NSSF Bullet Points | Online News Service

June 11, 2012

Vol. 13 No. 22

This Week:

Government Relations

News of Note

Retailers/Ranges

SHOT Show

 Jobs

Protecting Traditional Ammunition

NSSF TO INTERVENE . . . The anti-hunting Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and six other groups last week filed a lawsuit designed to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) into banning traditional ammunition containing lead components, an action that NSSF immediately responded to, saying it would intervene to represent the interests of industry, hunters and target shooters. EPA has twice denied petitions filed by CBD to ban traditional ammunition, citing correctly that it does not have the authority to regulate ammunition under the Toxic Substances Control Act. "This is a frivolous lawsuit clear and simple," said Lawrence G. Keane, senior vice president and general counsel for NSSF. "There is no sound science that shows the use of traditional ammunition has harmed wildlife populations or that it presents a health risk to humans who consume game taken with such ammunition." NSSF called on industry members, hunters and shooters to support an amendment to the Farm Bill (read below) that contains legislation that would clarify the exemption. Read the NSSF press release and learn more about traditional ammunition.

  • AMENDMENT OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SPORTSMEN . . . Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) have filed an historic package of sportsmen's bills as an amendment to the 2012 Farm Bill that includes NSSF's top legislative priority, the Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act, which would clarify that ammunition is excluded from regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Comprising 16 separate pieces of legislation, the package includes the majority of the firearms and ammunition industry's legislative priorities for the 112th Congress. A similar but less extensive package of bills--the Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R. 4089)--was passed by the House in April by a bipartisan vote of 276 to 146. Read the press release.

Government Relations

  • FIREARMS IMPORT/EXPORT CONFERENCE; REGISTER TODAY . . . To help Federal Firearms License holders stay on top of and in compliance with myriad federal laws and regulations, a joint presentation of NSSF and the FAIR Trade Group will take place July 31 to Aug. 1 at the Hyatt Regency Reston Town Center in Reston, Va. Last year's event was sold out, so please plan ahead in getting registered. Learn more and register today at nssf.org/ImportExport.

  • HOLDER TO FACE CONTEMPT VOTE . . . The House Oversight Committee will vote next week on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failure to produce thousands of documents related to the Fast and Furious "gunwalking" investigation, CBS News reports. If the committee cites Holder for contempt, the full House would likely take up the matter. Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) are leading the investigation into Fast and Furious. CBS reports this is only the fourth time in 30 years that Congress has initiated a contempt proceeding against an executive branch member. Read contempt report draft.

News of Note

  • VIOLENT CRIME DECLINES AGAIN . . . Preliminary crime statistics for 2011 released today by the FBI show a 4 percent decrease in violent crime--a continuation of a long-term downward trend nationwide. The report highlights that all four violent crime categories--murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault--declined in the country's four major geographical regions and in all city population groups. The report also noted that violent crime decreased both in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties. The continuing decrease in violent crime comes at a time when firearms ownership has increased across America, a fact that utterly contradicts the mantra of anti-gun groups that more guns equals more crime. "Every firearms owner should be armed with this information," said NSSF President and CEO Steve Sanetti. Read the report.

  • BATTENFELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SOLD . . . The Potterfield family has announced the sale of their entire interest in Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. to Clearview Capital, a private equity group based in Connecticut, and to members of Battenfeld's existing management team. Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of shooting, reloading, gunsmithing and gun-cleaning supplies.

  • ILLINOIS COLLEGE OFFERING UTAH CONCEALED FIREARM PERMIT COURSE . . . In a refreshing twist, Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg, Ill., is offering its own fully legal concealed firearm permit course for students and citizens-at-large, so long as they don't carry in Illinois and aren't residents of Utah. The university's Business & Community Education Department is bringing in outside instructors to teach the four-hour course.

Retailers & Ranges

  • RETAILER EDUCATION SEMINAR SET FOR LAS VEGAS . . . NSSF will be presenting a Retailer Education Seminar on Wednesday, June 20, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the J.W. Marriott in Las Vegas. Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) registered in Nevada should have received postcard invitations from NSSF to attend that seminar. Presented in cooperation with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), the seminar provides guidance and education on the rules and regulations governing the sale and transfer of firearms. The free seminar, exclusively for FFLs and their employees, is one of the outstanding benefits NSSF provides firearms retailers. Seating is limited, so Nevada FFLs receiving an invitation must register online or contact Cathy Walker by email (cwalker@nssf.org) or phone (203-426-1320) and provide the pass code appearing on the invitation to secure their reservation.

  • SUBSCRIBE TO, ADVERTISE IN THE EXCLUSIVELY DIGITAL RANGE REPORT MAGAZINE . . . The Range ReportSM, NSSF's magazine for shooting facilities, will be distributing its first exclusively digital edition in early July. The Summer '12 Edition will include five feature articles, as well as regularly appearing departments, including "Undercover Shooter," "Q&A" and more. Make sure you receive each quarterly issue as the enhanced Range Report enters the digital age by signing up for a free subscription. Advertisements are being accepted for the Fall '12 Edition. Contact Ann Siladi via email at asiladi@nssf.org or call her at 203-426-1320 to learn more about advertising possibilities.

SHOT Show

  • ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL 2013 SHOT SHOW . . . We haven't even reached the official start of summer, but the SHOT Show seems just around the corner. And there's no time like the present to prepare. Here are five things to do now to ensure your 2013 SHOT Show is a success.

  • FAIRGUIDE STRIKES AGAIN . . . Exhibitors and attendees of the SHOT Show should be especially cautious if they receive mail inviting them to update their company listings in certain international online or print trade directories. NSSF is aware of at least two directory publishers --  Construct Data Verlag AG of Slovakia (formerly of Austria), which produces FAIRGuide, and Commercial Online Manuals of Mexico, which produces Expo-Guide -- who are seeking to take advantage of unsuspecting businesses. Read more.

NSSF Scholarships

  • LAST CALL: NSSF LOOKING TO GIVE AWAY $50K IN SCHOLARSHIPS . . . There are just a few days left to apply for education aid through the NSSF Voting Member Scholarship Program. Applications for scholarships must be submitted by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 15. Scholarships are available only to employees and their family members of Voting Member companies of NSSF. Winners will be contacted by email by July 13. Click here to learn more about the program and apply.

Shooting

  • MORE OLYMPIC SHOOTING SPOTS AWARDED . . . The USA Shooting Team's Olympic Trials at Ft. Benning, Ga., have identified five more shooters who will be on their way to London for the Summer Games and one more will be decided by the end of today's action. Sandra Uptagrafft (Women's 25m Pistol), Staff Sgt. Michael McPhail (Men's Rifle Prone), Amanda Furrer (Women's 50m Rifle Three Position), Sgt. First Class Keith Sanderson (Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) and Emil Milev (Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol) have all secured nominations for the Olympic team. The Men's 50m Rifle Three Position Event was to be concluded today, with Sgt. First Class Jason Parker in the lead. Visit the USA Shooting's website for the latest news on the Olympic Trials.

  • MAYES RECORDS 200TH PERFECT 100 WITH .410 IN SKEET . . . Veteran skeet shooter Wayne Mayes recorded his 200th performance of breaking 100 straight clay birds with a .410-bored shotgun, achieving the milestone at the Pan American shoot at the Dallas Gun Club. Being acclaimed as a world record, the achievement is being commemorated at the Hall of Fame Museum at the National Shotgunning Complex in San Antonio, Texas, where the original score sheet and hull for the load that broke the last clay are on display.

Jobs


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