Tag Archives: NSSF

NSSF: Gun Sales Jump 17.2% In 2011

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Chris Dumm

According to preliminary sales numbers collected by the ATF and crunched by the National Shooting Sports Federation, 2011 was a record-breaking year for gun sales. Americans bought 17.2% more guns in 2011 than the did in 2010, which was itself … Continue reading →

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NSSF: Shooting Industry Suffers from 40% Return/Defect Rate

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Chris Dumm

Thanks in no small part to our gavel-to-gavel SHOT Show coverage, TTAG is now acknowledged as the biggest and baddest firearms-related blog out there. Nick and I were a tad surprised (and not a little bit pleased) when we were … Continue reading →

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SHOT Show: NSSF’s War of the Words

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Robert Farago

The SHOT Show is run by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). Like our South African friend over at thefirearmsblog.com, the NSSF tries to avoid politics. As did the NRA during its early days. Now that the NSSF has grown … Continue reading →

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Sighting In.

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Brad Kozak

I’ve been interested in how to sight-in a weapon for some time. It’s one of those subjects cloaked in mystery, superstition, science, pseudo-science, alchemy and wives tales (like ballistics and stopping power, I suppose). So my interest was piqued when … Continue reading →

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More McDonald Analysis: NSSF Speaks Out

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Brad Kozak

The National Shooting Sports Foundation weighs in on the McDonald ruling, et all. Part the Second after the break.

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National Shooting Sports Foundation Seeks to Disarm Members

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Robert Farago

That’s MISTER sensationalistic headline to you. Sill, what are we to make of this statement from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF): “Children across the country will start their summer vacations this month and, as a result, spend more time … Continue reading →

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40% Buy Guns for “Home Protection; 36% for “Personal Protection.” Or Something Like That.

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Robert Farago

I make that 76 percent of Americans buy a gun or guns for some kind of defensive purpose, according to a National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) poll conducted by Harris Interactive. A couple of problems though. First, I think the … Continue reading →

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