NSSF Bullet Points | Online News Service

June 4, 2012

Vol. 13 No. 21

This Week:

Industry News

Government Relations

Ranges

Shooting

 Jobs

Project ChildSafe in Puerto Rico

NSSF's Lawrence G. Keane speaks at a press conference Thursday announcing the launch of NSSF's Project ChildSafe in Puerto Rico.

FIREARM SAFETY EDUCATION . . . With the support of Gov. Luis Fortuno, Puerto Rico launched NSSF's Project ChildSafe firearm safety education program on Thursday at a well-attended press conference at the governor's mansion in Old San Juan. Two of the governor's cabinet members took the lead in announcing the program -- Secretary of Justice Guillermo Somoza-Colombani and Secretary of Sports and Recreation Henry Neumann. Puerto Rico will distribute thousands of firearm safety kits that include a cable-style gun lock and safety education brochure free of charge to gun owners through 27 shooting facilities on the island. In addition to the firearm safety kits, NSSF also provided Puerto Rico with additional safety literature and videos and child safety pledges. Spanish-language versions of the program's firearm safety literature have been added to the website projectchildsafe.org.

Industry News

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  • 24TH STRAIGHT MONTH OF INCREASES . . . The May 2012 NSSF-adjusted National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) figure of 840,412 is an increase of 20.6 percent over the NSSF-adjusted NICS figure of 696,947 in May 2011. For comparison, the unadjusted May 2012 NICS figure of 1,305,392 reflects a 7 percent increase from the unadjusted NICS figure of 1,219,872 in May 2011. This marks the 24th straight month that NSSF-adjusted NICS figures have increased when compared to the same period the previous year. Read more.

  • RUGER RESUMES TAKING NEW ORDERS . . . Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) announced it has resumed the normal acceptance of orders from its independent wholesale distributors. In March, the company had temporarily suspended the acceptance of new orders after receiving orders for more than one million firearms in the first quarter. Said Ruger, "Demand for our products is very strong, and the current backlog remains significantly above year ago levels. Our production and shipments in the first quarter of 2012 increased more than 50 percent from the first quarter of 2011 and remain very strong."

  • ATK RECEIVES $36 MILLION ARMY AMMUNITION ORDER . . . ATK (NYSE:ATK) has received a $36 million order from the U.S. Army to produce 120mm training ammunition for tanks. Since 1980, ATK has delivered more than four million rounds of 120mm tactical and training tank ammunition to the Army, Marine Corps and allied militaries. The work will be conducted at ATK-operated facilities in Minnesota and West Virginia.

Government Relations

  • NSSF PAC THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND WALKER IN WISCONSIN RECALL ELECTION . . . The NSSF Political Action Committee has thrown its support behind Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in the state's recall election. Walker faces off against his 2010 gubernatorial opponent, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who is anti-gun and a member of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Last year, Walker signed legislation making Wisconsin the 49th state to legalize the carrying of concealed firearms. Barrett opposed this legislation and has also been quite vocal in attacking the federal National Right-To-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011 (H.R. 822), calling it "ill-conceived."

  • N.Y. GOVERNOR: POLITICS WON'T AFFECT FUNDING FOR GUN MAKERS . . . The New York Daily News reported that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he has no problem giving economic development funding to New York gun makers that have opposed a bill for microstamping that he wants to see passed. "I don't think (the state) should be in a position of funding or not funding based on my political position on microstamping," said the governor, according to the Daily News. The newspaper reported that the Empire State Development Corp. has awarded more than $6 million to Remington and Kimber since 2009 to upgrade their plants. The article added that Gov. Cuomo was not optimistic that microstamping legislation would be passed before the current legislative session ends.

Ranges

  • IS YOUR RANGE LISTED ON WHERETOSHOOT.ORG? . . . Listing your range on WhereToShoot.org is an extremely effective way to bring shooters to your shooting facility. Why? For one, listing on WhereToShoot.org -- North America's most comprehensive directory of shooting ranges -- is free. Second, the site is visited more than 100,000 times a month by people looking for a place to shoot. Also, NSSF recently launched "Where2Shoot," an iPhone app that puts the range directory in the palm of your hand. An Android app will be available this summer. Not listed in the WhereToShoot database? Enter your range information now. If your range is already listed, please take the time to review your listings to ensure all information is up to date.

  • SHOTGUN RANGE EXPANSION AT U.S. OLYMPIC TRAINING FACILITY. . . Thanks to a grant from the Shikar Safari Club International Foundation (SSCIF), USA Shooting's International Shooting Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., has a new trap bunker and skeet field in operation. The addition brings the number of trap and skeet fields on-site to five, making the International Shooting Park one of the largest international complexes in the country. The expansion will allow USA Shooting to host larger national and international competitions.

Shooting

  • U.S. OLYMPIC SHOOTING TEAM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE . . . Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski of Alabama and Nick Mowrer of Montana will represent the U.S. in Men's 50m Free Pistol in London this summer after securing spots at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The trials are being held through June 11 in Fort Benning, Ga. Read more.

    BJ McDaniel instructs a Scholastic Clay Target Program shooter at NSSF's 2006 Junior Olympic Development Camp.

  • SHOOTER, COACH, AUTHOR McDANIEL PASSES AWAY . . . The USA Shooting family lost an important friend and contributor with the passing of BJ McDaniel of Placerville, Calif. McDaniel was a passionate competitor, mentor, teacher, coach and referee. He competed in International Skeet until 1984 and coached junior shotgunners in that sport and assisted longtime U.S. National Shotgun Coach Lloyd Woodhouse. McDaniel also co-authored the USA Shooting Shotgun Coach Certification Course. Learn more about this remarkable man.

  • SPORTING CLAYS FUNDRAISER TO AID USA SHOOTING TEAM . . . The Shoot for Gold Sporting Clays Fundraiser, to be held June 15-16, will feature six 2012 Olympians and raise money to support the USA Shooting Team's participation in the London Summer Olympic Games. Hosted by Pioneer Natural Resources and Fayez Sarofirm & Co., the fundraiser will allow sponsors and contributors to meet with Olympic athletes at a Friday evening, June 15, auction/dinner at the WillaWalla Creek Shooting Center in Saint Jo, Texas, and shoot with them in a 100-bird sporting clays event at the Fossil Pointe Sporting Grounds in Slidell, Texas, the next day. Get event details and entry and sponsorship prices.

Jobs


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