The Carmi Rifle Club will host its annual NRA Day on Saturday, June 6th offering firearm safety education and shooting sports activities for men, women and youth ages 9 and older.
Organizers say the event is designed to promote firearm safety and continue Southern Illinois’ tradition of responsible firearm ownership and sport shooting. The program is partially funded through a grant from the Friends of NRA Foundation.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Participants will receive firearm safety orientation and instruction in several shooting disciplines, including trap shooting with shotguns, steel challenge events with .22 caliber target pistols, rifle shooting and centerfire pistol activities.
Attendees will have opportunities to shoot paper targets, reactive targets, steel plates and clay targets.
Club officials said the Carmi Rifle Club provides lunch, eye and hearing protection, firearms and ammunition as part of the event. All activities will be supervised by NRA-certified instructors, range safety officers and experienced club members.
The event will take place at the Carmi Rifle Club located on the north edge of Carmi, Illinois just off Illinois Route 1 on County Road 1250 East across from Vibracoustic Industries.
Attendance is limited to the first 25 participants and pre-registration is required. The cost is $30 per person.
For registration information, contact Valinda Rowe at 618-963-2788 or by email at VRowe@mvrowe.com