to run for NRA prez, and instead of him hoisting some old muzzleloader, he needs to raise up an EBR!

And scream "From my cold, dead hands!"

It would be like a true passing of the torch.

Posted: 1/31/2009 6:22:19 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Thank you Wise_Jake!

I really appreciate it.

To all Members of ARFCOM....If you are either a consecutive five year or more Annual or a LIFE Member, the voting ballots
will appear in the March editions of your NRA Magazine of choice.

Look for them to be in your mailboxes by mid-February.

Voting is open until April.

Thanks again....

Joe

My ballot will be returned quickly.

Posted: 1/31/2009 9:09:58 PM EDT

[#13]

Joe is a super guy and will represent us well. He has mine, my wife's, my Dad's, and my Daughter's vote, and all the friends I can talk to. Good luck , Joe!

Posted: 2/1/2009 12:19:22 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Thank you Wise_Jake!

I really appreciate it.

To all Members of ARFCOM....If you are either a consecutive five year or more Annual or a LIFE Member, the voting ballots
will appear in the March editions of your NRA Magazine of choice.

Look for them to be in your mailboxes by mid-February.

Voting is open until April.

Thanks again....

Joe

My ballot will be returned quickly.

This is something you and I can agree on, without hesitation:

Posted: 2/7/2009 6:41:26 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Thank you Wise_Jake!

I really appreciate it.

To all Members of ARFCOM....If you are either a consecutive five year or more Annual or a LIFE Member, the voting ballots
will appear in the March editions of your NRA Magazine of choice.

Look for them to be in your mailboxes by mid-February.

Voting is open until April.

Thanks again....

Joe

Great. I'll be waiting with bells on.

Good luck Joe. One vote for you coming soon.

Posted: 2/7/2009 3:40:26 PM EDT

[#17]

Joe,

Thanks for the IM. I hadn't been in this part of the forum in a few weeks.

You have mine and my wife's vote. We need more like you on the NRA board.

Best of luck

Posted: 2/7/2009 9:39:56 PM EDT

[#19]

You've certainly got my vote, Joe. Good luck.

Posted: 2/8/2009 2:12:29 AM EDT

[#22]

You have my vote as well, best of luck!

<––––- NRA Life Member, NYSRPA, Scope

Posted: 2/8/2009 3:20:30 PM EDT

[#24]

Got my vote and I'll pass the word to other (non arfcom) voting members.

Posted: 2/8/2009 6:57:23 PM EDT

[#26]

Joe,

I am preparing a flyer to distribute to all our gun club memebrs at the next meeting in March. I am also sending an email to all the shooting organizations I belong to. I will also prepare some for local gun shops. I will also personally email every one of my friends that I know are NRA voters. This flyer wil ask them to vote for YOU for the Board.

Too often 5 year members and lIfers receive the balloits but do not know anyone on them, or at least only a few and those celebrities that are popular. Sadly, because of this, many don't even vote all. Therefore, I am going to give them a REASON to vote, and a candidate to vite for. If I personally ask them to vote for a stalwart champion of our beliefs and a friend of mine; they will be very likely to make an effort to return their ballots with a vote for you, even if they vote for no one else but you.

I will canvas as many friemds and colleagues as possible to offer them a reason to vote- a candidate that will make a difference.

I challenge all of our ARFCOM family to do the same - solicit as many votes as possible for Joseph DeBergalis by persoanl emails to friends and organizations that they belong to

Posted: 2/9/2009 5:04:38 AM EDT

[#28]

Joe,

My vote for you will be mailed within a week of receipt.

DSBock

Posted: 2/10/2009 5:00:11 AM EDT

[#30]

I have had the pleasure of meeting Joe in person and spending a little time in getting to know him. He is a solid individual, and truly believes in the 2A, not just a watered down fudd version of it. I would follow Joe into battle in a heartbeat. He exemplifies what we need at the helm of the NRA. Smart, well spoken, personable. He understands politics and public perception. We could not ask for a better candidate.

