Today is Earth Day, a celebration of our planet’s natural resources, so let’s not forget the major role hunters and all other firearms purchasers play in funding protection for our country’s wildlife and wild lands. Since the establishment in 1937 of an excise tax under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (“Pittman-Robertson”), purchases of [...]
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Local Boy Scouts Councils Can Apply for $100,000 in Grants from NSSF
April 17th, 2013
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Boy Scouts Councils, are you up for the challenge? For the third year, NSSF will make available a total of $100,000 in challenge grants to encourage local Boy Scouts of America Councils to develop or expand their activities in target shooting and marksmanship. The challenge grants from NSSF are available to qualifying BSA Councils. Target [...]
Ahead of Conn. Forum on Gun Control, O.F. Mossberg’s Joe Bartozzi Pens Op-Ed
March 18th, 2013
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The City of Hartford, Connecticut’s two most legendary residents have to be Mark Twain and Samuel Colt. So, it seems appropriate that on Friday, March 22, a public forum on gun control will be held at the historic Mark Twain House. On the dais will be Joe Bartozzi, senior vice president and general counsel of [...]
Winter 2013 Range Report Available Online
March 13th, 2013
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The latest edition of The Range Report, NSSF’s magazine for shooting facilities, has been posted at its website, www.rangereport.org. The Winter ’13 edition is also available as a digital flip-page publication. You’ll find features and departments that can help you make your range even better. Take a look:
Gun Owners, Industry Pack Legislative Office Building in Hartford
March 11th, 2013
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More than 3,000 gun owners and members of the firearms industry from across Connecticut filled the halls of the state Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn., today. Some photos from Lobby Day at the State Capitol:
Connecticut Firearms Makers, Employees Talk About Jobs in New TV Ads
March 7th, 2013
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The management and employees of three firearms manufacturers with operations in Connecticut speak out in separate television commercials that begin airing today on several cable television systems in the state. “The firearms industry has a long history in Connecticut and continues to have a sizeable economic presence and workforce in the Constitution State,” says Jake [...]
Your Guns and Insurance
March 6th, 2013
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Supporters of strict gun restrictions have long promoted a parallel between car and gun ownership in order to justify licensing and registration schemes. Now they’re going a step further with proposals to mandate liability insurance for gun owners. It’s not a new idea, but it’s gaining new traction in some states as lawmakers maneuver around [...]
Connecticut Firearms Industry, Employees Speak Up in Video
February 25th, 2013
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The employees and management of three Connecticut-based companies in the firearms industry speak out about their jobs and their combined economic impact on the state in a video released today by NSSF. Release of the video featuring individuals from O.F. Mossberg & Sons of North Haven; and Stag Arms and Ammunition Storage Components, both of [...]
Firearms Owners, Industry Not the “Bad Guys”
February 22nd, 2013
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NSSF has issued a press release with excerpts of President and CEO Steve Sanetti’s extended interview with PBS Frontline. The points Sanetti makes here and in the full interview can help firearms owners respond to their legislators who are considering all manner of bills that would place severe restrictions or bans on the purchasing and ownership [...]
Make Your Voice Heard, Contact Your Legislators
February 13th, 2013
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Severely restrictive gun-control legislation has been introduced throughout the country, including in the U.S. Congress and in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota and New Jersey. Other states are expected to follow suit. New York has already hastily passed new anti-gun laws, the severe impacts of which are only just being realized. In response, firearms owners [...]
