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Arms, Ammunition, and Target Material for Civilian Rifle Clubs (PH 11-8)(1919) (8 pages)
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requirements as he may consider necessary adequately to safeguard
the interests of the United States.’’
b. Act of Congress approved June 3, 1916:
“The Secretary of War shall annually submit to Congress recommendations and estimates for the establishment and maintenance
of indoor and outdoor rifle ranges, under such a comprehensive plan
as will ultimately result in providing adequate facilities for rifle
practice in all sections of the country. And that all ranges so established and all ranges which may have already been constructed, in
whole or in part, with funds provided by Congress shall be open
for use by those in any branch of the military or naval service of
the United States and by all able-bodied males capable of bearing
arms, under reasonable regulations to be prescribed by the controlling
authorities and approved by the Secretary of War. That the President may detail capable officers and noncommissioned officers of the
Regular Army and National Guard to duty at such ranges as instructors for the purpose of training the citizenry in the use of the
military arm. Where rifle ranges shall have been so established and .
instructors assigned to duty thereat, the Secretary of War shall be
authorized to provide for the issue of a reasonable number of standard military rifles and such quantities of ammunition as may be
available for use in conducting such rifle practice.’’
2. Rules for organizing clubs.—Rifle clubs may be organized
under the rules of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice, in accordance with the following regulations:
a. Ten or more able-bodied citizens residing in any locality may
organize a club.
b. The name of such a club should be, if practicable, the same
as the city or town in which it is organized, as the Auburn (N. Y.)
Rifle Club.
c. The by-laws, as approved by the Secretary of War, must be
adopted.
d. After organization, the club must affiliate with the National
Rifle Association of America, in conformity with a resolution of the
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and approved
by the Secretary of War, March 23, 1904.
e. All clubs organized under the rules of the National Board for
the Promotion of Rifle Pmctice will carry on small-arms target practice in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the National
Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and make annual reports
of such practice to the National Rifle Association of America.