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National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice
A now-historical U.S. government board, it helped shape early civilian marksmanship programs in the United States. It is best remembered as the predecessor to today’s Civilian Marksmanship Program.
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A report on the feasibility and advisability of some policy to inaugurate a system of rifle practice throughout the public schools of the country
by George Wood Wingate, Ammon B. Critchfield, National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice
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Created in 1903, the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice was established to encourage marksmanship training among U.S. civilians, especially in ways connected to national defense preparedness. Its work was tied to early national shooting competitions and to the Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship.
Over time, the board became an important part of the system that supported rifle practice, matches, awards, and the distribution of training resources. Modern summaries from the Civilian Marksmanship Program describe it as the starting point for a long-running effort to promote firearms safety, training, and competition in the United States.
Today, the board is mainly of historical interest because it was the forerunner of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the federally chartered nonprofit that continues that mission in a newer form. Because this is an institution rather than an individual author, a personal portrait image is not applicable.