NSSF has launched a new Project ChildSafe website as part of its “S.A.F.E. Summer” campaign. The new site, and the campaign, are designed to focus attention on the importance of safe and responsible firearm storage, to reinforce that anyone who is going to own a firearm should respect it and secure it, and to provide [...]
NSSF Offers Colleges $200,000 in Grants for Establishing New Collegiate Shooting Programs
June 13, 2013
NSSF invites public and private colleges to apply for a total of $200,000 in grants through its Collegiate Shooting Sports InitiativeSM (CSSISM). To encourage the development of new programs, NSSF this year will restrict the grants to colleges and universities seeking to establish brand new shooting clubs and teams, and also those seeking support for [...]
As Connecticut’s Economy Languishes and its Firearms Makers are Lambasted, Texas Gov. Perry Comes A-Courting
June 12, 2013
The economic report card for the State of Connecticut is in and the results are not good. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports that Connecticut was last in the nation in economic growth in 2012, the only state where the combined value of goods and services produced (GDP) was lower than in 2011. In fact, [...]
Hunting Works for America Expands to Include Pennsylvania
June 12, 2013
Each year in November, like some of you, I travel back to my home state of Pennsylvania to spend a week in deer camp. It’s a tradition that my father taught me and his father taught him. It’s a week spent hunting, but just as importantly it’s a week spent with loved ones reconnecting and [...]
June 2013 Range Report Available Online
June 6, 2013
The June 2013 edition of The Range Report, NSSF’s E-magazine for shooting facilities, has been posted at its website, www.rangereport.org. You’ll find features and departments that can help you make your range even better. Take a look: FEATURES Traffic Control by Carolee Anita Boyles Though attracting business is not a challenge for most shooting facilities these days, [...]
INFOGRAPHIC: A Range of Gun Storage Options For Your Lifestyle
June 5, 2013
Firearms owners have multiple options to safely store their firearms when not in use. Please help us spread the word by sharing this infographic with others.
A Gap in President Obama’s Memo
June 3, 2013
President Obama is making headlines today with a six-page memo outlining what other groups are doing to help address the serious mental illness challenges our country faces. One program missing on his list is the firearms and ammunition industry’s “FixNICS” campaign to keep firearms out of the hands of prohibited persons like the shooter in [...]
Magazine Ban on the Move in Illinois Senate
May 30, 2013
A bill that would ban all magazines having a capacity exceeding 10 rounds is on the move in the Illinois Senate. SB1002 will have no effect on the criminal misuse of firearms yet will infringe on the right of law-abiding citizens’ constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Find and call your state senator and [...]
New York Times (Once Again) Decides Gun Industry is Irresponsible; After a Trip through 10-Year-Old Deposition Records
May 28, 2013
Given they have a little patience and no deadline, it is not generally difficult for journalists to go in search of and then to find selective statements that tend to support their (or their editors’) predispositions. And there may be no better exercise in this regard than to dig through old deposition transcripts and to [...]
Ruger President: Sen. Ayotte Showed Courage in Fight to Address Mass Violence
May 28, 2013
In New Hampshire, U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) has been targeted recently by out-of-state gun-control groups because of her vote against the failed Manchin-Toomey amendment in the Senate. The state’s largest newspaper, the Union Leader, defended Sen. Ayotte last week in an excellent editorial. This week, an op-ed from Ruger President and CEO Michael Fifer [...]
