Legislation to Protect Traditional Ammunition
 BILLS INTRODUCED IN HOUSE AND SENATE . . . Following continued attacks by anti-hunting groups to ban traditional ammunition (ammunition containing lead-core components) under the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) and Reps. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and Mike Ross (D-Ark.), all co-chairmen of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation (S. 838 and H.R. 1558) to clarify the longstanding exemption of ammunition and ammunition components under the act. The Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Sports Protection Act is being championed by NSSF. The act also calls for lead fishing tackle, similarly under attack from anti-hunting groups, to be exempt from the TSCA. "We applaud and thank Sen. Tester and Sen. Thune, and Rep. Miller and Rep. Ross, for introducing this commonsense measure," said NSSF President Steve Sanetti. "This bill will continue to ensure that America's hunters and shooters can choose for themselves the best ammunition to use, instead of unnecessarily mandating the universal use of expensive alternatives." Read NSSF's news releases for the House and Senate bills.
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CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE BAN DIES IN JUDICIARY COMMITTEE . . . NSSF is pleased to announce that after many weeks of tireless work from Second Amendment groups in Connecticut, manufacturers and firearms owners, SB 1094, which would have banned possession and manufacture of magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds, met its demise Friday when the Judiciary Committee decided not to vote on the bill. In the weeks prior to the deadline, NSSF launched a website and released a 30-second radio ad to help combat the legislation. Though legislators have received numerous emails, calls and correspondence in response to the bill over the weeks, NSSF encourages everyone to take a moment to thank their legislators and those on the Judiciary Committee for their opposition to SB 1094. The outcome speaks volumes to the power of sportsmen, firearms owners and manufacturers when unified toward one goal.
News of Note
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 SHOT BUSINESS APRIL/MAY ISSUE AVAILABLE ONLINE . . . In its latest issue, SHOT Business magazine takes a look at the 33rd edition of the SHOT Show. See why dealers and manufacturers alike voiced enthusiasm for the coming selling season. Read the April/May issue of SHOT Business at shotbusiness.com.
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SHOT SHOW BOOTH-SPACE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS UNDER WAY . . . The booth-space assignment process began last week for the 2012 SHOT Show. All booth assignments are expected to be completed in May. Read more about the process on the SHOT Show Blog.
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RANGES: DEADLINE TUESDAY FOR GRANT APPLICATIONS . . . NSSF will award up to $500,000 in grants to help public and private shooting facilities attract more participants. This marks the fourth year NSSF will provide funding to qualifying ranges through its Range Partnership Grant Program. The deadline for grant applications is Tuesday, April 19.
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 SHOOTING INDUSTRY MASTERS EARLY-BIRD DEADLINE APRIL 29 . . . The Ninth Annual Shooting Industry Masters early-bird entry deadline is fast approaching. Sponsored by FMG Publications, the two-day match will bring industry members to Park City, Ky., July 22-23. Companies that enter teams by April 29 will receive a discount on their entry fees, plus a four-color Shooting Industry Masters Team Challenge Ad in the June 2011 issue of Shooting Industry Magazine. For more information, including registration details, visit shootingindustry.com.
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UPTAGRAFFT, SANDERSON WIN SILVER AT WORLD CUP . . . Two American shooters distinguished themselves at the ISSF World Cup competition in Changwon, Korea. Sergeants First Class Erick Uptagrafft of Phenix City, Ala., and Keith Sanderson of Colorado Springs, Colo., earned silver medals for themselves, and Sanderson secured a quota spot for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2012 games. Uptagrafft finished second in the Men's 15m Prone Smallbore Rifle competition, an event in which he earlier secured a quota and seems to be on his way to a nomination to the Olympic team going to London; Sanderson earned his medal in Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol.
Government Relations
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1099 REPEAL LEGISLATION SIGNED INTO LAW . . . The "Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act," H.R. 4, legislation long trumpeted by NSSF, was signed into law by the president on Thursday. NSSF had fully supported this action, realizing that repealing the 1099 reporting requirement will help protect firearms retailers and gun owners who would otherwise be forced to provide 1099 forms to vendors from whom they buy goods totaling $600 or more annually.
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GRASSLEY INVESTIGATION OF ATF REVEALS FFLs TO BE LAW-ABIDING AND CONSCIENTIOUS . . . Members of America's firearms industry have always taken the illegal acquisition and misuse of firearms very seriously. This is why the joint NSSF/ATF Don't Lie for the Other Guy anti-straw purchasing program has been widely embraced by retailers throughout the U.S. Now a congressional investigation into an ATF project that allegedly directed Phoenix-area gun-shop owners to proceed with sales of firearms to suspicious buyers demonstrates just how seriously retailers take this issue. In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) provides the Attorney General with emails demonstrating the reluctance of FFLs to transfer firearms to individuals they deemed suspicious. Read more.
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N.H. FAMILIES AFIELD BILL HEADS TO GOVERNOR . . . The New Hampshire Senate has passed legislation that would create an apprentice hunting license. If signed by the governor, New Hampshire would become the 32nd state to pass Families Afield legislation. The Families Afield initiative was established by NSSF, the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and National Wild Turkey Federation. Along with the National Rifle Association and the National Assembly of Sportsmen Caucuses, the Families Afield coalition has worked to pass measures in 31 states with more than 598,000 apprentice or mentored-hunting licenses sold since the program's inception in 2004.
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JUDGE DENIES LAWSUIT AIMED AT CLOSING REFUGE LANDS TO HUNTING . . . Federal Judge James S. Gwin has ruled in favor of sportsmen by denying a lawsuit to close hunting on dozens of units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. This long-running case began in 2003 when the Fund for Animals, which later merged with the Humane Society of the United States, filed a lawsuit to stop hunting on 39 refuges and later expanded that to 50 refuges. Read more.
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ATF OPEN LETTER TO KANSAS FFLs . . . ATF has issued an open letter to all Kansas Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) advising them of an important change to the procedure they may follow to comply with the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t) when transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person. Read the letter.
NSSF History Snapshot
Throughout its 50th anniversary year, NSSF each week will be spotlighting various moments from the Foundation's history.
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BROAD MEMBERSHIP . . . From its earliest days, NSSF was supported not only by firearm and ammunition companies but by accessory manufacturers such as Lyman Gunsight Corp., Reinhardt Fagen Inc. (stock makers), Trius Products (clay-target throwers) and Utica Duxback Corp. (hunting clothing). Learn more at nssf.org/50.
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