The Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia (SSAA) was established in 1948 in order to promote the shooting sports and protect firearm owners’ interests. Those roles remain the same today. The SSAA is a federation – each state and territory having its own association, with more than 200,000 members belonging to one of these. Each state/territory is independent and equal when making decisions and, alongside this, SSAA National acts as the service body for the states/territories but also operates independently. With more than 440 clubs at which they can shoot, SSAA’s 200,000-plus like-minded sporting shooters are part of Australia’s premier sports shooting body.