BMRPA Membership Renewal Notice and Outdoor Range Keys

April 1, 2020

BMRPA Memberships for 2020 were due December 31, 2019. If you have not paid your 2020 membership, please fill out a club membership application (this can be found under the Membership Banner on the BMRPA website – then “download and complete our membership form”). Mail the completed application along with your check to BMRPA, PO Box 682, Bismarck, ND, 58502.


You will be mailed a membership card and your membership status will be noted on the Associations’ membership list. Please allow 1 or 2 weeks to process the membership applications.


Keys will ONLY be given to members who have a current membership card or whose name appears on the Associations membership list as a 2020 member. 


Due to this late time frame for memberships and the complications caused by COVID-19, keys will only be given out at monthly club meetings or Thursdays at the Johnson Family Marksmanship Center (our indoor range) from 2:00pm till 2:30pm. 


In addition, new members can apply using the online application on the website. Again, mail in the application and appropriate funds to the post office box listed above. If you are new member, please attend the monthly club meeting. A short range certification is required before obtaining your range key.


The next club meeting will be held at the Johnson Family Marksmanship Center (the indoor range) on Monday, April 20, 2020. The club meeting is being moved to the indoor range since the Eagles Club in Bismarck is closed. The meeting time is 7:00pm.


Thank you for your understanding.


BMRPA Board

Scheels Female-Focused Handgun Education Demo Night

February 27, 2026
Scheels will host a female-focused handgun education demo Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The session will run from 4pm to 8pm. You have to preregister through Scheels for this event. This event is designed as an educational, introductory-style demonstration for women ages 21 and older , with an emphasis on safety, responsible ownership, and informed decision-making. The goal is to provide a comfortable, welcoming environment for attendees who may be new to handguns or looking to learn more in a low-pressure setting. The demo will focus on: · Firearm safety culture and range etiquette · General considerations when selecting a handgun (fit, comfort, ergonomics) · The importance of training, legal compliance, and safe storage · Encouraging continued education through certified instruction and range experience Any firearm interaction will be conducted by qualified staff or instructors in accordance with all applicable laws and your facility’s requirements. Our intent is to promote responsible participation in the shooting sports while creating an inclusive and respectful experience for female customers.  Additional Information: Melissa Neutman 701-255-7255, Tom Thompson 701-220-4601

Marlin Fried

January 18, 2026
Dear BMRPA Members, It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to let all of you know that the BMRPA has lost one of its founding fathers. Marlin Fried, the namesake of the Fried Family Marksmanship Center, passed away this week. He is survived by his wife Leanne, children and grandchildren. While Marlin has not been active as a shooter with BMRPA for several years, we would still occasionally see him at the outdoor range in his red Chevy pickup, tending to the trees he had planted. In years before, many of you might have known Marlin from Gun City, the shop he started on Main Street in Bismarck. For those of you have never made it to Gun City, it was the type of unique gun store we don’t really get to see anymore. Not all of the trees at the Fried Family Marksmanship Center were planted by Marlin but a great many of them were. He embodied the spirit of old men planting trees which they will never live to enjoy the shade of. It was that spirit of providing for future generations and his enthusiasm for marksmanship and firearms ownership that inspired Marlin to donate the land that the Fried Family Marksmanship Center sits on today. The BMRPA, a club founded by competitive shooters coming together never had its own facility before Marlin’s gift. It was that gift by Marlin and the Fried Family that was one of the greatest factors turning the BMRPA into an organization that provides opportunities for competitors, youth and female shooters and provides a space to exercise our freedom. For that gift, we are thankful and appreciate how uncommon an act such as that is.  So, Marlin and the Fried Family, we thank you! We also wish to express our condolences to the Fried family for their loss during this sad time. A memorial service will be held at 11:30AM on Monday, January 19, 2026, and visitation will be held Sunday, January 18, at 5:30PM at Bismarck Funeral Home, and 7pm prayer service. https://www.bismarckfuneralhome.com/obituaries/marlin-fried Tom Headrick President, BMRPA
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