ORA’s Articles
Read more about Oklahoma’s unique contributions to the firearm community in addition to other thoughts from the ORA board and members.
Get to know ORA Member & NRA Director, Cathy Wright
Cathy Wright is another one of our ORA members who serves nationally on the NRA Board of Directors. Her home is in North Beach, MD, but as you see, our NRA leadership oftentimes supports multiple state associations with membership, advocacy, and collaboration. Cathy...
Get to know ORA Member & NRA Director, Al Hammond
Al Hammond is another one of our ORA members who serves nationally on the NRA Board of Directors. His home is in Alachua, Florida, but as you see, our NRA leadership oftentimes supports multiple state associations with membership and collaboration. Al is running again...
One More Tool for Building the Next Generation of American Patriots
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. It had been...
Where the Conversation Falls Short
An Op Ed by ORA Director of Outreach, Amber Parrow It’s now on record, Vice President Kamala Harris stated in the Presidential debate that, “Let me be clear: the government should not be telling women what to do with their body.” What did you think when you...
Women for Gun Rights
By Tricia Wisehart, Oklahoma State Director Women for Gun Rights My name is Tricia Wisehart, the Oklahoma State Director for Women for Gun Rights. I am a Range Safety Officer, active in women’s shooting leagues, and I am passionate about volunteering in my community,...
Golden Age Games: Congratulations Nadine!
Nadine is the assistant coach for the Oklahoma Sharpshooters, a team that recently made podium and brought home wins for Oklahoma in the CMP games. It’s no surpise the coaching the team receives with their coaches also actively competing. Nadine has been a regular...
The Gun Community’s Sisterhood
by ORA Outreach Director, Amber Parrow If you look at any type of community, you will always find women. It doesn’t matter if it is the PTA, church, or any other group, women are present in the foreground and background. With groups that are traditionally more...
3 Generations of NRA’s Women on Target
My name is Traci Rasmussen and I’m from Houston, Texas. You might wonder why I would drive 470 miles, one way, just to spend a single day in the one square mile town of Arcadia, Oklahoma. The population there is only about 175 people and it’s tucked along the path of...
America’s Women are the Key to Saving American Freedom
John Sigler is one of the first past presidents of the National Rifle Association (2007-2009) to join the ORA as a Life Member. Pease welcome John as he shares his thoughts and experience at the national, state, and local level in our firearm communities. There...
ORA’s Inaugural Youth Day
By ORA Youth Co-Director, Tanja Dufrene His movements were swift, yet steady. I was awed at his ability to navigate seemingly unnoticed while replenishing supplies and cleaning up shells left after the young shooters fired their shots. This willing volunteer rapidly...