May 5, 2016

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

Industry Economic Impact/Business Trends

The Orange County Register (Orange County, Calif.)
Looking deeper than headlines for the real news
"But did you know that, during Obama's reign, more than 100,000 gun-related jobs were created? Prior to his election, 166,200 people worked in firearms-related industries. By 2015, that had grown to 267,986, says the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Do the math. At an average of $50,180 in wages and benefits, that's a $5 billion economic stimulus."

The Truth About Guns
Gun Control — The Other Side of the Coin
"According to the NSSF, firearms jobs have grown by 73 percent since 2008. Wages have increased 126 percent in the same time frame."

Business Wire (Sturm Ruger press release, numerous pick-ups)
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Reports First Quarter Diluted Earnings of $1.21 Per Share and Declares Dividend of 48 Per Share
"The estimated unit sell-through of the Company's products from the independent distributors to retailers increased 17% in the first quarter of 2016 from the comparable prior year period. For the same period, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System background checks (as adjusted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation) increased 18%".

Florida Today
Kel-Tec: Maker of America's favorite weapons is based in Brevard
"Last week, the National Shooting Sports Foundation released a report that said the gun industry added 24,763 jobs in 2015 for a nationwide total of 287,986, an increase of nearly 10 percent from the year before in manufacturing and retail jobs for guns, ammunition and related supplies, like hunting gear."

The Blaze
Report: The gun industry has ballooned under Obama, added more that 100,000 gun-related jobs during his presidency
"The gun industry has boomed under President Barack Obama, according to a new study from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, resulting in a significant increase of gun-related jobs throughout the United States."

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
SIG Sauer shifting ammo work to Arkansas
"The Firearms and Ammunition Industry Economic Impact Report, produced by the trade association National Shooting Sports Foundation, counted more than 2,600 jobs in Arkansas directly attributed to the firearms and ammunition industry in 2015, with total wages of $116.6 million."

Wyoming Business
Wyoming Firearms industry accounts for $19 million in wages in 2015
"Wyoming enjoyed the nation's highest rate of job growth in firearms manufacturing last year, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

Smart Guns

Associated Press (This story was carried by hundreds of newspapers and websites)
Gunmaker seeks to build a safer gun
"'If you need it to protect yourself and it doesn't work, that's a bad outcome,' said Larry Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which represents manufacturers. 'Reliability is everything … If your iPhone doesn't work, you're inconvenienced. You're not dead'."

America Now with Meghan McCain (Nationally syndicated radio show)
The Reality of Obama's New 'Smart Gun' Policy
"Larry Keane from the National Shooting Sports Foundation reveals the reality behind today's Smart Gun Technology and why the President's new policy will have real consequences."

Washington Post
White House wants to make it easier for law enforcement to use 'smart guns'
"James O. Pasco Jr., the FOP's executive director, said in an interview Friday that he 'doesn't know anyone who has seen' a smart gun in commercial use. 'It's a concept more than it is a technology,' said Pasco, whose group has received funding from the gun industry's National Shooting Sports Foundation. 'To deploy an unproven concept or technology with law enforcement, using police officers as guinea pigs, is something that causes us great concern'."

Townhall.com
Obama administration moves forward with stripping gun rights through social security
"Late last week President Obama announced a new push for additional federal "smart" gun technology funding. After grabbing headlines and much attention, the move received praise from gun control groups like Michael Bloomberg's Everytown and criticism from law enforcement, the NRA and the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

PLCAA

U.S. News and World Report
Clinton Doesn't Get It on Guns: She won Connecticut in spite of her stance on manufacturers, not because of it.
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation (headquartered in Connecticut!) released a poll this week showing that 'Seven of 10 American voters do not support allowing crime victims to sue firearm manufacturers and retailers when firearms they made or sold lawfully after background checks are used illegally in crime.' So I'd say Clinton may have won Connecticut in spite of her position on gun manufacturer liability, not because of it. She'd do well to drop this issue as her campaign goes on."

Townhall.com
Poll: Overwhelming majority of Americans oppose lawsuits against gun manufacturers over gun violence
"These findings were among the results of a national scientific poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted in mid-April by Harper Polling and released today by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry."

