GLOCK, Inc. has launched the annual GLOCK Safety Pledge Drive with the chance to win a 30
th Anniversary pistol by helping to spread the word about
firearms safety. Make the pledge on the
GLOCK Safety page and earn an entry for a custom engraved 30
th Anniversary Pistol. Earn more entries by sharing and spreading the word about firearms safety on the GLOCK Safety Pledge page here
https://us.glock.com/safetypledge/.
GLOCK actively works year-round to promote firearms safety across the United States. We proudly join a community of law enforcement, community leaders, businesses, and the firearms industry to raise public awareness about reducing firearm incidents. The responsibility of practicing and promoting firearms safety is an ongoing and everyday commitment. Firearms safety is intrinsically worked into every facet of the company’s ethos, from product design to community outreach.
“Everything we do at GLOCK revolves around safety,” said Josh Dorsey, VP of Sales at GLOCK. “From the three safeties built into the product design, to annual donations that support shooting programs that promote safety, to community outreach such as this annual drive. Safety is at the core of all things GLOCK and it is the responsibility of us all to pledge, practice, and promote firearms safety.”
The 2016 GLOCK Safety Ambassador of the Year award will be announced live on June 30
th, on the GLOCK
Live original series,
Train with Shane. The recognition is given to the organization or individual that spreads the firearms safety message by driving the most GLOCK pledges to the site using #GLOCKSafety. Previous GLOCK Safety Ambassador of the Year awards includes,
The Well Armed Woman, in 2016, and the
Marietta Police Departmentin 2014.
Pledge. Make your pledge to handle firearms responsibly and commit to firearms safety every day.
Practice. Follow the 4 Basic Rules of Firearms Safety and always use protective gear for your eyes and ears while shooting or around shooting.
Promote. Share the rules of firearms safety with your friends and family.
4 Basic Rules of Firearms Safety
1. Treat all firearms as if they are loaded.
2. Never point the muzzle at anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target and you are ready to fire.
4. Be sure of your target and what's beyond it.
“Pledge, Practice, and Promote Firearms Safety. Today and every day.” – R. Lee Ermey, “The Gunny”, GLOCK Spokesperson 
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) recently donated $162,200 to Team Endowment Accounts at the MidwayUSA Foundation. The donation will benefit 67 teams participating in the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across 28 different states. Details on the teams benefiting from the donations can be found here. The donations from SSSF to MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Accounts are made possible by grants provided through the generosity of Larry and Brenda Potterfield. The SSSF provides SCTP and SASP member-teams the opportunity to earn MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account funds through placements in SSSF-sponsored competitions and by participating in SCTP and SASP fundraising activities benefiting local shooting sports communities. The Team Endowment Account Program at the MidwayUSA Foundation gives a community the ability to financially support a competitive youth shooting sports program or financially assist in the start-up of a new youth shooting sports program. The team can then request a grant of up to 5% of their endowment account balance once each year, in either December or June, to pay for team expenses. There are no fees associated with a MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account.
For the second year, Rudy Project is joining the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) as a Bronze Level Sponsor . “We’re happy to have Rudy Project back as a great partner for the SASP,” Tammy Mowry, SASP national director, said. "Rudy Project makes a great product that can be worn by all. It also participates as one of the SASP’s partners that offers discount purchasing to our registered teams and athletes. It has a product that is good for you, good for shooters and good for us.” Paul Craig, president and co-founder of Rudy Project, said, “We are thrilled to be working with SASP this year. Rudy Project will provide these kids with comfortable, reliable, and most importantly, protective eyewear when they are out on the range. We truly support the mission of SASP, and giving children the necessary tools to learn how to shoot safely is something that I, and the company, stand behind one hundred percent.” Rudy Project shooting glasses ensure a perfect fit because of their ergonomic design and total comfort system. The superior ventilation system is key in a sport featuring speeds that may not be extreme, but still require clear vision with no-fogging. The shooting glasses allow perfect vision in all weather and light conditions with interchangeable (on most models) RP Optics lenses, which offer total protection from the sun and the photochromic lenses, capable of handling the various spectrums of light during an entire day (morning to evening).
Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is proud to announce the 2016 recipients in its SSSF Scholarship Program. Sixty SCTP and SASP student athletes will receive scholarships totaling $60,000. The NRA will add another $4,000 to that total in July when it awards scholarships to four additional athletes during the SCTP Last Competitor Standing events at its 2016 National Championships. From 2013 through its 2016 distributions, SSSF will have awarded over $200,000 in scholarship funds to 208 student athletes in the SCTP and SASP programs. Athletes who graduated from high school in 2016 and will enroll in college this year were eligible to apply for this year’s scholarships. Awards are based on SCTP/SASP participation, academics, need, essays and other factors. The scholarships are being funded by generous sponsors who support the youth shooting programs, as well as supporters who raise funds through national banquets. For the SCTP scholarships, over $20,000 was provided by the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), GunBroker.com, NRA, Hodgdon Powder, Zanders Sporting Goods, Randolph/Ranger, Mikes Butcher Block, Browning, TruGlo and MEC. Of the eight $1,000 scholarships being awarded to SASP athletes, five are being funded by a donation from Smith & Wesson, while others are being funded by a $1,000 donation each from Taurus International Manufacturing Inc., Joyce Wilson and the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA). Congratulations to the following 2016 scholarship recipients: SASP Dana Hovis IN SASP Michael Arnold KY SASP Seth Kraman KY SASP Katherine Yee MO SASP Robbie Tinsley TN SASP Samantha Davis TN SASP Angela Schumacher WI SASP Quinne Herolt WI SCTP Gage Dixon AR SCTP Chase Owens AZ SCTP Jennifer Gross AZ SCTP Joseph Witty AZ SCTP Nygel desVignes AZ SCTP Christopher Jensen CA SCTP Clayton Holmes CA SCTP Jessica Pollock CO SCTP Gregory Lee FL SCTP Sarah Gimbel FL SCTP Morgan Goette GA SCTP Brady Lundquist IA SCTP Drew Bjustrom IA SCTP Hanna Marie Tyrrel IA SCTP Hunter Gehrke IA SCTP Jessica Aupperle IA SCTP Joy Bral IA SCTP Kaden Waack IA SCTP Kailye Hromatko IA SCTP Landon Owens IA SCTP Maria Settimi IA SCTP Mason Flynn IA SCTP Trent Schippers IA SCTP Ellie Winder IL SCTP Jacob Lawfer IL SCTP Hunter Eads IN SCTP Brennan Kamer KY SCTP Zachary Stockwell MA SCTP Rachel Keifer MD SCTP Nathan Eisenhardt MI SCTP Noah Roth MI SCTP Taylor Kennemer MO SCTP Adam Misek NE SCTP Katie Petersen NE SCTP Kaitlyn Meinzer OH SCTP Kyle Peterson OH SCTP Nolan Loughry OH SCTP Paige Thomas PA SCTP Samuel King SC SCTP Garrett Percer TN SCTP Jarod Reynolds TN SCTP Sarah Starks TX SCTP Alexandra Ziegelbauer WI SCTP Emily Walter WI SCTP Erik Olstinske WI SCTP Jaret Kern WI SCTP Josiah Brath WI SCTP Kaylee Lancour WI SCTP Lucas Heinzen WI SCTP Max Berger WI SCTP Rachel Nett WI SCTP Brandon Fronek WI
On May 29, 2016, 85 youth shooters gathered from Fox Township, Edinboro, Kane, Eldred and Warren County to participate in the SCTP Regional Shoot held at the Bradford Gun Club, nestled in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains in Pennsylvania. Intermediate entry, intermediate advanced, junior varsity and varsity squads competed. MidwayUSA Foundation endowment money was given out to the top three teams:
Coaches, headed to Nationals? Place your pre-orders for ammo ahead of time. Gamaliel Shooting Supply is proud to support the 2016 SCTP Nationals. To guarantee the availability of your preferred ammo, we strongly recommend that all teams pre-order their ammunition before the shoot. Ammunition selection on-site will be limited and sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Click 
