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Shooting Sports Summit a Week Away
 INDUSTRY, SHOOTING AND HUNTING COMMUNITIES TO MEET . . . The future of hunting and shooting in America will be the focus of more than 150 leaders from throughout the industry and the hunting and shooting sports communities next week in Louisville, Ky. The Shooting Sports Summit will present new research, programs and ideas that could greatly impact participation in our sports over the coming years. Among the speakers at the Summit will be Tim Pawlenty, who entered the 2012 Republican presidential race last week, and Brian Solis, best-selling author and well-known new-media personality. Learn more, see a list of attendees and view the schedule at nssf.org/summit.
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 #NSSFSUMMIT: USE THE HASHTAG . . . Summit attendees that use Twitter are encouraged to use the hashtag #NSSFSummit throughout the Shooting Sports Summit. By using this hashtag in your tweets, you are essentially contributing to a "live journal" of the event. NSSF will be collecting all of these posts and will provide a link to all of them in the following week's Bullet Points. Hear something worth noting? Have an idea? Tweet it and tag it with #NSSFSummit.
Shooting Sports
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 VIDEO: COLLEGE PROGRAM MAKING AN IMPACT . . . One of NSSF's newest efforts is its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative. Only two years old, the program has helped establish competition and club shooting opportunities at colleges across the country. An example of the positive impact the program is having on the college shooting sports was at a recent intercollege event held in Florida.  Play Video
Government Relations
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WHITE HOUSE TO GUN-BAN GROUPS: 'WE'RE WORKING ON IT' . . . The Washington Post has reported that President Obama recently discussed his administration's intentions concerning gun control with Jim and Sarah Brady, founders of the anti-gun group the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. According to the story, Sarah Brady said the president volunteered: "I just want you to know that we are working on it (gun control). We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar." What exactly does "under the radar" mean? Full story on the NSSF Blog.
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NSSF RESPONDS TO FIREARMS TRAFFICKING ARTICLE . . . Unfortunately, a recent Houston Chronicle article on firearms trafficking neglected to mention, among other things, the active cooperation between members of the firearms industry and law enforcement. For example, NSSF, the trade association for America's firearms industry, has partnered with ATF for more than a decade on a national campaign to make the public aware that it is a serious crime to "straw purchase" a firearm. The industry-funded program, called Don't Lie for the Other Guy, also helps ATF educate firearms retailers to better detect and prevent illegal straw purchases -- which, contrary to the author's unsubstantiated claim, never spiked after 2004. Read NSSF's complete letter to the editor. In related news, a FOX News special report today detailed how sales of firearms from the U.S. government to the Mexican government may be falling into cartel hands. NSSF has reported on this issue in the past, noting that more than 150,000 Mexican soldiers have defected to work for the drug cartels -- bringing their American-made service-issued firearms with them. Watch the FOX News video.
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BILLS WOULD CUT SUBSIDIES FOR ANIMAL-RIGHTS GROUPS' LAWSUITS . . . The end of the fleecing of U.S. taxpayers by animal-welfare organizations and environmental extremists is in sight with the recent introduction of bipartisan legislation (S. 1061 and H.R. 1996). The bills would amend the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) to, among other things, cap the legal fees and other expenses private citizens and eligible small businesses would be able to recoup after winning lawsuits against the federal government. For more than a decade, some well-funded special interests groups have abused the EAJA to push their agendas by suing the federal government, knowing their lawsuits will be paid for by American taxpayers. NSSF joins an overwhelming number of other industries in supporting the passage of this legislation that would prevent frivolous attacks by radical animal and environmental activists and simultaneously prevent the tax dollars of hardworking and responsible sportsmen from being used to subsidize these organizations and their operations.
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COURT DISMISSES LAWSUIT AGAINST FIREARMS RETAILER . . . Last week a Connecticut trial court dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Brady Center against a Connecticut firearms retailer, Sportsmen's Outpost, on the grounds that the case was barred by the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). A firearm and ammunition were stolen from the dealer in 2007 and used by the thief several weeks later to murder his ex-wife and commit suicide. The Brady Center unsuccessfully argued that the stolen firearm was somehow transferred by the dealer and that the dealer should have conducted a Brady background check on the thief when he walked into the store acting like a customer asking to see firearms. Of course, the Brady Center knows background checks can only be performed when a firearm is being transferred, not whenever any customer asks to look at a firearm. The U.S. Department of Justice intervened in the case to defend the constitutionality of the PLCAA. Representing Sportsmen's Outpost was the Renzulli Law Firm of White Plains, N.Y.
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N.J. GOVERNOR NOMINATES FAMILIAR FACE TO STATE SUPREME COURT . . . Products liability attorney Anne Patterson, who once represented Colt in a lawsuit brought by the city of Camden, N.J., has been nominated by Gov. Chris Christie to serve on the state's Supreme Court. The Camden lawsuit was brought about more than 10 years ago when the city tried to hold lawful firearms manufacturers responsible for criminal actions involving guns. The city voluntarily dropped its suit in July of 2003. Ms. Patterson, currently of Riker Danzig, is being opposed by several gun-control groups in the state.
News of Note
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 OPPORTUNITIES KNOCK FOR CHALLENGED YOUTHS . . . Families with children who are seriously ill or otherwise severely physically challenged will find reason for encouragement in an article recently posted in the "What's New in Your State" section of NSSF's website. That section, designed to inform people of hunting and shooting opportunities, fulfills its mission again with "Opportunities Knock for Challenged Youth," in which Kevin Reese tells of several organizations that can help provide hunting and shooting experiences to young people in need.
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NSSF SUPPORTS OUTDOOR MEDIA . . . Outdoor media professionals, especially those working for newspapers, are living in challenging times. These communicators play a vital roll in helping NSSF and others that support hunting and target shooting get their messages to readers through outlets ranging from local newspapers to national radio and television shows. NSSF is proud to support national, regional and state outdoor media associations. Get some of the latest news on outdoor writers associations and read more about how NSSF supports the outdoor media in this recent NSSF blog post.
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ESTEEMED CONSERVATIONIST LEOPOLD BRADLEY DIES . . . Following in the footsteps of her famous father, Aldo Leopold, but blazing her own trail of achievements as a scientist, conservationist, philosopher and humanitarian, Nina Leopold Bradley enjoyed an accomplished life before passing away on May 25 at age 93. Read more about this woman, who collaborated on many important wildlife projects.
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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HONORING SPORTSMEN . . . NSSF advocated for an official day of appreciation for America’s hunters and anglers to recognize their contributions to conservation, and in 1972 Congress unanimously passed a joint resolution authorizing National Hunting and Fishing Day on the fourth Saturday of every September. Learn more at nssf.org/50.
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