Shooters using their own rifle and ammunition pay only $5 to cover the cost of the targets.īy participating in these matches, shooters also have the opportunity to purchase a service grade M-1 rifle from the Civilian Marksmanship Program for use in marksmanship training and competition. Junior shooters currently receive a $5 discount on the above prices.
Junior shooters are welcome, but must be physically able to safely handle the rifle involved. Any individual wishing to participate need only provide eye and ear protection. These matches are open to non-members as well as members. Our current course of fire consists of 50 rounds fired from 4 different shooting positions. BRPC supplies the rifle (M-1 Garand or AR-15), targets and 50 rounds of ammunition for a nominal fee (currently $25 for the M-1 and $25 for the AR-15). For safety reasons, we attempt to have each shooter supplied with an experienced coach/spotter. These matches are designed around first-time shooters, although there is friendly competition among the more experienced shooters. Other rifles may be allowed at the discretion of the match director. The rifles which currently can be used in these service rifle competitions are the Venerable M-1 Garand, the M-14 (M-1A), and the M-16 (AR-15). Our club holds orientation matches on the third Saturday of the month, from March through November, to introduce shooters to the world of high power rifle target shooting. program it is descended from, is to introduce civilian shooters to the use of high-power military type rifles. The primary purpose of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (C.M.P.), and the D.C.M. A new rule would require those entities to undergo fingerprint-based background checks.E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. Obama's policy would be carried out as an executive order, which does not need Congress' approval.Īnother order revealed Thursday was the closure of a loophole that currently allows felons or others to dodge background checks by registering the sale of a weapon to a corporation, beneficiary, or trust. "Banning these rifles because of their use in quote-unquote crimes is like banning Model Ts because so many of them are being used as getaway cars in bank robberies," Ed Woods, a 47-year-old from the Chico area of northern California, told the AP. Gun control opponents criticized the proposed policy, saying it's pointless because the guns in question - mostly antiquated, World War II-era weapons - are rarely used to carry out crimes. However, the rule can only be enforced on weapons covered under the National Firearm Act of 1934, like pre-Vietnam machine guns and short-barreled shotguns, which make up most of the CMP's artillery. Under the new plan, only government organizations and museums would be allowed to re-import military-style firearms. According to The Associated Press, 250,000 military-grade guns have come back into the United States over the last eight years, many of them ending up on the streets.
The president's proposal, announced Thursday, would halt the import of military surplus weapons that the United States sells or donates to allies, by private individuals or groups. "Without the importation of these rifles, the CMP is likely to become defunct and thus destroying a 110-year tradition of saving military arms and their civilian ownership," The Daily Called reported. Still, Obama worries that many of the guns trafficked through the program end up on the streets. Today, those who receive the antiquated weapons must submit to a background check, comply with all federal and state laws, and be a member of a CMP-affiliated shooting club. President Barack Obama's newly announced executive order to stop the re-import of military-grade weapons could essentially end the 110-year-old Civilian Marksmanship Program.Ĭongress created the program as part of the 1903 War Department Appropriations Act to help citizens perfect their marksmanship.
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