An Introduction to Self-Defense Law:  The goal of this session is to introduce you to the 5 elements necessary for legal self-defense not only in Massachusetts but in all states.

*** New date October 27 from 9am to 11am. ***

The 5 ELEMENTS: Innocence, Imminence, Proportionality, Avoidance, & Reasonableness

The legal use of force whether non-deadly force or deadly force requires adherence to all 5 elements. Break one element and legal consequences will be severe. Protect yourself by knowing the 5 Elements required to maintain your innocence. John McAdam, Ph D will visit The Tewksbury Rod & Gun Club on Sunday October 27th from 9am to 1pm. If you are interested in attending John’s session there is a cost of $20 (very reasonable). To sign up, please contact John directly at KTLknowthelaw@aol.com or 617-312-0452.

Members and non-member female students are welcome to attend this session.

You must preregister to attend, payment of check or cash (preferred) will be collected on class day.

Tewksbury Rod and Gun is planning its annual Youth Sports Day to be held on October 26th from 12pm to 4pm, at our Club. Families are most welcome, and bring your eligible youth shooter(s) as well. At this event you can meet with the coaching staff members of two of the region’s best- and well-established youth shooting programs, the Tewksbury Junior League .22 cal. rifle program and the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), for competitive shotgun and clay targets. Information will be provided for each program such as required safety, cost, and personal equipment required to join a team. Both programs are affordable by most families. Stop in to learn and ask as many questions as you may have about our shooting season schedules, staff’s coaching and training qualifications, and more.

We want all boys and girls to better understand their safety responsibilities when competing with firearms. While doing this, we want our kids to enjoy the sport and learn the skills required to succeed at their shooting sports. We hope to see all of you at the open house!

If you would like to help out for SCTP, contact Mike Hebert (978) 604-0745(c).

For the Junior League Program, contact John Ings (978)790-0907(c).

You may have read in the most recent TRG Club Newsletter that the Governor and Legislature passed H4885 “An Act Modernizing Firearm Laws” saying it will reduce Gun Violence, Violent Crime and Ghost Guns. Yet within the 116 Page Bill, only 10 sentences out of 2,455 actually address Ghost Guns (Page 25 of 116)

This bill does nothing to address violent crime by criminals. It imposes no additional penalties for crimes committed with firearms by criminals. Instead, it mandates law abiding citizens to full registration of all guns, including muzzle loaders, enforces burdensome licensing on retailers, and bans magazines over 10 rounds, even prohibiting the transfer of those legally owned.

The law also requires a live-fire test, despite limited access to public ranges, state not owning and operating any public ranges, and establishes multiple government registration and tracking databases, including one for lawful gun owners and another for issuing firearm serial numbers.

Note: The legislature has provided NO funding to the government agencies for any part of this bill.

In order to initiate a Statewide Referendum on the recently enacted law. 50,000+ signatures must be collected across the state by the end of September. By initiating this, we are simply asking these changes to become a question on the ballot in 2026.

Locations and events are being be setup across the state at retail establishments, FFLs, sporting clubs, and public events.

We want YOU…the People… To Have A Say!

If you are a Massachusetts registered voter, you can sign the petition at The Tewksbury Rod & Gun Club on Tuesdays between the hours of 5:00pm and 8:00pm.

Alternatively you sign the petition Saturday September 14th from 10:00am – 3:00pm at The Billerica Rod & Gun Club. Or at Shawsheen Firearms during their normal business hours

Any Massachusetts registered voter can sign this petition, they do not need to have an LTC or be a member of any club. Please come down with your friends and family and have everyone sign so that we the people have a choice.

MassWildLife continues to offer Basic Hunter Education courses free* of charge.  They have recently begun offering a blended course format, in which students complete the online MA hunter study guide before attending in-person portion.  Several instructors are also members of TRGC and BRC.  If you wish to take this blended format, please check out: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/basic-hunter-education-courses.  There is an upcoming class to be held at Billerica Rod & Gun Club on September 16 and 18.  Students MUST complete the online portion BEFORE attending, and students MUST attend both classes in order to compete the course.

Walk-ins will not be allowed for this course.

* Funding for the program is derived from the sale of hunting and sporting licenses, and from federal excise taxes on firearms and archery equipment.

Know the Law series continues on September 15 from 9am to 12pm.

You have won the physical fight and now you are face-to-face with the responding Police Officers. While the officers are neither friend nor foe, they have a job to do. They need to gather information, evidence, question witnesses and question you. Make no mistake about it, this is a critical event for you. How you present yourself to either the 9-1-1 Operator, the responding Police Officers and eventually to the Detectives is critical to your assertion of innocence. Thinking that you have legally defended yourself and have nothing to hide may not be in your best interest.

Do you know your rights and why? – KNOW THE LAW

The cost of this session is $100 per student. To sign up, please contact John directly at KTLknowthelaw@aol.com or 617-312-0452. You must preregister to attend, payment of check or cash (preferred) will be collected on class day.

Know the Law series continues on May 19 from 9am to 12pm.

You have won the physical fight and now you are face-to-face with the responding Police Officers. While the officers are neither friend nor foe, they have a job to do. They need to gather information, evidence, question witnesses and question you. Make no mistake about it, this is a critical event for you. How you present yourself to either the 9-1-1 Operator, the responding Police Officers and eventually to the Detectives is critical to your assertion of innocence. Thinking that you have legally defended yourself and have nothing to hide may not be in your best interest.

Do you know your rights and why? – KNOW THE LAW

The cost of this session is $100 per student. To sign up, please contact John directly at KTLknowthelaw@aol.com or 617-312-0452. You must preregister to attend, payment of check or cash (preferred) will be collected on class day.