Each year the National Rifle Association recognizes outstanding clubs that have gone above and beyond by striving to meet NRA's goals. Meeting the Gold Medal standard is a great way to show your pride and support for the NRA and the Second Amendment.
NRA Gold Medal Club Award Criteria
Clubs must meet ALL of the following criteria to become an NRA Gold Medal Club:
Be a 100% NRA Club (provide membership list or by-laws)
Have a Club Newsletter (please send one copy with application)
Belong to the NRA State Association in your state (please provide proof of membership)
Have administered or currently incorporate a NRA Youth Program into your club agenda
Receive a Gold Medal Club plaque. Each year you renew, you will receive a gold plate with the year inscribed to add on your plaque.
Is Your Club Ready to Join the List of Winners?
Please submit an application should your organization meet all of the above criteria. Your club will receive a wall plaque to proudly show its achievement. A placard of the awarded year will be sent to your club each year you renew. Clubs are required to reapply each year in order to maintain Gold Medal status. The deadline is February 15 annually. Applications will be mailed out to all NRA Affiliated Clubs that have given proof of 100% NRA Membership in the month of December.
Airfield Shooting Club Apple Valley Gun Club Arlington Rifle & Pistol Club Arnold Rifle & Pistol Club Asheville Rifle & Pistol Club Castleton Fish & Game Protective Association Cumberland Riflemen Delaware State Pistol Club Downers Grove Sportsmens Club East End Rod and Gun Club East Hook Sportsmen Association, Inc. East Monongahela Sportsmen’s Club Eastern Nebraska Gun Club, Inc. Emerald Empire Gun Club Escondido Fish & Game Association Estacada Rod & Gun Club Factoryville Sportsman Club Foosland Sportsman’s Club Fort Hill Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc. Franklin Revolver & Rifle Association, Inc. Gopher Rifle and Revolver Club Great Lot Sportsman’s Club Corp. Hollywood Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. Jamestown Rifle Club, Inc. Kiski Township Sportsmen Association Lafayette Gun Club of Virginia Lima Sabres Shooting Assn. Inc. Martin County Sportsmen’s Association Monumental Rifle and Pistol Club Nescopeck Hunting & Rifle Club New Milford Rifle and Pistol Club Norfolk County Rifle Range Northwestern Gun Club Old Post Rifle and Pistol Club Old Trails Rifle and Pistol Club Rappahanock Pistol & Rifle Club Richwood Gun and Game Club Ridge Rifle Association Ridgway Rifle Club Rivercreek Gun Club Rochester Rod and Gun Sandusky County Sportsmens’ Club II Silver State Shooting Sport Association Stone Bank Sportsmen’s Club Streetsboro Sportsman Association Suburban Sportsman’s Club Tri-State Gun Club Upper Savannah Shooters Association Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Assoc. White Oak Rod and Gun Club
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