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As a firearms business, it is important to promote safe, comfortable and proper shooting techniques. To accomplish that objective, NSSF encourages you to share these informative videos with customers and friends. In this video, Former Army Ranger sniper team leader Ryan Cleckner explains how proper head and scope position is a critical component to accurate shooting. Watch and […]

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I remember buying my first shotgun shortly after my eighteenth birthday and the fun I had heading to the woods with my older brother. Since he was former military, selection, training and education with my new shotgun were quick and somewhat easy. Enjoyment and confidence certainly followed. Several years later, still prior to the era […]

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Mainstream media just cannot accept the reality that Americans support the Second Amendment, even those who are not gun owners. Case in point – the Washington Post just published an “analysis” by two University of Kansas professors that argue Americans overestimate the number of people who own firearms, then spuriously assert that this inexplicable confusion […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, praised Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal for signing SB 332, the Georgia Outdoor Passport Program, into law. The legislation creates the Georgia Outdoors Passport, an effort to encourage the next generation of hunters and anglers […]

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For gun control advocates any discussion of concealed carry reciprocity is already over. If they have anything to say about it, you will have no such right. Across America, meanwhile, a growing segment of gun owners aren’t talking about gun rights. They’re acting. Women are increasingly taking responsibility for their own defense. National Carry Academy […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — Orchid Advisors, a leading provider of FFL compliance solutions, and The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, extends their thanks and appreciation to the many industry member companies that have provided support for next week’s 2018 Firearms Industry Compliance Conference. The annual FICC event works to foster […]

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As a firearms business, it is important to promote safe, comfortable and proper shooting techniques to customers. To accomplish that objective, NSSF encourages you to share these informative videos with customers and friends. This video focuses on the importance of understanding the effects of atmospherics on a projectile when calculating an accurate firing solution for […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, Board of Governors today unanimously voted to expel Dick’s Sporting Goods from membership for conduct detrimental to the best interests of the Foundation. Dick’s Sporting Goods recently hired a Washington D.C.-based government affairs firm, for […]

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In a recent USA Today opinion piece, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell makes an emotion-based argument for banning and confiscating modern sporting rifles from law-abiding citizens. As the firearms and ammunition industry trade association, we respectfully disagree. His plea for a ban on even the possession of modern sporting rifles runs counter to decades of research […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — Thanks to a generous $50,000 grant from the Cabela’s Outdoor Fund, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) will provide its Project ChildSafe® gun locks and firearm safety education materials to state departments of natural resources to promote secure storage of firearms to students in hunter education classes and other venues. This is […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, is pleased to announce that it has awarded its Five-Star rating for range excellence to Firearms Range & Clothing of Baton Rouge. This modern, climate-controlled indoor shooting facility, located in the southern Louisiana city of Baton Rouge, is open seven days […]

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Spring is here and that means summer is just a few short months away — and so is our Second Annual National Shooting Sports MonthSM! It’s never too early to start planning out your calendar of events for National Shooting Sports Month. National Shooting Sports Month celebrates the passion we all have for target shooting and […]

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Severe weather and weather disasters have become all too common — and all too often businesses aren’t prepared to respond appropriately when severe weather emerges. Statistics show that when businesses close due to a disaster, 25 percent never reopen. As they say, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and a little […]

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 Wildlife populations, including turkey, are sustained by recreational shooters and hunters buying firearms and ammunition, licenses and tags. The tom was fired up. Just 25 yards away, he was pacing back and forth hammering away with gobbles. He had a couple of hens keeping him company, they too getting annoyed by the soft clucks coming […]

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As a firearms business, it is important to promote proper shooting techniques that will help your customers advance. To accomplish that objective, NSSF encourages you to share these informative videos with customers and friends. In this video, Gil Ash, a professional instructor with the Optimum Shotgun Performance (OSP) Instruction school, explains how matching shotgun speed with […]

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Recent highly publicized shootings have heightened concerns over firearms purchases and the background screening processes required by FFLs. Now more than ever there is a heightened level of public awareness focused on how firearm retailers include proper screening and follow guidelines. Know Your Customers A seasoned firearms salesperson working for a licensed FFL can quickly […]

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If the mainstream media headlines were to be believed, Americans overwhelmingly support gun control as a top priority to stop the violent misuse of firearms by criminals. Survey data reveals a reality that contradicts the media narrative. Just this week, a new Gallup poll showed that only 6 percent of Americans point to gun control […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, is pleased to announce that it has awarded its highest Five-Star rating for range excellence to Victory Range & Armory’s (VRA’s) New Castle, Indiana, location. The company’s Vandalia, Ohio, range was awarded NSSF’s Five-Star range rating in 2017. “We’ve been watching […]

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In the first part of this two-part series on lead-waste disposal documentation for firearms ranges, we spoke with MT2 Firing Range Services Senior Range Engineer Rob Anderson to learn more about best practices for this process. That column focused on the manifest, what it contains and how it differs from a bill of lading. In […]

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YouTube’s announcement this week of a new firearms content policy is troubling. We suspect it will be interpreted to block much more content than the stated goal of firearms and certain accessory sales. Especially worrisome is the potential for blocking educational content that serves an instructional and skill-building purpose. YouTube’s policy announcement has also served […]

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