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The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the firearms industry trade association.
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Five Reasons to Invest in a Customized Market Report
Smart business owners back their risk with research. For firearm retailers and range owners, NSSF’s Customized Market Reports are the answer to getting that research down.
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NSSF, NRA, SAF Sue Seattle over Gun, Ammo Tax
NSSF joined the National Rifle Association, Seattle-based retailers and gun owners in filing a lawsuit today in King County Superior Court challenging Seattle's recently approved sales tax of $25 on each firearm and five cents for each round of ammunition (two cents for .22 caliber).
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The Surgeon General Re-Fills His Public Health Prescription
President Obama’s surgeon general Vivek Murthy made news again this month by saying he doesn’t regret calling gun violence a public health issue.
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NSSF Opens Registration for 2nd Annual HAVA Golf Classic
We are very pleased and proud to announce that registration is now open for the 2nd Annual NSSF/HAVA Golf Classic.
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13th Annual FMG Shooting Industry Masters Hits the Mark
The 13th Annual FMG Shooting Industry Masters hit the mark once again in bringing some 300 industry luminaries together to raise money for the NSSF First Shots program and USA Shooting.
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Now More Voices Agree on the Need to Fix NICS
Following the recent tragedies in Charleston, Chattanooga and Lafayette, there has been considerable discussion in the media about how NICS works.
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HBO Will Allow Ammo Company’s Logo in Fight Saturday
In a turn of events, following an NSSF news post circulated widely in the press, Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev will be allowed to display the logo of Tulammo USA on his trunks when he defends his title against Nadjib Mohammedi in a live broadcast on HBO Saturday, his sponsors tell NSSF. Earlier this […]
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Network Should ‘Throw In the Towel’ on Censorship of Ammo Company Logo
Light Heavyweight World Champion Sergey Kovalev defends his title against Nadjib Mohammedi live Saturday, July 25, on HBO. The Russian fighter has fought his way to the top with notable victories over former light heavyweight world champions Gabriel Campillo, Nathan Cleverly, Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal. Kovalev’s latest fight against Pascal pulled in 1.2 million […]
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NSSF Program Hunting Works for America Continues Growth
Hunting Works For Maine officially launched in Augusta today, making it the 11th addition to the Hunting Works For America family.
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As We’ve Been Saying, Let’s Continue to FixNICS
Effective background checks on prospective firearm purchasers depend on the submission of complete, accurate information in the NICS database, and adequate training of those responsible for entering data.
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Parroting Propaganda Earns Sen. Murphy Four Pinocchios
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) has proven once again that he is truth-challenged when it comes to firearms facts.
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Make No Mistake: “The Trace” is No Impartial News Organization
Readers Beware. Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently revealed a new tactic in his ongoing campaign to impose his anti-gun agenda on Americans with the launch of “The Trace.”
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Weak Bloomberg Study Draws Unfounded Conclusions
A recent study published in the American Journal of Public Health makes the spurious claim that Connecticut’s 10-year old handgun permit-to-purchase law kept the state’s firearms homicide rates (FHRs) lower than it otherwise would have been.
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Policy Making—Not Just for Washington
As members of NSSF’s team of FFL compliance consultants, we cover many topics during a retail site consultation visit. One that catches many by surprise is keeping store policies in writing.
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Firearm Inventory Counts and Reconciliation — Compliance Secret No. 1
By Bill Napier When we as members of NSSF’s FFL Compliance Consultant Team are out in the field with NSSF members during a compliance consultation visit, the question will often come up, “What’s one big secret to compliance?” We do have one, though it’s not really a secret. The “secret,” if you will, is about […]
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New Poll Open for Misinterpretation
Extremist animal rights groups are sure to embrace a new Gallup poll as evidence that public opinion supports giving animals the same rights as people. As groups face a drop in individual contributions, such as a roughly 15 percent drop for the Humane Society of the United States from 2010-2013, they become more desperate for […]
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NSSF Members Vote Now For 2016 SHOT Business Awards—Win a Free Hotel Stay at 2016 SHOT Show!
Each year at SHOT Show®, NSSF’s trade publication SHOT Business recognizes those in the firearms industry who work the most diligently to promote NSSF’s programs and support our mission of promoting, protecting and preserving hunting and the shooting sports. We believe NSSF members are the ones who know best who these outstanding representatives of our […]
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NSSF Announces Customs Broker Deringer as Bronze Sponsor of Import/Export Conference
NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the American firearms industry, is pleased to announce that Vermont-based Deringer has signed on as a Bronze Sponsor for the upcoming Import/Export Conference. The largest privately held customs broker in the country, with more than 30 service centers, Deringer is a provider […]
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NSSF Supports Rep. Bishop’s ‘Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act,’ H.R. 2710
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, applauds the introduction yesterday of H.R. 2710, the Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act of 2015, by Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT), chairman of the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Biased Survey Yields Biased Results
Remember the December 2014 Pew Research Center poll that showed a majority of Americans believe that it is more important to protect the right to own firearms than to control gun ownership?
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