2010 Thin Blue Line
The date is set for this year’s event. Plan to be in Anderson on Friday, October 29th!
I urge you to register early this year. We want to make sure that we are well prepared to accommodate everyone who wants to shoot. I have put in my order for decent weather, too!
Some changes: First off we will start with some rule changes regarding equipment. Seems the only two complaints I get every year are about my stale jokes and the gear used by some of the shooters. Well, to fix those two problems I am trying to come up with some new jokes AND the Thin Blue Line will be adopting the NRA’s TPC gear rules. The rules that we are going to incorporate are rule 4.2.1 regulating handgun allowances and Section 5, rule 5.1 thru rule 5.2.9.3 Here is the link to the NRA TPC Competition area where you can review those rules. http://www.nrahq.org/law/competitions/tpc/standards.pdf
I have asked Brad to create a page on this website to post those rules but until then you can use this link and review them. I believe that the implementation of these rules will enable all competitors to know what equipment is appropriate for this event and answer most equipment questions that you may have. We want to ensure a level playing field for all shooters and this will help us achieve that goal.
Another change in the TBL for 2010 is how we are handling the charity aspect of this match. We are not a big money maker for our charities yet. Most of our sponsors donate product rather than cash so the actual total raised for the charities is pretty low. I have been approached by our match co-host, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #10, about donating to C.O.P.S.. Rather than donating small amounts to so many charities, this year we will be sending the match proceeds to Carolina C.O.P.S. I am sure all of you are very familiar with this organization and will agree that it is a very worthwhile law enforcement oriented charity. You can visit their website at http://www.carolinacops.org/.
Para and Blackhawk will share the match sponsorship for 2010. They are really good folks who embrace what we are doing and are generous in their support of the TBL. Look for some great prizes from them again this year!
Okeyfine, lads and lasses. That is it for now. Register soon and tell a friend about the TBL!