How to organize a company shooting club?

Bogie · October 31, 2000, 12:50 PM

Hey, Microsoft has a gun club, Boeing has a gun club. I don't see why my workplace, which has more than a few shooters/hunters, shouldn't have one - Any hints out there?

CMOS · October 31, 2000, 03:25 PM

Yes. Get a leader to volunteer - and you're it. Talk to the folks at your work to see if there is sufficient interest to even persue this. If you find adequate support, get additonal volunteers to help you out.

Divide the work load into categories like, membership drives, range slection, RKBA efforts, treasurer, and maybe a small "board" to make the high level decisions like "how often will we organize a shoot?", "where will we have the next shoot?", "what type of shooting competitions will we have?", etc.

Just get busy and things will unfold from there.

CMOS

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George Hill · October 31, 2000, 04:25 PM

We've got one here where I work.

And funny - most of my team is made up of shooters...

David Scott · October 31, 2000, 04:28 PM

Talk to your HR department about it as a means of promoting morale and team spirit at work, see if the company will spring for some nice shirts or something. Official recognition lends legitimacy, so you'll be the official company shooting sports club, not those gun nuts that hang out at the water cooler.

October 31, 2000, 12:50 PM	#1
Bogie Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2000 Location: Job hunting on the road... Posts: 3,827	Hey, Microsoft has a gun club, Boeing has a gun club. I don't see why my workplace, which has more than a few shooters/hunters, shouldn't have one - Any hints out there?

October 31, 2000, 03:25 PM	#2
CMOS Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 1999 Location: TEXAS Posts: 1,417	Yes. Get a leader to volunteer - and you're it. Talk to the folks at your work to see if there is sufficient interest to even persue this. If you find adequate support, get additonal volunteers to help you out. Divide the work load into categories like, membership drives, range slection, RKBA efforts, treasurer, and maybe a small "board" to make the high level decisions like "how often will we organize a shoot?", "where will we have the next shoot?", "what type of shooting competitions will we have?", etc. Just get busy and things will unfold from there. CMOS ------------------ NRA? Good. Now join the GOA! CMOS's Site

October 31, 2000, 04:25 PM	#3
George Hill Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 14, 1998 Location: North Carolina Posts: 11,546	We've got one here where I work. And funny - most of my team is made up of shooters...

October 31, 2000, 04:28 PM	#4
David Scott Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2000 Posts: 2,456	Talk to your HR department about it as a means of promoting morale and team spirit at work, see if the company will spring for some nice shirts or something. Official recognition lends legitimacy, so you'll be the official company shooting sports club, not those gun nuts that hang out at the water cooler.