Other THC activities followed, conducted by shopping centers, department stores, recreation equipment dealers, radio -- TV stations, newspapers, and other organizations interested in the need existing to acquaint youngsters with the proper use of sporting firearms and the development of correct attitudes and appreciations related to hunting and wise use of our natural resources. SAAMI's field men have served as consultants and/or have participated in 75 Teen Hunter Club activities which have reached over 40000 enthusiastic young Americans.

Through the efforts of SAAMI's shooting development program these shooting activities, and many others, including assists in the development of public and privately financed shooting parks, trap and skeet leagues, rifle and pistol marksmanship programs have been promoted, to mention only a few.

The continuation and expansion of the shooting development program will assure to some degree that national and community leaders will be made aware of the ever growing need for shooting facilities and activities for hunting and shooting in answer to public demand. While individual sportsmen are aware of this situation, too many of our political, social, educational and even religious leaders too often forget it. Help is needed from dealers, at the grass-roots level.

The American gun and ammunition producers sponsor a successful promotional program through their industry trade association. Since SAAMI's conception in 1926, and more specifically since the adoption of the Shooting Development Program in 1954, millions of dollars and promotional man-hours have gone into the development of more places to shoot for more youths and adults. We trust that you, as a gun and ammunition dealer, have benefited through additional sales of equipment.