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NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA) has signed on to be the Presenting Sponsor of the 2021 Range-Retailer Business ExpoTM again this year. The USCCA is an association of responsibly armed Americans whose members get exceptional self-defense education, lifesaving […]

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Those hawking gun control like an infomercial pitchman can’t understand why no one wants what they’re selling. It’s like snake oil. From President Joe Biden to Congressional Democrats, they claim it will cure everything from freckles to skyrocketing crime rates. What they’re really trying to sell is the failed ideas in a recycled glass bottle […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, is pleased to announce that Magpul will again be the Platinum sponsor of its Annual Import/Export Conference. Magpul is an American manufacturer of firearm parts and accessories, primarily for the modern sporting rifle market. “We are thrilled to have Magpul return as our Platinum […]

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Editor’s Note: We are pleased to post the latest of our occasional Q&A features with an elected official who supports hunting and the shooting sports. NSSF thanks North Carolina Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson for agreeing to talk with us. Who introduced you to hunting and the shooting sports, and at what age? My first […]

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U.S. Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) won his nail-biter senate contest by campaigning in part on a message of gun control and “defund the police.” He called law enforcement “gangsters, thugs, bullies and a threat to children.” He demeaned law-abiding gun owners from his own pulpit. But it turns out Rev. Warnock doesn’t practice what […]

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Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) sure loves some of that sin-tax money. That’s the kind of money when a Member of Congress wants to ban things but can’t. So they go to their second favorite activity. They tax it. U.S. Rep. Raskin likes his gun policies both ways. If he can’t restrict Americans’ ability to lawfully […]

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As an Irish Catholic, I’ve said my fair share of “Our Father” and “Hail Mary” prayers. I’ll confess, though, I never prayed the rosary that the Almighty would grant me a wish to sue an industry out of existence. President Joe Biden, himself an Irish Catholic, though, is a different story. While others pray for […]

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There is light at the end of the tunnel and some new data is worthy of solemn celebration. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released new figures showing the number of Americans who died by suicide in 2020 remained lower than in each of the previous four years. That’s good news. After a […]

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It’s hard to think of a worse possible nominee than David Chipman to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). President Joe Biden could have nominated Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, as he infamously promised him a gun control job at an El Paso campaign appearance. Or maybe even given the nod to […]

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NSSF is pleased to share this press release from Davidson’s PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Davidson’s, Inc., one of the nation’s top firearm distributors, is proud to announce that it has been approved by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) Board of Governors to become a Patron member. “Davidson’s has long been a key supporter of the […]

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Firearm sales continue to be hot, even after a year of pandemic closures, civil unrest, elections and now the specter of gun control executive actions and legislation. The firearm industry, and those businesses that provide the means of exercising the Second Amendment, are working to ensure new firearm owners are welcomed, educated, and encouraged to […]

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Hillary Clinton just can’t help herself. Never mind that her tone-deaf demand for gun control caused gun owners to come out in record numbers to deny her an all-but-assured White House victory in 2016. She’s doubling down. Five years on, she’s still spitting vitriol on Americans. She still wants to punish freedom-loving Americans instead of […]

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The Department of the Interior announced that America’s bald eagles have come soaring back. Outdoorsmen and women have been celebrating this for decades, but local news reporting is missing the picture. “‘A tough bird.’ Rescued eagle in Raleigh fights to stay alive after lead poisoning,” reads one headline. “Bald eagles in N.C. are fighting for […]

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Newtown, Conn. — NSSF,® the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that it has awarded a Five-Star rating to CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. This is the first outdoor range to be awarded a Five-Star Rating under NSSF’s revised star rating system for outdoor ranges. Known as “The Home of Marksmanship” and owned and […]

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Democrats have just one obstacle when it comes to achieving their vaunted gun control utopia. It’s you – the completely irrational, rights-demanding, unreasonable and uncompromising American. You “selfish” gun owners. You are the unbending firearm makers and gun buyers. You are what is stopping gun control in America. That’s what the parade of Democratic lawmakers […]

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has one word for lawful, regulated and licensed firearm retailers. Evil. In remarks to media pushing his gun control agenda, Sen. Schumer said, “…the evil gun dealers, pushed by the NRA, have used gun shows as a major way to get guns into the hands of people without […]

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NSSF is pleased to share this press release from Outdoor Sportsman Group announcing OSG’s donation of more than $100,000 to NSSF’s Project ChildSafe® firearm safety education program. DENVER (March 29, 2021) – Outdoor Sportsman Group, in conjunction with the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), recently concluded its first annual SHOT Show® New Product Premiere and has […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation®, the firearm industry trade association, strongly criticized the City of Gary, Ind., effort to revive its lawsuit against firearm manufacturers that seeks to hold members of the firearm industry legally responsible for the harm caused to the city by the actions of criminals who misuse firearms. “The decision […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation®, the firearm industry trade association, rejects the legal gymnastics the 7-4 en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit employed to rule the Second Amendment does not guarantee the right to bear arms outside the home. The court’s ruling on Young v Hawaii […]

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Chris Cheng outperformed competitors to win History Channel’s Top Shot championship, but his best performance yet may have been on Capitol Hill defending gun rights this week. The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled, “Constitutional and Common Sense Steps to Reduce Gun Violence.” In the wake of the tragic murders in Atlanta and […]

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