Posted: 2/10/2009 10:05:27 AM EDT

[#32]

Endowment Member here, and you definitely have my vote!

Posted: 2/11/2009 7:26:45 PM EDT

[#34]

Endowment Life Member here. You have my vote.

Good luck, and thanks for the IM.

Posted: 2/13/2009 12:12:57 AM EDT

[#36]

Okay , I am putting my words into DIRECT ACTION

The following is a copy of the email I sent to all my friends, asociates and organizations that are NRA members that willbe able to vote in the upcoming election. Feel free to use it as an example to encourage others to vote for JOE DeBERGALIS. I also included the short resume so others can see for themselves what a great choice Joe is.

Edited to add: if you copy this directly, please be smarter than me and change the mispelling of Joe's last name. I wrote this at about 0330 and obviously my fingers did not cooperate with my brain. Just be sure to change the mispelling to DeBergalis. What a putz I am!

. Well , maybe it will get people looking at Joe's name even more , trying to figure out which is the correct version; they may remember him even more. Anyway, I 'm gonna go slam my head in the oven door as punishment

Friends,

If you are a NRA LIFE member or have been an annual member for at least 5 consecutive years, you are considered a voting member. Thusly, you will receive a ballot in your magazine selection in March. If you are like me, the ballot is a challenging document because I rarely know any of the candidates, with the exception of the celebrities. I almost feel like it is fruitless for me to vote because I don't know the folks and may choose a candidiate that does not mirror my personal beliefs or the correct interpretation of the Constitution. Sometimes I just don't even send it back in.

This year, I hope you would honor my recommendation for a persoanl friend of mine - SR. Investigator JOSEPH BEBERGALIS, JR.

He is with the NY State Police and has been a life long advocate of all the shooting sports. He is a staunch supporter of the 2d Amendment and stern supporter of the right to carry for self defense. His own words "from black powder to black rifles" advocates a support of all types of firearms for all legal uses.

In this perilous time in our Country, we need to have people like Joe who will do the right thing, and fight to protect our Constitutional rights. By electing him to the NRA Board, we will be adding one more correct thinker to help guide the NRA in aligning itself properly on the issues that face gun owners. At no time since this Country's beginning can I think of a more critical time to make the right decisions and choices.

When you get your March magazine from the NRA containing your ballot, I suggest that if you do not have any other strong, confident choices for the Board, that you simply vote for at least one right choice, my friend - Joe Debergalis and send the ballot back in. Joe has an unusual last name, so it should be fairly easy to pick out - a helpful way to remember him is to think 'Joe - D' and that he is from NY State Police.

Attached is short listing of his NRA related accomplishments and affiliations. Please feel free to pass this along to all your associates, both via email and by announcing/posting it at your clubs and organizations. Thank you in advance for your help and for your support of the Second Amendment.

Posted: 2/13/2009 1:56:02 AM EDT

[#37]

Excellent idea FiftyCalAl - I will be sending a similar email to all my shooting, hunting associates as well. It is about time we had some of our own helping shape NRA policy.

Posted: 2/13/2009 2:54:24 AM EDT

[#38]

DAMN JOE! I spelled your name wrong in my email text. Note to self-do not type important stuff at 0330 in the morning. Oh well, they'll get the drift. My bad and my apologies

Posted: 2/13/2009 3:35:31 AM EDT

[#41]

I"m voting for 'em !

Posted: 2/17/2009 8:29:42 AM EDT

[#43]

I will be voting for him.

Posted: 2/17/2009 11:43:10 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:

I will be voting for him.

As will my wife and I.

(The kids are LMs as well, but too young to vote yet.

)

Posted: 2/18/2009 4:44:46 AM EDT

[#46]

Joe, I just sent out an email to the web admins at the Walden Sportsmen's Club and the Wallkill Rod & Gun Club whom I know personally and asked them to forward it to their membership. I also copied all my shooting buddies and asked them to pass it on. Best of luck with the election!