Types of Membership

• Regular - Any US citizen who is authorized by permit or by authority to possess firearms.
• Junior - Those who are under the legal age to possess a pistol permit or under twenty years of age.
• Honorary - Those who have made outstanding contributions to the club's welfare or to the shooting sports.
• Life - Limited to 20% of the Regular members who become eligible, based on seniority and a one-time assessment.
• Non-Citizen - A citizen of a nation other than the US.

Requirements

• A valid New York State Pistol Permit or have the Authority of Office to possess firearms in NY.
• Successfully completed an NRA Certified Safety course (the safety course must conform to the NRA Pistol Training manual).
• Attend at least one monthly meeting (held the last Friday of the month in the clubhouse).
• Have paid the required dues and initiation fees.
• Completed and signed the Membership Application.
• After membership approval, attend the DCPA Range Orientation Class.

• Be twenty years of age or younger.
• Attend one meeting after approval to receive junior membership card.
• Attend a safety course with a parent and/or guardian.
• Have paid the required dues and initiation fee.
• Have parents/guardians and potential junior member sign the Junior Membership application and waiver.
• Have parents/guardians identify who is responsible for the junior member while on the range (one parent/guardian required).

• Parents or guardians of Junior Members are not required to be members.
• Parents or guardians of Junior Members are not required to have a pistol permit.
• To continue membership, when a junior member becomes 21 years of age or acquires a pistol permit, the junior member must become a regular member and abide by all DCPA regular-member requirements.