NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Bear Hunters Coalition

Repeated attacks in various states against bear hunting have led to the creation of the Bear Hunter Rights Coalition to represent the interests of 40 bear hunting organizations around the country.

Range Safety

Workplace safety at shooting ranges across the country will continue to be the focus of an alliance between the National Association of Shooting Ranges (NASR), a division of NSSF, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute Inc. (SAAMI) and the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Women's Interest Growing

The “2004 Outdoor Recreation Participation Study for the United States” identifies women among four key outdoor-related markets with the highest potential for growth in the next two years. According to the study, conducted by Leisure Trend Group of Boulder, Colorado, women are also the fastest-growing component of the shooting sports and hunting industries.

Step Outside Just For The Health Of It

Did you know you can burn 408 calories per hour during a typical pheasant hunt? That's more than 100 calories more per hour than in golf or dancing. The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s STEP OUTSIDE program is encouraging Americans to “Shoot, Fish, Hunt…Just For the Health of It!” Health experts and organizations point out numerous health benefits of traditional outdoor sports, and these benefits are highlighted in a new section of www.stepoutside.org that proves the physical, mental and nutritional benefits of shooting, hunting and fishing.

Banning Assault Knives

They outlawed real firearms, then even air guns and toys that look like guns. But gun crimes keep happening in Great Britain, and the crime rate there is rising. Now, doctors in the United Kingdom are calling for an outright ban on the ownership of kitchen utensils because knives are the nation's "weapon of choice" for murder and mayhem.

ATA, STEP OUTSIDE Partner UpTo Recruit Newcomers To Trapshooting

NEWTOWN, Conn.—New faces around the country will be introduced to trapshooting for the first time thanks to a partnership between the Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) STEP OUTSIDE® program.

First Registration Then Confiscation in Australia

Australian police have seized an estimated 40,000 formerly legal firearms from residents of New South Wales, and in the process shut down several companies providing security services. According to an Australian national newspaper, police were either not satisfied that the firearms were being kept securely or decided that possession "was not necessarily further warranted."

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New York Focus on Youth

New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation is currently conducting public comment sessions statewide to review proposed changes in the upcoming deer season, which includes switching the opening day of its Southern Zone firearms season from a Monday to a Saturday.

Young Hunters

The Safari Club International Foundation announces its support for two Apprentice Hunter programs to further promote North America’s hunting heritage to youth across the United States, with summer sessions in Michigan and Texas.