2018 NJSPBA Mini-Convention
Briefing
Fired up
Toby Sanchez, National Director Law Enforcement for Ammo Incorporated, describes the features of his company’ s industry-leading product to PBA members
The commotion in the vendor room even before the first day of meetings rivaled what happens at Best Buy when a new Xbox is released. On Black Friday.
Member after member heard about the innovative products from Ammo Incorporated, and they were buying thousands of rounds of Streak Visual Ammunition.
The exclusive provider of ammunition to the National Association of Police Organizations( NAPO) and all of its member associations has catapulted to the forefront of technology and innovation in the ammo industry. A tracer that does not generate heat and is only visible to the shooter, the Streak features patented technology. And judging by the purchasing perspective of PBA members, it’ s affordable.
“ We understand it’ s about quality and about having the right price,” Toby Sanchez, Ammo Inc. National Director Law Enforcement, confirmed when addressing the convention.“ We know that law enforcement wants to use the best ammo that doesn’ t crush your wallet.”
Sanchez also announced a special website for PBA members – www. NJSammo. com – where they can use the password“ NJSPBA” to get special pricing on the Streak and other products from Ammo Inc. It’ s part of the“ Shield” program that has grandfathered rates 11 percent under wholesale for PBA members.
But it’ s not just about quantity. Ammo Inc. uses proprietary machinery to qualify every round. One out of every round is taken out and retested. Each round is inspected but never touched by human hands.
“ If you put one away in your safe and pull it out in two or three years, it will look like a piece of jewelry,” Sanchez said.
Since the annual Shot Show in Las Vegas this past January, Ammo Inc. has sold 12 million rounds, and more than 500,000 law enforcement officers throughout the country have purchased them. At NJSammo. com, members will find a box of 200 rounds for as low as $ 40. d
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C. O. P. S. president passes the torch
After serving five years as president of Garden State Concerns of Police Survivors( C. O. P. S.), Lisa Preslar has become a familiar face to PBA members. But on March 7, Preslar passed the leadership role to another longtime C. O. P. S. member, John Ciuppa. With a tear in her eye, Preslar introduced the new Garden State C. O. P. S. president.
“ For five years, I’ ve had the privilege of working with many of you through fundraisers, loss and grief,” she expressed.“ It has been an honor.”
Warm applause welcomed Ciuppa, who has been a survivor for more than 60 years.
When Ciuppa’ s father, Ignazio Ciuppa, passed away on March 15, 1954, there were no family benefits provided to his mother, other than a $ 100 stipend from the Garfield Police Department. Ciuppa explained the struggle that his mother faced, working multiple jobs and living in low-income housing to make ends meet. It wasn’ t until Ciuppa received an invitation to the opening of the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D. C. that he began to feel closure from the grief that he has lived since he was 9 months old.
“ My dad is on panel 27 west, line 17,” Ciuppa recited after making the visit every year since the PBA began funding an annual bus trip for the Garden State C. O. P. S. to the memorial.
Now the oldest survivor in the chapter, Ciuppa expressed his honor in becoming president of an organization that has given him so much. He will work to reassure other survivors that they aren’ t alone.
“ It was created to help heal shattered lives,” he noted.“ I knew this was an organization I needed to get involved with.” d
Cigar Night fundraiser keeps on giving
Bergen County Local 102 presented another generous donation of $ 15,000 to the NJ State PBA Survivor & Welfare Fund that resulted from the Local’ s annual Cigar Night fundraiser. The Local 102 Cigar Night has raised a total of $ 340,000 for Survivor & Welfare since the event began 16 years ago. d