April 9, 2012

Vol. 13 No. 14

This Week:

Ranges

Government Relations

News of Note

Jobs

Illinois Ruling a Victory for Second Amendment

STATE'S HIGH COURT REVERSES LAWSUIT DISMISSAL . . . The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a trial court's dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Cook County's so-called "assault weapons" ordinance banning certain commonly owned and widely used semi-automatic firearms, including modern sporting rifles -- a decision NSSF calls a victory for the Second Amendment. Read NSSF's complete news release, the court's decision and the NSSF amicus brief and modern sporting rifle owners survey cited in the brief.

Ranges

  • APPLY FOR $400,000 IN GRANTS . . . NSSF invites public and private shooting facilities to apply for up to $400,000 in grants that can assist in developing strategies to put more target shooters on their firing lines. By providing this funding to qualifying ranges, NSSF's Range Partnership Grant Program will continue to help these local businesses remind firearms owners, particularly the millions who have purchased new firearms in recent years, to take advantage of the training and safety services they provide. This marks the fifth year for the NSSF range grant program. Full Story | How to Apply

  • NSSF INDOOR RANGE AND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP . . . Anyone who has ever thought of opening an indoor shooting range/retail business should take advantage of the Indoor Range and Retail Development Workshop being presented by NSSF June 18-21 in St. Louis, Mo. Learn more and register today at nssf.org/ranges/workshop.

Government Relations

  • NSSF CONGRESSIONAL FLY-IN NEXT WEEK . . . NSSF's 2012 Congressional Fly-In is just over a week away. Join your fellow firearms industry executives in Washington, D.C., April 18-19. The Fly-In is a chance for NSSF-member companies to meet with key lawmakers and help advance the industry's federal legislative priorities. NSSF has opened up registration to include all NSSF supporting manufacturer and distributor members. For more information on why you should attend the Fly In, watch this short video. If you're interested in attending, register here.

  • SECOND AMENDMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MEXICO'S GUN VIOLENCE . . . During his recent visit to the White House, Mexico President Felipe Calderon renewed his call for a U.S. "assault weapons" ban as a solution to the drug cartel-caused violence that plagues his country. He also claimed, according to columnist Bill Press, that violence levels are directly related to the number of guns in circulation. Both of these assertions are demonstrably false. NSSF sets the record straight in a blog post today.

  • CANADIAN LONG-GUN REGISTRY 'FINALLY DESTINED FOR SCRAP HEAP' . . . "Good riddance to the long-gun registry -- possibly the most unfair and useless legislation ever to have been passed by Parliament of Canada," reads a press release sent Thursday by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association. California could learn from Canada's mistake. Despite Canada's example of such legislation being not only ineffective and costly, but also an erosion of personal freedom, California passed its own long-gun registration law in the fall of 2011.

  • TV NEWS REPORT ON MULTIPLE SALES REPORTING REQUIREMENT . . . East Texas' NBC-affiliate KETK last week featured a TV news report on ATF's controversial reporting requirement for multiple sales of long guns in Southwest border states. NSSF filed a lawsuit in August challenging the requirement.

National Hunting & Fishing Day

  • NSSF SET TO SPONSOR NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY . . . NSSF will once again renew its major sponsorship of National Hunting and Fishing Day, the official federal commemoration of hunters, anglers and conservation. NSSF has been involved with National Hunting and Fishing Day for 41 years. NHF Day continues to grow and reach new outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen each year with the continued support of its sponsors. Through licenses, permits and special taxes, hunters and anglers generate $100,000 every 30 minutes -- totaling more than $1.75 billion per year -- for fish, wildlife and habitat. No one contributes more for conservation. NHF Day is set to take place Sept. 22, 2012. Read more.

News of Note

  • CNBC VIDEO: FIREARMS COULD BE 'AMMO FOR YOUR PORTFOLIO' . . . In response to the current strength of firearm sales, CNBC's Maria Bartiromo held an on-air discussion last week on publicly traded industry companies Smith & Wesson, Ruger and Cabela's as potential investments. Watch the video.

  • FREEDOM GROUP NAMES MOORE SVP OF SUPPLY CHAIN . . . Freedom Group, Inc. (FGI) has named Tony Moore senior vice president of supply chain, where he will oversee purchasing, service operations and worldwide transportation. Moore comes to FGI from Cooper Industries Inc., $1B Bussman Division, where he was global vice president of supply chain, strategic sourcing, logistics and trade compliance.

  • U.S. SPORTSMEN'S ALLIANCE LAUNCHES NEW BLOG . . . The U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance has launched a new blog that will focus on the politics of hunting. The Protect What's Right Blog will feature commentary from USSA's political experts on topics facing the sportsmen's community. It will also have frequent guest columns by other recognized writers and political pros.

  • OLYMPIC QUOTA SPOT REALLOCATED TO USA SHOOTING . . . The International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) has notified USA Shooting that it is reallocating an Olympic Quota Spot to USA Shooting after Jamie Gray's (Lebanon, Pa.) double qualification in both Olympic air and smallbore (.22 caliber) rifle events. USA Shooting's double trap competitors are the beneficiaries of the reallocation. Read more from USA Shooting.

  • LINDENWOOD CONTINUES TO DOMINATE COLLEGE SHOTGUN SPORTS . . . For the ninth consecutive year, Lindenwood University won high overall team at the ACUI Intercollegiate Clay Target Championships. Coached by Shawn Dulohery, the small school in Missouri has become a powerhouse in the shotgun sports, attracting top talent from around the country to its campus in St. Charles, Mo. The NRA Blog provides a look at the team's performance at this year's recent championships.

Jobs


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