News: Government Relations

August 10, 2011

NYT: ‘States Pitch a Lifestyle to Lure Gun Makers From Their Longtime Homes’

The New York Times today featured an article about the current push by some states to attract firearms industry companies:…

August 3, 2011

NSSF Suit Challenges ATF Reporting Requirement

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade association for America's firearms industry, today filed a lawsuit challenging the legal authority…

July 28, 2011

Firearms Retailer Prevents Second Fort Hood Attack

Law enforcement has long considered America’s federally licensed firearms retailers to be its partners in combating the criminal acquisition and…

July 26, 2011

Firearms Industry Releases Statement Following Fast and Furious Hearing; Calls for Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Straw Purchasers and Funding of Anti-Straw Purchasing Campaign

As hearings continued today in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concerning Operation Fast and Furious – an…

July 25, 2011

NSSF Fires Back at Rep. Moran

In a recent article in The Hill (“GOP amendment strips funding for new gun-sale requirements,” July 13, 2011), Rep. Jim…

July 19, 2011

Editorial Boards Continue to Mislead on Multiple Sales Reporting

While NSSF was announcing its intention to file a lawsuit challenging the legal authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ)…