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Farmers and landholders have total control over who comes onto their property and what conditions our members must follow.
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SSAA members registered for this program have undertaken a shooting skill test that is equivalent to tests undertaken by professional shooters.
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All SSAA members participating in this program are covered by the association's $20 million public liability and personal accident cover.
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Volunteers from SSAA CWM showing the world that we are an important and effective tool in the campaign to reduce feral cats.
Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of Cats
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Feral felines are driving the country’s native species to extinction. Now a massive culling is underway to preserve what’s left of the wild.Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia - SSAA National
With the federal election now called for 18 May it’s time to turn our attention to the policies each political party has put forth in relation to recreational shooting and hunting. We have collated ...That's a good result for both stock and native animals.A successful event was held by Woodanilling!
Did you know the revision of the National Firearms Agreement in 2017 banned handgun competitions unless they were part of the Commonwealth or Olympic Games? That was until we stepped in and demanded that our members and all handgun club members be treated equally. We are not sure why the media is so surprised that we lobby on behalf of our near 200,000 members...
The following article is from today's Age newspaper.
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Your SSAA has undertaken a variety of media interviews in the past 24 hours related to misinformation by Gun Control Australia and others. While we can't accept every media interview we have agreed to...IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group - SULi
It's a shame that, once again, journalists turn to animal rights organisations to get quotes about wildlife conservation issues. Animal rights do not equal conservation and sometimes are at loggerhead...The survey is closing soon so make sure you participate before it's too late. Make sure you share this survey with family and friends.
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This survey has now closed. The SSAA sends its thanks to all who took the time to complete the survey for the future of our sport and will publish the results as soon as they come to hand.Members pl...
BENEFITS OF RECREATIONAL SHOOTING SURVEY NOW OPEN
Recreational shooters, world champions, farmers, Olympic athletes, small businesses and those with an interest in firearms are invited to take part in the first ever nation-wide survey to measure the economic and social benefits of the sport.
There are over 1 million Australians who are registered firearm owners, with over a hundred thousand participants every week engaged in the sport across the country.
Most are engaged in recreational shooting at thousands of clubs nationwide and many use firearms as part of their daily work in pest management and farming.
The study will seek to quantify the social and economic contribution the shooting industry makes to Australia. Local shooting clubs, regional sports events and shooting tourism can be pivotal economic drivers.
The local employment of over 1,000 firearm dealers and the wider firearm manufacturing industry that support this activity needs to be better understood. Demographic information, along with health and wellbeing benefits for participants, is also being examined.
“There’s never been a comprehensive look at what recreational shooting as a sport and pastime contributes to our country,” the Minister for Sport, Senator Bridget McKenzie said.
“We really want to get under the hood of this sporting industry and understand what it is contributing each day, in dollar terms to our regional economies.
“Shooting should be treated just like any other sport that is successful in winning Olympic and Commonwealth Games medals. It is a little known fact that shooting is Australia’s 7th most successful sport at the Olympic level (after swimming, athletics, cycling, rowing, sailing and equestrian).
“We have shooting champions that continue to inspire the next generation of athletes yet it is treated as poor second cousin to other more ‘glamourous’ sports.
“And that is why we are undertaking the first-ever study to understand just how important shooting is to our economy.”
A Victorian study into that state’s sector alone found that gun sports contributed $430 million to the economy and generated 1500 direct jobs.
Similarly, NSW has estimated that recreational hunters spent $100 million in 2016 purchasing equipment and food associated with hunting, which contributed around 860 jobs to the economy.
“Without national data however, we can never hope to expand, improve, measure and promote sport shooting in the same manner that every other sport enjoys. Without hard data about the economic benefits of the shooting, our ability to tap into higher level funding, events and cultural dialogue will always be hindered,” Minister McKenzie said.
In the 2018-19 federal budget, the Liberal Nationals Government announced it would invest an additional $230 million in sport and physical activities over five years.
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National Recreational Hunting and Sports Shooting Survey 2019
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