NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Why Reform Is Needed

Saying, "We certainly sympathize with Grunow and recognize the tragedy of the events that transpired. However, it was Brazill, his grandfather, and perhaps the school that were liable, not Valor," a Florida appeals court found for Valor Corporation, distributor of a firearm legally sold and then stolen by then middle school student Nathaniel Brazill from his grandfather before he shot and killed his teacher, Barry Grunow, on the last day of school.

60 Minutes Can't Get It Right

In a repeat of its January story mistakenly claiming that no permanent federal records are kept on retail sales of firearms, 60 Minutes Sunday re-broadcast an attack on ownership of .50 caliber rifles. In it they repeated Violence Policy Center's Tom Diaz's clearly misleading answer to an Ed Bradley question you'll read at the end of the story transcript: "Aren't records kept when a gun is sold," asks Bradley. "The answer is no," says Diaz.

Kids And Gun Safety

With summer vacation from school right around the corner, a number of newspapers around the country are reminding parents to safely store their firearms away from kids who may be home unattended every day. The gun safety message of Project ChildSafe helps to create favorable news coverage for the firearms industry, such as the story you can read in The Villages Daily Sun in Florida.

NSSF's Shooting Teens

Most towns are so proud of their Scholastic Clay Target Program teams that local newspapers and radio stations cover their skeet, trap or sporting clays competitions -- especially when the kids win their state's championship and go on for the national title. But there's something different about an all-girl team in McKenzie, Tennessee, that keeps attracting coverage.

Wiconsin Pheasants Forever

Prime hunting and outdoor recreation land, 3,100 acres between Madison and Milwaukee, has been dedicated as the Jefferson Marsh Wildlife Area due to efforts by the state's Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Pheasants Forever. The new area includes 2,700 acres of wetlands and prime habitat for pheasants, waterfowl, deer, turkeys, foxes and songbirds.

Assaults on Lawful Rifles

The Illinois legislature has defeated an attempt to ban some rifles as "assault weapons," and so have lawmakers in Maine, who also rejected attempts to outlaw semi-auto hunting shotguns.

Pennsylvania Safety

The Game Commission reports 2004 was the safest hunting season in almost a century that records have been kept in Pennsylvania. Even still, there were four preventable fatal shooting accidents.

Blagojevich's Choice

The Illinois legislature has passed one law to limit gun show firearm sales and another version of it that was passed with the support of the NRA. Governor Rod Blagovjevich has promised to veto the NRA-supported bill requiring criminal background checks for private-party sales at gun shows because it also provided for the destruction of the state's database of firearms owners.

California Ammo Sales

Concerned that those who illegally possess firearms may steal the ammunition for them, legislators in the Assembly have approved AB 996. The Senate must now decide whether to approve the bill requiring that ammunition sold in stores be kept out of the reach of the public.

U.S. Taking Gold

The United States put in an impressive showing at the 2005 ISSF World Shotgun Championships in Lonato, Italy, claiming gold medals in men’s skeet and junior men’s double trap. In his world championship debut, 16-year-old Vincent Hancock of Eatonton, Ga., took gold in men’s skeet with a 148 total score, edging Italy’s Ennie Falco by one target.