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Where the Girls Are: Young Women
Nearly 20% of Field at Scholastic Nationals
YOUNG COMPETITORS FLOCK TO SPARTA . . . More than 2,800 young shotgun and pistol shooters traveled to Sparta, Illinois, last week for the Scholastic Clay Target Program and Scholastic Pistol Program national championships. Nearly 20 percent of this year's competitors were female. Find more stories about this year's group of young competitors at sssfonline.com/news.
Government Relations
 NSSF RESPONDS TO PROPOSED NICS CHANGE . . . Gun control groups and Congressional allies are proposing to change federal law that provides the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) three business days to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to deny a firearms purchase. Citing the Charleston tragedy, they say the FBI/NICS examiner did not have enough time to finish the background check. NSSF is on the Hill and responding. Read NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Larry Keane's new blog post.
- STATE AND LEGAL ROUNDUP . . . The Seattle City Council is considering a tax on all firearms and every round of ammunition sold within city limits. One San Francisco supervisor wants all gun and ammunition sales videotaped. In Illinois, improvements in the concealed carry and Firearms Owners Identification acts have been signed into law by Gov. Rauner. The U.S. Justice Department has filled its brief in federal appeals court seeking to overturn the lower court ruling that struck down the interstate handgun transfer ban.
For more government relations news, read NSSF's latest Government Relations Update.
Research
 UPDATED NSGA SHOOTING SPORTS PARTICIPATION REPORT AVAILABLE . . . The 2015 edition of the NSGA Shooting Sports Participation report provides the industry with a current look at participation in nine different shooting sports plus two net categories of hunting and target shooting. Available only with the purchase of the NSGA Shooting Sports Participation report is a complimentary copy of the Industry Intelligence Report – Hunting and Target Shooting Participation. This bonus report is a compilation of shooting sports-related data from the NSGA Annual Sports Participation reports spanning 2001-2013. Learn more.
 USITC FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION DATA FOR MAY 2015 . . . NSSF tracks and reports monthly U.S. import and export units for several sporting arms, ammunition and optics categories from the U.S. International Trade Commission. See a complete breakdown of each category's May import and export data. NSSF members may access additional historical import and export data by logging in and clicking NSSF Industry Research.
Retailers/Ranges
 DID YOU KNOW? . . . NSSF has recently partnered with a highly respected U.S.-based company to provide its range members discounts on services working towards enhanced OSHA and EPA compliance, range cleaning, backstop construction and maintenance, air filtration sytems and improved safety practices. Learn more.
- ATF Q&A . . . More great questions came in on our 24/7 NSSF member compliance hotline last week. The first question covers what an FFL should do while performing NICS checks at a gun show for unlicensed sellers selling to other persons. The second question asks if an FFL has violated any laws if a customer incorrectly answers a question on a Form 4473 without the FFL being aware of the lie or the purchaser's ineligibility.
Rimfire Challenge
 ACTION TARGET RENEWS PARTNERSHIP AS THE OFFICIAL TARGET PROVIDER OF 2015 RIMFIRE CHALLENGE STEEL TARGET GRANT PROGRAM . . . NSSF is pleased to announce that Action Target has agreed to remain the official target provider for the 2015 Rimfire Challenge Steel Target Grant Program. Founded in 1986, Utah-based Action Target is a leading manufacturer of shooting range equipment, including a patented pneumatic turning target system, proprietary bullet trap systems for indoor and outdoor ranges, shooting houses, scoring systems and variety of steel targets and target control setups. Read more.
News of Note
 SHOOTING INDUSTRY MASTERS CUSTOM GUNS UP FOR BID . . . FMG Publications has teamed with GunBroker.com to auction one-of-a-kind Shooting Industry Masters custom gun packages with proceeds benefitting NSSF's First Shots program. More than 400 industry representatives, ranging from top administrators and factory personnel to professional shooters, will compete in the 13th Annual Shooting Industry Masters July 24-25 at the Claythorne Lodge in Kansas. Take a look at the three custom guns up for auction.
- RHODE WINS PAN AM GOLD WITH RECORD-SETTER, U.S. GRABS 13 MEDALS . . . Five-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode successfully defended her Pan American Games gold medal from 2011 in record-setting fashion and the U.S. shooting team finished the games in Toronto with 13 medals: four gold, six silver and three bronze. View complete results.
- NSSF IN THE NEWS . . . Forbes, Washington Times, TheBlaze TV, The Truth About Guns and many other news outlets across the country included NSSF in their coverage last week. Popular topics included the latest concealed carry report, NICS, Project ChildSafe and more. View a full wrap-up of NSSF in the News.
Import/Export Conference
 IMPORT/EXPORT CONFERENCE AT CAPACITY . . . The 2015 Import/Export Conference, a joint presentation of NSSF and the FAIR Trade Group, taking place Aug. 4-5 at the Renaissance Washington, D.C., Downtown is now at full capacity. As a result, registration is now closed.
Jobs
- FIREARMS INDUSTRY JOBS . . . Visit jobs.nssf.org for current employment opportunities in the shooting, hunting and outdoor industry. Unmatched job listing exposure, easy online job management, résumé search and résumé uploading for job seekers gives NSSF members and non-members more opportunities than ever before.
NSSF PAC
 THANK YOU TO OUR LATEST NSSF PAC CONTRIBUTORS
Cabinet Club ($2,500 or more): James Boyce
Industry Club (up to $249): Jeff Cernosek, Kevin End, Karl Monk, Regina Nelson
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