NSSF Bullet Points | Online News Service

May 29, 2012

Vol. 13 No. 20

This Week:

SHOT Show at 35

Government Relations

Hunting

Research

 Shooting

NSSF to Firearms Retailers:
'We've Got Your Back'

CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF NSSF-MEMBER RETAILERS . . . Firearms retailers enjoy many services and benefits as members of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, but perhaps the most important is an intangible -- helping to strengthen NSSF as the "Voice of Industry." To help support this respected voice and build its member ranks, NSSF is launching a new firearms retailer membership promotion emphasizing the benefits of membership with messages such as "We've Got Your Back" and "Preventative Medicine." The new color ad campaign will launch in industry trade publications. "Though they face many challenges, firearms retailers don't have to go it alone when they are members of NSSF," said Bettyjane Swann, NSSF's director of member services. "Their support adds to NSSF's clout whether it's inside the Beltway or in state houses across the country." As the trade association for the firearms and ammunition industry, NSSF works to promote a positive business environment for firearms retailers by engaging in regulatory, legislative and market matters that are critical to retailers' businesses. Knowing that NSSF is monitoring these areas allows the retailer to focus on core business functions such as in-store sales and service. Learn more about the benefits of being an NSSF-member retailer.

  • ATF COMPLIANCE: FFLs DON'T HAVE TO GO IT ALONE . . . Did you know that NSSF offers federally licensed firearms retailers the opportunity to work with experienced advisors who, as former ATF officials, understand what it takes to stay compliant with ATF rules and regulations? This service is a key benefit available only to NSSF retailer members; it alone can be worth the price of a retailer membership. Overview | Meet the Team | Compliance Resources

SHOT Show at 35

Two men who played major roles in creating the first SHOT Show, Arnold H. "Rock" Rohlfing, executive director of NSSF, and Bill Talley, senior vice president of Winchester Group, Olin.

For those who have been there from the beginning, it may be hard to believe that 2013 will mark the 35th SHOT Show. Throughout the year we'll be looking back at the show's history, from its inception in 1978 and its official opening in 1979, up to where it stands today as one of the largest and most vibrant trade shows in the world.

  • HOW SHOT GOT ITS NAME AND PLANS FOR THE FIRST SHOW . . . After getting the green light from industry in 1977, an NSSF-appointed committee began work on planning the first show. Show committee member Ted Rowe, then president of Harrington & Richardson, came up with the now-famous acronym. "I guess," said Rowe at the time, "I am usually given credit for the name. The show committee was fiddling with other combinations of the letters and then 'SHOT' just seemed to be a natural." The name SHOT (for Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade) was adopted as the official name for the show. Read more on the SHOT Show Blog.

Government Relations

  • ATF-INDUSTRY MEETING . . . NSSF voting members on Wednesday met with ATF officials at an NSSF-sponsored ATF-Industry Quarterly Meeting to discuss important regulatory issues and developments. Acting Director B. Todd Jones and Deputy Director Tom Brandon joined the meeting. In his remarks, Jones stressed the importance of having a cooperative and collaborative dialogue between ATF and members of industry who play an instrumental role in helping ATF achieve its mission of protecting the public safety by reducing and preventing violent crime. ATF is focusing on a risk-based approach to its regulatory enforcement efforts. He noted that ATF is aware that its regulatory decisions have an impact on lawful commerce and that it strives to be mindful of that fact in seeking to balance its law enforcement mission and the needs of legitimate businesses in our industry. During the meeting, important issues such as the importability of shotguns, marking variances and ATF efforts to reduce NFA Branch delays occasioned by a large increase in the volume of transactions were discussed.

  • LATEST ATF NEWSLETTER . . . In an effort to keep Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) abreast of changing firearms laws and regulations, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) provides semiannual FFL Newsletters. Read ATF's May 2012 newsletter.

