THE Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (SSAA) Queensland is the Sunshine State’s largest and pre-eminent shooting organisation and the state’s peak body for the sport.

With more than 68,000 members – and growing – we protect and represent all aspects of the shooting sports in Queensland, from competition target shooting to hunting to junior development to gun safety and firearms training.

We have more than 65 branches ranges across the state, covering everything from rimfire rifles and handguns through to shotguns, centrefire hunting and precision rifles, centrefire handguns, lever-action firearms and even big game rifles.

Our Conservation & Wildlife Management (CWM) and Farmer Assist programmes have also earned national recognition for their participation in the control of feral pests in both national parks and privately held land across Queensland – protecting our native wildlife and agriculture from introduced threats including wild pigs, rabbits, foxes, dogs and deer.

We also have a strong Historical Arms Collectors division, dedicated to preserving and enjoying vintage and antique firearms to better understand our heritage and preserve them for future generations as well.

As part of the Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia – the country’s largest shooting sports peak body and organisation with more than 185,000 members and counting – we promote and encourage the continued development of our sport and represent our members interests to the government and media.

SSAA has accredited Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) status at the UN and also publishes Australia’s largest circulation shooting magazine Australian Shooter, along with the highly regarded Australian Hunter and Australian and New Zealand Handgun magazines.