NRA plans National Marksmanship Competition Center at Camp Atterbury

The National Rifle Association will bring national and regional shooting competitions, as well as firearms training and safety courses, to its new National Marksmanship Competition Center being developed at Camp Atterbury, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced Friday.“Camp Atterbury will serve as an exceptional venue for marksmanship championships that promote education and responsibility,” Holcomb said in a statement. “This new center will provide great economic benefits for central Indiana with the safety, training and competition opportunities for thousands of citizens, law enforcement and military personnel.”The governor's announcement came during the NRA's annual meeting, which is taking place in Indianapolis this weekend.Buy PhotoGov. Eric Holcomb delivers the annual State of the State address to the Indiana General Assembly at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (Photo: Jenna Watson/IndyStar)The NRA also will work in conjunction with the Camp Atterbury Museum[1] to develop the NRA Military Heritage Museum, the governor said in his statement.Wayne LaPierre, the NRA executive vice president and CEO, said in the statement that the center ties back to the organization's roots in promoting marksmanship and shooting competitions.“We look forward to having our National Matches at Camp Atterbury, Indiana and to offer competitive shooters a centralized location to compete while protecting our Second Amendment freedoms,” he said.The statement said the NRA will lease space at Camp Atterbury, and the state will upgrade several shooting ranges[2]. The improvements are also expected to draw other military, law enforcement and civilian training and competitions as well.The NRA’s competitive shooting division, which has been holding marksmanship competitions since 1876, will bring national and regional competitions as well as firearms training and safety courses to Camp Atterbury, according to the statement.The organization's Smallbore Rifle Championships and Precision Pistol Championships will begin in 2020 at the center and the High Power Rifle Championships, which have been held at Camp

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