The World Forum on Shooting Activities held its annual meeting in Nuremberg, Germany, on February 26th, 2025. The event was held in conjunction with IWA 2025, the International Trade Fair for Hunting and Sport Shooting.
Proceedings started with a luncheon at 12:00 noon, in room St. Petersburg and Foyer, followed by a speech by the Keynote Speaker Ms. Issy Bailey (UK) – Paralympic Shooter, member of the ParalympicsGB.
The main program followed, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM in room Kyev (level 3) with the awarding of Mr. Torbjorn Larsson (Sweden) – Former President of the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE), recipient of the 2025 Vito Genco Shooting Ambassador Award.
Panel discussions followed on:
- Expert testing of suppressed and unsuppressed gunshot sound spreading throughout a complex building
Speaker: Zdenek Vesely – LEX z.s. - The importance of firearms collecting
Speaker: Stephen Petroni – FESAC - Legislative update on UN and EU issues
Speakers: James Baranowski – WFSA Executive Secretary US, Mauro Silvis – WFSA Executive Secretary Europe
At the end of the panels, an open discussion/Q&A session with the audience took place, followed by the call-to-action speech by Mr. Graham Downing (outgoing WFSA President).