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POMA

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Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA)

2005 – The organization got its start when dozens of traditional outdoor communicators looking for a professional organization that served their specific needs met at the 2005 SHOT Show and via tele-conference with journalists attending the Safari Club International Show

mission statement

The Professional Outdoor Media Association, Inc. is a group of individual communicators and Corporate Partners who believe in, defend, support and promote the heritage of hunting, fishing, shooting, and traditional outdoor sports through writing, photography, and other means. By doing so, members hope to educate the general public about these sports and encourage more participation in them. The organization serves the membership by helping members grow professionally, improve their skills, better their working environments and enhance their business.

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POMA Office & Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1569
Johnstown, PA 15907
Phone 814-254-4719

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During the meeting, nine respected outdoor journalists were selected  to a committee

  • Jim Zumbo
  • J. Wayne Fears
  • Tom Gresham
  • John Phillips
  • Betty Lou Fegely
  • Jim Casada
  • Bryce Towsley
  • Tony Mandile
  • Laurie Lee Dovey.

POMA is dedicated to seeing the traditional outdoor sports story is told honestly and fairly so hunting, fishing, the shooting sports and trapping will endure.

Buckeye Firearms Association

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2005

  • 2005 – U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Patriot Award
  • 2007 – CCRKBA Grassroots Organization of the Year
  • 2007 – League of Ohio Sportsmen/Ohio Wildlife Federation Hunter Educator of the Year
  • 2007 – NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year
  • 2008 – NRA-ILA Defender of Justice Award
  • 2009 – NRA Sybil Ludington Women’s Freedom Award
  • 2009 – NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year
  • 2010 – National Wild Turkey Federation/Women in the Outdoors Hunter Education Instructor of the Year
  • 2010 – NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year
  • 2011 – Linda Walker elected to NRA Board of Directors
  • 2011 – CCRKBA Grassroots Organization of the Year
  • 2011 – NRA Top 10 Recruiter – 5th Place
  • 2011 – NRA-ILA Jay M. Littlefield Volunteer of the Year
  • 2012 – CCRKBA Gun Rights Defender of the Year
  • 2012 – NRA Top 10 Recruiter – 3rd Place
  • 2013 – Foundation named #1 NRA Recruiter, breaks record
  • 2013 – NRA Foundation Volunteer of the Year Award
  • 2013 – Outdoor Writers of Ohio Supporting Member Award for Best Website
  • 2015 – SAF Defender of Freedom Award
  • 2015 – Sean Maloney elected to NRA Board of Directors
  • 2016 – NRA-ILA Defender of Justice Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2017 – CCRKBA Grassroots Organization of the Year
  • 2019 – CCRKBA Affiliated Organization of the Year
  • 2019 – SAF Distinguished Service Award
Jim Irvine

https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/

Iowa Firearms Coalition

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2005

  • four Iowans decided our state’s draconian “May Issue” Permit to Carry system was unfairly discriminating against many of Iowa’s gun owners
  • 2010 “Shall Issue” law enacted
  • 2010 IFC was awarded the NRA’s Jay M. Littlefield NRA-ILA Memorial Volunteer Organization of the Year Award
  • 2019 named us the official NRA State Association in Iowa
  • 2020 received NRA’s Outstanding State Association Award
  • 2021 NRA Distinguished Advocate Award
    – board member and lobbyist, Richard Rogers

Iowa Firearms Coalition Inc.
PO Box 310
Moville, IA 51039

https://iowafc.org/

ACTS

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American Confederation of Tactical Shooters

created in 2005

To provide a sport in which Civilian rifle owners along with Military and Law Enforcement professionals can practice ‘real world’ shooting skills in a sporting venue that has not been offered by any other shooting discipline or association.

Find out if you’re a shooter or just a gun owner

American Confederation of Tactical Shooters

GADPA

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Great American Defensive Pistol Association

started in 2005
incorporated in 2012

  • 2005 GADPA originally formed to sponsor defensive pistol matches in Atlanta
  • 2005 – 2020 hosts a Monthly Outdoor Match
    – at the South River Gun Club Conyers, GA
    – seven stage a wide variety of moving targets
  • weeknight Indoor Matches
  • 2012 GADPA (not-for-profit) was formed

https://gadpa.com/

WOLF

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 founded 2005
California

  • 2005 WOLF Performance Ammunition founded
  • originally manufactured at the Tula Cartridge plant
    – Tula, Russia
  • 2009 became separate from Tula
  • now produced in several European countries
  • steel-cased ammunition is made in Russia (not Tula)
  • brass-cased ammo from Taiwan
  • SK Hunting Ammunition  .22-caliber rimfire
  • Wolf Polyformance
  • Military Classic Rifle Ammunition
  • Wolf Gold Centerfire

WOLF Performance Ammunition
P.O. Box 757
Placentia, California 92871

(888) 757-WOLF (9653)

WolfAmmo.com