Breitbart.com
Poll: 70% of voters reject lawsuits against gun manufacturers
"A National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) poll released April 25 shows that 70 percent of voters reject lawsuits against gun manufacturers."

Newsmax
Survey: Majority of Americans oppose lawsuits against gun makers, dealers
"We commissioned this poll to help determine where Americans stand. They have told us," NSSF senior vice president and general counsel Lawrence G. Keane said. "Now, it's time for politicians to demonstrate that they have some respect for the good sense of the people and to stop vilifying the hard-working people of an entire industry and exploiting real tragedy that is the result of criminal conduct."

Grand View Outdoors
Poll: Most Americans want to keep protections for gun manufacturers
"According to a poll from the National Shooting Sports Foundation obtained by Grand View Outdoors, 72 percent of those surveyed want to keep the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shields firearms businesses from legal action if their products are misused. Moreover, 76 percent of respondents agree that 'criminals should be prosecuted for breaking the law, not law-abiding makers and sellers of legal, non-defective products that are misused by those criminals,' the survey says."

Outdoor Life
Gun Stories of the Week: Despite court ruling, 72 percent of Americans believe people are responsible for their own actions
"According to the results of a poll released April 25 by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), 72 percent of those surveyed do not think victims of crimes involving firearms should be able to sue gun manufacturers or stores because of what happened to them."

Thinking Afield.org (Pick-up of NSSF press release)
Voters do not support lawsuits against firearms manufacturers, retailers, poll finds
"These findings were among the results of a national scientific poll of 1,000 registered voters conducted in mid-April by Harper Polling and released today by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry."

ATF/NSSF Matching Rewards Program

WNEM, CBS-5 (Flint/Tri-cities, Mich.)
Reward offered to bring gun store robbery suspects to justice
"Now the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a reward to bring those people, and the missing weapons, in."

WJRT, ABC-12 (Flint, Mich.)
Reward offered following recent Davison Township gun store break-in
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a $5,00 reward for information leading to an arrest in the recent break-in at a Davison Township gun store."

The Flint Journal (Flint, Mich.)
ATF, firearms industry offer cash reward in Williams Gun Sight break-in
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest in a break-in at Williams Gun Sight."

The Davison Index (Davison, Mich.)
Feds still seeking suspect, guns in Williams Break-In
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation announced this week they are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the recent break-in at a Davison Township gun store."

WTKR News Channel 3, CBS (Hampton Roads, Va.)
Criminals drive through pawn shop to steal guns, jewelry
"A $3,000 reward has been set up for anyone who has information about the burglary by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF). But with the men responsible still on the loose, neighbors are concerned about their safety."

Other

Field and Stream
Senate passes major pro-sportsmen amendment
"According to National Shooting Sports Foundation, the amendment permits shooting-range expansion and construction with money generated by the Pittman-Robertson Act. Also, the amendment reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, among other pro-sportsmen policies."

Women's Outdoor News
Katie Pavlich: My Firearm-Ownership Journey
"According to a survey conducted by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the number-one reason why women purchase their first gun is for self-defense, inside and outside of their homes. Their purchase of choice is usually a semi-automatic pistol, revolver or shotgun. They're filling up concealed-carry classes around the country and taking advantage of women-only range courses. Women everywhere are taking responsibility for their own safety and well-being in a responsible, educated way."

Stillwater News-Press (Okla.)
TAKING AIM: Look at who's buying guns
"A 2015 National Shooting Sports Foundation survey reports that 73 percent of gun dealers said female customers have increased since 2011."

Guns.com
NC high school gets indoor shooting range
"The $10,000, project was funded through the JROTC program and donations from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

The Emporia Gazette (Kansas)
Free gun locks offered at Sheriff's office
"Although the offering of free gun locks is nothing new, while gun control has been a hot item on the agendas of many policymakers, gun safety has been less publicized. Project ChildSafe is a nationwide program initiated by The National Shooting Sports foundation that helps ensure safe and responsible firearm ownership and storage …"