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Wrap-up from the 2016 SHOT Show
SECOND-HIGHEST ATTENDANCE, MORE BUYERS THAN EVER . . . NSSF's 2016 SHOT Show rang up its second highest attendance total ever, attracting more than 64,000 industry professionals during a four-day run. Held at the Sands Expo Center Jan. 19-22, the SHOT Show also attracted a record number of buyers, sending a strong signal about the health of the firearms industry. "We are ecstatic at the response to this year's show," said Chris Dolnack, NSSF Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "And we're optimistic for a year of strong sales, shooter participation, business-to-consumer outreach efforts, safety education and technological innovation."
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 NSSF PRESIDENT: STATE OF THE INDUSTRY IS ‘ALERT’ . . . NSSF President Steve Sanetti took to the podium at the SHOT Show’s annual State of the Industry Dinner to speak about the challenges that lie ahead in 2016. "We meet tonight at the very beginning of a crucial election year—for our industry and our nation. ... We have to face the fact that our industry is being blamed, and attacked, and pilloried unfairly by politicians, media and agenda-driven social engineers seeking a convenient scapegoat for the result of policies which, ironically, they themselves have championed. So, ladies and gentlemen, the state of our industry is, and must be throughout the year—alert." Watch Sanetti’s complete speech here.
- SHOT SHOW TV . . . New this year, SHOT Show TV aired all week in hotel rooms throughout Las Vegas as well as on the SHOT Show website and YouTube channel. Watch all five episodes of SHOT Show TV here.
 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT VIDEOS . . . Again this year, NSSF provided an opportunity for exhibiting companies to showcase their new products in a series of online SHOT Show Product Spotlight videos. View all of this year’s Product Spotlights here.
- ROWE, SPOMER HONORED . . . At the State of the Industry Dinner, Ted Rowe, whose decades-long executive involvement in the firearms industry, including his time as President of the World Forum on the Future of Sport Shooting, received the prestigious NSSF Ken Sedlecky Award for his enduring commitment to the success of the industry and supporting NSSF’s mission to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Ron Spomer, award-winning author of hundreds of magazine essays, more than a few books and host of the television show Winchester World of Whitetails, received the 2016 POMA-NSSF Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator Award.
- SHOT DAILY . . . Digital editions of all four issues of SHOT Daily, the magazine printed each day of the SHOT Show, are available online here: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4
Project ChildSafe
- A $15,000 HOMECOMING FOR PROJECT CHILDSAFE FOUNDATION . . . Returning from Las Vegas after a great SHOT Show this past week, the Project ChildSafe Foundation was welcomed home by two extremely generous gifts from The J.B. and Anne Hodgdon Charitable Foundation Fund and The Pappalardo Family Foundation.
- PROJECT CHILDSAFE FOUNDATION THANKS SWEEPSTAKES PRIZE DONORS . . . During last week’s SHOT Show, the Project ChildSafe Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) charity that helps support the firearm safety education efforts of NSSF and its Project ChildSafe program, thanked industry companies that generously donated prizes to the Project ChildSafe Sweepstakes. In a ceremony televised on SHOT Show TV, Project ChildSafe Foundation Chairman Steve Sanetti expressed his appreciation to company representatives, several of whom were in attendance, and also announced the winners of the 10 sweepstakes prizes. The Grand Prize was a Yamaha Kodiak 700 valued at $7,000. Read the press release.
Government Relations
- U.S. SENATE COMMITTEE PASSES BIPARTISAN SPORTSMEN'S ACT. . . Last week the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed S. 649, a comprehensive package of legislation includes several measures that benefit America’s hunters and target shooters and is a legislative priority for NSSF. NSSF looks forward to working with the Senate to address any concerns and to build more bipartisan support for this important legislation.
- IN KANSAS, NSSF INITIATIVE TO PROTECT INDUSTRY BUSINESSES TO RECEIVE HEARING . . . The NSSF-supported Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act is scheduled for a hearing in the Kansas Legislature Thursday. SB 331, sponsored by State Sen. Jacob LaTurner, would make it illegal to refuse goods or services to someone or a business involved in the firearms industry, solely because they are involved in the lawful commerce of firearm and/or ammunition products. This NSSF initiative is in response to Operation Choke Point and the overall discrimination the lawful, and heavily regulated, businesses in our industry have experienced.
- KANSAS COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER BILL GUARANTEEING RIGHT TO HUNT . . . The Kansas House State and Federal Affairs Committee is scheduled to consider HCR 5008 on Tuesday. Supported by NSSF, the bill would guarantee Kansans the right to hunt and fish, therefore creating a permanent safeguard for future generations of sportsmen and conservation in the state. Currently, 19 states have protected the right of the people to hunt and fish.
- WISCONSIN FAMILIES AFIELD EXPANSION BILL APPROVED BY COMMITTEE . . . The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry approved SB 301, which would expand on the state's Families Afield program that was established in 2009. The bill would make needed changes, including the removal of the minimum age requirement, which is currently 10 years old, as well as the one-gun requirement.
Research
 USITC FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION DATA FOR NOVEMBER 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 for November 2015 compared to November 2014. NSSF members may access additional historical import and export data by logging in and clicking NSSF Industry Research.
Ranges/Retailers
 DID YOU KNOW? . . . Properly securing your store, warehouse and outbuildings are paramount to the success of your business. NSSF's partnership with an American company allows our members to enhance and better control access to their premises by switching out their old, easily duplicable keys with a variety of tools. Learn more.
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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