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The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is pleased to announce the renewal of support from GLOCK for the SSSF’s Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP). During the recent NRA Annual Meeting in Louisville, Ky., GLOCK Vice President Josh Dorsey presented a check for $25,000 to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), which was accepted by Tammy Mowry, national program director for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) and Tom Yost, SSSF board member. “Thank you to GLOCK for its continued support of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program,” Mowry said. “GLOCK has been on board with the program since its inception and it is one of SASP’s Founding Partners. GLOCK understands the need to have our youth participate in the scholastic shooting sports and its sponsorship in our program really shows its commitment.” Earlier this year GLOCK also donated one of only 30 decoratively engraved G17 Gen4 Pistols in tribute to GLOCK’s 30th Anniversary in the US and its ongoing commitment to the mission of SSSF. This pistol will be raffled to raise money for the SASP with the winner announced in July at the SASP National Championships in Marengo, Ohio. More information on the raffle and the SSSF 30th Anniversary pistol is available at https://sssfonline.org/win-30th-anniversary-sssf-edition-glock-pistol/. “Investing in our youth shooting programs is imperative,” said Ed Fitzgerald, special projects manager for GLOCK. “Building an atmosphere where young people learn not only how to improve on their sport shooting, but in particular to learn the safety and responsibility that goes along with it.” About SSSF The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) across the United States. SCTP and SASP are youth development programs in which adult coaches and other volunteers use shooting sports to teach and to demonstrate sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, teamwork, and other positive life skills. SCTP was developed as a program of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) until the SSSF was created in 2007 to operate the SCTP. In 2012, SSSF created the SASP and became the managing foundation of both programs. For more information about SSSF, visit www.sssfonline.org. About GLOCK, INC. GLOCK is a leading global manufacturer of firearms. The simple, safe design of GLOCK's polymer-based pistols revolutionized the firearms industry and made GLOCK pistols a favorite among military and law enforcement agencies worldwide and among pistol owners. In 2016, GLOCK celebrates its30th Anniversary in the United States. Renowned for featuring three safeties, GLOCK pistols offer users of every lifestyle confidence they can rely on. GLOCK, Inc. is based in Smyrna, Georgia. For more information, please visit us.glock.com
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is pleased to announce the continued support of Smith and Wesson for the SSSF’s Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP). Smith and Wesson has been a Founding Partner of the SASP since its inception in 2012 and continues to support the nation’s leading youth action shooting program into 2016. During the NRA Annual Meetings in Louisville, Matt Buckingham (Smith and Wesson President, Firearms Division) presented a check for $30,000 to Tammy Mowry (SASP National Director) and Tom Yost (SSSF Board Member). Two thirds of the donation will be used for SASP general operations and one-third for the SASP Scholarship Fund for qualifying seniors in the Scholastic Action Shooting Program. “We are honored to be a founding partner for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program,” said Matt Buckingham, president of the Firearms Division of Smith & Wesson®. “This is an important program that provides kids from elementary through college the opportunity to safely participate in an exciting, team-based sport shooting activity that helps them develop a foundation for their personal values, sense of fair play, sportsmanship, and self-discipline. We are also pleased to be lending additional support to help shape their future by funding a scholarship program that will reward deserving SASP graduating seniors with college assistance.” “We are so happy to have Smith & Wesson as one our Founding Partners for the Scholastic Action Shooting Program. Their support of our program shows that they recognize the importance of being a part of making sure America’s youth are able to be involved in the shooting sports. We look forward to the opportunity of many more years of working with Smith and Wesson to promote the youth shooting sports," stated Tammy Mowry, national program director, Scholastic Action Shooting Program.