With the Democratic convention now concluded, it’s apparent that the slogan “Forward” actually means the Democrats want to move backward with their nostalgia for the anti-gun fervor of the 90s. First, the Democrats have codified a desire for an ban on modern sporting rifles in their party platform — as we noted in an earlier [...]
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NSSF Responds to Time Editor
August 6th, 2012
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In its August 6 issue, Time magazine Managing Editor Richard Stengel demonstrated how misinformed he is about both firearms owners and modern sporting rifles (those rifles based on the AR platform) when he wrote, “And gun owners know better than anyone else that an AR-15 has little or no sporting purpose.” That prompted this response from NSSF: [...]
Google’s Anti-gun Policy
July 2nd, 2012
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Google, a company that should know better than to censor the flow of online information, has chosen to ban search results related to firearms and other products it deems not “family safe” in its Google Shopping function. Until recently, gun-related products appeared just like other products in search results, giving shoppers a powerful price-comparison tool. [...]
More Gun Owners Need to Vote
March 6th, 2012
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The potential for growing the gun vote in the 2012 election is considerable given the increase in new firearms owners in recent years. With more people having a stake in protecting their firearms freedoms, voters will be looking to evaluate candidates’ positions on the right to keep and bear arms and on upholding laws and regulations [...]
FOX Bans Firearms and Ammunition Advertisements
February 1st, 2012
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry — has learned that FOX Sports Media Group has banned advertisements featuring firearms and ammunition from its coverage of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events. While the UFC has yet to make an official announcement, NSSF has [...]
SHOT Show a Record-breaker
January 23rd, 2012
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After four days, miles of walking, countless face-to-face meetings and more of our industry’s products in one place than anywhere on earth, the 2012 SHOT Show is in the books — and it’s officially a record-breaker. Here is NSSF’s wrap-up news release: Nation’s Passion for Firearms Reflected in Record-setting SHOT Show LAS VEGAS–Energized by unprecedented [...]
Gun Sales Look Promising for 2012
January 19th, 2012
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NSSF’s announcement that the firearms industry continues to thrive in a down economy and the potential exists for another strong sales year in 2012 was welcomed by the nearly 60,000 industry professionals attending the NSSF-owned Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) this week in Las Vegas. The $4 billion firearms and ammunition industry [...]
House Passes National Right-to-carry Bill
November 17th, 2011
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Right-to-carry permit holders moved a step closer to being able to carry concealed firearms outside their home states when yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 822, the National Right to Carry Reciprocity Act, by a vote of 272 to 154. NSSF supported the NRA-backed bill, which was introduced by Representatives Cliff Stearns (R-FL.) [...]
Store Your Guns Safely
September 15th, 2010
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Although this KSBW news video does not mention that the National Shooting Sports Foundation developed and manages Project ChildSafe, it nevertheless does a good job raising awareness of the program’s message: that safely storing firearms in the home can help prevent accidents involving children. A nationwide firearm safety education program, Project ChildSafe makes gun locks [...]
NSSF Action Alert on Traditional Ammunition
August 6th, 2010
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Oppose Petition to Ban Traditional Ammunition All Gun Owners, Hunters and Shooters, The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, urges you to contact the Environmental Protection Agency to oppose a petition filed August 3 by the extremist Center for Biological Diversity to ban traditional ammunition. Your [...]
