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 [...]
Beretta USA Awaits Signing of New Law in Maryland
April 12, 2013
Maryland is home to Beretta USA Corp. The company employs around 400 people at its Prince George’s County facility and pays $31 million in state taxes. This economic contribution seems of little importance to Gov. Martin O’Malley, however, who has promised to sign into a law a bill passed by the legislature last week that [...]
NSSF Statement on Michael J. Sullivan Relationship
April 11, 2013
In a recent political debate in Boston, a claim was made that Michael J. Sullivan, the former United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts who also served as the acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), has been a lobbyist for the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). This claim [...]
Connecticut Gunmaker Announces Decision to Move
April 11, 2013
It took less than a week. On April 4, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy signed into law a package of gun-control legislation drawn up in secret by a small group of state legislators and never put before a public hearing. Most legislators had little time to even read the 139 page bill. In the enacted law, [...]
What Does Law Enforcement Think of Proposed Gun Restrictions? (Hint: Not much.)
April 11, 2013
President Barack Obama and other gun-control enthusiasts have made a point in recent weeks to trot out poll results that they claim show the majority of the public supports their position. In reality, support for Obama’s gun-control initiatives has plummeted in recent weeks. In response, Obama has gone on a road show, hosting campaign-style rallies [...]
Survey: Public Approval of Hunting Highest Since 1995
April 11, 2013
NSSF reports that a new survey shows 79 percent of the American public approve of hunting. This marks the highest level of support for hunting since 1995, according to data compiled by Responsive Management, an independent research firm. The nationwide scientific survey showed the public’s approval of hunting rose five points in the past year, [...]
PBS NewsHour Interview: NSSF Makes Case to Fix Current Background Check System
April 10, 2013
Last night on the PBS NewsHour, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Larry Keane said NSSF will be launching a major FixNICS campaign that will provide a badly needed solution for adding the records of persons prohibited from owning a firearm under current law to the National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS). “The [...]
