February 3, 2016

The following is a sampling of recent news clips in which NSSF has appeared:

SHOT Show

CNN Money (Video)
The Business of Guns: These women are redesigning the gun industry
On-screen graphic: "Women are driving the growth (in) New Shooters. Source: National Shooting Sports Foundation."

CNN Money (Print article)
Gun makers streamline pistols for women who carry
"'We've seen a dramatic increase with women in handgun shooting,' said Smith & Wesson marketing director Paul Pluff. 'We've gone across the United States and we've seen a lot of states pass concealed carry laws, so it has helped drive sales'."

National Review
At the SHOT Show Business Booms
"The annual SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade … wrapped up Friday in Las vegas. You might think that, with the White House talking gun control again, the mood in the nindustry would be dour. If so, you'd be wrong."

Poynter
The Guardian misfires with gun show exposé
"While the video makes for interesting viewing, in my judgment, the story isn't fair. It was theatrics masquerading as even-handed reporting. From the very beginning of the video, it was clear the journalists counted on causing a stir on the convention floor."

U.S. Concealed Carry
Response to Obama's UnAmerican Attacks Against America
"During this year's State of the Industry Dinner at SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Steve Sanetti, President of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, discussed this very topic in great detail. He made it quite clear that the attacks on all of us as gun owners and those who make a living in the firearms industry will no longer go unanswered. That message from the NSSF was put into a direct letter to Obama, who has been leading the unAmerican charge against all of us. The open letter was published in the Washington Post on January 20th."

Las Vegas Sun
At SHOT Show in Las Vegas, exhibitors laud Obama for spurring business
"'The original fear was that the government is going to take your guns away,' said Mike Bazinet, public affairs director for the annual SHOT Show. 'But now people have also come to the realization that they have to defend themselves'."

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Massive SHOT Show evolves through the years
"According to the NSSF, SHOT generated more than $88 million in nongaming revenue, so the show is good for Las Vegas."

Las Vegas Review-Journal
Women's influence shows everywhere at SHOT Show
"It's not just the outdoors industry — women are carving out their own space in what used to be a men's industry. The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade group that stages the annual SHOT Show for firearms dealers and professionals to meet with manufacturers, displayed statistics to illustrate that point…"

Women's Outdoor Network
Photo Gallery: Women's Meet & Mingle, SHOT Show 2016
"The all-woman gathering took place at the 2016 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT) in Las Vegas on Thurs., Jan. 21. No one knew how well the event would be attended. With no promise of door prizes or raffles and only light refreshments provided by Remington Outdoor Company and the Women's Leadership Forum (NRA,) there was no "catch" to showing up to this event, graciously hosted by Bonnier Publications in its Sportsmen's Lounge."

Bearing Arms
The Best Show in Las Vegas
"A lot of you live vicariously through us during the week of SHOT Show in Vegas. Our friends and family do, too. The number one question we get is, 'Who did you get to see today?'"

Government Relations

Townhall.com
National Shooting Sports Foundation: We're on alert in 2016
"We think of the upcoming elections as a Presidential election. Indeed it is; but it is so much more. This election is about your entire government, right down to the local level, which ultimately will determine the courses of all our lives, our industry, and the way of life we treasure."

Townhall.com
NSSF Sends Letter to President Obama Defending Firearms Industry from Smears
'The National Shooting Sports Foundation has sent President Obama a letter in a Washington Post advertisement today defending the firearms industry against his repeated smears. The letter also highlights all of the work done over the years to improve firearms safety. The entire letter below is worth a read."

Roll Call
Powerful Gun Lobby Faces Growing Resistance
"Lawrence Keane is the gun lobby… Keane, who represents gun manufacturers and retailers at the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said his group is lobbying to improve the existing background check system."

