NRA’s Adaptive Shooting Program Aids Disabled Hunters

By NRAHQ

Opinion

Fairfax, VA – -(Ammoland.com)- It’s well-known that the shooting sports offer many positive experiences for people. But what if you suffer from a physical disability? How do you actually hunt afield, compete with other shooters in various events or even just access your local range for much-needed practice?

Shooters in the know start with the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) Adaptive Shooting Program. Launched in the summer of 2015, the Adaptive Shooting Program was the successor to the NRA’s Disabled Shooting Program that had been in place for decades but was discontinued in 2011.

Though it hasn’t been widely publicized, the NRA is committed to making the shooting lifestyle available to everyone. Through the Adaptive Shooting Program, the NRA works to increase access and participation to the shooting sports and educate all people with disabilities—no matter what those disabilities may be—about firearm ownership, use and safety, plus personal protection.

The only requirement or qualification to take part in the NRA Adaptive Shooting Program? Have an interest in shooting and firearms.

According to Dr. Joseph Logar, National Manager of the NRA Adaptive Shooting Program, adaptive shooting is simply the application …Read the Rest

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