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YSSA Outreach

Ruger Conducts Second Auction to Benefit YSSA

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. is offering another opportunity to bid on and acquire rare, unusual, discontinued, or one-of-a-kind Ruger firearms to benefit the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance.

Ruger is auctioning one of six pairs of Service-Six Military Model double-action revolvers in cooperation with GunBroker.com - the web’s largest hunting and sport shooting auction.

The revolvers are consecutively serial-numbered 153-55971 and 153-55972 and the test fire date for both was`April 6, 1978.

The revolvers have never been fired beyond normal testing during manufacture and were packaged in a special preservative foil wrap for over thirty years. There is some pitting on the revolvers, and the grip panels show some wear, which may have been caused by the foil wrap.

Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. produced these.38 Special revolvers for the U.S. Army Armament Material Development and Readiness Command and are marked “U.S.” at the right front of the frame. The Service-Six revolvers were first introduced in 1971 and were in production through 1987.

The revolvers are made of chrome-molybdenum steel with a blue finish, 4” barrel, fixed sights, square butt, and lanyard loop. Another feature of these revolvers is the absence of the manual warning normally found on the left side of the barrel.

Original Technical Manuals for the Service-Six Military Model revolvers are included with this auction. The winning bidder of this auction is responsible for paying the Federal Excise Tax.

GunBroker.com is an informative, detailed, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents.

Daisy Outdoor Products Continues Support of Priority Youth Shooting Sports Programs

Daisy Outdoor Products, the world’s oldest and largest producer of airguns, has provided a generous donation to YSSA for use in support of youth shooting sports programs. Daisy has been a long-time supporter of youth shooting safety and youth shooting sports programs. The company recognizes the impact that the YSSA is having on enabling organizations to introduce young and first-time shooters safely to airguns and to all disciplines of the shooting sports.

Ellett Brothers, LLC Supports NRA-ILA and the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance

Ellett Brothers, LLC, selected the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) and the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) as the beneficiaries of the proceeds raised from the silent auction held in conjunction with the 2010 Ellett Brothers Showcase Sale. NRA-ILA and the YSSA each received $15,000 in support of their respective programs. The silent auction is held each year at the Ellett Brothers dealers show to benefit various shooting sports interests and programs. The money raised during the 2010 show brought contributions to a 7-year total of $240,000.

Sig Sauer, Inc. Supports YSSA's Donated Firearms Program

Sig Sauer, Inc., Exeter, NH has generously donated 10 Certified Pre-owned P250 Compact 9mm pistols to the YSSA in support of their Donated Firearms Program. Proceeds from the sale of donated firearms are used to acquire equipment and supplies in support of priority youth shooting sports programs.

"Treasures & Traditions" Heritage Partnership Auction to Benefit YSSA

A special “Treasures & Traditions” Heritage Partnership auction to benefit the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) will be hosted by GunBroker.com - the web’s largest hunting and sport shooting auction – and the Hunting Heritage Trust throughout the month of March, 2010. Based on similar auctions recently hosted in behalf of USA Shooting and IHEA, the YSSA is excited about the potential number of prospective bidders over a month-long period that will review the inventory of products and services that will be listed in this YSSA Heritage Partnership auction.

 

Meeting the Challenge of Retaining New Shooters

Introducing young people to the pleasures and responsibilities of shooting is our most important task in ensuring that our shooting and hunting traditions remain intact. The Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) was organized to address two important challenges regarding the recruitment and retention of new shooters:
• Identify and support the needs of successful and safe youth programs
• Provide leadership in the development and promotion of family-friendly shooting range facilities to encourage continued participation in the shooting sports

The Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (YSSA) received a certificate of incorporation from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s State Corporation Commission effective July 25, 2007. Upon relocation to North Carolina, Articles of Incorporation of the YSSA were filed with the North Carolina Department of The Secretary of State. Certification was received with an effective date of April 4, 2008.

The Internal Revenue Service informed the YSSA on May 12, 2008 that the organization had been determined to be exempt from Federal income tax effective July 25, 2007 under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that the YSSA was classified as a private foundation.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office issued a Certificate of Registration (Reg. No. 3,620,067) for the service mark “Youth Shooting Sports Alliance) on May 12, 2009.