Great Salt Lake Council
Shooting Sports
• Boy Scouts of America adheres to its
longstanding policy of teaching its youth and
adult members the safe, responsible,
intelligent handling, care, and use of firearms,
air rifles, BB guns, and archery equipment in
planned, carefully managed, and supervised
programs.
What Falls Inside Shooting Sports
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Rifle, Shotgun, Pistol, Black powder
BB guns, Paintball, Air soft, Nerf
Catapults, Trebuchet
Sling shots, Water balloon launchers
Archery, Tomahawk Throwing
Any other method to propel an object using a
devise for assistance.
What is Currently Banned
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Fully Automatic Firearms
Explosives, Exploding Targets
Explosive Ammunition
Tracer Ammunition
Shooting at people, Image’s of a person on
any shooting sports activity
• Shooting at an unauthorized location
Cannons and Large-Bore Artillery
• Units are not authorized, under any
circumstances, to use a cannon or any
• other large-bore artillery device.
So Who Can Shoot What
• Tiger scout, Cub Scout age.
• Archery, BB guns, Slingshots, Wrist Rockets.
• Note, No firearms or handguns of any type are permitted in
the Cub Scout program
So Who Can Shoot What
• Boy Scout and Varsity Scout programs
• All items included in Cub Scouting
• 22 caliber bolt / breach Rifles, (NO tube feed)
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22 short, 22 long, 22 long rifle only
• Air Rifles using .177 cal pellets
• Muzzle loading Rifles / Shotguns (no flintlock)
• 12 / 20 gauge Shotguns
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7.5 to 9 shot only, Target load
• Note: No handguns are permitted in the Boy Scout and
Varsity Scout programs except for those approved by the
BSA National Council
So Who Can Shoot What
• Venturing and Sea Scout
• All items included in Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Varsity
programs
• Center fire rifles of any caliber
• Semiautomatic pistols and revolvers
• Muzzle loading Handguns
So Where Can We Shoot
• Tiger scout, Cub Scout age.
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Council / District camps and events Only
• Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturing and Sea Scout
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BSA Shooting Sports Approved public / private ranges.
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Lee Kay, SASS range, Bountiful Lions, Kaysville range.
Three private ranges, Near Vernon, Herriman and Tooele
BSA scout camps
• NO shooting at/in areas not previously approved by
shooting sports committee, i.e. west desert, uncle Joes farm
etc.
IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO SHOOT
• Yes you need to have the following
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Tour Plan filed and approved (non-council camp)
Two people for the following
BSA/NRA Certified Range Safety Officer (RSO)
BSA/NRA/Archery Certified Instructor for discipline you
are shooting
These two people need to have Current/Active Certifications
• Eye and hearing protection for all participants
Where do I find these 2 people
• 1st Look in your local units.
• 2nd Look /Ask Your district shooting sports
• 3rd Look in the Council Shooting Sports
Committee
Can I Become a Instructor
• YES – The Great Salt Lake council has an active
training program run by Bill Wagner.
• To find the current training schedule and
pricing go to following
• https://www.saltlakescouts.org/nrainstructors
Can I Become A Instructor
• The cost for BSA Leaders is $30 for NRA Basic
Instructor course and $80 per discipline
course: All Courses will be taught at Bill
Wagner’s home. All Live Fire will be at the Lee
Kay Center
• Bill Wagner lives at 5389 Janette Ave. (5389 W.
4005 S.) West Valley City 84120
• Please Call Bill at 801-971-8555 if you intend
to attend any NRA Course
Instructors Can Be
•Merit Badge Counselors
•Rifle
•Shot gun
•Muzzle loading Firearms
•Pistol
•Range Safety Officers
I have That, now What
•There is requirements for your shoot that needs
to be completed.
Like What
•Simple based on the level of activity, there is a
level of instruction for the scouts.
OK what are these levels
•Level One, Air gun shooting experience
•Level Two, open shooting experience
•Level Three, On-Going shooting experience
•Level four, Competitive shooting experience
•Each level applied to the discipline
•Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Muzzle Loading
OK What Is the Instruction
•Level One, five minute safety briefing
•Level Two, thirty minute safety briefing
•Level Three, 3-hour NRA First Steps course
•Level four, 3-hour NRA First Steps course
•Each level of instruction to be taught by the
NRA instructor in that discipline
What about Council Events
• This is the card that is needed every time he
or she shoots with our Council
What else do I need to get.
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Unit leaders will need to find and provide
Authorized firearms for level of scouting
Appropriate ammo
Eye and Hearing protection.
That covers firearms what about
Archery
• Archery Instructors need to be Level One
certified.
A Level Two Archery Instructor may teach a
Level One course
• Archery Merit Badge should be taught by
Instructor
• Archery activities are to have 10-15 minute
safety briefing
Archery Continued
• Were to do Archery
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Archery Range is available at the Lee Kay Center on the west side.
The Archery Range at Camp Tracy is available for use except in the Winter
season.
Archery equipment includes: Bow, Arrows, Arm Guard, Finger Tab, Target
Genesis Bows are recommended -- Available through Council
Level One Instructors: Lee Powell, Rob Hendrickson, ??
Level Two Instructors: B Jay Fairbanks Rodney Clawson Lee Powell? Rob
Hendrickson
Level Three: Fred Jepson, Salt Lake Archery-- Randy
Q & A’s
•We have been going out to the west desert for
years why the change.
•After several issues these policies have been
implemented for you and your scouts protection.
Q & A’s
•I’m in a LDS unit we will just have a priesthood
activity.
•PLEASE read the green book. The activity arm
of the priesthood in the United States is the BSA.
•In the event something happens the Boy Scouts
of America’s insurance is Void, as is most Local
Church’s insurance, You are standing alone.
• Remember, when your unit recharterd last
November, the Sponsoring organization head
signed that your unit would comply with all
BSA policies in order to receive your charter.
HAVE A GREAT –SAFE
SHOOTING SPORTS
ACTIVITY