NSSF Commends Congress’s Passage of ‘Range Bill’

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, commends Congress’s passage of the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act (H.R. 1222). The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (D-Wis.), Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. Companion legislation […]

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NSSF Praises President Trump’s Rejection of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, praised President Donald Trump’s rejection of the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that was signed by the Obama Administration, but was never ratified. President Trump delivered the announcement at the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, noting, “We’re taking […]

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Fighting for Your Rights and Your Wallet

Tax holidays are a common occurrence across many states in the U.S where, usually for one weekend a year, certain eligible products are exempt from sales tax. The benefits of these holidays are two-fold, as business owners see a dramatic increase in sales throughout the holiday weekend while consumers can save hundreds on much-needed items. […]

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Accountability in Leadership

An entrepreneur or business owner is always accountable. Every hour of every day, he or she is accountable to shareholders, regulators, their team, the community and themselves. There are bills to pay and payroll to make, and those things simply must be done no matter what gets in the way. Living constantly with this mantle […]

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SAAMI Completes Important Website Updates

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute® (SAAMI®) is pleased to announce that a comprehensive update of its website’s Glossary of Industry Terms has been completed. Compiled by SAAMI’s Technical Committee, the glossary is intended to facilitate technical interchanges between members of that committee. “No matter what we’re doing — approving a […]

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Industry Summit Hot Topic: Strategized Decision-Making

As the person on the top rung of your enterprise, you make dozens, even hundreds of decisions every day. They range from the minute (will the blue or the white shirt look better for today’s presentation?) and mundane (should we push up ordering of product XYZ to take advantage of a discount?) to the very […]

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Registration Opens for NSSF Range-Retailer Business ExpoTM

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms industry, is pleased to announce that attendee registration is open for its new Range-Retailer Business ExpoTM. The foundation for this first of its kind event is a comprehensive educational experience for today’s firearms range operators and FFL retailers. A wide […]

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Time After Time, Still Getting It Wrong

If a publication’s name is Time, one would think the editors might actually know its timelines. This is especially true when they become a platform for unverified, unchecked and outright misinformation about firearms regulation. Time.com recently provided a video platform on their website to Igor Volsky, a vocal gun control advocate who is drumming up […]

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Industry Summit Hot Topic: Paving Easy Street

In today’s business world, “customer service” is a term that gets a great deal of attention. “They can buy the product anywhere, so sell them with service!” is the battle cry. There’s a lot of merit to that — who doesn’t want to buy the things they want from the people and places that deliver […]

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Outsourcing From Within

Arguably the father of modern business and personal success philosophy, Napoleon Hill said, “First comes thought, then organization of that thought into ideas and plans, then transformation of those plans into reality.” This one sentence concisely describes the essence of the entrepreneurial process — but as many of you have no doubt learned from experience, […]

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First Shots Classes Sell Themselves at Ann Arbor Arms

Ann Arbor Arms’ Range Manager Jonathan Mykala says that one of the best things about his range hosting NSSF’s First Shots® classes is that the classes essentially sell themselves. “We don’t have to put a whole lot of marketing dollars into promoting this class,” he says, adding that while they have done some social media […]

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Rebranding Crime as Public Health is a Bad Prescription

There’s an article in the New York Times this week about an increase in private funding for research into what the author calls “gun violence research.” The real story is how the criminal misuse of firearms has been rebranded as a public health problem, versus what it really is: a criminal justice issue. Along the […]

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Banks Not Shooting Straight with Truth in Lending to Firearms Companies

Editor’s Note: This column was published in The Federalist, Thursday, April 17, 2019, and is reprinted here with permission. Citigroup’s getting asked some hard questions about fiscal sanity of their decision to discriminate against firearms businesses and their answers aren’t likely to soothe investors. Justin Danhof, General Counsel for the National Center Public Policy Research […]

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From the Counter: Alaska Gun & Ammo

“From the Counter” is NSSF’s timely industry perspectives from firearm retailers across the country. Our goal is to identify and highlight innovative market strategies helping retailers compete more successfully. Lessons learned are drawn from an array of regions with diverse market economies in an era of political change. This month, I feature a retailer that […]

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NSSF, BJA Unveil New Videos on Firearms Safety

“Many Paths to Firearm Safety” Series Focuses on Gun Owners’ Responsibilities NEWTOWN, Conn., and WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today unveiled a new video series, “Many Paths to Firearm Safety,” to help new and potential gun owners understand the responsibilities they have if they […]

