Oneonta Sportsmen's Club, Inc

07/17/2026

A recent en banc Third Circuit decision in Cheeseman v. Davenport (a case brought by Fi****ms Policy Coalition) has found New Jersey's ban on many common semiautomatic rifles (e.g. AR-15's) as well as their ban on large capacity magazines (typically those capable of more than 10 rounds) to be unconstitutional and remanding back to the district court.

The original case was specific to the C**t AR-15, but the district court's order was modified by 3rd C. to include all semiautomatic rifles under NJ's assault weapons provisions. The reasoning / results of this case follow many SCOTUS decisions (e.g. Heller, Bruen, Rahimi, Hemani, Wolford v. Lopez, etc.) and reflect the evolving precedent towards more robust lawful ownership.

While this milestone doesn't immediately change anything in New York, SCOTUS has granted cert for Viramontes for the coming 2026/27 term (a similar case challenging an assault weapons ban in Cook County, Il).

The courts often move slowly as challenges make their ways through the system, but as a result, the change resulting from them tends to be long-lasting and well-documented.

https://www.fi****mspolicy.org/fpc-wins-major-third-circuit-victory-against-new-jersey-assault-weapon-ban
https://www.fi****mspolicy.org/cheeseman
https://www.fi****mspolicy.org/viramontes

Federal lawsuit challenging Cook County's

06/18/2026

Just SOME of the sponsors and prizes from this year’s tournament!

06/18/2026

Thanks to all our local supporters of this year's VC Memorial Trap Tournament!

05/28/2026

New York State High School Clay Target League has been growing a lot over the past several years, and OSC is proud to be a part of expanding youth shooting sports in New York! many of our local teams from Otsego and Delaware counties participate at our club, and congrats to them on all their hard work and success!

For the 2026 Spring Trap Season New York State has ranked second for the amount of high-school trap teams with 188 and third for the amount of registered athletes with 3,203 in the country!

05/28/2026

Thanks to the Tri County Youth Conservation Committee for supporting the Victor Carpenter Memorial Annual High School Trap Tournament (June 2026)!

02/23/2026

Information is coming out via NYS DEC Summer Camps for this coming season!

📆 What is the schedule for 11-13 year olds? What about the older kids, 14-17?

🔗 Each of the camps have their schedules listed on our website: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/summer-camps/weeks-and-availability

🍀 All four NYSDEC Summer Camps have seven weeklong sessions of overnight camp. Weeks are either for younger (11-13) or older (14-17) campers. Each camp has a different sequence of ages.

⚠️ Campers must turn 11 by December to enroll in younger sessions or 14 by December to enroll in older sessions.

💫 Registration will open online at 1pm on Sunday, March 22nd!

02/17/2026

*BIG PISTOL PERMIT NEWS FOR NONRESIDENTS*

Though this change was expected at some point post-Bruen in 2022, Fi****ms Policy Coalition recently announced that due to a win in Shaffer v. Quattrone, New York State has agreed to affirmatively remove the residency / employment requirements from eligibility for pistol permits across the state. NYC had relented on this last year, but this ruling now applies these changes statewide.

As of this writing, Chautauqua County, Steuben County, Tioga County, and Orange County (defendants in this case) are immediately accepting applications from non-residents, but expect other counties to follow over time as they update their paperwork / processes. FPC is also providing a hotline for anyone denied application in other counties at fi****mspolicy.org/ny-carry-hotline

https://www.fi****mspolicy.org/fpc-prevails-in-new-york-non-resident-carry-ban-lawsuit-encourages-people-to-apply-for-a-license

Fi****ms Policy Coalition (FPC) today announced that the parties have reached an agreement to successfully resolve the plaintiffs’ federal lawsuit challenging the New York state and county defendants’ laws, policies, and practices banning firearm carry by residents of other states

12/10/2025

Please note that today's meeting is CANCELLED due to inclement weather! Stay safe and we'll see you in 2026!

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