About the Saint Lucia Shooting Association

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The Saint Lucia Shooting Association was formed in 1994 and has as two of its primary objectives, improving the safe ownership and use of firearms, and expanding shooting as a sport in St. Lucia.

A major factor in the formation of the association was the fact that there was no forum for training in firearms, difficulty in finding range facilities and little if any development of the sporting aspect of firearms.  The formative years of the association were spent sensitizing the authorities to the aims of the association and providing a range for use by members. In those early years the focus was primarily on pistol shooting as many members had pistols, but never the opportunity to practice or be trained in their use.

In order to ensure that the highest standards are established and maintained, several members were encouraged to join the National Rifle Association of America (NRA), which was founded in 1871.  The NRA affiliation has been very useful in providing training of pistol instructors, and range safety officers of which, six persons have completed these courses. Further, two members have completed the certified home firearm safety and personal protection in the home instructor courses to provide necessary and advanced training for interested persons.  To ensure that shooting events are carried out with the highest safety standards, members of the executive completed the Red Cross First Aid and CPR courses, and it is expected that the association will arrange for all interested members to undergo such training.

Seminars were arranged with the assistance of the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, particularly the Special Services Unit, with whom the association has always had a very cordial relationship.  Over time, particularly in the past two to three years, the focus of the association shifted to competitive sports shooting, other disciplines, including sporting clays (shotgun), and improving the shooting and training standards of its members in order to provide a formidable challenge to shooters from around the region.

To date, the Saint Lucia Shooting Association is one of two designated institutions charged with the responsibility of training firearm applicants in the safe and proficient use of firearms.  The SLSA is also the institution appointed by the authorities for the certification of firearm applicants and owners in Saint Lucia.