The existence of the CTSA as a dormant company is no big deal. If there was a move to change the name years ago then that name had to be secured for the Association's benefit, in advance! If, talking hypothetically, the vote had been to change the name all those years ago you would all have castigated the directors if they had not secured the name first. That dormant company just sits in the background and prevents anyone else from using it. If this was decided by the CPSA all those years ago and minuted then it belongs to the CPSA and not to the people who registered it. They hold it in trust for the CPSA.
If one region suggested the name change again then its worth seeing if they were on their own or if this was representative of every region. It seems that the SW were against but who knows how it is elsewhere? Once soundings have been taken if there is a general anti feeling then it will be put back into the cupboard again for another decade or two until the idea resurfaces again.
Its the sport that is important and not the name in my humble opinion!
For example the small-bore target shooting association that represents .22 cartridge rifle, .22 pistol, .177 rifle and pistol and crossbow is called the National Small-bore Rifle Association of all things due to history going back over 100 years. We have just taken the momentous decision to change the name of our magazine from The Rifleman to On Target!
If it was me and starting it now with a clean sheet of paper I'd probably suggest calling it the Clay Target Sports Association thus dropping both pigeon and shooting!
However we are where we are and the cost to change just does not justify any potential benefits in my view.
