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NRA fundraiser helps youth gun education

Gun owners and supporters, and those who believe in educating youth on gun-safety, have a local event where they can support those beliefs with the Friends of the NRA Annual Banquet 6 p.m. Aug. 13 at the Tennsco Community Building.

It’s also an event where two participants will receive handgun giveaways – one of which is a Glock 9 mm.

According to Linda Chambers, one of the event organizers, the Friends of NRA program helps preserve the Second Amendment, and promotes shooting sports, firearms education and other traditional, non-political National Rifle Association activities.

Chambers said proceeds raised go toward firearms safety training, youth education, hunter safety training programs, range development conservation and Second Amendment Education.

The banquet will include two handgun giveaways as door prizes as well as an auction for limited edition NRA items. The banquet also includes a dinner, which will begin before the auction.

Tickets are $30 each, or two for $50.

All proceeds go to local youth hunting and sporting groups, and hunter safety and education courses, according to a press release.

Chambers said the money goes into a statewide NRA Foundation pool, which is then given out for grants and programs annually.

The Dickson County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant to purchase an Eddie Eagle costume to teach school children gun safety. Eddie Eagle’s key points for children who see a gun: Stop! Don't touch. Leave the area. Tell an adult.

The grant monies also go toward buying supplies for the Dickson County 4H Youth Shooting Club. This year, the club is applying for a grant for “much-needed” equipment, Chambers said.

The Friends of NRA program is conducted by local volunteers to raise funds for the NRA Foundation through banquets, auctions, shoots, golf tournaments, etc., and to provide a local gathering for NRA members, Chambers said. Since its inception in 1992, nationally, Friends of NRA has held over 13,500 events, reached over two million attendees and raised over $170 million for The NRA Foundation. The NRA Foundation is a tax-exempt organization that raises tax-deductible contributions in support of firearm-related public interest activities of the National Rifle Association of America.

For more information, contact Troy Alley at (615) 969-0808 or Linda Chambers at (615) 268-2781. Tickets will also be available at the door until sold out.

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