NSSF issued the following statement this afternoon: With less than 24 hours remaining before we are told voting will begin in the State Senate, very few legislators have even seen, let alone had time to read and analyze, what we hear is 100 pages of proposed legislation that is being called the strictest set of [...]
Connecticut Delegation Aims to Make State’s Firearm Industry ‘History’
April 1, 2013
You really have to hand it to Connecticut’s Congressional delegation: It takes a lot of talent to talk so well out of both sides of one’s mouth. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has been one of the most outspoken advocates of the gun-control agenda in the United States Senate, and he’s taken to encouraging Connecticut state lawmakers [...]
NSSF Objects to U.S. Government Abandoning Position that U.N. Treaty Must be based on International “Consensus”
March 29, 2013
The National Shooting Sports Foundation today strongly objected to the last-minute reversal on the U.S. government position regarding the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. In the closing hours of negotiations on Thursday, March 28, the government abandoned its previous insistence that the treaty be approved only through achieving “consensus” of all the member states. Requiring [...]
View the April/May Edition of SHOT Business Magazine
March 29, 2013
The April-May edition of SHOT Business magazine is now available at its www.shotbusiness.com website or as a mobile-friendly digital magazine. This month’s feature “SHOT Show 2013″ packs the four days of the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show into 14 brimming pages.
Connecticut Gov. Malloy’s Double Standard on Firearms
March 29, 2013
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is trying to have his cake and eat it too. On one hand, Malloy is pushing hard for a gun-control package that would limit magazine size and ban semi-automatic firearms – both measures that would make products manufactured by Connecticut’s gun industry illegal to own in the state where they were [...]
Department of Justice NICS Grants: 1825 Days Late, $803 Million Dollars Short
March 28, 2013
We’ve all heard the old phrase, “a day late and a dollar short.” When we’re talking about the federal government, the numbers climb much higher. The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will be allocating $20 million in grants to improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The announcement comes a full five fiscal [...]
NSSF Radio Ad in Connecticut
March 22, 2013
In Connecticut, the birthplace of the modern firearms industry, NSSF this week launched radio ads to encourage citizens to contact members of the General Assembly to urge lawmakers to focus on measures that would truly be effective in preventing future criminal misuse of firearms and not punish law-biding gun owners and the companies based in [...]
Polls Show Plunging Public Support for New Gun Laws, Some Anti-Gun Politicians Can’t Backpedal Quickly Enough
March 22, 2013
It hasn’t been the greatest week for supporters of the gun control agenda in Washington and some state capitals. First, Senate Democratic leadership appeared to wave a white flag on Dianne Feinstein’s signature ban on modern sporting rifles and factory-standard magazines. While it will still likely be offered via amendment, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [...]
Survey: Federally Licensed Firearms Retailers Overwhelmingly Oppose ‘Universal Background Checks’
March 20, 2013
An online survey of federally licensed firearms retailers conducted this week by NSSF reveals that those who would be on the front line of implementing what is touted as “universal background checks” have serious concerns both about whether such proposals would work as well as the potential negative effects on their businesses. Asked whether they [...]