TheBlaze (A story from the financial website WalletHub was picked up by many newspapers and websites nationwide)
How Much Does Your State's Economy Rely on Guns?
"In 2014, guns and ammunition makers contributed $43 billion to the economy. That included 236,000 jobs that paid $13.7 billion in wages, which meant the federal and state governments collected $5.79 billion in business taxes and $863.7 million in federal excise duties, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

The Hill
Gun groups launch blitz to counter Obama
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents the firearms and ammunition industry, has taken a less confrontational tone than other gun groups. The NSSF ran a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post this week saying it is "profoundly disappointed" that Obama would blame the industry for a recent surge in gun violence. '[We] are not your enemies, and we deeply resent being cast in that light,' the ad reads."

Shooting Industry
Battleground 2016: They're Coming After Us
"A few of the president's actions actually support firearm industry initiatives. The NSSF has long called for additional resources for NICS to increase the efficiency of the system and, through FixNICS, NSSF has called for increasing the number of "appropriate adjudicated mental health records" reported to NICS. The industry has also long demanded the enforcement of gun laws already on the books."

Guns.com
Should taxpayers pay millions to subsidize gun manufacturers?
"'The state economic development agencies that make the decisions to provide incentives to companies do so because they realize the value of the highly-skilled manufacturing jobs that are involved,' NSSF spokesperson Michael Bazinet told Guns.com. 'These jobs have a well-recognized economic multiplier effect and contribute positively to job growth and retention on the part of suppliers and vendors'."

Guns.com
Gun rights groups are really not feeling the concept of 'Justice Obama' (VIDEOS)
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade group for the gun industry, also released a spot Friday with much the same argument, questioning just what an estimated 1-3 new Team Hillary appointments could do to the landscape of the high court."

Detroit Free Press
Outdoors: The case for silencers when it comes to guns
"Though tough to obtain, firearm add-ons are legal for hunting in 37 states, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

Ammoland (Pick-up of NSSF Government Relations Update item)
NSSF President's State of the Industry Message Presages Capitol Hill Attack on PLCAA
"As if on cue, one week after NSSF President Steve Sanetti told attendees at the annual State of the Industry dinner held during the 2016 SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show) that the state of the industry is "alert," Democrats on Capitol Hill with their gun control organization allies launched a highly political election-year attack to repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act."

Topeka Capital-Journal
Gun industry to Kansas lawmakers: protect us from discrimination
"Trevor Santos, with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said firearms businesses had come under scrutiny from Operation Choke Point, an effort between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Department of Justice they said was an attempt to cut off banking services."

NSSF Shooting Sports Fantasy Camp

The Truth About Guns
NSSF Announces First Shooting Sports Fantasy Camp
"If you're a baseball fan and willing to pony up enough cheddar, you can put on your favorite team's uni and take the field with some of your heroes once a year. If, like me, you're a St. Louis Cardinals fan, you can play alongside legends like Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter and Willie McGee. Now, thanks to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, you can pack up your heaters and shoot with some of the best pros in the business …"

Sarasota Herald-Tribune
The Gun Writer: A fantasy camp for shooters
"Lee's note: A fantasy camp for shooters? Why not. This great idea just in from the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

Other

The Baltimore Sun
The danger of unsecured guns
"The best practices for gun safety — for example, those listed by the National Sports Shooting Foundation — include storing firearms unloaded, in a locked cabinet, safe or gun vault, with an additional trigger lock or similar device, and storing the ammunition separately in another locked container."

Guns.com
Survey claims most gun owners would buy smart guns
"In a rebuttal from the group termed, 'Smart Guns, Dumb Survey,' posted Monday, the NSSF characterizes the Bloomberg School study as an editorial overview of a flawed survey with the cards stacked for a predictable outcome."

WHOI-19 (ABC), Peoria, Ill.
Women Becoming Bigger Players in the Gun Industry
"According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, since 2001 the percentage of hunters who are women has risen nine percent to 19 percent overall. The number of women going to gun ranges has increased 60 percent to more than five million."

ODU Magazine
2016 Rimfire Challenge World Championship Venue Announced
"Now in its third year, NSSF's Rimfire Challenge provides a way for novice shooters to experience their first competitions via a family-friendly and highly supportive athmosphere."