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August 3, 2015

Vol. 16 No. 31

Shooting Industry Masters Raises
$71,650 for Shooting Sports

NSSF'S FIRST SHOTS A MAJOR BENEFICIARY . . . Over 300 industry professionals embraced the "Roaring Twenties" theme at the 13th annual Shooting Industry Masters, held July 24-25 at Claythorne Lodge in Columbus, Kansas, and, in great style, raised $71,650 in support of the shooting sports. Raffle ticket sales, side match admissions and custom gun auctions on GunBroker.com generated $57,600 for NSSF's First Shots program, bringing the seven-year total of funds raised by the Masters for First Shots to an impressive $338,600. "FMG's Shooting Industry Masters continues to be the most exciting industry-wide participatory competitive event," said Steve Sanetti, NSSF President and CEO. "They always find ways to outdo themselves, and the Masters just keeps getting better! Best of all is their completely unselfish devotion to NSSF's First Shots program, which has introduced many thousands of new participants to the shooting sports during the last decade. We salute everyone at FMG who continually help make this happen, and the hundreds of industry participants who had a great time for a great cause." Eighty industry teams and 64 sponsors made the 2015 edition of the Shooting Industry Masters most memorable. The USA Shooting Team received $14,050 in support as the squad prepares for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Government Relations

• THROWING IN THE TOWEL, SENDING OUT A LETTER . . . Two developments demonstrate that no gun control legislation is likely to be considered in Congress. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) admitted his effort to expand background checks to cover private firearms transfers would not be taken up. Meanwhile, 13 anti-gun Senators announced not a new bill, but that that they had sent a letter to three retail chains and to NSSF asking for the end of what they termed "default" sales of guns.
  
  

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• FEDERAL, STATE AND LEGAL ROUNDUP . . . The Los Angeles City Council has approved an NSSF-opposed ordinance outlawing ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds. NSSF has filed an amicus brief in support of a constitutional challenge to the California Handgun Roster that runs in tandem with our own challenge. In Seattle, a second hearing will be held on a plan for a city tax on all firearm and ammunition sales. A new ATF report shows ownership of suppressors growing greatly in popularity. Read NSSF's latest Government Relations Update.

Retailers/Ranges

• UNIVERSITY RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS LOSS PREVENTION TRENDS . . . In our visits to NSSF member FFLs, NSSF's compliance consultant team members are often asked about retail loss prevention trends. By using the data collected and reported by academia, you have the ability to see what others in retail are doing and the tools they are using to prevent material losses. Read more.
  
  

• ATF Q&A . . . More great questions came in on our 24/7 NSSF member compliance hotline last week. One question asks if federal firearms law requires licensees to comply with state laws and local ordinances when selling firearms. Another question asks who should be categorized as "nonimmigrant aliens."
  
  

• SEMINARS SLATED IN WASHINGTON AND WISCONSIN THIS MONTH . . . Two NSSF Retailer Education Seminars are scheduled this month: August 11 in Bellevue, Washington, and August 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. All firearms retailers in these regions are encouraged to register to attend.
  
  

• DID YOU KNOW? . . . Professional burglary, particularly smash-and-grab theft, is one of the most serious threats firearm retailers face today. NSSF's partnership with a commercial burglary prevention firm provides special custom pricing on a crime-deterrence solution that makes it more difficult for criminals to steal. Learn more.

News of Note

• THIS DOCTOR KNOWS 'REAL GUN SAFETY' WHEN HE SEES IT . . . The attempt by gun-prohibitionist groups to alter their identities by calling themselves "gun safety" groups—think Everytown for Gun Safety, the Michael Bloomberg-funded gun-control group—is not a new trend, writes Dr. Timothy Wheeler, director of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, in a recent column. The strategy is a calculated one, and Dr. Wheeler provides some history while also mentioning NSSF and other groups that have worked diligently to provide "real gun safety" tools and education to gun owners.
  
  

• 'AMERICA'S RIFLE' NEW EXHIBIT AT NRA NATIONAL FIREARMS MUSEUM . . . The latest exhibit at the National Firearms Museum at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, looks at the evolution and popularity of AR-platform modern sporting rifles, from their development to their uses today in competition, hunting, recreational shooting and personal defense. The exhibit runs through July 2016.
  
  

• MARK KRESSER IS NEW PRESIDENT OF ATAC . . . Advanced Tactical Armament Concepts, LLC, the parent company of HPR Ammunition, has announced that industry veteran Mark Kresser has been named president of ATAC, effective immediately. Kresser also assumes the top spot of HPR Ammunition, overseeing the day-to-day operations of this Payson, Arizona-based premium ammunition manufacturer. Kresser was formerly president of Taurus USA.
  
  

• STU WRIGHT, COACH OF CHAMPIONS . . . With 32 of his high school athletes competing at the Scholastic Clay Target Program National Team Championships, not even a very serious illness was going to keep Stu Wright, head coach of Pinckneyville Community High School, from watching his teams compete. Read the moving feature story written by Paul Erhardt about Coach Wright and his champion shooters in the July 29 edition of The Shooting Wire.
  
  

• OWAA PRESENTS MOST DISTINGUISHED AWARDS . . . At its recent annual conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Outdoor Writers Association of America honored four members with its coveted honorary awards. Tim Christie, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, received the Excellence In Craft Award; Pat Wray, of Corvallis, Oregon, the Jade of Chiefs Award; Glenn Sapir, of Putnam Valley, New York, the Jackie Pfeiffer Memorial Award, and Colleen Miniuk-Sperry, of Chandler, Arizona, the Outstanding Board Member Award. Read more about the recipients.
  
  

• NSSF IN THE NEWS . . . Dallas Morning News, Examiner.com, Guns.com, Bangor Daily News, FoxBusiness.com and many other news outlets across the country included NSSF in their coverage in recent days. Popular topics included FixNICS, women and youth in the shooting sports, Hunting Works for Maine and more. View a full wrap-up of NSSF in the News.

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.

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