Since 1990 · A 501(c)(3) non-profit
About the Association
A volunteer-run association of Wyoming firearms collectors, built around one weekend a year and one idea: teach the next generation to do this safely.
What we are for
A family organization, first
The WWCA is, above all, a family-oriented organization. We believe that hunting and shooting sports offer a unique opportunity to instill discipline, ethics, and a profound respect for safety in our youth.
That is not decoration on a letterhead. It is the charitable purpose the association is registered under, and it is what the money does: educate youth in the Second Amendment and firearms safety, foster ethics, and reward marksmanship proficiency.
For years the WWCA pursued that by writing checks to outside groups — which bought us a thank-you letter and not much else. Putting an NWTF youth shooting range on our own show floor was a step outside the comfort zone, and it changed everything. Ninety-eight kids shot it in 2026, and the Wyoming NWTF doubled its statewide JAKES youth membership off the back of one weekend.
Our one gathering of the year
The Memorial Weekend Gun Show
The association's annual show has run on Memorial Day weekend at the Fremont County Fairgrounds in Riverton for nearly four decades. May 2027 is the 38th Annual.
There is an important distinction between our show and a regular circuit gun show: ours is a fundraiser. It is the one time all year the whole association is in the same place, so we work to make it feel like an occasion — the Friday supper, the Saturday catered dinner, Sunday Cowboy Church — and we deliberately keep table prices reasonable and favour our members, because dues-paying members invested in this organization are what make the show work at all.
Everything the show clears goes back into the association's charitable mission.
Elected by the membership
Officers
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Jeff Lane
President
Casper, Wyoming
(307) 267-9800Ran unopposed and was re-elected in 2026.
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Rodney Walden
Vice President & Show Chairman
Upton, Wyoming
(307) 746-5463Elected Vice President in a contested three-way race in 2026, continuing as Show Chairman.
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Maralyne Middour
Secretary / Treasurer
Lander, Wyoming
(307) 349-4914
WWCA@wyoming.comRan unopposed and was re-elected in 2026.
2026 election results
Board of Directors
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Teresa Brown
Director
Elected to the board in 2026.
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Garth Huff
Director
Green River, Wyoming. Continuing director.
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Rex Fritzler
Director & Board Chaplain
Glendo, Wyoming. Leads the Sunday Cowboy Church service.
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Jeff Smith
Director
Riverton, Wyoming. Continuing his ongoing term.
With thanks. Elijah Aldrich chose not to seek re-election in 2026 after a move to Montana, and Gus Schmidt completed his term. The association is grateful to both for their service.
Governance
Non-profit standing
- Status501(c)(3) non-profit organization in good standing
- EIN33-3403077
- IRS letterDetermination letter issued 23 March 2025
- GovernanceOfficers and directors elected annually by the membership
- Mailing addressP.O. Box 204, Lander, WY 82520-0204
- NewsletterThe Rifle Shot — read past issues
Every officer, director and show volunteer is unpaid. The association has no staff.
Add your name to it
Adult membership is $50 a year, youth membership $8. Members vote, get member table rates, and keep the youth range free for everyone who walks up to it.