Pistol and Rifle Club Virginia Tech

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Pistol and Rifle Club Virginia Tech
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Officers

• President Steven Davids
• Vice President Justin Ligon
• Treasurer Julia Bumgarner
• Safety Officer David Dresser
• Secretary Amanda Cahall
• Webmaster Steven Davids
• Advisor Prof. Christopher Giles

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PRC Mission Statement

• The mission of the Pistol and Rifle Club (PRC)
  at Virginia Tech is to promote education and
  involvement regarding the rights given to all
  Americans in the 2nd Amendment of the U.S.
  Constitution, to practice those rights in a safe
  and legal manner, and to bring together all
  students of Virginia Tech who wish to express a
  passion for recreational and competitive
  shooting, supporting our Constitutional rights,
  and sharing these common interests with other
  students for years to come.

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Goals for 2006-2007

• Use of private range for members
• Establish shooting team
• Host shooting events/fundraisers
• Apply for grants/annual funding
• Create educational firearm courses
• Application / Care / Maintenance

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Goals for the Future

• Purchase club reloading equipment for member
  usage
• Have a set team to shoot competitively
• Attend / Compete in major shooting events

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Club Meetings

• Tentative Schedule
• Shooting event every other week
• Instructional class between shooting events
• Club meeting between weeks
• Example
• Wk 1 Shooting
• Wk 2 Proper maintenance of firearm
• Wk 3 Shooting
• Wk 4 Meeting

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Club Requirements

• Must pay semester dues
• Trial period for novice shooters
• Encouraged to have hunter safety or basic
  pistol/rifle education
• Must pass basic skills test

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Webpage

• PRC website www.prcvt.org.vt.edu
• Join Facebook group
• Link from student organization website

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Arsenal/Pictures

• Under Arsenal on PRC webpage
• Submit pictures and info to webmaster

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Range Use

• Confirmation to use range in Christiansburg, as
  well as Shawnee Hunt Club. Officers will decide
  which range to use by September 8th.
• Benefits of using private range quiet, secluded,
  away from distractions, and a safer environment
• Minimum 1 hour of volunteer clean-up per semester
  for range use

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Dues/ Funding

• 15 this semester
• Checks payable to Pistol and Rifle Club of VT
• Benefits targets, range use, possible discount
  on firearm supplies, educational materials,
  speakers, and more

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Safety

• Utmost importance due to liability
• Zero-tolerance policy for unsafe handling
• Team members must pass basic skills test and gun
  handling test before shooting at club-sponsored
  events
• Everyone is accountable to each other
• Members set an example for safe handling that
  others should follow

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Rules and Regulation of the Virginia Tech Pistol
and Rifle Club

• FIRST LAW... THE FIREARM IS ALWAYS LOADED!
• EVERY TIME you pick up or draw a gun, inspect it
  in a safe manner (control your muzzle) and always
  treat it as a loaded firearm.
• SECOND LAW... NEVER POINT THE FIREARM AT
  SOMETHING YOU ARE NOT PREPARED TO DESTROY!
• The only safe way to operate is to assume the
  worst case scenario Pretend that your empty
  firearm is going to function perfectly. When you
  press the trigger it will FIRE! Since you are
  prepared for that, you only point the firearm in
  a safe direction. This way when brain fade does
  result in an AD, it will be into a safe impact
  area and there wont be a tragedy.
• THIRD LAW... ALWAYS BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET AND
  WHAT IS BEHIND IT!
• Bullets can penetrate lots of things. Identify
  your target before firing. If you are not sure,
  DONT SHOOTt! Make sure there is a safe impact
  area behind it before firing.
• FOURTH LAW... KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER
  UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET!
• Almost all of the accidental discharges during a
  match are caused by placing a finger on the
  trigger when not ready to fire.

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Questions?