hitchphil wrote:
bash the NRA, bash the NRA forum, Bash the NRA forum........Yawn..... pls change the record.......
....... mostly without actually understanding the rules on say SSC etc or even what NRA actually do - like NRA dont harp on publicly about legislation, they talk directly to MPs about support & lobbying - I & others think that gets heard a lot more than the continual demands for public campaigns that will not work! & that play into the hands of those that oppose shooting.
Christel - wrong - select a club you are a member of, give them a pic & ask them to submit for an SSC with the firearm classifications they think you are competent to handle. They (or you) pay the £10 you get a shiny new card in the post - simples. Crack on shooting.
If your not technically competent they can train/assess you & issue the assessment form as sent to all club Secs & e.g. Muzzle loading can be added too. Its that easy. & you only need 1 SSC from 1 NRA affiliated club - unless they do different things?
Or become a member & get the club to generate the assessment forms send them in & you get a card without any further fee.
Personally i would like to see NRA demand that those in clubs who do SSC assessments are qualified to do that (RCO, Instructor, Coach) because I see range behaviors every weekend that are unsafe & appalling. Is that just a money making scheme by NRA? or is that assuring competence via supposedly competent people just like scuba diving do?
Try talking about the abuse some clubs did with SSC vs how hard it is to get one (sharing them, giving free NRA member ones to non NRA members, handed out as club membership cards with no training, copying them, making their own etc etc) & MOD define the rules for them because of using THEIR ranges or danger areas & since Haddon cave & the loss of crown immunity, they like any other need documentary evidence of something being done to assure safe use & prevent them being prosecuted for an out of range incident.
& before somebody goes on about GDPR & Pictures thats totally legit to ask for, & its use, & half the NRA qualified RCOs who are not members have done so already & have done for years.
This forum has a bad rep for NRA bashing in the wider shooting community & it does the forum & its image no good.
How about some neutral moderation??

I'm in total agreement with most of what you say hitchphil especially as regards some clubs previously handing out safe shooter cards with membership cards. Some club officials have absolutely no appreciation whatsoever of their legal responsibilities or personal liabilities.