The Colorado State Shooting Association, a non-profit organization supported by membership fees and recognized by the National Rifle Association, has the following purpose and objectives:

• To promote social welfare and public safety, law, order, and national defense;
• To encourage the lawful ownership and use of firearms by citizens of good repute;
• To coordinate the program of the National Rifle Association in the State of Colorado;
• To promote hunter safety and hunter safety laws;
• To promote conservation of wildlife and other natural resources; and
• To coordinate efforts of all citizens, clubs and organizations in Colorado in their efforts to preserve the constitutional right to keep and bear arms.