September 29, 2016

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

Retailers, NSSF Lawsuit Challenging Mass. AG

Boston Globe
It's the gun industry vs. Mass AG Healey
"But more than just Second Amendment gun rights are at issue, the gun advocates argue. Because gunmakers and dealers could face criminal penalties for violating the statute, 'retailers were deprived of their due process protections under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments,' Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said in a statement."

WBUR 90.9 (NPR)
Mass. Gun Shops Sue AG Healey Over Copycat Assault Weapons Ban Notice
"'She has absolutely no authority to take it upon herself to issue regulations … that redefine the statutory terms that have been understood for over 20 years,'" Lawrence Keane, the National Shooting Sports Foundation's senior vice president and general counsel, told WBUR."

Boston Magazine
Gun Advocates Take Maura Healey to Court
"'This is a clearly naked political play by a zealous anti-gun politician simply looking to advance her political career at the expense of law-abiding gun owners in the state by turning hundreds of thousands of law-abiding gun owners and businesses into felons overnight with the stroke of a pen,' Lawrence Keane of the trade group, the Connecticut-based National Shooting Sports Foundation, said in August."

Courthouse News Service
Gun Shops Fight Ban on Copycat Assault Weapons
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation and the four gun retailers seek an injunction preventing Healey from enforcing the July 20 notice. They are represented by Christopher Kenney and David Kerrigan of Kenney & Sams in Boston."

MassLive.com
Gun sellers aim lawsuit at Mass. AG Maura Healey; claim new weapons regs unconstitutional
"Though the lawsuit is moored in the traditional argument for protecting Americans' Second Amendment gun rights, it also notes that the criminal penalties gun makers and sellers could face if they violate Healey's law deprive retailers of 'their due process protections under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments,' Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, said in a statement."

Breitbart.com
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Gun Stores Sue Massachusetts AG Over Unilateral Expansion of 'Assault Weapons' Ban
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and individual Massachusetts gun stores are suing Attorney General Maura Healey (D) for her unilateral expansion of the state's 'assault weapons' ban."

Beacon Hill Patch
Gun Association, Mass. Retailers Sue AG Over Assault Weapons Crackdown
"The National Shooting Sports Foundation filed a civil complaint Thursday in U.S. District Court in Boston that challenges the Constitutional grounds of Healey's action, states that her office overstepped its legal authority and, in so doing, deprived weapons retailers of their due process protections."

Guns.com
NSSF sues Mass. attorney general for 'unconstitutional' assault weapons crackdown
"'Attorney General Maura Healey's actions were unconstitutional,' said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel, in a statement released Thursday. 'Firearms retailers in Massachusetts cannot determine the meaning or scope of the Attorney General's Enforcement Notice and subsequent explanations. Because criminal penalties can result due to Attorney General Healey's unilateral reinterpretation of a state statute done without administrative process or input from affected parties, her office exceeded its lawful authority and retailers were deprived of their due process protections under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments'."

The Truth About Guns
Retailers, NSSF Seek Injunction Against MA AG Healey's 'Assault Weapons' Ban
"Four Massachusetts retailers along with the NSSF have filed suit against Bay State Attorney General Maura Healey. The matter at bar: Healey's new, unique interpretation of the state's laws which, she believes, gives her the power to prohibit the sale of any gun covered under the Clinton era 'assault weapons' ban."

The Daily Free Press (Boston University student newspaper)
Gun rights activists file lawsuit against Attorney General Healey's recent gun ban
"NSSF Senior Vice President Larry Keane said in a press release that Healey's ban enforcement violates their rights. 'Because criminal penalties can result due to Attorney General Healey's unilateral reinterpretation of a state statute done without administrative process or input from affected parties, her office exceeded its lawful authority and retailers were deprived of their due process protections under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments,' Keane said in the release."

#GUNVOTE

Bearing Arms (Pick-up of #GUNVOTE video)
Would Hillary Clinton Support Australian Style Gun Confiscation?
"I think we know the answer to that question. Show Hillary Clinton we won't allow her to turn this great and free nation into Australia. Vote wisely."

Grandview Outdoors
What Does Hillary Clinton Truly Think About The Second Amendment
"It's been on the minds of every gun owner in America: What will happen to the Second Amendment if Hillary Clinton is elected as this country's next president? The question may never have an answer, but that doesn't slow down the worrying and discussion. The National Shooting Sports Foundation has released a video using past quotes of Clinton's to remind gun owners of Clinton's agenda and the possibly ramifications for if she is elected."

Alaska Dispatch News
Film & TV: Guess Who's Coming Back to Home for 'Alaska: the Last Frontier.' (It's Jewel).
"Another Second Amendment ad, but this one from the National Shooting Sports Foundation."

AFSP/NSSF Suicide Prevention Program

Bloomberg Businessweek (this story appeared in several publications)
Gunmakers Finally Face Their Suicide Problem
"Steve Sanetti, the president of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry's trade group, sees nothing at all surprising about gun and ammunition makers trying to make a dent in the grim count. 'We've been looking at this issue for years,' he said in a recent interview at NSSF headquarters in Newtown, Conn."

