The Impact of The NRA Foundation

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USA -(Ammoland.com)- Joseph “Joe” Benamati has spent his entire life involved in the shooting sports. At age 6, he learned to shoot with a BB gun before moving to a .22 rifle when he was 10 years old. Once he turned 17, he got involved in competitive shooting. He was self-taught and didn’t have the best equipment, but he loved the sport and was dedicated to his practice. As he got older, he joined the National Guard and qualified for the 28th Division Service Rifle team and eventually the All National Guard International team. Soon Joe became known as the “man to beat” in rifle teams throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Now at 81 years old, Joe continues to be involved in the shooting sports by coaching an Olympic style rifle league at the Clymer Rifle Club in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He is also a caregiver for his wife who is confined to a wheelchair. The couple infinitely supports one another and each Tuesday, Joe loads all their equipment into his van, and he and his wife head straight to the range, where they are known as Mr. and Mrs. …Read the Rest

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