The Importance of Competition
An Op Ed by ORA Director of Outreach, Amber Parrow I could start off this with the anecdote about kids these days all getting participation trophies. Sure, that can be a problem when there is no longer the recognition for merit, hard work and talent, but this is not...
2025 National Mid-Range Championships
ORA Competition Director, Curtis Bohlman, Photography: Robert Green High Power prone rifle shooters from 14 states and one other country descended on the Oklahoma City Gun Club last month seeking a national title. It was the US Mid-Range Championship’s Minute Man...
Daisy Nationals 2025
As NRA First Vice President, I went this past week to the Daisy Nationals to see nearly 600 youth compete with their Daisy BB guns! This is a competition that has taken place since 1966 for kids 8 to 15 years old. Daisy is committed to safety and education and has a...
Patriot Minuteman Trophy at the Oklahoma City Gun Club
Our National Rifle Association is the owner of multiple priceless pieces of art, mostly sculptures, which are our national trophies. One of which, for the next three years will make its home at the Oklahoma City Gun Club. This year the match was in early June after...
“F Class” – What’s That?
John Sigler is one of the first past presidents of the National Rifle Association (2007-2009) to join the ORA as a Life Member. Please welcome John as he shares his thoughts and experience at the national, state, and local level in our firearm communities. Simply put,...
