Organizing a Gun Club

On November 13, 1954, Cecil Golden, Herman Price, Joe Box, Alex Samples, Howard Cole & Ben Wooten met at the home of Harry Roll to discuss the organization of a gun club in the State of Alabama. (Billy Johnson was invited but could not attend.)  After discussion, each of these men agreed to invite everyone they knew to an organizational meeting held in the Birmingham Police Department Club Building on Saturday, November 27, 1954.  This resulted in a group of twenty-one men interested in antique firearms organizing a Gun Collectors Association of Alabama.

Our club has gone through the usual pains of early development and the phenomenal growth of adolescence. We are now entering what will probably be our most important phase, that of maturity. We have size, now we must strive for the mature quality associated with sound institutions. Let’s all resolve to do our best to insure the future of our great association by being aware of the developments in firearms legislation.  Voice your opinions to your elected State and Congressional representatives. Only through vigilance will we keep the freedom of owning, collecting, and using the firearms that we all enjoy so much.

Our club provides a wealth of information and networking not available to others. If you would like to become a member of the Alabama Gun Collector’s Association click here and print the membership application.

Once you have completed the form, have two members in good standing or one officer of the association sign for you to become a member.  Return the form with your membership fee to the AGCA / 34 Rock Creek Lane / Anniston, AL  36207.  Your application will be presented for approval at the next AGCA Board of Directors meeting.

If you do not know any current AGCA members, that is OK.  Simply bring the form to one of the gun shows and speak to the Secretary of the Association.  She will help you with any questions you may have.

Dues: $25 per year, or a special rate of $115 for five years.

Life Membership Status can be obtained by twenty years of continuous membership in the A.G.C.A. You may elect to pay for twenty years in advance, but will be unable to obtain Life Member status until you have been a member of the club for 20 consecutive years.