Stars & Stripes (Tribune News Service)
Gun industry preparing to get behind a suicide-prevention push
"Last year, the NSSF began talking to the New York-based American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. 'They're leaving politics at the door. We're leaving politics at the door,' (Steve) Sanetti said."

Harvard/Northeastern University Study Pre-Release

The Guardian
Gun inequality: US study charts rise of hardcore super owners
"Mike Bazinet, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the firearm industry's trade association, said he would have to defer full comment until he could read the entire survey and its methodology. But he questioned why some results of the survey were being released before the full paper was published, and said some of the results sounded implausible."

The Atlantic
The Americans Who Stockpile Guns
"'Really? Three percent of American gun owners own half the guns? That seems wildly off the mark,' Mike Bazinet, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, wrote in an email to Beckett. 'On the surface, this survey sounds like part of the ongoing effort to minimize gun ownership to make more gun control seem politically achievable.'"

The Truth About Guns
Blue Force Gear Quote of the Day: Lies, Damned Lies, and Gun Ownership Statistics
"'Really? Three percent of American gun owners own half the guns? That seems wildly off the mark. On the surface, this survey sounds like part of the ongoing effort to minimize gun ownership to make more gun control seem politically achievable.' – The NSSF's Michael Bazinet"

Project ChildSafe

Outdoor Wire (Pick-up of TacticalWalls press release. Also ran in Ammoland)
Tactical Walls Partners With NSSF in Support of Project ChildSafe
"'Anytime we have an NSSF member like TacticalWalls step up and support this important program, it truly helps play a pivotal part in spreading the message of responsible firearms ownership and storage. We are pleased to have TacticalWalls on board and encouraging firearm owners to respect their firearm and store it responsibly when not in use,' said Bill Brassard, NSSF's Senior Director of Communications'."

Hunting

Ammoland
National Shooting Sports Foundation Contributes to National Deer Alliance
"'We're proud to support the National Deer Alliance and we encourage everyone with an interest in deer and deer hunting to support NDA as it addresses current and emerging issues impacting wild deer and hunters,' said Chris Dolnack, NSSF Senior Vice President & CMO."

ATF/NSSF Matching Rewards Program

WISH TV8 (Indianapolis)
ATF offer reward following gun theft from Indy business
"The ATF is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for the theft. Additionally, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, a trade association for the firearms industry, has also put up a $5,000 reward for information that leads to those involved in police custody."


WTFX Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
ATF and firearms industry offer $10K reward in gun thefts
"The ATF is offering a reward in the amount of $5,000, which will be matched by the NSSF for a total reward of up to $5,000."

WKRG 5 CBS (Mobile, Ala.)
17 Guns Stolen, Suspect Sought
A 5,000 dollar reward is being offered in conjunction with the ATF and National Shooting Sports Foundation for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person(s) involved.

Al.com (Alabama Media Group)
$5,000 reward offered in Parkway Pawn and Gun burglary
"The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a reward of up to $2,500 in the case, and that amount is being matched by the National Shooting Sports Foundation. According to the MPD, that firearms industry trade association offers matching rewards in conjunction with the ATF in an effort to 'curb the criminal acquisition and misuse of firearms'."

Ammoland
ATF Offers Reward in Mike's Pawn II Firearms Burglary
"The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in conjunction with the Russellville Police Department and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, have announced a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for those responsible for the theft of firearms from Mike's Pawn II, a federal firearm licensee (FFL).

Other

Guns.com
Politics alone don't explain rise in gun sales
"While politics play a role in influencing gun sales, Mike Bazinet, spokesperson with the National Shooting Sports Foundation, says politics alone can't explain the decade-plus upward trend. 'The media like to focus on politics, and that does appear indeed to be a factor in firearms sales,' he said. 'When people feel that their access to legal products may be prevented or curtailed, they often act. We have seen that with firearms and ammunition sales. However, we have been witnessing growth in the shooting sports for well over a decade and it precedes the current administration'."

Chicago Tribune
Hoosier women set sights on growing handgun licenses
"Nationally, the number of women buying guns is up, NSSF found, and about 73 percent of firearm retailers reported seeing more women coming into their stores in 2013 from the year before. Maurer said that's 'definitely' been the case at South County Guns in recent years, particularly with women getting guns for defense or for concealed carry."

The Morning Call (Allentown, Penn.)
Sporting clay fundraisers soar in popularity
"A 2010 report released by National Shooting Sports Foundation estimated that more than 4.2 million people of all ages enjoy the pursuit, and Totenbier says the number of sporting clays fundraisers in this region has really taken off in recent years."

Refinery 29
This Is What Girls' Night Out Looks Like — At A Shooting Range
"And although defense is still the number one reason women buy guns, according to a 2014 report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, shooting activities are increasing in popularity with the group as well."