“We just completed our first ATF inspection last week. We passed and were not told of anything for which we would be written up. In short, the site visit program WORKS.” Jackie Gengler Alaska Illusive Arms NSSF’s FFL Compliance Consultation Program is entering its second year of existence and already we are seeing the dramatic [...]
Here We Go Again – Another Connecticut Politician Caught in Blatant Untruth
April 30, 2013
Unfortunately, it has become somewhat less than startling when Connecticut’s politicians make absurd and baseless claims that slander their constituents who work in the gun industry. First it was Governor Dannel Malloy, who told CNN that: “What this is about is the ability of the gun industry to sell as many guns to as many [...]
GE Capital Exits Consumer Lending in Firearms; We Have Issues With the Reporting, But Free Markets Win
April 25, 2013
Companies decide to exit markets all the time, especially the so-called niche markets. They may leave because the market in question is not large enough to generate the returns they seek, is no longer part of their core business strategy or because the company does not have sufficient market share or simply decides to re-deploy [...]
A Day to Celebrate Conservation
April 22, 2013
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 [...]
NSSF’s Commitment to Firearm Safety
April 19, 2013
One of the questions I’m often asked in the course of the gun debate is, “Is there common ground and room for cooperation?” The answer I always give is “Absolutely,” because one thing all of us, especially gun owners, can agree on is the importance of firearm safety. As the leading organization to promote firearm [...]
President Says “Gun Lobby and Its Allies Willfully Lied”
April 18, 2013
Gun Control Lobbyist Clarifies: “Bribery Isn’t What It Once Was” President Obama appeared in the Rose Garden yesterday, even before all the votes had been counted in the Senate. Visibly outraged in speaking to the defeat of the Manchin-Toomey amendment, his remarks included the accusation that “the gun lobby and its allies willfully lied about [...]
NSSF Statement after Senate Votes
April 17, 2013
Today, the U.S. Senate voted on several measures that would have impacted the firearms and ammunition industry and our Second Amendment rights. Thanks to the hard work of our allies in the Senate, in the end no anti-gun measures were adopted. The flawed Manchin-Toomey amendment, opposed by NSSF, was defeated as was Senator Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) [...]
Local Boy Scouts Councils Can Apply for $100,000 in Grants from NSSF
April 17, 2013
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 [...]
Tell Your Senators to Vote NO on Manchin-Toomey Amendment, YES on Grassley Proposal
April 16, 2013
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate is expected to begin debate on gun-control legislation including The Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act, S. Amdt. 715, proposed by Sens. Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Toomey (R-Pa.) that will hurt our industry and infringe upon your Second Amendment Rights. Your senators need to hear from you now! The [...]
NSSF Offers Ranges $30,000 in Grants for Steel Targets
April 15, 2013
NSSF has announced a Steel Target Grant Program to provide support for shooting ranges that plan to begin or expand Ruger Rimfire Challenge target-shooting events. A total of 26 steel target grant packages worth $30,000 are available, with targets suitable for both indoor and outdoor target shooting ranges. The Ruger Rimfire Challenge focuses on introducing [...]
