The SHOT Show® is only a week away. Nearly 60,000 firearms industry professionals will make their way to Las Vegas for the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade ShowSM Jan. 17-20, where they’ll get a first look at the new products and services they hope will excite customers in 2012. The National Shooting Sports Foundation [...]
Microstamping Threat Back in New York
January 10, 2012
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 [...]
NSSF Awards Grants to Collegiate Shooting Programs
January 4, 2012
Since the start of its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative three years ago, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded nearly $600,000 to college programs that provide recreational and competitive target shooting opportunities to students and faculty. The program is successfully raising awareness about recreational shooting and firearm safety on campuses across the country. In its latest round [...]
A Familiar Pattern: As Sales of Firearms Go Up … Crime Goes Down
December 22, 2011
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 [...]
Documents show ATF used ‘Fast and Furious’ to make case for gun regulations, CBS News reports
December 7, 2011
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 Discusses Firearm Sales to Mexican Government with CBS News
December 6, 2011
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
Hunting Is Safer Than Golf and Most Other Recreational Activities
December 5, 2011
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise: Hunting with firearms is safe; in fact, hunting with firearms is one of the safest recreational activities in America. To put hunting’s safety standing into perspective, compared to hunting a person is . . . 11 times more likely to be injured playing volleyball 19 times more likely to [...]
Background Checks for Firearm Purchases Reach Record High
December 5, 2011
According to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), November 25, 2011 (“Black Friday”) set a record for the most background checks for firearm purchases in a single day (129,166), with a 32 percent increase over the previous single day high. This milestone was followed by the release of the NSSF-adjusted NICS figures for [...]
Black Friday Sees Record Background Checks for Firearm Purchases
December 1, 2011
Data derived from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) shows that November 25, 2011, Black Friday, had the most background checks for firearm purchases in a single day (129,166) with a 32 percent increase over the previous NICS high (November 28, 2008). Federal law requires FBI background checks on all individuals purchasing [...]
Poll: Hunting Apparel Most Wished For
November 28, 2011
A recent poll of sportsmen and firearm owners by Southwick Associates’ HunterSurvey.com / ShooterSurvey.com asked, “What hunting or target shooting gear are you most hoping to receive this holiday season?” Hunting Apparel topped the list, with 22.3 percent of respondents indicating they hoped to receive such gear. Next were Handguns, Game/Trail Cameras and, surprisingly, No Hunting/Shooting Gifts [...]
