This year's Annual Membership Meeting of the Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed had a strong and positive tone. I came away from the meeting really pumped and full of ideas. We talked a lot about our future and a bit about our past. I think that a fresh vision of what our organization is about emerged from this meeting.

8 new directors were elected to the board and 3 currently serving directors were re-elected, bringing the board to its full compliment of 15 members.

Highlights

Shelby Riggs gave us a recap of our legislative victories during the most recent session of the state legislature. Shelby and Charles were there for every committee hearing that related to our gun rights of both the Senate and House and did a superb job of communicating, lobbying, and testifying before committees to help defeat a number of ill-conceived and unconstitutional bills and amendments.

Ed Monk gave an outstanding presentation on how to provide a positive image for supporters of gun rights. Ed is sharp, funny, well-informed and does a highly engaging presentation. He's available to speak to groups, classes and organizations free of charge. I can't begin to recap all of Ed's good ideas or the incisive way he gets them across, but here are just a few of the ideas he shared with us:

http://www.kc3.com/editorial/ed_monk_stategies.htm

For more info you can call Ed at 270-877-2861 or e-mail him at edmonk@aol.com. 

Patrick Xavier of Lexington was the winner of the drawing for the Henry rifle. 

Elections

Officers:

Kraig Keller was re-elected president
Charles Riggs was re-elected 1st Vice President
Shelby Riggs was re-elected 2nd Vice President
Steve Clark was re-elected Secretary/Treasurer

Re-elected to the board of directors:

James Brinley
Shelby Riggs
Syd Weedon

New members elected to the board of directors:

Robert Jaynes
Jim Dixon
Stuart Clark
Melissa Allison
Tyler Allison
Doug Sprowls
Jerry Geise
James Hall