May 13, 2016

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

Business Trends

Forbes
The Number of American Gun Makers Has Surged 25% Since 2012
"When asked why the number of gun makers is growing, Chris Dolnack, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said, 'With the steady and dramatic rise in the number of Americans purchasing firearms for target shooting, self-defense and hunting over the last decade, both established companies and start-ups have clearly seen the business opportunities presented them'."

The Daily News (Longview, Wash.)
More and more women are getting guns for self-defense and fun
"According to a study by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, there was an 85 percent increase in the number of female hunters between 2001 and 2013. During the same time period, the study found, there was a 60 percent increase in the number of female target shooters. A study by the University of Chicago disputes the reported rise, but anecdotal evidence by gun range masters and shooting leagues seems to support the statistics."

PLCAA

The Guardian
Sandy Hook victims' families get access to gun manufacturer records
"Larry Keane, the senior vice-president for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms industry trade group, said the suggestion that gun companies purposefully market to disturbed young men is 'an absurd proposition and utterly false'."

The Washington Times
Putting A target on Firearms: Manufacturers shouldn't be held liable for gun crimes
"Interestingly enough, an April 25 poll jointly conducted by National Shooting Sports Foundation and Harper Polling found that 72 percent of respondents believe the PLCCA should be left in place, while 26 percent of respondents said it should be overturned, and 4 percent were unsure about it. This shows that a growing majority of Americans oppose individuals suing gun manufacturers and retailers."

Smart Guns

Associated Press (For a second week, this story has continued to appear in numerous newspapers nationwide)
Gun lover on 'smart' path :Applies insider's view to work on safety technology
"'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'."

Project ChildSafe/Safe Firearms Handling

KSNW-TV (Kansas City, Kan.)
KSN Investigates: Guns & Kids
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation, or NSSF, launched Project ChildSafe in 1998 (prior to 2003 the program was called Project HomeSafe) as a nationwide initiative to promote firearms responsibility and provide safety education to all gun owners. While children are a focus, Project ChildSafe is intended to help young people and adults practice greater firearm safety in the home."

Stillwater News Press (Okla.)
FRED CAUSLEY: Guns are mindless, but carelessness kills people
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports accidental gun deaths down 58 percent over the past 20 years, primarily the result of increased awareness of gun safety through classes and other forms of instruction."

#GUNVOTE

Daily Caller (Pick-up of NSSF blog post)
Hillary Clinton Wants to Eliminate Real American Jobs, Maybe Yours
"The irony is that some significant portion of our industry's growth has been driven by the incessant political rhetoric about penalizing the industry for the acts of criminals. But if Hillary is elected to the White House, rhetoric will become action. Your business and your workers could be the ones who pay the price."

Traditional Ammunition

Budgeteer News (Duluth, Minn.)
Letter (from Larry Keane): Lead ammo debate continues
"Although you would never know it from the column, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study, which cited of blood lead levels in North Dakota hunters, validates what hunters have always known: Consuming game harvested with traditional ammunition containing lead does not pose a human health risk."

Other

States News Service (Americans for Tax Reform release)
West Virginia: Are You Ready for Hillary's 25% Gun Tax?
"Gun ownership is important to West Virginians regardless of party affiliation, and according to a new report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearms and ammunition industry employs 1,389 workers in the state."

News Radio 970 WFLA (Tampa)
Reward Offered In Firearms Theft
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is teaming up with the National Shooting Sports Foundation to offer a reward leading to the arrests of the people responsible for a recent firearms theft."

Grand View Outdoors
Helping to Write the History of Firearms: An Interview with Winchester's Brett Flaugher
"Industry involvement is also important to me and Winchester. I serve on the Board of Governors for National Shooting Sports Foundation and as vice chairman of the Board of Directors for the Sporting Arms and Manufacturers' Institute."

Bearing Arms
Gilt May Not Face Official Charges, But Gun owners Find her Guilty
"Above and beyond the basic responsibilities that are a part of parenting, with programs like Project ChildSafe from the NSSF and Eddie Eagle educational from the NRA, there is no reason that every single gun owners' family would have children who do not know or practice gun safety."

The Morning Call (Allentown, Penn.)
Upper Milford indoor range faces $135K in fines for alleged lead, noise
"The most significant potential source of airborne lead at a shooting range is burning gunpowder acting on the exposed lead base of a bullet, according to a 2011 report on OSHA compliance from the National Shooting Sports Foundation."