For Rifle and Pistol Shooters in the United Kingdom
Membership
Membership
The Vintage Arms Association (VAA) is an Approved Club under UK firearms legislation, and operates in accordance with guidelines issued by the Home Office. VAA membership is open to all persons meeting the criteria set by the governing committee. Prospective members are invited to complete the application form below. The committee will review the application and may offer probationary membership where appropriate.
Successful applicants will serve a probationary period, during which time they will be expected to attend meetings and to demonstrate good practice and safety on the range. Full membership of the Association may be offered after satisfactory completion of the probationary term.
Membership Types
- Full membership permits attendance and shooting at all Association venues (subject to local restrictions) for the remainder of the membership year, April 1st to March 31st. Full members have voting rights in the Association and receive the Association newsletter, The Primer. Those of UK pensionable age may be offered full membership at a reduced (Senior) rate.
- The Association offers Family membership to the spouse or partner, and to children under twenty-one, of a Full member. Family members may attend and shoot on Association ranges only while under the supervision of their respective Full member.
- Young persons under the age of twenty-one, not directly qualifying as family members, may be proposed for Junior membership by a Full VAA member. This will allow them to attend and to shoot at Association venues while under the supervision of their proposing member. The Association has a long-standing policy of encouraging young persons to engage in the shooting sports, and the fees for both Family and Junior memberships are heavily discounted.
- Corresponding (Non-Shooting) membership is open to anyone who wishes to support and take an interest in the Association but not attend Association ranges. Corresponding Members have voting rights in the Association, and receive The Primer.