Join the Virginia Shooting Sports Association and Help Protect Virginia’s gun rights

Member Benefits and Services

The VSSA…

1.      Represents Virginia firearms owners.

2.      Defends the right to self-defense.

3.      Promotes safe gun ownership & use.

4.      Sanctions championship and other shooting competitions.

5.      Protects the hunting and shooting sports.

6.      Keeps you informed through the bi-monthly member publication, The Bullet, through legislative email alerts, and the new Weekly Bullet email update.

 

With Your Membership in the VSSA You Will:

1.      Receive the informative bi-monthly member news publication, The Bullet. It’s educational and has the information you’ve asked for, want and need.

2.      Be among the first to receive the new Weekly Bullet electronic news journal.

3.      Learn about the most recent voting records of political candidates - know who your pro-gun representatives are - it’s your valuable election guide.

4.      Obtain for Free a copy of your VSSA Member decal and membership card.

5.      Participate in VSSA supported State competitive shooting events.

6.      Protect your right to keep and use firearms - for sports, hobby, and peace of mind.

7.      Maintain your right to self-defense - protect yourself when no one else will.

8.      Honor America’s firearms heritage - It’s your constitutional legacy.

9.      Fight fanatical firearms restrictions - Your voice does make a difference.

10.  Promote and supports organized, competitive and recreational shooting activities.

11.  Have a full-time, salaried legislative advocate in Richmond during the General Assembly making sure your gun rights are protected.

12.  Support the only Virginia-based gun rights organization that not only protects your gun rights legislatively but promotes the Second Amendment and the shooting sports to new shooters so the next generation will enjoy the same freedom we currently enjoy.

13.  Support youth firearm activities such as the Virginia State Games Shooting Events, Junior State Championships and safety training.

 

VSSA’s Accomplishments

 

VSSA has been instrumental in:

·         Passage of Virginia’s Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) statute (SB744) of 1995

·         Passage of Virginia’s full Pre-emption statue (HB 530)

·         Passage of the first partial roll-back (HB404) of Virginia’s handgun rationing statute (one gun-a-month).  HB 404 was introduced by VSSA member, Delegate Bill Janis.

·         Passage of legislation (HB2282) to make it harder to close a gun range for noise.  Again it was VSSA member Delegate Bill Janis that introduced this bill.

·         Passage of legislation (HB 1302) abolishing provisions regulating sales and purchases in contiguous states.

·         Passage of legislation prohibiting (HB 1150) a local government from adopting an ordinance governing the storage of firearms or ammunition

 

Every year VSSA’s lobbying team works to:

·         Protect gun shows and your right to sell parts of your privately owned firearms collection to other private citizens

·         Repeal the restaurant ban on carrying concealed handguns in restaurants that serve alcohol

·         Enhance Virginia’s Concealed Handgun Permit Statute to allow storage of your firearm in your car while you are parked in a parking lot at work or other location

·         Passage of “Castle Doctrine” legislation to put into law that you have the right to protect yourself in your home free from the fear that a criminal may sue you for doing so

·         Enhance Virginia’s range protection statute to fight attempts from anti-gunners who attempt to use noise complaints from anti-gun residents

·         Protect Virginia’s pre-emption statute to prevent a patchwork of gun laws from one locality to the next

 

Other Reasons to Join VSSA

·         VSSA joined 41 other state associations in filing one of 47 amicus briefs on behalf of the Respondent Richard Heller in the “D.C. Gun Ban Case”

·         VSSA also promotes hunting. As part of our legislative efforts we work to protect all shooting sports from the anti-gun and anti-hunting crowd.

·         VSSA annually sponsors one of the most successful charity shooting events of its type with the proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

·         The larger our membership, the louder our voice when we go to the General Assembly to protect and secure YOUR gun rights.

·         Legislators and elected officials understand numbers and when we tell them we are representing thousands of voters who own firearms and these gun owners vote, it has an impact on those officials.

·         Join now and you can add your voice to thousands of Virginia gun owners who have already joined VSSA and help secure your rights for yourself and the next generation.

·        Remember: VSSA is the firewall standing between your firearms freedoms and those who would take them away. And we need your help to win!

 

To join, simply print and complete the membership application and mail to the address on the form together with the appropriate fee.

 

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