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President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), David Chipman, has become embroiled in yet another controversy. The Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is digging for answers. Chipman’s Democratic defenders, though, are suspiciously quiet. He’s a forgotten man hung out to […]

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Antigun billionaire Michael Bloomberg is at it again. He’s throwing around money and demanding things, not even noticing that Americans aren’t listening to gun control mantras. Instead, they’re arming themselves at historic rates. Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund is dropping $3 million to recruit “grass roots volunteers” to run for elected offices ranging […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn.—NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that Glock is a sponsor of a +ONE® Gearbox Giveaway in support of 2021’s National Shooting Sports Month®. NSSF’s +ONE Movement encourages the mentoring of newcomers by experienced target shooters and hunters in order to pass on the enjoyment and tradition of the shooting […]

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August is here. That means it’s time to celebrate National Shooting Sports Month®. This is the time to promote your range or retail store, reach out to new and lapsed shooters, and tell everyone that you’re a shooter and proud of it. The theme of the month is “Let’s Go Shooting,” and NSSF has created […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn.—NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that Bear Creek Arsenal is a sponsor of a +ONE® Gearbox Giveaway in support of 2021’s National Shooting Sports Month®. NSSF’s +ONE Movement encourages the mentoring of newcomers by experienced target shooters and hunters in order to pass on the enjoyment and tradition of […]

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New reports from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) show the partnership between law enforcement and the firearm industry to reduce criminal firearm retailer break-ins, burglaries and gun thefts is working. Firearm sales in 2021 remain on a close pace to the all-time record of 2020. While Americans from all backgrounds are […]

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August is National Shooting Sports Month® and more states are joining in on the celebration! National Shooting Sports Month was developed by NSSF to celebrate, share and invite newcomers and grow participation in the shooting sports. State legislatures and governors are celebrating too, issuing proclamations of their own to mark the shooting sports in their […]

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Jack Durrett, long-time shooting sports industry leader and Chairman of the National Shooting Sports Foundation Board of Governors during a critical and challenging time in the industry history, passed away Thursday morning, July 8, 2021. He was 84. Durrett came to the shooting sports industry after 20 years in the food industry where he received […]

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New York’s Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo wasted no time peddling lies and frequently debunked falsehoods about the firearm industry while announcing his new first-in-the-nation criminal gun violence “Disaster Emergency” plans. The governor’s antigun track record runs longer than the Hudson River. It wasn’t surprising that his dog and pony show announcement included a bill signing […]

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Former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is showing Old Dominion voters that he’s ignorant of the most basic facts surrounding gun ownership. That’s not good news for Virginia gun owners, since McAuliffe is taking a second run at the Governor’s Mansion. This time, his antigun baggage is overflowing. McAuliffe tweeted on July 6, “Call me crazy, […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, is pleased to announce that Gunfighter Canyon has been awarded its Five-Star rating, NSSF’s highest designation for range excellence. The Five-Star rating applies to Gunfighter Canyon’s facilities in both Page and Williams, Arizona. “We are very impressed with the Gunfighter Canyon’s facilities and operations,” said Zach Snow, […]

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Nearly 1.2 million law-abiding Californians bought a firearm in 2020 and the ranks of gun-owning Golden Staters has grown even more in 2021. They had good reasons but their purchases may now cost some even more. Gun control cheerleaders and their media allies are heralding a new “innovative” achievement as a shining example city officials in […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is making its first-ever television commercial debut in a spot that is urging U.S. senators to oppose President Joe Biden’s nomination of David Chipman for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The television ad spots will appear in West Virginia and Maine. […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) will challenge to overturn the law signed by New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo that would allow civil lawsuits by municipalities against the firearm industry for the criminal actions by non-associated third parties. The law is in contravention to federal law, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in […]

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President Joe Biden is at it again. The Commander-in-Chief quite literally threatened Americans with unprecedented military action in an attempt to justify the most radical antigun agenda ever thrust on the nation. History, facts and even the U.S. Constitution don’t matter when it comes to his nouveau interpretation of the Second Amendment. The more President […]

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By now, tens of millions of Americans have seen the video and their reaction has been anything but ‘hysteria.’ A masked criminal firing several rounds at a tumbling victim within point blank range, two small children caught in the middle. U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) should’ve seen the footage by now. It happened in her […]

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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 U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) for agreeing to talk with us.   1) Who introduced you to hunting and the shooting sports? Iowans are avid hunters and sportsmen, […]

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They’ve watched as the Empire State’s staunchly antigun legislature continues to attack their Second Amendment right and the industry that supports it. Now New York county legislatures are raising their collective voices, trying to stop Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo from doing what comes naturally – suffocating the rights of law-abiding New Yorkers from purchasing and […]

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NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearm industry trade association, praised Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for signing SB 19, the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act into law. The law will now prevent “woke” corporations from profiting from Texas tax dollars and using those profits to fund efforts to deny those same […]

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Even the most successful range owner sometimes finds that running a range, taking care of retail sales and doing all the paperwork necessary for ATF compliance is challenging. You may be working longer hours than you expected and getting less return on your investment of time and money than you would like. Ross Gibbs, CEO […]

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