News: Government Relations

July 1, 2010

Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Improvement Act Moves Forward in the Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), joined by Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.),  Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and a bipartisan group…

July 1, 2010

The Republican Senate Contest in Kansas is Heating Up

According to an internal Tiahrt campaign poll, Republican Congressmen Todd Tiahrt and Jerry Moran are “statistically tied” in their primary…

July 1, 2010

California Senate Candidate Stands up for Firearms Freedoms

Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina said this week that she opposes a ban on so-called “assault weapons” and supports Monday’s…

June 30, 2010

Video: NSSF’s Larry Keane on House Passage of Excise Tax Improvement Bill

NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane discusses the U.S. House's passage of H.R. 5552 and the…

June 29, 2010

U.S. House passes pro-industry, pro-conservation excise tax improvement legislation

NSSF hailed today's passage of the Firearms Excise Tax Improvement Act of 2010 (H.R. 5552). The bi-partisan legislation, sponsored by…

June 28, 2010

Video: NSSF President Comments on Supreme Court Decision

NSSF President Steve Sanetti comments on the Supreme Court's decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago. National Shooting Sports Foundation…