The 2025 Legislative Session Begins Feb. 3!

Oklahoma’s 2025 legislative session begins on Monday and your ORA team has already been at work engaging extensively with Oklahoma’s legislators. Stay tuned for legislative updates!

Mark and his wife, Andrea, speaking to Kyle Hilbert, Speaker of the House, at the Speaker’s Ball

Mark recently took Representative Nick Archer and Former Representative Kevin Wallace out Quail Hunting

Congratulations to Suzie Brewster!

We wanted to give a special congratulations to ORA Life member, Suzie Brewster, for being a finalist in the Leadership Award from the Beretta and Safari Club International Foundation. This award honors those unique individuals that represent the ultimate embodiment of the hunter-conservationist philosophy and contribute generously to conservation, education and humanitarian services efforts in both time and financial resources.

Discounted NRA Membership for LEOs!

I am proud to have served on the NRA Law Enforcement Assistance Committee since 2016, and I wanted to take a moment to make sure you all knew that the NRA offers a discounted membership for law enforcement. There is also a line-of-duty death benefit at no additional cost.

The NRA started this committee in 1960 and for over 60 years they have been a great supporter of law enforcement through training, competitions, benefits, and special recognitions. So be sure to share the word so that our officers know the many ways our community is here to support them and their service.

The Great American Outdoor Show

This weekend I’ll be joining with other senior leadership at the NRA to speak to members at the Great American Outdoor Show in Pensylvania. Many of us on the board of the NRA are taking opportunities like this to meet with members, shake their hands, and talk about the work we’re doing with NRA 2.0.

Special thanks to ORA Member and fellow NRA Board member, Todd Ellis, for organizing this event in his home state! Todd has been a long time supporter and member of the ORA, contributing articles to the Sharpshooter, and not hesitating to support our work in Oklahoma. He’s also the president of the Keystone Rifle and Pistol Association of Pennsylvania.

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 long list of accomplishments because of the sheer talent found on the NRA board.

However, when it comes time to vote, NRA Life members or those who have been NRA members for 5+ consecutive years have a long list to choose from and that bio seems all too short in knowing who the nominees truly are. As the outreach team has gotten to know some of these directors, you’ll find they are just like us, involved in their local clubs, community, and all passionate about preserving our civil rights.