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<title>Firearms Industry Remains Critical of Governor Following Press Conference on Ammunition Bill</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:26:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>NSSF Applauds Introduction of Fishing and Hunting Heritage Bill </title>
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<link>http://nssf.org/PR/100909.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 14:09:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Industry Shows Sustained Growth in 2009 - Firearm Sales Numbers Up for 10th Straight Month</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/090809-NICS.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:18:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Quarterly Firearm and Ammunition Excise Taxes up 43 Percent</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/073109.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 3 Aug 2009 10:04:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>NSSF Awards $245,000 in Grants to Shooting Facilities</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/071509.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:22:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Sales Figures Climb in June</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/071509.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:41:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Sales Figures for April</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/051409-NICS.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 12:55:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms and Ammunition Excise Taxes Up 31 Percent in 4th Quarter</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/050509.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 May 2009 13:08:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>FBI Background Checks for Firearm Purchases Hit 100 Million</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/040809-NICS.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 08:30:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Firearm Sales Continue to Climb in March</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/040309.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:15:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>NSSF Provides $50,000 For New Scholastic Steel Challenge Program</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/032309.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Lauds Court's Dismissal of Baseless Lawsuit</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/032009.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:11:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Applauds Introduction of Firearms Fairness and Affordability Act in U.S. Senate</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/032009-FAET.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:30:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>NSSF Makes Major Contribution to 'Rescue the Duck Factory'</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/031909-du.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Record-Breaking Turnout at College Clay Target Championships</title>
<description>It may not get the attention that college basketball's March Madness receives, but for a record 37 schools and 337 clay target shooters, it is the biggest event of the year.</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/031909.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Calls National Park Service Ban on Traditional Ammunition Over-reactive</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/031109.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:26:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Supreme Court Closes The Book on New York City's Lawsuit Against Gun Makers</title>
<description>NSSF Press Release</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/030909.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Texas County Declares March 'First Shots Month'</title>
<description>Officials in Colorado County, Texas, have officially declared March "First Shots Month."</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/030509_FS.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearm Sales Continue Upward in February</title>
<description>Despite an ever-worsening economy and slumping retail sales, firearm sales increased in February, continuing an upswing that began after November's election.</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/030309.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Mar 2009 01:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Hunters, Target Shooters and Industry Provide $336 Million for Wildlife and Education</title>
<description>News from March 2</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/030209.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Semi-Automatic Rifle Ban Would Reduce Jobs, Not Crime</title>
<description>News from Feb. 26</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/022609.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>E-mail An Invitation to Hunt and Shoot This Holiday Season</title>
<description>News from Dec. 11</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/121108-SO.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Statement on MN Dept of Agriculture Game Donation Testing</title>
<description>News from Dec. 4</description>
<link>http://nssf.org/PR/120408.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Recognizes 10th Anniversary of NICS</title>
<description>News from Dec. 1</description>
<link>http://nssf.org/PR/120108-NICS.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Launches Blog to Address Inaccuracies Surrounding Firearms</title>
<description>News from Nov. 25</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/112508.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Lauds Development of Electronic Form 4473 at ATF Press Conference</title>
<description>News from Nov. 20</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/112008_E4473.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Don't Lie Campaign Launches in New Jersey</title>
<description>News from Nov. 18</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/111808_DontLie1.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>New Jersey Association of Firearms Retailers Hails Firearms Industry Campaign to Stop Illegally Purchased Firearms from Entering Garden State</title> 
<description>News from Nov. 18</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/111808_DontLie2.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Statement on Results of CDC Blood Lead Levels in Hunters Study CDC Blood Lead Levels in Hunters Study</title> 
<description>News from Nov. 7</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/110708.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>NSSF Names Director of Exhibitions and Conferences</title>
<description>News from October 14, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/101408_Cauley.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Teens from 11 States Evaluated for Olympic Trap, Skeet</title>
<description>News from October 13, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/101308.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms and Ammunition Industry Responds to Minnesota DNR Preliminary Ammunition Study</title>
<description>News from October 8, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/100808_MNDNR.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Obama Campaign Unlawfully Misuses Proprietary Firearms Industry Media List</title>
<description>News from October 8, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/100808.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Don't Lie Campaign Launches in Philadelphia</title>
<description>News from October 3, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/100308.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>White House Conference on Wildlife Policy Concludes</title>
<description>News from October 3, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/100308-AWCP.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>IDPA Teams Up with First Shots</title>
<description>News from September 29, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/0924908_FS.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Don't Lie Campaign Launches in Phoenix</title>
<description>News from September 24, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/092408.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Teens Selected for Olympic Evaluation in Trap, Skeet</title>
<description>News from September 18, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/091808_SCTP.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>White House Wildlife Conference Set</title>
<description>News from August 28, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/082808-AWCP.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>76 percent of sportsmen say they prefer to elect a President who hunts or fishes</title>
<description>News from August 21, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/082108-CSF.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>NSSF Passes Torch of Popular Youth Program to New Foundation</title>
<description>News from August 15, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/081208_NHFDay.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Youth Trap Teams from 9 States Win Championship Medals</title>
<description>News from August 6, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/080608_SCTP.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Youth Skeet, Sporting Clays Teams from 15 States Win Championship Medals</title>
<description>News from August 4, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/080408_SCTP.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Don't Lie Campaign Launches in Rio Grande Valley: July 30, 2008</title>
<description>News from July 30, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/073008.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Olympics Spur Record Year for Scholastic Shooting Program</title>
<description>News from July 23, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/072308_SCTP.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>SAAMI Announces New Slate of Officers</title>
<description>News from July 10, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/071008_SAAMI.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Hails Victory in Supreme Court Second Amendment Case</title>
<description>News from June 26, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/062608.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Firearms Industry Applauds Introduction of Excise Tax Reform Bill</title>
<description>News from June 23, 2008</description>
<link>http://www.nssf.org/PR/062308-FAET.cfm</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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