NSSF Bullet Points Articles

How Close is Too Close

A small town in New York state has enacted a new ordinance to protect hunting clubs and preserves, requiring that any new buildings situated on adjoining lands be set back far enough from the hunting property line to guarantee that every square foot on the property will be available to hunters.

Insurance Package for Retailers

NSSF announces the re-establishment of the "Retailer Insurance Program" in order to assist retailers in securing commercial general liability insurance for their business.

Common Sense

When the violent crime rate rose dramatically in San Francisco, while dropping in many other places around the nation, the city's politicians embraced the idea of banning handgun ownership, as Washington D.C. essentially has done

Gun Control's Demise

The story after the 2004 election remains the same, only some of the names have been changed. Following the 2000 election, respected members of his party observed that calls for gun control cost Al Gore the presidency.

Sportsmen's Team Challenge

Introduced by NSSF in 1987, the Sportsman's' Team Challenge shooting tournament has taken perhaps its most exciting and dramatic change in history by evolving into a shooting sport.

Young Hunters

The 12-year-old prospective hunter in Don Sapatkin's Philadelphia Inquirer story is wondering whether hunting is in his blood.

Where Criminals Get Their Guns

Almost all the police commanders and sheriffs recently responding to a survey by the National Association of the Chiefs of Police report that criminals don't get the guns used in crime from legitimate sources, and that is corroborated by U.S. Justice Department data.

Don't Blame Innocent People

The legal and political significance of a victory for the firearm industry in the Illinois Supreme Court is explained in an opinion piece authored by Gun Week senior editor Dave Workman in The Chicago Sun-Times.

Hunting and Fishing Industries Gain Political Clout

State lawmakers are hearing from lobbyists who want to ban hunting, create new impediments or restrict access to hunting areas and restrict firearm ownership. Last year, 2,800 bills were introduced in state capitals to impact sportsmen, an increase of 50 percent over the previous year. But there's a plan in place to protect your enjoyment of the great American outdoors.

Report on Lead at Shooting Ranges

Professor Donald Rimstidt of the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, who recently reported on a five-year study at a U.S. Forest Service range near Blacksburg, Va., said on the topic of lead mobility at this range, "We learned that [lead] is absorbed in the top few inches of soil and does not migrate beyond that. Lead is not very mobile.