Membership and Training
Being a member of the Elmer Geronimo Pratt Pistol & Rifle Gun Club can be a rewarding and life-changing experience for yourself and your community. While learning responsible firearms handling and techniques from experienced trainers, you will also serve your community by working together with like-minded individuals determined to improve the quality of life for the Black community, locally, state and nationwide. Options for training only are also available.
Membership Fees:
$50 Yearly Membership: This Fee is REQUIRED upon acceptance into the Elmer Geronimo Pratt Gun Club.
$10 monthly dues to support EGP Gun Club initiatives (due no later than the 7th of each month);
50% Discount on Monthly Dues for current or ex-military.
To learn more about Fees and Dues, click here.
TO PAY the Yearly Membership Fee and Dues, you may send your payment via CashApp or Venmo (@EGPGUNCLUB or @EGPGunClubCentralTexas) or via Credit Card, by clicking here. If another method of payment is required, please email us at egpgunclub@gmail.com.
Membership Benefits:
- EGP Gun Club members t-shirt at acceptance into the EGP Gun Club
- EGP Gun Club Patches after successful completion of Formation/Maneuver
- Quarterly Group Training
- Firearms Training twice per month opportunity
- Reduced gun range fees during training
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Member Conference Calls
- Book Club- suggested reading includes:
“Negroes with Guns” by Robert F. Williams
“Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt” by Jack Olsen
“Negroes and the Gun” by Nicholas Johnson
“From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century” by Dr. William A. Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen
“This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed” by Charles E Cobb Jr.
“We Will Shoot Back: Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement” by Akinyele Omowale Umoja.
Membership Bylaws can be found here.
Interested in Training ONLY?
Please fill out the application below if you’re interested in Membership.
Upon receipt of your completed membership application, once it’s reviewed and initially approved, you will receive a follow-up email. If invited to attend a virtual Introductory Q&A Meeting, meetings take place twice per month for your convenience; you may attend one of your choosing so you can meet leadership, learn more about EGPGC, and more. If you are interested in Training ONLY, (not actual membership) please click here to complete a Training Request Form.
We encourage those interested in membership nationwide to apply; we are PRIORITIZING membership applicants from the following states at this time:
Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana and California
Elmer Geronimo Pratt Gun Club members enjoying time at the range.