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August 3, 2021

Firearm Industry Surpasses $14 Billion in Pittman-Robertson Excise Tax Contributions for Conservation

NEWTOWN, Conn. — NSSF®, the firearm industry trade association, marked a milestone achievement when firearm and ammunition manufacturers topped $14.1…

March 5, 2021

Firearm Industry’s Early Support Led to Unique Model of Conservation Funding

In the early 1900s, when many wildlife species were dwindling in numbers or disappearing, the firearms and ammunition industry stepped…

October 29, 2020

NSSF Applauds Gray Wolf De-Listing

NEWTOWN, Conn. – NSSF®, the trade association for the firearm industry, applauded the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) announcement…

August 24, 2020

USFWS Director to Recreational Shooters – Thank You!

Editor’s Note: The following op-ed is reprinted with permission from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Aurelia Skipwith The United…

June 26, 2020

Black Bear Restoration—A National Conservation Success Story

We’ve all heard stories about how various wildlife species were decimated over a hundred years ago and how sportsmen pulled…

March 21, 2019

Bear Den Study Demonstrates the Conservation Contributions of America’s Firearms Industry

Today, I wrestled a bear. It wasn’t big, just five pounds. Still, it had claws and a whole lot of…