April 16, 2012

Vol. 13 No. 15

This Week:

SHOT Business

Industry News

Government Relations

Jobs

House Expected to Vote on
'Sportsmen's Heritage Act'

CONTACT REPRESENTATIVES TODAY . . . As firearms industry executives prepare for NSSF's Congressional Fly-In this week on Capitol Hill, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as soon as Tuesday on the "Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012" (H.R. 4089). NSSF is encouraging all hunters, shooters and gun owners to contact their U.S. representative today and urge them to support this vital pro-sportsmen legislation -- supported by more than 35 national conservation and sportsmen's groups. The bill combines four legislative priorities that will expand recreational hunting, shooting and fishing opportunities while also protecting the firearms and ammunition industries from detrimental regulations under the Environmental Protection Agency. Learn more and contact your representative.

  • EPA DENIES LATEST PETITION TO BAN TRADITIONAL AMMUNITION . . . The Environmental Protection Agency last week denied yet another frivolous petition by the Center for Biological Diversity -- an established anti-hunting group -- calling for a ban on traditional ammunition. Read more.

SHOT Business

  • SHOT BUSINESS APRIL/MAY ISSUE . . . The latest issue of SHOT Business magazine is now available online at shotbusiness.com. This issue's feature, "SHOT SHOW 2012," serves as a highlight reel of four days of bumping shoulders and face-to-face nonstop business. Also find the most recent news briefs, what's selling where, new products, what's new from NSSF and much more. On an iPad or other mobile device? Tap here for the digital publication.

Industry News

  • REPORT SHOWS INDUSTRY'S ROI FROM EXCISE TAX CONTRIBUTIONS . . . A new report, "Financial Returns to Industry from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program," highlights the benefits of the firearms and ammunition industry's 75 years of excise tax contributions to wildlife conservation. Southwick Associates teamed up with Andrew Loftus Consulting on behalf of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies to develop the report. Read the complete 86-page report.

  • NBC SHOWS ANTI-GUN BIAS -- AGAIN . . . In an attempt to combat failing ratings, NBC's Rock Center on Wednesday night aired another biased and sensationalized piece on Remington Arms and America's firearms industry. NSSF issued a response on the NSSF Blog.

  • 'THE RISE IN GIRLS WITH GUNS' . . . CNBC last week reported on the fact that more women than ever before are becoming gun owners. "Several retailers hold 'Ladies Nights,' and enrollment in one women's only conceal-carry class at the Red Castle Gun Club in Tulsa, Okla., is up 400 percent, according to published reports." Watch CNBC's report here.

  • SHOT SHOW EXHIBITORS: KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR INVOICES DUE MAY 4 . . . All SHOT Show exhibitors should keep an eye out for the invoice (second installment payment) that is due May 4 for the 2013 SHOT Show. The invoices have been mailed to all exhibitors. NSSF has included a prepaid return envelope for exhibitors' convenience.

Government Relations

  • NSSF PAC 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW . . . The newly released NSSF Political Action Committee 2011 Year In Review highlights the major federal legislative achievements of the firearms and ammunition industry this past year and also underscores the important milestones reached by the NSSF PAC -- the muscle of NSSF's political arm. Topping NSSF's list of priorities in 2012 are the November elections. Through the recent launch of its voter registration and education campaign #gunvote -- Don't Risk Your Rights, NSSF wants to ensure that every gun owner, hunter and sportsman is informed about where candidates running for federal office stand on gun-control and sportsmen issues. For more information about the NSSF PAC, please visit nssfpac.org or contact Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF PAC treasurer, at nssfpac@nssf.org.

  • IN NRA SPEECH, ROMNEY SAYS OBAMA WILL ERODE GUN OWNER RIGHTS . . . In a speech at the NRA Show in St. Louis on Friday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said President Obama would like to erode gun owners' rights. "We need a president who will stand up for the rights of hunters, sportsmen, and those seeking to protect their homes and their families. President Obama has not; I will," Romney said. Read more from the Associated Press.

  • POLL: MOST AMERICANS BACK NRA, RIGHT TO USE DEADLY FORCE . . . Most Americans support the right to use deadly force to protect themselves -- even in public places -- and have a favorable view of the National Rifle Association, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

NSSF Members

  • VOTING MEMBERS: KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT . . . In early May the human resource departments of NSSF Voting Members will be provided the details of the annual essay scholarship competition for Voting Member employees and their immediate family members. Funding has been doubled this year, allowing for a grand prize scholarship of $6,000, first- and second-place awards of $3,000 and $2,000, respectively, and 39 $1,000 third-place scholarships. Essay topics and other requirements will be sent with the official announcement and will be communicated in Bullet Points and a future edition of NSSF Member News. Submission deadline for applications will be June 15.

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