NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Project ChildSafe in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin State Journal has launched a statewide effort to provide gun owners with free gun locks. NSSF's Project ChildSafe was the first to step forward, donating 1,000 firearms safety kits that included gun locks and educational materials.

Collisions Blamed on Hunters

Animal rights activists are attempting to turn the public against hunting with claims that deer/car collisions increase in the fall as "deer are flushed out of the woods by hunters."

Jersey City 30-Day Law, Lawsuit

The City Council of Jersey City, N.J., last week passed a clarifying ordinance to a law it had adopted in June banning the sale or purchase of more than one handgun within a 30-day period. The ordinance, which passed by a 7-2 vote, clarifies that the 30-day prohibition applies to both sellers and buyers, including law enforcement employees.

The Outdoor Channel Names Werner CEO

Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday that former ESPN CEO Roger L. Werner Jr. will become CEO of The Outdoor Channel, effective Nov. 10.

Triggering a Wall Street Milestone

In what has been a landmark year for Smith & Wesson, company CEO Michael Golden lent his magic touch to Wall Street on Thursday, ringing the opening bell at The NASDAQ Stock Market.

Denver Post Writer Focuses on Need for "Young Guns"

Thousands are heading to the woods as the big-game rifle seasons begin in Colorado, but hunters are concerned as fewer young people take up the sport.

SHOT Show Retailer Seminars

NSSF has announced a slate of free business-building seminars at the upcoming SHOT Show in Orlando, Fla. For more information, visit www.shotshow.org and click on "Retailer Seminars."

Range, Retailer Seminars Held in Arizona

NSSF held the first of its newly developed Range Education Seminars last week in Phoenix. The seminar was attended by range owners and managers and covered topics like increasing range traffic, enhancing community relations and effectively using proven programs to increase customer bases.

Building Customers with First Shots

NSSF's First Shots program, which kicked off a year ago, has made an encouraging impact on shooting range customer bases, survey results show.

New York Candidate Pledges Clinton-Style Gun Control

A good example of why it's important for sportsmen to know where their candidates stand on firearm issues is a report that Andrew Cuomo, candidate for New York Attorney General, has come out pledging a return to Clinton-style gun control if elected.