NSSF provides brief fact sheets and background papers on key topics of interest to the firearms and ammunition industry. Fact-based research is the cornerstone of our policy positions. These documents offer the evidence for the industry’s positions on the laws and regulations that affect manufacturers, retailers, distributors, ranges, consumers and other stakeholders.
Industry Initiatives
- Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
- Firearms Industry Nondiscrmination Act (FIND Act)
- State-Level Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Legislation
- Financial Discrimination Against the Firearms Industry
- State Level Firearm Industry Protections
- The FFL Protection Act
- Operation Secure Store
- Concealed Carry Reciprocity
- FixNICS: Firearms Industry Victories
- FixNICS: Looking Forward
- Hearing Protection Act
- Straw Purchases
Bans/Sales Restrictions
- Permit to Purchase
- “Undetectable” Firearms (pdf)
- Public Accommodation Laws: What FFLs Need to Know
- Age-Based Gun Bans
- The Truth About Armor Piercing Ammunition
- "Assault Weapons"
- Infographic: Gun Control and Today's Voters
- Economic Impact of Assault Weapons Ban (AWB)
- California Handgun Roster
- "High-Capacity" Magazines
- Purchase and Sale Restrictions on Ammunition
Crime Data & Statistics
Background Checks/Purchase Process
- Brady Law
- “Gun Show Loophole” Myth
- NICS & Point of Contact State Info
- Delayed NICS Transfers & the Fallacy of the “Charleston Loophole”
- Universal Background Checks Factsheet (PDF)
- Universal Background Checks Details (page)
- Federally Licensed Firearms Retailers Overwhelmingly Oppose ‘Universal Background Checks’
- Why the Firearms Industry Opposes so-called “Universal Background Checks”
