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.
Alaska Interior Marksmanship Committee Anne Arundel Fish & Game Conservation Association Apple Valley Gun Club Arlington Rifle & Pistol Club Beloit Rifle Club Cairo Sportsman’s Club Castleton Fish and Game Protective Association Cherry Creek Gun Club Cumberland Riflemen Delaware State Pistol Club Downers Grove Sportsmen’s Club East Hook Sportsmen Association East Monongahela Sportsmen’s Club Emerald Empire Gun Club Escondido Fish and Game Association Estacada Rod and Gun Club Foosland Sportsman’s Club Fort Hill Rifle & Pistol Club Franklin Revolver & Rifle Association, Inc. Gopher Rifle and Pistol Club Great Lot Sportsman’s Club Corp. Hollywood Rifle and Pistol Club Kiski Township Sportsmen’s Association Lafayette Gun Club of VA Lima Sabres Shooting Association, Inc. Martin County Sportsmen’s Association Monumental Rifle and Pistol Club Nescopeck Hunting and Rifle Club New Milford Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. Northwestern Gun Club Old Trails Rifle & Pistol Club Rappahanock Pistol & Rifle Club Richwood Gun and Game Club Ridge Rifle Association Rivercreek Gun Club Rochester Rod and Gun Club Sandusky County Sportsmen’s Club II Sebastopol Rifle & Pistol Club Silver State Shooting Sport Association Southport Gun Club, Inc. (AKA Southport Masters) Stone Bank Sportsmen’s Club Upper Savannah Shooters Association Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Assn White Oak Rod and Gun Club Wilkes-Barre Rifle & Pistol Club
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