The TSGC Constitution Article 1

The Tri-State Gun Club, founded in 1979, is an organization incorporated and shelf-chartered by the rights granted in Articles I and Il of the Bill of Rights of the United States of America.

The Corporation is a non-profit organization. A nominal annual dues fee is charged per member to provide for the maintenance, improvement, and expansion of the Corporation's programs, real estate, infrastructure, and facilities. The Corporation is dedicated to providing its personnel and facilities for the following endeavors:

Promote the safe, responsible, and legal conduct of shooting sports activities; both informal and competitive, in an atmosphere of comradery and sportsmanship.

Promote the training of junior shooters and other inexperienced shooters, in the development of a comparable sense of personal responsibility, safe firearms handling, and marksmanship skills.

Perpetuate a positive community relations program by providing certified personnel and/or facilities for the conduct of Hunter Education, other conservation or wildlife-oriented programs and firearms safety programs as available. Also provide, on a non-interference/space available basis, certified personnel and facilities for firearms training and qualification of local, state and federal Law Enforcement agencies.

The Corporation exists to promote shooting sports and an appreciation of America's heritage of the armed citizen.