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The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the firearms industry trade association.
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When Elitist Media Mislead
News personality Katie Couric’s documentary “Under the Gun” for the Epix channel has come under some withering fire for its creative editing of an interview.
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By Impinging the First Amendment, Facebook Infringes on the Second Amendment
Facebook’s reported practice to diminish conservative opinions in its trending news section has been big news in recent days. But this type of bias is nothing new to the firearms industry.
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NSSF Statement on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion In Teixeira v. Alameda County
NSSF has long maintained that the lawful commerce in firearms is protected by the Second Amendment, that the right to keep and bear arms includes the right to make, buy and sell them.
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Sen. Chris Murphy on Guns: The Facts Are Not with Him
Last year, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy from Connecticut was “awarded” the highest number of “Pinocchios” from the Washington Post’s Fact Checker column for comments about gun violence in America. Murphy claimed that “Since Sandy Hook, there has been a school shooting, on average, every week,” and Fact Checker ranked the statement “as one of the […]
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Developing an Appreciation for Conservation Science (in Spite of Those Cute Bear Cubs)
There is no better way to appreciate conservation than seeing it in action in the field. Monitoring bears in Connecticut and elsewhere serves many purposes.
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Hillary Clinton Wants to Eliminate Real American Jobs, Maybe Yours
Hillary Clinton has a list of industries she intends to wreck if elected president simply because she doesn’t like them.
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NSSF Statement on White House ‘Smart Gun’ Initiative
Based on news reports and in anticipation of a federal report on so-called "smart gun" technology, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, as the trade association for the firearms industry, issues the following statement. While NSSF has yet to see the report, we would like to make our position clear on the issue.
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Voters Do Not Support Lawsuits Against Firearms Manufacturers, Retailers for Gun Crime, Poll Finds
Seven of 10 American voters do not support allowing crime victims to sue firearm manufacturers and retailers, and instead back the defense that the PLCAA provides.
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More Women are Buying Guns or “Who are You Going to Believe …”
After we finally stopped laughing at the headline and the prose that followed, we decided that a response was warranted to “The Myth of the Rise in Female Gun Ownership.”
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Wildlife Needs Hunters and Shooters to Thrive
Yes, “We built that,” but the work is far from over. Here’s how you can do your part to secure our heritage and lifestyle for the next generation Healthy wildlife populations and habitat ARE NOT a product of nature. That’s a fairly bold and rather counter-intuitive statement, but in an era of threatened natural resources […]
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NSSF Encourages State Wildlife Agencies to Attend Industry Summit
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is holding its annual Industry Summit June 6-8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Pittsburgh Marriot City Center.
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The Customer-Centric Show
“No one ever goes to a retail store to see what’s old.” The same applies for trade shows. So this year the SHOT Show tried out a new idea -- the Next Pavilion.
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State Lawmakers Forget State Law and Their Oaths of Office
Seven Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia state lawmakers apparently see nothing wrong with opportunistically trying to use their offices and collective influence to disrupt a legitimate business, NOVA Armory, a federally licensed retailer, set to open this month.
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Hunting For A Cause — The Benefits of Cause-Related Marketing
Cause marketing promotions, if done correctly, have the power to increase corporate profits and create shareholder value, strengthen or revitalize brand image and, in some instances, be the deciding factor in cause-conscientious customers choosing one company’s product over a competitor’s.
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Hillary’s Drive-By Attack on Guns
Her claim that a 2005 law supported by Sanders gave gun manufacturers ‘immunity’ is pure fiction.
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How Bad Are Guns? As Bad as Tobacco, According to the Violence Policy Center
Sugarmann is lead author of his organization’s latest propaganda exercise called “Start Them Young,” covered recently by the New York Times and which is an assault on the firearms industry, to be sure.
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Employee Background Checks — Yes, You Should
How can you determine if the members of a store team are prohibited from being in active or constructive possession of firearms? An employee background check program!
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NFA Dealers: It’s time to get ready for 41-F!
If you are a dealer in National Firearms Act (NFA) firearms and accessories, hopefully you know that ATF has revised NFA regulations in the recently published Rulemaking 41-F. So, how do these revisions affect you?
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Statement on the Passing of Senior U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia
On behalf of our members, the National Shooting Sports Foundation today wishes to express deep sadness on the passing of Senior Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia while on a hunting trip. Justice Scalia authored the pivotal Heller decision and was a true champion of Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. Our thoughts are […]
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Soap Opera Stars Bloomberg vs. McAuliffe
There’s a new chapter in the ongoing soap opera starring Virginia’s Gov. Terry McAuliffe and ex- New York City mayor Bloomberg’s gun control groupies.
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