Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,I,C-Canandaigua) is pictured (standing, third from right) listening to Wayne LaPierre, CEO and Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA) (speaking, at podium), as LaPierre gives the keynote address at the 2010 Sportsmen and Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Day last January.
Kolb and LaPierre were joined by nearly 3,000 outdoor enthusiasts at this first-of-its-kind celebration of Second Amendment Rights in Albany. Due to the unprecedented success of this event, Kolb and the Assembly Minority Conference have made Sportsmen and Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Day an annual event, where hunters, fishermen, trappers, snowmobilers, ATV devotees and others can gather at the State Capitol to showcase their products, lobby their legislators and network with like-minded New Yorkers.
The second annual Sportsmen and Outdoor Recreation Legislative Awareness Day will take place on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the "Well" of the Legislative Office Building. The event is free and open to the public.