ORA’s Weekly Updates

Each week we share event, legislative, competition, and general updates from Oklahoma’s firearm community. Highlights are posted here and shared on social media.  ORA members receive the full update via our weekly email updates. 

Weekly Update – 1/31/25

Weekly Update – 1/31/25

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...

Weekly Update – 1/24/2025

Weekly Update – 1/24/2025

We're Kicking Off the 2025 Legislative Session! With the kickoff of the legislative session coming up quickly!  We are already at work, reviewing and consulting on over 40 pieces of legislation. There are a few in particular that we are working on, including the gun...

Weekly Update – 1/17/2024

Weekly Update – 1/17/2024

A Gift for our Gun Communities in 2025! During President Trump's first presidency, I had the honor of speaking during his keynote at the 2019 NRA Annual Meeting. I told the story of being in the right place, at the right time, with my AR-15 to stop evil from...

Weekly Update – 1/10/2025

Weekly Update – 1/10/2025

Election Victory was No Accident! As we approach the welcoming in of the new Presidential administration, we are certainly thankful to be seeing the next four years as favorable to our 2nd Amendment rights. However, we want to reflect on what happens behind the scenes...

Weekly Update – 1/3/2025

Weekly Update – 1/3/2025

2025 is an Exciting Year for the Gun Community! Greetings! 2025, in particular, is exciting to me for the future of our gun communities, let me tell you why!  I had the honor of spending an afternoon trap shooting with an outstanding young man, Michael Gates from...

Weekly Updates – 12/19/2024

Weekly Updates – 12/19/2024

It's Over! Last week, the final decision of Judge Cohen was released in the NY AG suit against the NRA with Leticia James's original stated intent to shut down our 150-year-old organization. This is a big step forward for the NRA that time, money, and resources can be...

Weekly Update – 11/27/24

Weekly Update – 11/27/24

Thankful for You! Gratefulness is good for you.  An article from UCLA explains that 15 minutes of gratitude a day can impact your mental wellbeing, heart health, and sleep. That means taking time to reflect on our blessings isn’t just a one time occurrence with turkey...

Weekly Updates – 11/15/24

Weekly Updates – 11/15/24

Congratulations Elisa! We've been following Elisa Boozer for a while now and recognized her with an ORA Life Membership and were able to facilitate her being recognized at the Capitol last legislative session. Elisa even joined us in Dallas at the NRA Annual meetings,...

Special Update – 11/6/2024

Special Update – 11/6/2024

Our Work Has Only Begun!   Were you up late last night watching the map turn red? This was a victory for our second amendment, and I want to thank each of you for getting out to vote and encouraging others in our firearm and hunting communities to exercise this...

Special Update – 11/4/2024

Special Update – 11/4/2024

A Special Update from ORA President, Mark Vaughan Tomorrow is an important day for all of us as Americans - our ability to make our voice heard through voting is a special right that our Founding Fathers ensured was in place. Voting is ESSENTIAL to our freedoms!  ...

Weekly Update – 10/25/24

Weekly Update – 10/25/24

Greetings! You may have noticed a difference in this issue of the Sharpshooter. We have changed the color to something we’ve been seeing more of in recent years at our clubs and ranges. Those flashes of pink are from the women who are bringing brightness and vitality...

ORA Weekly Updates – 5/30/24

ORA Weekly Updates – 5/30/24

NRA Victory Won Today with a Unanimous Decision by the US Supreme Court! Today a major victory was won in the landmark case that went to the Supreme Court for the NRA's First Amendment Rights. This was in response to an overreach by New York state's authority to...

Press Release for May 23, 2024

Press Release for May 23, 2024

For Immediate Release: May 23, 2024   For More Information Contact: The Oklahoma Rifle Association outreach@oklahomarifle.org   The Oklahoma Rifle Association is thrilled to announce the news from the National Rifle Association of their new slate of...