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ATF to Not Move Forward with 5.56 M855 Ammo Ban at This Time
Will Review Record Number of Comments Submitted on Its ‘Framework’ Proposal ATF announced today that it will not move forward with its proposed framework to ban commonplace 5.56 M855 “green tip” ammunition at this time while it reviews the record number (more than 80,000) comments it has received so far. ATF will continue to accept comments […]
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Wanted: Someone to Run a Sneak Play for the White House
As Americans were preparing for the Presidential holiday weekend the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced that it planned to effectively ban M855 and SS109 “green tip” rifle ammunition in 5.56 and .223 calibers.
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Crime is Down, so We can Relax, Right?
What can you do to maintain a culture of store security through both the good times and the bad? Here are Bill Napier's top five tips.
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Employee Theft—Discovering it, Stopping it, Preventing it
Theft of your store’s goods can happen many ways. Employee theft is not always easy to detect, so here are some techniques to help you monitor your store.
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Project ChildSafe ‘Own It? Respect It. Secure It.’ Initiative Hits 1,000 Industry Supporters
1,000 COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ON BOARD When the firearms industry’s Project ChildSafe program launched its “Own It? Respect It. Secure It.” initiative eight months ago, industry companies and organizations were encouraged to use the power of their outreach to remind gun owners to securely store their firearms when not in use to help prevent access […]
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Oppose ATF’s 5.56 M855 Ball Ammunition Ban
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced it is seeking to ban commonplace 5.56 M855 ball ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition.” If you have not already done so, all industry employees, target shooters and gun owners should contact your Member of Congress AND the ATF to oppose this unnecessary ban, which is […]
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Eagle Population Stronger than Ever, But Stories of Individual Birds Make Situation Look Dire
Anti-hunting groups manipulate isolated deaths of America’s symbol to pull on people’s heartstrings. However, in reality, the bald eagle population within the U.S has never been healthier.
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Store Security—More Than Set it and Forget it
When it comes to store security systems, there’s more to making them work for you than setting it and forgetting it. Here are several items to put on your regular to-do list.
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Smart Gun Owners Trump ‘Smart Guns’
Although the goal of the recent Seattle International Smart Gun Symposium was to take a “neutral stance on the issue and to provide an open forum for experts to make their case, pro or con,” to us, the deck appeared stacked.
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Our Store Has a Disaster Preparedness Plan—or Do We?
You need a disaster plan, whether your disaster is singular to your store or global to your community and region. Here are some field-tested ideas for consideration when building your disaster plan.
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Generous Industry Sponsor Support Key to Successful 2015 SHOT Show
The success of the 2015 SHOT Show was due in great part to the many dedicated industry sponsors.
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FDIC Reverses Course on ‘Operation Choke Point’
In a major development concerning NSSF’s leadership to halt discrimination in the provision of financial services and products to firearms related businesses due to “Operation Choke Point,” the top officials of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Wednesday admitted wrongdoing and said they would cease practices that had the effect of encouraging such disparate […]
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2015 SHOT Show Posts Second Highest Attendance Total Ever
The SHOT Show rang up its second highest attendance ever at the Sands Expo Center Jan. 20-23, giving the industry a very good indicator that a strong sales year lies ahead.
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Infographic: Girl Power
The number of women hunters, target shooters and gun owners has increased dramatically since the start of the new millennium. A new NSSF infographic gives a quick look at one of the fastest-growing segments of the shooting sports.
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New ‘Women Gun Owners’ NSSF Report Available
Today during the SHOT Show, NSSF President and CEO Steve Sanetti announced the release of a new report, "Women Gun Owners: Purchasing, Perceptions and Participation."
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2015 Promises a Banner Year for the Second Amendment, But With Challenges
What will 2015 hold for our Second Amendment rights? If 2014 is any indication, lawmakers are seeing the same signs we do to indicate that restricting Second Amendment rights is not only bad policy, but bad politics as well.
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Show Your Commitment to Responsible Firearm Ownership – Help NSSF’s Project ChildSafe Reach 1,000 Company and Organizational Supporters at SHOT Show
As the industry’s signature program on firearm safety and responsibility, NSSF’s Project ChildSafe will once again have a visible presence at this year’s SHOT Show in Las Vegas.
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Mayor Bloomberg Is Doubling Down
POLITICO recently released its list of the top 100 campaign donors during the 2014 mid-term election cycle. Coming in at #2 was Michael Bloomberg, who clocked in at $27.7 million.
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Give the Gift of Safety this Holiday Season
This holiday season, $2 can buy the important gift of firearms safety. Two dollars is all it takes to help put a gun lock in someone’s hands so firearms can be securely stored.
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Sheriff Clarke Will Attend 2015 SHOT Show
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., will be attending the 2015 SHOT Show in Las Vegas this coming January.
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