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Jamaica Rifle Association

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Membership Application Form

The Jamaica Rifle Association has opened its ranges to shooters of every standard since 1896. Membership brings the range, the coaching and the full competition calendar — this is where joining starts.

Before you apply

Membership is open to anyone the committee accepts. What you need depends on what you want to shoot.

  • Two existing members to propose and second youThe office will arrange this if you do not yet know anyone at the association — it is not a barrier to applying.
  • A firearm user permit, for practical pistol onlyArchery, smallbore, full bore and the cadet programme do not require one. Practical pistol does.Practical pistol
  • Ten years old or over, for the ISSF programmeArchery takes all ages. Club rifles and bows are available, so no equipment of your own is needed to start.The five sporting areas
  • To be made Range Safe before you shootAn official walks you through the range safety requirements and signs you off. It happens after you join, not before you apply.What being Range Safe involves

Application

Apply for membership

Complete the form below and it will open in your mail client, addressed to the association with your answers filled in. Send it and the Secretary will be in touch.

The applicant

Your Tax Registration Number, if you have one to hand.

Contact details
MembershipPick the class you are applying for. If you are not sure which one fits, leave it and the office will advise.
Disciplines you are interested in
Firearm licenceMembership does not require a licence — several of the association’s disciplines do not involve one at all. Answer what applies to you.
Do you hold a Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) licence?
Proposer and seconderApplications are proposed and seconded by existing members. If you do not know anyone at the association yet, leave these blank — say so in the notes and the office will arrange it.

This site has no server, so nothing is stored here — submitting composes the application as an email from your own mail client.

How joining works

  1. Send your application

    Complete the form on this page. It reaches the Secretary with everything the committee needs to consider you.

  2. Proposed and seconded

    Two existing members put your name forward. The office will arrange this for you if you do not yet know anyone here.

  3. Be made Range Safe

    Before you shoot, an official takes you through the range safety requirements and signs you off.

    What being Range Safe involves

  4. Pay your subscription

    Subscriptions fall due on 1 November each year. The office will confirm the current rate for your class.

Classes of membership

  • Gentleman Member

    J$12,000

    Full member, entitled to vote.

  • Lady Member

    J$6,000

    Full member, entitled to vote.

  • Service Member

    J$6,000

    Serving members of the security forces. Entitled to vote.

  • Student Member

    On application

    Persons at school or pursuing full-time studies.

  • Overseas Member

    US$200

    Members resident outside Jamaica.

Annual subscriptions as published in the association’s Rules and Regulations of February 2019. Confirm the current rate with the office before paying.

Common questions

Do I need my own firearm or bow?
No. The ISSF group shoots club Remington 40-X rifles and the archery group can lend you a bow. Practical pistol is the exception — you shoot your own handgun, under your own permit.
When is the subscription due?
Subscriptions fall due on 1 November each year. The rates on this page are the 2019 schedule, so confirm the current one with the office before you pay anything.
Can I come and watch before I join?
Yes. Call the office, say which discipline you are interested in, and come up when that group is next shooting. Read the range rules before you arrive.Plan a visit
How long does an application take?
Your application goes to the Secretary and then to the committee. The office will tell you where yours has got to — ring them rather than waiting.

Questions before you apply?

The office is open six days a week. Call, write, or come up to 148 Mountain View Avenue and see the range for yourself.

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