2015 VSSA Board Election Results and Raffle Winners

The 2015 VSSA Board of Directors Election results were announced during Wednesday's board meeting at the Gander Mountain in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  Members re-elected two current members and one new member to the VSSA Board.  The top three vote getters were elected for a three-year term. The winning candidates are:

Joe Primerano
Joe Turner
Jesse Lockhart

The winning tickets for this year's member raffle were also drawn.  The winners were:

1st Prize - Glock 43 G4 9mm: Kenneth M., Big Island, VA
2nd Prize - Special Edition Henry Golden Boy 22 LR: Robert R., Pawleys Island, SC (yes - we have members living out-of-state)
3rd Prize - $100: Elmer W. Jr. , Round Hill, VA

Congratulations to sitting board members Joe Primerano and Joe Turner, and a big board welcome to Jesse Lockhart whose term will begin on January 1, 2016.  And, congratulations to this year's raffle winners.  Kenneth has won himself a great handgun, Robert has the final of 10 specially manufactured rifles made especially for VSSA, and Elmer has an extra $100 that he can spend on ammo or anything else he may want.  Thanks to all of the members who participated in the raffle and made it big success.

Glock 43 NRA's Gun of the Week, VSSA Annual Raffle 1st Prize

Today, on the American Rifleman web site, NRA named the Glock 43 the Gun of the Week.  It will also be this year's 1st Prize in the VSSA Annual Raffle that coincides with the VSSA Annual Meeting.  Members will receive more information about this great prize when they receive their Annual Meeting mailing but be on the look out for your chance to win this great firearm.

Glock Looking to Shake Up the Concealed Carry Firearm Market

The Motley Fool has an article over on Nasdaq.com on the new Glock 43:

Last month, Austrian arms maker Glock unveiled its latest handgun for the civilian market, and it's tailor-made for concealed carry. Dubbed the "43," Glock describes its new polymer pistol as a "subcompact slimline" and a "single-stack 9mm" -- meaning rounds are loaded into the magazine straight up and down, permitting a narrower grip.

It's not the first carry handgun Glock has produced (the Glock 42) but the previous effort in .380 received less attention.  The Glock 43 follows in of the Ruger LC9 footsteps by being chambered in .9mm.  It weighs just over a pound unloaded and the magazine holds 6 rounds (making it 6 plus 1), one round less than the popular Smith and Wesson Sheild.

Looking forward to seeing this later in the week at the NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Nashville.