Ten Ways To Have Fun During National Shooting Sports Month
You probably knew that August is not only National Goat Cheese Month and International Peace Month (which probably explains the Norks backing off), but were you aware that we're now 20 days into National Shooting...
Atlanta Journal Constitution: No Trump Bump for the Gun Industry. Fake News?
An unnamed "staff writer" for the Atlanta Journal Constitution blog has stretched the truth about guns. No Trump bump for the gun industry contends that President Trump has been detrimental to the gun industry,...
NICS Background Checks Rebounding in the Trump Era
The NICS checks for April, 2017 were 2,045,564. That's the second highest number of NICS checks for any April. The highest was in 2016, with 2,145,865. The third highest April was in 2014, with...
Washington State NICS Denial Bill Heads to Governor
From the NSSF Government Relations desk, we learn of a bill in Washington State that has passed the Senate (unanimously) and the House and is on the way to Governor Jay Inslee for signature....
NSSF: Local TV ‘Investigation’ Misses the Mark on Lead Ammunition
From the nssfblog.com:
A local TV station in Iowa just released the results of its so-called “investigation” into the impact of traditional ammunition made with lead components on bald eagles. This investigation appears to have...
NSSF Partners With American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in New Suicide Education Program
Nation's Largest Suicide Prevention Organization and the Firearms Industry Trade Association Join Forces, Launch New Education Program to Potentially Save Thousands of Lives
This Unprecedented Program Supports the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Project 2025 Goal...
City of Pleasant Hill, CA Owes NSSF, City Arms $400K in Legal Fees
The NSSF is on a roll, legally speaking, in California. Last week they got a favorable ruling in their challenge to the state's ludicrous microstamping law. Now they've managed to extract $400,000 from the...
Appellate Court Reverses Dismissal of NSSF and SAAMI Suit to Block CA Microstamping Law
A rare court win for the NSSF and SAAMI in their effort to block California's microstamping law. Here's the NSSF's press release:
NEWTOWN, Conn - A California Appellate Court has reversed the Fresno Superior Court's...
Illinois Moves A Step Closer to Suppressors For All
It was only a few years ago that the Illinois General Assembly legalized the use of suppressors for state and local law enforcement. Yesterday, the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action took the...
Retailers, NSSF Seek Injunction Against MA AG Healy’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Four Massachusetts retailers along with the NSSF have filed suit against Bay State Attorney General Maura Healey. The matter at bar: Healey's new, unique interpretation of the state's laws which, she believes, gives her...
NSSF Partners With American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to Reduce Gun-Related Suicides
Depending on the year and who's doing the counting, there are about 21,000 firearms-related suicides in the US each year. That's about half of the total number of suicides and roughly two-thirds of all firearms-related...
NSSF Announces First Shooting Sports Fantasy Camp
If you're a baseball fan and willing to pony up enough cheddar, you can put on your favorite team's uni and take the field with some of your heroes once a year. If, like...