Boys and girls, ages 10 through 17 are eligible to participate in the Juniors Club. They must become Junior NRA Members and they must have written permission from their parents. (Parents do not have to be club members.)
Dues are $10.00 per year and range fees are $2.00 for each day at the range.
First and foremost, youngsters are taught Range Safety. Safe handling of firearms must be demonstrated and practiced before they are allowed to shoot. Once those prerequisites are met, then shooting positions are demonstrated and practiced before shooting live ammunition is allowed.
Rifles in .22 caliber, with target sights, are used to shoot at 50 foot, NRA bullseye targets. Rifles and ammunition are supplied by the club.
The junior shooter shoots five shots at each of 10 bullseyes on the standard 50 foot NRA bullseye target and the score is recorded on the junior’s individual record sheet.
Juniors advance in rank as their scores improve. The ranks are set by the NRA, starting with Pro-Marksman and running through Distinguished expert. The rate at which each junior advances is determined by their own drive to excel.
As they advance, awards are given for each rank. The junior receives patches, medals, or certificates at each level of achievement. These NRA awards are provided by the club.
Parents are encouraged to participate. Doing so helps build an effective parent – child relationship and improves range supervision.
For more information, contact Mike James (909) 988-7626 juniors@wegc.org
Are a member’s childern allowed to shoot at the club ranges if they are unter 10 years old?
BYLAWS -F. A Junior Member is a non-voting member of the West End Junior Program, under the age of 18 years, whose dues are current. A Junior Member, with the supervision of any adult Annual, Life, Conditional or Associate member, may use the Junior Club facilities and participate in any Club event.
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AS LISTED ABOVE -Boys and girls, ages 10 through 17 are eligible to participate in the Juniors Club.
Family members and guests under the DIRECT supervision of a member/parent may shoot at the range facilities at any age. It is the responsibility of the parent to supervise and insure that the child has the ability and awareness to shoot responsibly and safely and handle any and all firearms and obey club guidelines and safety rules regarding the safe use of the range and its facilities.
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from the President of WEGC…………
The Junior Director, Mike James, will accept children into the Junior program under 10 years of age if they are at a level to understand about safety and can operate the firearm safely as well.
As for bringing your own children to shoot at the range, there is no official age limit established by the Club. The Club member is responsible for their family and any guests shooting in their party. This includes all minors/juniors who may be in the member’s party. All guests must sign waivers of liability and the parents of guests who are minors must sign a waiver for them as well. The children of members may shoot at the range but the member is responsible for maintaining a safe shooting environment at all times when using the upper ranges on their own. The Range-master will determine who can shoot at the Main range when it is under his control and depending on the current circumstances at that time.
I hope this information is helpful to you, Allen. You can always contact the Range Officer, Dan Carpenter, by e-mail at range@wegc.org or ask our Range-master, Larry Black, at the range about anything related to range safely. I hope I see you at the range sometime.
Best regards, Bruce Strang, President