SSSF

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation founded in 2000 a team-based youth development program that uses the shotgun sports of trap, skeet, and sporting clays to instill life skills such as discipline, safety, teamwork, ethics, self-confidence and other life values 2000 founded and funded by the partnership of the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the Amateur Trapshooting … Read more

DIVA WOW

DIVA Women Outdoors Worldwide founded May 1999 founded by Judy Rhodes Networking With Women Classes For All Skill Levels Hands-On Outdoor Adventures Hunting Opportunities Fishing Opportunities Dallas, Texas https://divawow.org/   Judy Rhodes About DIVA WOW DIVA Women Outdoors Worldwide (DIVA WOW) is a Dallas, Texas-based organization that introduces women to shooting, hunting and fishing through … Read more

USA Veterans Rifle Team

1999   brainchild of Scotty Nicholas of New Zealand (NZ) an individual at least 60 years of age the year of the competition 1995 first Veterans Rifle team match was held 1999 third match 1999 USA Veterans Team was the first official USA Veterans Rifle Team ever to represent the United States. The trophy is … Read more

PVA

PVA

Paralyzed Veterans of America since 1998 Washington, DC Spearheading passage of the Disabled Sportsmen’s Access Act of 1998 Furthering the 37 Action Points of the 2000 National Shooting Sports Foundation Summit Organizing shooting events nationwide Paralyzed Veterans of America 801 Eighteenth Street NW Washington, DC 20006-3517 1-800-424-8200 https://www.pva.org/adaptive-sports/trapshooting/ About Paralyzed Veterans of America Paralyzed Veterans … Read more

IDPA

IDPA

founded in 1996 International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)  IDPA is the use of practical equipment including full charge service ammunition to solve simulated “real world” self-defense scenarios using practical handguns and holsters that are suitable for self-defense use. The main goal is to test the skill and ability of an individual http://www.idpa.com/about/introduction International Defensive Pistol Association is the … Read more

CMP

CMP Seal

Civilian Marksmanship Program 1996 1916 -1996 the CMP was administered by the U.S. Army February 10, 1996 Title XVI of the National Defense Authorization Act for 1996 created the CMP  not an agency of the U.S. government CMP Facilities CMP North at Camp Perry near Port Clinton, Ohio CMP South in Anniston, Alabama CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Alabama federal law (Title 36 U. … Read more

USA Shooting

USA Shooting

Amateur Sports Act of 1978 1978 – the National Governing Body for shooting at the time established National Teams and National Development Teams, a national coaching staff, year-round training programs, and a main training site for Olympic shooting sports. April 1995, USA Shooting was formed 1995 USA Shooting became the full-time National Governing Body for the … Read more

CMSA

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association founded mid 1990s Fastest Growing Equestrian Sport  two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition It is required that you dress western You can use any horse or mule  Live rounds are strictly prohibited at competitions Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association PO Box 157 … Read more

MMA

MMA

Military Marksmanship Association Military Marksmanship Association is primarily the alumni group of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, but includes alumni of other military marksmanship programs too. The USAMU trains Army shooters to compete in National and International shooting events. 1994 established October 19, 2001 incorporated s a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation State of Georgia March 23, 2004, the … Read more

NBSA

National Benchrest Shooters Association since 1990s? The development and encouragement of extreme accuracy in rifles, ammuntion, equipment and shooting methods   To standardize on a national basis the entire Bench Rest Shooting program so that targets, ranges, scoring methods, records and match procedure will be uniform and comparable.  governing organization for bench rest shooting in the United States … Read more