NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Lipsey Named SHOT Business Man Of The Year

Richard Lipsey, chairman and CEO of Lipsey’s Inc., a family-owned firearms distributor based in Baton Rouge, La., was named SHOT Business magazine’s Man of the Year at the Time4 Outdoors breakfast at the SHOT Show last Thursday. Lipsey, whose company was also named Distributor of the Year, has been an active member of his professional and local communities and played a selfless role in rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Grits Gresham Honored

Throughout his storied career, Grits Gresham has personified the role of an outdoor communicator. Recognizing all he has contributed in support of America’s hunting heritage and firearm freedoms, NSSF presented Gresham with a special Lifetime Achievement Award at SHOT Show.

Despite Cheney Accident, Hunting Is Safe

Anti-gun groups, political opponents, pundits and newspaper editorial writers wasted no time in criticizing Dick Cheney and the great tradition of hunting after the vice president's unfortunate hunting accident this weekend in Texas. The vice president was hunting quail when he fired his shotgun and accidentally peppered another member of his party with birdshot. Unreported or ignored in many news accounts is the fact that hunting accidents are not common, and that hunting ranks as a safe activity.

Optimism High At SHOT Show

SHOT Show set records in its 28th year, posting new highs in exhibit space and attendance. Held Thursday through Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the show attracted more than 1,846 exhibiting companies, surpassing last year's 1,725. Preliminary figures indicate that the show attracted 23,740 buyers, 1,387 members of the press and 14,082 exhibiting personnel for a total attendance of 39,209.

Half Of U.S. Hunters Now Live In Family-Friendly States

NEWTOWN, Conn.—If you’re a parent longing to share big-game hunting with your young son or daughter, your odds of doing so legally in your home state have risen to about 50-50.

Ohio Apprentice Hunter Program Becomes Reality

(Columbus) – Legislation designed to improve hunter recruitment rates in Ohio has been signed into law. The effort is part of the Families Afield campaign established by a partnership of sportsmen’s organizations to aid in the recruitment of new hunters, nationwide.

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Hunter Ed Online In Michigan

First-time hunters can now use the Internet to complete a part of their hunter education course, reports the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The online course can be found at the DNR's new Hunter Education Web Page at www.michigan.gov/dnr.

Cowboy Action Aficianados Await Silver Anniversary Event

One of the fastest-growing aspects of the shooting sports is Cowboy Action Shooting, and the reason should become obvious at the 25th Single Action Shooting Society’s End of Trail World Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting, to be held at the organization’s 480-acre Founders Ranch in Edgewood, New Mexico.

Pennsylvania Bear Hunters Set New Record

Hunters in the Commonwealth State set a new harvest record when 4,164 black bears were taken in the regular and extended 2005 seasons in November and December. The previous record of 3,075 killed in 2000 was smashed, and state Game Commission personnel attribute five reasons for the old mark being eclipsed by more than 25 percent: more hunting opportunity; high bear populations; record number of hunters; a tremendous mast crop keeping bears on the move and out of dens; and cooperative weather. Since 1999, more than 20,000 black bears have been harvested in Pennsylvania.