Civilian Marksmanship Program

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), legally the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety, Inc. (CPRPFS) and formerly the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice (NBPRP), is an American federally-chartered nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to training and educating U.S. citizens in the responsible use of firearms and airguns through gun safety training, marksmanship training, and competitions, with a focus on youth programs to help build life skills. The CMP also sells military surplus service rifles formerly used by the United States Armed Forces, airguns, and ammunition. The organization formally dates back to 1916, but the modern CMP was established in 1996.

The CMP operates through a network of affiliated private organizations, shooting clubs, and state associations across every U.S. state which variously offer firearms safety training and marksmanship courses as well as continued practice and competition events. The CPRPFS is a tax-exempt non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation chartered by the United States Congress, but is not an agency of the U.S. government (Title 36, United States Code, Section 40701 et seq.). Apart from a donation of outdated surplus rifles in the United States Army's inventory to the CMP for resale, the CMP receives no federal funding.

The CMP maintains three main offices: CMP North at Camp Perry near Port Clinton, Ohio; CMP South in Anniston, Alabama; and the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Alabama.