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, Todd Ellis
Q1: What is your home gun club and how long have you been a member? I belong to a few clubs in my area, but the first one I joined when I came to Philadelphia in 2017 is the Upper Perkiomen Sportsman’s Association. A new friend suggested my wife and I visit the unique...
The ORA Members Running for NRA BOD
In addition to our ORA President, Mark Vaughan, serving as the 2nd VP of the NRA, the ORA has quite a few other NRA board members within our membership. We wanted to give our membership a chance to get to know them beyond their NRA board nomination bio--- usually a...
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...
Oklahoma Service Rifle Championship Fall Classic
By Rachael Miller-Lansdown Red Castle Gun Club, Tulsa - Rachael organizes the Oklahoma Service Rifle Championship at Red Castle Gun Club in Tulsa. This is the second year the ORA has collaborated on this championship. The three matches consisted of a 500 PT XTC...