Coggshall Earns President’s Rifle Win at 2019 National Trophy Rifle Matches
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2019 National Trophy Rifle Matches brought several individual and historic firsts. From long-sought wins to those that seemingly arose out of fate, the tradition of the unexpected again brought excitement to the grounds of Camp Perry just as it has for over 110 years during the Continue Reading
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CMP Shotgun Team Ranks Among World’s Best at 2019 English Sporting Championship
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer HAINESVILLE, Ill. – On Aug. 6, 2019, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Shotgun Team traveled to the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville, Ill., to take part in the 2019 World English Sporting Championship. The World English is the second biggest shotgun shoot in the world each year, behind the World FITASC (international sporting clays). A Continue Reading
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CMP Match Sanctioning Requests Now Available Online
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has announced that Match Sanctioning is live for all sanctionable match types, including Three-Position Air Rifle and EIC Rifle, EIC Pistol, .22 Rimfire Pistol EIC, non-EIC and Games Rifle and Pistol events. Sanctioning for all matches can be found through the CMP Competition Tracker page at https://ct.thecmp.org/sanction. The process is simple. Continue Reading
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From Gatling Guns to Laser Pistols.
Again, it’s been a while. Partial explanation towards the end of this post. So, the BBTI team finally got together to do something we’ve been wanting to do for several years now: shoot a Gatling Gun. Yep, a real, honest-to-gawd Gatling Gun. Well, not an original, but a faithful reproduction of the original 1862 patent […]
Your Hump Day Reading List for August 21, 2019
Welcome to your Hump Day Reading List!
This is your refuge from the impersonal Google and FaceBook algorithms that seem to run our lives these days. Instead of a machine deciding what you’ll see, I personally go out and look for great articles that actually have value in the quest for greater personal and family safety.
From all of the articles that I find, I weed out the “fake news” and those that don’t have direct application to some …
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Gary Anderson A Semi-Finalist For Induction To Olympic Hall
CMP Director Emeritus Awaits Internal and Public Vote – Open Until September 3 By Steve Cooper, CMP Training, Education & Marketing Manager CAMP PERRY, OHIO – Gary Anderson, Director of Civilian Marksmanship-Emeritus, who has been a household name at the Civilian Marksmanship Program, and in much of the U.S. precision rifle shooting community since the 1950s, has been named one Continue Reading
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Records and Junior Success Mark 2019 National Rimfire Sporter Match
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Fresh faces, returning supporters and new National records all made appearances on the firing line during the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) National Rimfire Sporter match, fired on Sunday, July 21, 2019. Over 350 entries spread over the range throughout the day, with individuals from as far as Ireland competing in one Continue Reading
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Our Ask Me Anything on Reddit
Our National Spokesperson, Lara C. Smith, was invited to host an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit this past week. She answered numerous questions about the Club and our stances on issues ranging from "assault weapons" bans to whether the NFA needs reform (short...
James Fox Takes Home Multiple 2019 Highpower Rifle National Awards
By Steve Cooper, Training, Education & Marketing Manager CAMP PERRY, OH – James Fox, 34, of Albany, OR, was a frequent guest onstage at the National Trophy Rifle Awards at the conclusion of the 2019 CMP Cup and National Matches, thanks to consistently great performances in July and August. Fox, who began his highpower rifle career as a teen in Continue Reading
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Are Mass Public Shootings Seasonal? (Corrected)
***CORRECTION: A FACEBOOK READER noticed something in the Mother Jones data I presented recently that I had missed. Beginning in 2013, MJ changed their definition of a mass public shooting from 4 or more victims to 3 or more victims in 2013 (see more below), but did not retroactively update their database. Although not deceptive … Continue reading Are Mass Public Shootings Seasonal? (Corrected)