Mother Lode
Gun Club
Junior Rifle Program
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Program Goals of the Mother Lode Gun Club Junior Association:
- Provide an opportunity for young people of all races, creeds, and sex to learn firearms safety and basic marksmanship.
- Use the shooting sports as a vehicle to help young people develop leadership, discipline, concentration, sportsmanship and responsibility.
- To develop participants ability to become successful competitive shooters as individuals and/or part of a team.
- Introduce the shooting sports to community members and educate them about shooting.
News:
2012 Winter Junior .22 Program
Signups will be held for the Winter Mother Lode Gun Club Junior .22 Rifle program on Tuesday evening, January 3rd, 2012 at 6 PM, at the Mother Lode Gun Club on Jamestown Road. Any boys or girls, 10 years to 20 years of age, are welcome and need to come with a parent or guardian to sign up. There is limited space, so first come, first served till the class is filled.
The first class night will begin Tuesday, January 10th featuring an interactive lecture.
This program is open to all youth from Tuolumne County. No previous shooting experience is required. ALL juniors must be accompanied by a PARENT or LEGAL GUARDIAN. Parents are requested to attend the sessions with their juniors. The cost will be twenty-five dollars and covers all the supplies and equipment required for the program. Firearms, ammunition and targets are provided. The program will be held on the 50 foot indoor range, and will run consecutive Tuesdays through February 21st. The final meeting, Tuesday, February 28th, will be a special Awards Potluck night for all participants and their family members at the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Posse building on Rawhide Road.
Juniors will learn about home safety from NRA's EDDIE EAGLE, as well as the responsibility of handling firearms and lessons in competition rifle shooting. This program is NOT associated with the Hunter Safety classes.
The class is headed up by Roger Wilson, Junior Program Director and NRA Range Safety Officer assisted by many of the California Grizzlies Junior Service Rifle team members who have had their beginnings in the junior program.
For any questions regarding the program, call Roger at 209-586-7803 or Bob/Connie at 209-928-3745.