By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has prepared a solution to allow everyone to keep shooting and compete with one another during the summer months – right from the comfort of everyone’s local range! The CMP Home Range Appreciation Series is a collection of rifle, pistol, CMP Games, smallbore and air rifle competitions […]
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CMP’s Junior Rifle Camps Find New Virtual Home for Growing Athletes and Coaches
By Chance Cover, CMP Junior Rifle Camp Director As many learned earlier this year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2020 Junior Rifle Camps were cancelled due to the sudden outbreak of COVID-19. Because of the complexity of rescheduling across the country throughout several venues, as well as the uncertainty the virus still presents, we are […]
Practicing During Social Distancing
By Chance Cover, CMP Junior Rifle Camp Director All the matches are cancelled, the ranges are probably not open, and we’ve been out of school for who-knows-how long. Even the Olympics have been pushed back and are now the 2020NE Tokyo Olympics, according to NBC. But what does this mean for us, stuck at home, […]
Receive Your Lasting Spot on the Firing Line Through the CMP Paver Project
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. – With many junior shooting careers reaching an abrupt end this spring, consider the gift of a permanent place for them on the firing line for decades to come through the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Paver Project. Situated on the grounds of the CMP’s own Talladega Marksmanship Park […]
CMP-Affiliated Clubs May Continue Sanctioned Matches with Restrictions
By Steve Cooper, CMP Training and Education Manager The Civilian Marksmanship Program is encouraged to announce that affiliated clubs which would like to conduct sanctioned rifle and pistol matches may resume those events, provided state and local guidelines and safe range practices are being followed. “In the best interest of everyone involved, the CMP is […]
CMP Uses Alternative Method to Name Winners in Withdrawn JROTC, CMP Air Rifle Matches
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer To make up for unexpected changes to the usual air rifle season, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) has come up with a substitute method of establishing and awarding top junior athletes in its unfired national events. Each year, two of the biggest competitions in the world of junior air rifle […]
Canceled: Daisy National BB Gun & Air Rifle Championship Match
Rogers, AR, May 11, 2020 – Daisy Outdoor Products regretfully announced today that the 54th Annual Daisy National BB Gun & Air Rifle Championship Match (Daisy Nationals) scheduled for July 2-6 is cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 virus. This youth shooting match awards National Championships on the Team and Individual level. “This was not […]
USA Shooting “Raise The Flag” Campaign Aims For Winners in World Olympics Competition
The Campaign and the $500,000 endowment will focus on supporting the development pipeline through the LA 2028 Summer Olympics COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO: USA Shooting announces the Raise the Flag donation campaign to support the USA National Shooting Team goal of becoming the most dominating nation in the sport of Shooting by the LA 2028 Summer Olympics […]
California Twin Sisters Team Up for Quality Time On the Firing Line
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Cynthia and Cindy Hernandez, both 17 of Reseda, Calif., have always been close – so close, they were even born on the same day. “We pretty much do everything together,” Cindy said of her twin, Cynthia. “It’s natural for twins to be the closest to each other.” The two are […]
Ohio Junior Feature: Katrina Demerle
By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Outside of shooting, 15-year-old Katrina Demerle is a lot like most teenagers. She enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to music, watching Netflix and sleeping. But Katrina is not the typical teenager. She holds five national records, earned the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Junior Distinguished Badge for air rifle at […]
