Richmond, VA – The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry – is applauding the passage of legislation (SB 464) to end the ban on Sunday hunting in the Old Dominion.  Yesterday, the Virginia State Senate overwhelming voted (29-11) to allow Sunday hunting on [...]

Earlier this week three anti-gun bills passed out of the Illinois House Rules Committee.  These bills will now move to the full house where they can be voted on as early as next week.  Please contact your state Representative today and urge him or her to protect your firearms freedoms.  Encourage them to oppose HB [...]

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is, of course, disappointed by today’s ruling. We respectfully disagree with the court’s reasoning which places our industry on a “slippery slope.” Today’s ruling will allow ATF to demand whatever information it wants from any law-abiding retailer anywhere in the country for any reason ATF wants simply by sending [...]

A Connecticut Appellate Court recently issued an order dismissing an appeal in Gilland v. Sportsmen’s Outpost, Inc. – a Superior Court decision granting a firearm retailer’s motion to dismiss all claims against it pursuant to the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”). The PLCAA was passed in 2005 with broad bipartisan support. The [...]

For the fourth year in a row, anti-gun legislators from New York City have introduced firearms microstamping legislation (Assembly Bill 1157b) that would result in banning firearms in the Empire State. Microstamping is a patented process that micro-laser engraves the firearm’s make, model and serial number on the tip of the gun’s firing pin so [...]

This week the FBI released data  showing that violent crime in the United States fell 6.4 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same time period in 2010.  The data also indicated a 3.7 percent drop in property crime. The FBI statistics undermine a favorite argument of anti-gun groups and some [...]

CBS News is reporting that documents show the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussed using its covert operation “Fast and Furious” to argue for new regulations on multiple-sales reporting for long guns. Read the full story at CBSNews.com.

NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane sat down with CBS News for an interview on firearm sales to the Mexican government. Play Video