This one's easy. JOIN! I know they have a lot of eastern city types in their ranks, but they have the most political clout, and thats important.
Anyway, they ever have these shooting matches, and participating is an important aspect of being a shooter. Join your favorite shooting shooting sport as well. For shotgunners, try trap and or skeet. For pistol shooters, there are both indoor 50 foot matches and 25 yard matches, outdoor lovers will find 25 yard shoots and 50 yard shoots as well. Long range competitive rifle shooters are the proud ones. For those who like to see the target go down, there is "silhouette" shooting, and it can get a bit exciting, in a tight match. For the real action lovers, there is "Cowboy Action Shooting".
If you want to brag about being a good shooter, put your trigger finger where your mouth is.