About NSA
Principal Objectives:
The National Shooting Association (NSA) is a South Africa based, apolitical, non-racist, and non-sexist shooting association with the following principle objectives:
The NSA is a SAPS Accredited Hunting and a SAPS Accredited Sport-shooting Association and has its activities focussed on assisting the busy Executive who is an enthusiastic hunter and/or sport-shooter by allowing for members tom participate as their time allows them to do. NSA for instance presents In-House Postal Target Shooting Competitions for all calibres of handguns and all calibres of hunting rifles in a format that allows members to shoot prescribed shooting tables on their own time on ranges of their own choice, without having to be bound by shooting activities which are directed by time and place. Members post shot targets to the office where these are kept on record for purposes of being able to present proof of activities when members have to renew their firearm licences.
NSA annually informs its members of hunting opportunities and present an Annual National Postal Target Shooting Competition.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE:
- To develop and promote the sport of shooting in all its forms, including competitive rifle, pistol and shotgun shooting, sporting shooting and hunting with firearms and other hunting equipment; the research, development, and reloading of cartridges and cartridge loads for competition, target, hunting and sporting use ("the sport");
- To educate practitioners of the sport and the general public regarding firearms and shooting in general; the safe and responsible use of firearms for competitive, sporting and hunting purposes, the safe use of firearms, environmental conservation and ethical standards in the sport;
- To promote and support the conservation of the world's natural habitat and the sustainable use of wildlife based on scientific data and on sound economic principles;
- To co-operate, as responsible law-abiding citizens, with the Government and Authorities of the various countries in which the organisation has members in the promotion of the sport, the safe and responsible use of firearms, and the legal right to own such firearms, and;
- To raise funds in order to carry out or assist programmes to promote the sport in all its forms with accent on Southern Africa.
NSA's position on the implementation of the Firearms Control Act:
The National Shooting Association is committed to working with the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Central Firearms Registry (CFR) to meet the objectives of the Firearms Control Act (Act 60 of 2000 as amended). It is stressed that the NSA is of the opinion that the Act is regarded as a positive development in responsible firearm ownership in South Africa, and that the effective implementation of the Act will lead to the safer use of firearms in this country - it will also combat the high levels of violent criminal activity committed with illegal firearms. NSA is a SAPS (CFR) Accredited Hunting Association and a SAPS (CFR) Accredited Sport-shooting Association.
Policy positions:
- the right to legally own and use firearms
- a strong and unified voice for appropriate training in the legal use of firearms
- the development of conservation-based rural development projects generating income through sustainable use (conservation-based community involvement and sustainable hunting)
- backing and supporting government’s initiative in biodiversity conservation through sustainable use and the endeavour to in this manner contribute to the eradication of rural poverty
- balanced comments on safe use of firearms, sport shooting, and sustainable responsible hunting in the media
- high standards in the safe, responsible, and accountable ownership and
use of firearms.
