Objectives of the Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association

The Michigan Rifle & Pistol Association (MRPA) will strive to create a public sentiment for the individual possession of firearms by law-abiding citizens. The Association will also encourage training in the use of firearms for sport, as an essential contribution to national security, for personal defense, and as a bulwark of individual liberty.

It shall also be the purpose of this organization to encourage the proper organization, operation and administration of affiliated clubs; to promote and coordinate state wide activities related to the ownership and lawful use of firearms; and to cooperate with other organizations in the conservation of our wildlife resources within the State of Michigan and throughout the United States.

In order to support its purposes and objectives, the Association shall be affiliated with the National Rifle Association.

The detailed objectives of this Association include, but are not limited to:

a) The protection and defense of the inalienable constitutional right of the individual American citizen to acquire, transport, possess, carry, and transfer ownership of arms, in order that the people may exercise their right to self preservation and defense of family, person and property, as well as defend the Nation and the individual liberty of its citizens.

b) The promotion of marksmanship practice and the safe handling of firearms, both as a sport and as a fundamental aspect of national defense. 

c) The promotion of organized competitive rifle ands pistol shooting among the residents of the State of Michigan.

d) The encouragement of the acceptance of marksmanship as a major competitive sport in the state's publicly and privately endowed school systems, at all levels.

e) Assisting in the planning, construction, acquisition, and preservation of shooting ranges of all types.

f) Supporting the Civilian Marksmanship Program of the Department of Defense, and encouraging member clubs to enroll and participate in that program.

g) Promoting the highest degree of sportsmanship and good fellowship among membership of the Association, and preventing the occurrence or tolerance of un-sportsman like conduct.

h) Supporting the conservation and wise use of our wildlife and other natural resources, and cooperating with conservation organizations.

i) Supporting public safety, law and order.