NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Gentle Persausion

A concealed-carry proponent has already taken Utah's governor and lieutenant governor to the range for a session in firearms safety and has his sights set on educating some more of the state's leading figures on laws regarding guns. He's Representative Curtis Oda, and he's making gun prohibitionists angry with what they call "exposure lobbying."

Anti-Hunting Effort In Michigan

Advocates of "animal rights" have succeeded in collecting enough signatures to put before voters the question of whether to ban Michigan's mourning dove hunting. It's the first major success of the new anti-hunting consolidated arm of the United States Humane Society and the Fund for Animals, which announced plans to raise $100,000 for the effort to overturn the state's hunting season created just a year ago.

Criminal Ingenuity

With Massachusetts gun control laws reputedly among the toughest in the country, it's no surprise that a criminal technique to bypass the inconveniences those laws create has emerged there -- the community gun. Police are looking for a .40 caliber pistol used by various criminals over about seven years in unrelated shootings -- unrelated except for the firearm used, a semi-auto passed from one lawbreaker to the next, one of at least 11 such guns identified by law enforcement.

One Woman's Futile Search

Try finding hunting clothes for the feminine form in some parts of the country, and there's practically no hope for success. Read about it in the newest edition of SHOT Business magazine, now being delivered. Subscriptions are free to those in the retail firearms trade. Visit the Web site at http://www.shotbusiness.org to qualify.

Ohio Shooting Range Earns Top Rating

Black Wing Shooting Center joins the nation's top ranges with the award of a Five Star Rating by the National Association of Shooting Ranges, the association's highest honor. Located about 30 miles north of Columbus in Delaware, Ohio, Black Wing’s state-of-the-art complex includes a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse featuring six 50-foot pistol lanes, six 25-yard rifle lanes, café and lounge areas and a fully stocked pro shop.

Shot Show Trademark Infringement

NSSF and Canadian exhibition organizer Mountain Expo have reached a settlement agreement regarding unauthorized use of NSSF’s "SHOT Show®" name and trademark. On May 11, NSSF filed a trademark infringement complaint in Canadian Federal Court to halt Mountain Expo's unauthorized use of the SHOT Show name and trademark in promoting its own "Shot Show Canada" exhibition and other international fairs.

IHEA Fundraiser

The group responsible for overseeing the education of 750,000 hunters each year--the International Hunter Education Association--held its annual fundraising shoot over two days at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio last week. Support was provided by 75 teams from all walks of industry. IHEA Foundation board members really want to put this shoot on the map and are looking to reach the 100-team level for next year's shoot, June 6 and 7, 2006, at the same location.

Working Toward A "Clean" Bill

When HR 800, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, recently passed through the House Judiciary committee to consideration by the full House, several attempts to amend the bill were defeated. This critically-needed legislation will help protect lawful businesses from predatory lawsuits.

For Hunting, America Earns An Average Grade

A new report compares the strength of each state’s hunting culture and offers a glimpse at how sustainable those cultures may be in the future. The report indicates that hunting will be most relevant—environmentally, economically, socially and politically—in states where parents have freedom to introduce the sport to their sons and daughters at an early age.

Instinct Just 'Took Over'

The Tampa Tribune reports that some in Florida's older population of retirees are looking favorably on a recent change in the law to give more leeway to seniors defending themselves against violence. Elsewhere in the Sunshine State, Agent Lou Heyn of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office cryptically notes, "Crime can be a tough career," following the investigation into how a .38 caliber bullet found its way into the chest of a career criminal who pried a window off the back door at 64-year-old Judith Kuntz's home in Indialantic, Florida.