- Elm City Gun Club
= Elm City Gun Club =
The Elm City Gun Club (ECGC) was established in 1941 and incorporated in 1945. The club is located in East Haven, Connecticut. The ECGC is a non-profit corporation (Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution and By-laws). The membership is restricted to no more than 325 members (Article XIII, Section 1). The Elm City is the nickname of [http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/ New Haven, Connecticut] .
Affiliations
The Elm City Gun Club is affiliated with:
* [http://www.nra.org National Rifle Association]
* [http://www.ctsportsmen.com Coalition Of Connecticut Sportsmen]
* [http://www.csrra.com Connecticut State Rifle and Revolver Association] .History
* 1890's The Cities Service Rifle and Pistol Club of New Haven was established on land owned by the Winchester Arms Company.
* 1940 The Cities Service Rifle and Pistol Club was dissolved.
* 1941 The Elm City Gun Club was formed from the dissolved club. The club was located on Bradley Street in East Haven, CT.
* 1945 The Elm City Gun Club was incorporated.
* 1954 The club moved to its present location on North High Street, East Haven, CT. The Nutmeg Gun Club continued to use the Bradley Street site.
* 1960's The remaining 100+ members of the Nutmeg Gun Club were accepted as members of the Elm City Gun Club.
Facilities
* Outdoor Pistol (25, 50, 75 yds)
* Outdoor Rifle (100 yds)
* Trap (reference)
* ArcheryPictures
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/ElmCityGun/ECGC.html Elm City Gun Club, Inc. web site]
* [http://www.nrahq.org/shootingrange/findlocal.asp?State=CT Ranges in Connecticut]
*Rifle
*Pistol
* Trap
*Archery * Winchester Arms Company
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