The SSAA SA aims and objectives are:

The achievement and maintenance of a favourable environment for field and target shooting in Australia and its territories.

To seek improvements in the laws pertaining to firearms, and to support or oppose proposed amendments to existing legislation.

To seek improvement in the laws relating to wildlife (indigenous and introduced) and support or oppose proposed amendments to existing legislation.

To advocate and undertake game conservation and the legal recognition of game animals (indigenous and introduced).

To provide help and education for all eligible people in the art of shooting, safe handling of fire-arms, field etiquette and the knowledge of the laws relative to shooting.

To raise the sporting shooter in public esteem by promotion of a better understanding between the public, land holders, and sporting shooters.

To encourage all hunters and shooters to abide by strict code of ethics.

To promulgate, in the interests of safety, knowledge and information of fire-arms and ammunition.

To establish Branches of the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (South Australia) Inc.

To represent South Australian Branches at all the meetings of S.S.A.A.(National).

To do all such other things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of the above aims and objectives or any of them.