The organization implements and manages development programs and sanctions events at the local, state, regional, and national levels.

The Olympic and Paralympic Shooting Center was built in 1985 and is used for elite and resident athletes training, competitions, national championships, coaching seminars, camps, committee meetings, and local clubs.

Construction began in 1985 on 102 acres (41 ha) of land leased to the United States Olympic Committee on the edge of the U.S. Army's Fort Carson.

Out of the top-10 American Olympic medalists of all time, three are shooters, and the sport is ranked third in total U.S. medals won-behind track and field and swimming.

The organization maintains a hall of fame whose inductees have included: In June 2021, Olympic team nominee Keith Sanderson was handed a suspension by the United States Center for SafeSport for sexual misconduct.

[5][6] Sanderson was previously suspended by USA Shooting in 2018, to which he responded by claiming the action was driven by the organization's desire to punish him for his criticism of the USOPC.