| Sport | Shooting sports |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | National |
| Membership | 684 (year 2015) |
| Abbreviation | KNSA |
| Founded | 1968 (1968) |
| Affiliation | ISSF |
| Regional affiliation | European Shooting Confederation |
| Headquarters | Landweg 235,Leusden |
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TheRoyal Dutch Shooting Sport Association,DutchKoninklijke Nederlandse Schietsport Associatie (KNSA), is ashooting sport governing body in theNetherlands which is internationally affiliated with theInternational Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) andMuzzle Loaders Associations International Committee (MLAIC).
The Royal Dutch Shooting Sport Association was founded in 1968 as a fusion of three associations. TheNederlandse Luchtbuks Federatie (Dutch Airgun Federation) and theNationale Organisatie De Vrijheid (National Freedom Organisation) were dismantled and theKoninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Scherpschutters (Royal Association of Dutch Marksmen) changed its name intoKoninklijke Nederlandse Schutters Associatie (Royal Dutch Shooters Association).[1] In 2013 the association changedSchutters (shooters) intoSchietsport (Shooting Sport).
KNSA coordinates the qualifying process for Dutch athletes to participate in theShooting at the Summer Olympics andParalympics. it also regulates non-olympic competitions and events.[2]
The Association supports its over 600 member clubs to comply with the national laws and regulations regarding fireweapons. In 2004, KNSA commissioned a study regarding the environmental impact ofclay pigeon shooting. The study was the basis for new regulation.[3]
In 2020, the KNSA presented a challenge in court regarding the e-screener, a digital questionnaire to assess the psychological condition of gun license applicants. KNSA argued that it infringed the General Data Protection Regulation. The judge dismissed the challenge.[4]
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