The NRA has been giving out money to school shooting sports organizations through the NRA Foundation. In Missouri, we looked at two organizations that received funding, the Poplar Bluff High School trapshooting team and the Student Air Rifle Program. Poplar Bluff High School receives the most money out of any school in the state, with $42,000 in three years, and Missouri’s SAR program is funded in part by the NRA Foundation.
This multimedia project is part of an investigative story on guns in Missouri in collaboration with the Columbia Missourian and Columbia NPR affiliate station KBIA.
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Caden Faucett, 13, from Crane, Missouri stands with his air rifle open after completing a round of shooting at the Student Air Rifle Program tournament at Clever High School on November 14, 2019. NRA money to Missouri schools increased from $29,100 in 2010 to nearly $158,000 in 2017.
Caden Faucett, 13, from Crane, Missouri stands with his air rifle open after completing a...READ ON
Caden Faucett, 13, from Crane, Missouri stands with his air rifle open after completing a round of shooting at the Student Air Rifle Program tournament at Clever High School on November 14, 2019. NRA money to Missouri schools increased from $29,100 in 2010 to nearly $158,000 in 2017.
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Shotguns sit on a stand at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in front of the trap shooting range in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. Poplar Bluff High School’s $42,000 in support from the NRA Foundation came in three grants, issued in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
Shotguns sit on a stand at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in front of the trap shooting range...READ ON
Shotguns sit on a stand at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in front of the trap shooting range in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. Poplar Bluff High School’s $42,000 in support from the NRA Foundation came in three grants, issued in 2011, 2014 and 2015.
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Garret Cooper, 15, center, raises his shotgun during a round of trap shooting at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. The Poplar Bluff High School team is one of nearly 80 school-supported organizations in the state of Missouri that received grants from the NRA Foundation from 2010 to 2017.
Garret Cooper, 15, center, raises his shotgun during a round of trap shooting at the...READ ON
Garret Cooper, 15, center, raises his shotgun during a round of trap shooting at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. The Poplar Bluff High School team is one of nearly 80 school-supported organizations in the state of Missouri that received grants from the NRA Foundation from 2010 to 2017.
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An empty shotgun shell sits on the ground at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. Poplar Bluff High School received the most money from the NRA Foundation between 2010 to 2017 out of all K-12 schools, a total of $42,222 from three grants.
An empty shotgun shell sits on the ground at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff,...READ ON
An empty shotgun shell sits on the ground at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. Poplar Bluff High School received the most money from the NRA Foundation between 2010 to 2017 out of all K-12 schools, a total of $42,222 from three grants.
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Clay birds for trap shooting litter the ground at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club on the trap shooting range in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. Missouri 4-H shooting sports has seen an increase, too, going from 6,400 members in 2010 to around 8,000 in 2019.
Clay birds for trap shooting litter the ground at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club on the trap...READ ON
Clay birds for trap shooting litter the ground at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club on the trap shooting range in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. Missouri 4-H shooting sports has seen an increase, too, going from 6,400 members in 2010 to around 8,000 in 2019.
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From left, Joey Kaup, Christy Popp, her daughter Shannon Popp who is on the Poplar Bluff trapshooting team and Angie Rideout stand around a campfire at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. As of 2016, Missouri was the top Midwest state, and seventh in the nation, in the amount of NRA Foundation money given to schools and 4-H groups this decade.
From left, Joey Kaup, Christy Popp, her daughter Shannon Popp who is on the Poplar Bluff...READ ON
From left, Joey Kaup, Christy Popp, her daughter Shannon Popp who is on the Poplar Bluff trapshooting team and Angie Rideout stand around a campfire at the Poplar Bluff Gun Club in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on November 9, 2019. As of 2016, Missouri was the top Midwest state, and seventh in the nation, in the amount of NRA Foundation money given to schools and 4-H groups this decade.
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Brooklyn Grant, 13, from Spokane, Missouri looks downrange at the Student Air Rifle Program Tournament at Clever High School on November 14, 2019. Brooklyn took first place in the middle school individuals girls category.
Brooklyn Grant, 13, from Spokane, Missouri looks downrange at the Student Air Rifle...READ ON
Brooklyn Grant, 13, from Spokane, Missouri looks downrange at the Student Air Rifle Program Tournament at Clever High School on November 14, 2019. Brooklyn took first place in the middle school individuals girls category.
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Tristan Record, 15, from Spokane, Missouri stands with his empty air rifle after shooting in a round at Student Air Rifle Program Tournament at Clever High School on November 14, 2019. Tristan took first place in the high school individual boys category.
Tristan Record, 15, from Spokane, Missouri stands with his empty air rifle after shooting...READ ON
Tristan Record, 15, from Spokane, Missouri stands with his empty air rifle after shooting in a round at Student Air Rifle Program Tournament at Clever High School on November 14, 2019. Tristan took first place in the high school individual boys category.
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A set of targets sit on cardboard filled with holes from air rifles between rounds at a Student Air Rifle Program tournament in the gym of Clever High School in Clever, Missouri on November 14, 2019. The SAR is funded in part by the NRA Foundation.
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A set of targets sit on cardboard filled with holes from air rifles between rounds at a Student Air Rifle Program tournament in the gym of Clever High School in Clever, Missouri on November 14, 2019. The SAR is funded in part by the NRA Foundation.
The NRA has been giving out money to school shooting sports organizations through the NRA Foundation. In Missouri, we looked at two organizations that received funding, the Poplar Bluff High School trapshooting team and the Student Air Rifle Program. Poplar Bluff High School receives the most money out of any school in the state, with $42,000 in three years, and Missouri’s SAR program is funded in part by the NRA Foundation.
This multimedia project is part of an investigative story on guns in Missouri in collaboration with the Columbia Missourian and Columbia NPR affiliate station KBIA.
The NRA has been giving out money to school shooting sports organizations through the NRA Foundation. In Missouri, we looked at two organizations that received funding, the Poplar Bluff High School trapshooting team and the Student Air Rifle Program. Poplar Bluff High School receives the most money out of any school in the state, with $42,000 in three years, and Missouri’s SAR program is funded in part by the NRA Foundation.
This multimedia project is part of an investigative story on guns in Missouri in collaboration with the Columbia Missourian and Columbia NPR affiliate station KBIA.
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