California is Starving the Availability of Lawful Handguns
California is pulling off a vanishing act right before everyone’s eyes. The list of semiautomatic hand guns available for sale there is rapidly dwindling, thanks to the state’s “Not Unsafe Handgun Roster.” It won’t be too long before all semiautomatic handguns will be banned from sale in California – a step closer to gun […]
Update for FFLs on ATF’s ‘Final Rule,’ and Biden/DOJ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy
Important updates for all FFLs on the Biden/DOJ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy and ATF’s ‘Final Rule,’ including ATF Frame and Receiver Ruling, PMF (aka “Ghost Gun”) Marking Requirements and FFL Recordkeeping Changes. It is now more critical than ever for firearm retailers and manufacturer FFLs, to maintain complete, accurate and timely processes and records. As […]
Keeping Your Firearm Securely Stored can Help Reduce Suicide
[…] in 50% of all suicides in the United States. Understanding this, NSSF, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs are reminding gun owners of the role they can play in reducing the rate of suicide by helping to educate friends and family members about mental health, suicide prevention […]
Congress Must Act to Stop Biden Administration Abuse of Veterans, FBI NICS
[…] require financial supervision – or a fiduciary – to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) database as prohibited individuals. This underhanded move might satisfy gun control supporters but is a blatant breach of trust with the very individuals who swore oaths – up to and including their lives – to defend […]
NSSF Adds Andrew Graham as Compliance Consultant
[…] 37 years of service. Since establishing Graham Industry Advisor, LLC., in January 2023, Andrew has been committed to upholding industry member firearm rights and compliance with the Gun Control Act and Safe Explosives Act. Andrew’s federal experience and tenure as a consultant includes operational aspects impacted by current ATF Rulings, Executive Orders and regulatory […]
SLG2, Inc Honors NSSF and Project ChildSafe with Safety Award
[…] during the industry’s SHOT Show®. SLG2, Inc’s founder, Karen Butler, presented the award to Joe Bartozzi, NSSF’s President and CEO, during Project ChildSafe’s annual Women of the Gun event at the SHOT Show, the trade show for the hunting, shooting, outdoors and law enforcement industries. “We are thrilled to present NSSF the Safe LivinG […]
NSSF Releases 2022 Congressional Report Card
[…] of Representatives were not graded due to special elections to fill vacancies and have no key legislative record to review. “This scorecard is of vital importance to voters as we head into November elections. This tells voters exactly where their lawmakers stand on issues they care about like recreational shooting and hunting and the […]
The Tide is Turning Against ‘Woke Capitalism’
[…] those in the firearm industry recognize this for what it is: financial institutions with woke boardrooms carrying water for progressives who are perfectly happy to vilify legal gun owners and American businesses through a “big brother” style surveillance operation. Dedicated AG’s who sent the letter to Larry Fink, those state officials that make up […]
Why a Supreme Court EPA Ruling Could Doom Recent ATF Rules
[…] exist. The DOJ and ATF claimed authority to rewrite the rules defining what is a frame and receiver and define AR-pistols as short-barreled rifles under the 1968 Gun Control Act and the 1934 National Firearms Act. In both laws, however, the authority for ATF to do so doesn’t exist. In fact, defining firearms is […]
NSSF PROFILE Q & A: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
[…] the shooting sports? My dad introduced me to hunting and shooting. He is a big outdoorsman. When we were young, he got us the Red Rider BB gun and taught us how to shoot. He’s a big deer hunter. He even built his own recurve bows. All of this was just part of growing […]