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Senate Bill Seeks to Bring Freedom Back to Banking

Editor’s Note: The following opinion column appeared in The Hill on Monday, April 15 and this excerpt is reprinted with permission. To read the entire op-ed, click the link at the bottom to read it at The Hill. There’s something Orwellian about unaccountable corporate executives parsing over every purchase you make. It sounds “1984-ish,” but […]

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Firearms Industry Heads to Capitol Hill

Nothing is more influential and more important for lawmakers than to hear directly from their constituents. That’s why I couldn’t have been more proud of the 70 attendees from across the firearms and ammunition industries for joining together this week to make NSSF’s annual Fly-In a success. Representatives from over 40 firearms manufacturers assembled in […]

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Industry Summit Hot Topic: No Room for Weak Links

Weak links can exist anywhere. Andy calls in sick, and while Alex is on the job, she isn’t trained to cover Andy’s duties. Neither one of these people would be considered the weak link, rather it’s the lack of a procedure in place to have someone instantly step in and adequately cover Andy’s tasks while […]

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Firearms Industry Economic Impact Rises 171% Since 2008

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The total economic impact of the firearms and ammunition industry in the United States increased from $19.1 billion in 2008 to $52.1 billion in 2018, a 171 percent increase, while the total number of full-time equivalent jobs rose from approximately 166,000 to almost 312,000, an 88 percent increase in that period, according […]

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First Shots Helps The Range of Richfield Grow

The Range of Richfield only recently started hosting NSSF First Shots® events, but already range owner Jim Babiasz has formed some pretty strong opinions about the program. “First Shots has been wonderful for us. It helps us grow, period,” he states emphatically before going on to explain in more detail how First Shots events are […]

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NSSF Honors U.S. Rep. Scalise as 2018 Legislator of the Year

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industries, awarded U.S. House of Representatives Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) the 2018 Legislator of the Year at the organization’s annual dinner in Washington D.C., coinciding with the firearms industry’s annual Congressional Fly-In. “We honor […]

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Could Podcasting help your Business?

After listening to a few podcasts, you might have asked yourself if should you take advantage of this platform as a marketing tool of your business. Not only can this specific form of social media further engage current customers and enhance your business as their go-to resource, but podcasts can also quickly become a vehicle […]

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Making Standard Magazines Great Again in California … For Now

Last Friday, U.S District Judge Roger Benitez answered the existential question of whether a half-loaded magazine was half full or half empty. Judge Benitez said freedom comes in a fully-loaded standard capacity magazine. The judge delivered Californians a decisive victory when he enjoined a state law that unconstitutionally banned firearm magazines from holding over 10 […]

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NSSF Applauds U.S. House of Representatives Introduction of Freedom Financing Act

Legislation Protects Firearms Industry from Corporate Discrimination NEWTOWN, Conn. — The National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®), the firearms industry trade association, applauded the introduction of H.R. 2079, the Freedom Financing Act in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Roger Williams (R-Texas). The legislation would ensure large financial institutions cannot deny service to certain constitutionally-protected […]

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20/20 Vision

Vision is incredibly important in every aspect of our lives. That includes our business lives. Indeed, icons in any industry are often referred to as “visionaries.” For me that word conjures to mind Elon Musk and his space projects or Steve Jobs introducing the iPhone. Those tech entrepreneurs and business titans had visions for themselves, […]

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Mississippi’s Newest Public Range Shows Industry, Corporate Partnerships

Recreational shooters in Mississippi are the beneficiaries of the newest public-private partnership that’s opening up more public shooting ranges. The McIvor Shooting Facility opens April 6 in Sardis, Miss., adjacent to the Charles Ray Nix Wildlife Management Area. It offers wingshooters, as well as rifle and pistol marksmen, a chance to shoot at a state-of-the-art […]

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Mark Boyadjian Joins NSSF Board of Governors

NEWTOWN, Conn. — The Board of Governors of the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) is pleased to announce that it appointed Mark Boyadjian to the board during its recent annual meeting. Boyadjian serves as Co-Chairman of the Board to Remington Outdoor Company and is recently retired as a Senior Vice President of Franklin Templeton Investments, […]

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Behind the Firing Line: Centennial Gun Club

Welcome to NSSF’s column for firearms range owners, managers, and staff. “Behind the Firing Line” works to recognize ranges that have met the stringent requirements necessary to achieve NSSF’s Five-Star rating for excellence and explain how these ranges met specific criteria within the Star-Rating Range Program so that other ranges working to make the grade […]

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