  • LA. BILL WOULD SECURE FURTHER SECOND AMENDMENT PROTECTION . . . Louisiana's constitution grants each citizen the right to keep and bear arms and states that this right shall not be abridged, but concerns by some regarding future restrictions on concealed carry have prompted La. State Sen. Neil Riser to sponsor what he has called the strongest Second Amendment-supporting law in the nation. Senate Bill 303 is a proposed state constitutional amendment that would strengthen the state's declaration of firearm ownership and possession as fundamental right. The measure, passed earlier by the state Senate, was passed last Thursday by the state House and must now receive a majority when presented to the Louisiana voters in November.

Hunting and Conservation

  • TWO STATES ADDED TO HUNTING WORKS FOR AMERICA PROGRAM . . . Coinciding with the 75th anniversary of the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, two new states -- Iowa and Missouri -- have been added to the award-winning Hunting Works for America (HWFA) program. They join existing state chapters in Arizona, Minnesota and North Dakota. Hunting Works for America is an initiative that was developed by NSSF in 2010 to forge an alliance between sporting organizations and the many businesses and workers whose livelihood depends on hunting to survive. Read more.

  • CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM ACCEPTS NEARLY 4 MILLION ACRES . . . Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will accept 3.9 million acres offered under the 43rd Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up. The CRP is a federally administered wide-scale, voluntary program for conserving land and wildlife habitat. The conservation organization Pheasants Forever expressed both pleasure in the number of offers for CRP enrollment and concern about the significant decline of CRP acreage across the Northern Plains states. See Pheasants Forever's press release.

Research

  • NEW MODERN TARGET SHOOTER REPORT AVAILABLE . . . On the heels of the updated Modern Bowhunter Report®, NSSF has updated its Modern Target Shooter Report®. This 50-plus-page report consists of 2010 and 2011 consumer demographics and purchase habits on a wide variety of target shooting items from firearms and ammunition to targets and cleaning kits. The data is sourced from Southwick Associates ShooterSurvey.com consumer panel. The report is available to members for $50 and to nonmembers for $500. The report can be ordered online.

Shooting

  • 7 REMAINING U.S. OLYMPIC SHOOTING TEAM SLOTS TO BE FILLED SOON . . . Twelve days of intense competition will result in seven athletes securing spots on the U.S. Olympic shooting team when the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Smallbore (.22 caliber) are held May 31-June 12. In conjunction with the USA Shooting National Championships for Rifle and Pistol, nearly 240 athletes will attempt to realize their Olympic dream at the ranges of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga.

  • SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT RAISES $25,000 FOR USA SHOOTING . . . The Hunting Heritage Trust last Thursday pledged the majority of proceeds -- $25,000 -- from its Jack Robertson Sporting Clays Invitational Shoot to USA Shooting. "USA Shooting is tremendously appreciative of this major contribution. The Jack Robertson Shoot is a quality event, and we are indeed proud to be selected as the major beneficiary of this year's shoot," said Buddy Duvall, executive director of the USA Shooting Foundation. Duvall participated in the event along with USA Shooting team member Caitlin Connor.

  • KOENIG WINS 2012 BIANCHI CUP OVERALL TITLE . . . Doug Koenig claimed his 13th Overall Championship at the 2012 MidwayUSA & NRA Bianchi Cup competition in Missouri. Other winners were Rob Vadasz (Metallic Division), Vance Schmid (Production), Julie Golob (Women's), Adam Lennart (Senior) and Tiffany Piper (Junior). Visit the NRA Blog for reports on the competition. The Bianchi Cup is the NRA's national action-pistol championship.

  • ANOTHER FINANCIAL BOOST FOR COLLEGE SHOOTING TEAM . . . Ecclesia College, located in Springdale, Ark., has received another financial boost to its shooting sports program. In January of this year, NSSF announced a Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative grant of $10,000 to the college. Now, MidwayUSA Foundation and the Scholastic Shooting Trust have reported that the National Wild Turkey Federation has donated $20,000 to the school's shooting team. NWTF partners with the MidwayUSA Foundation to support high school and college shooting teams. Funds raised by the shooting teams are matched by the Potterfield family, founders of MidwayUSA.

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