NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Congressional Shoot a Success

Staff members of 17 congressional leaders, including senators Allard, Bennett, Burns, Coburn, Craig, Thune and Vitter, on Friday attended an NSSF-sponsored firearms familiarity and safety shoot at PG County (Maryland) Trap and Skeet Center. After rounds of skeet and sporting clays, all the shooters expressed a strong desire to come back and shoot again. Another event is being planned.

President Signs Post-Katrina Protection Law

Infamous Hurricane Katrina wrought, along with the destruction of lives and property, the restriction of personal liberties in the form of firearms confiscation by local officials in New Orleans.

Girls, Girls, Girls

A new survey by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) suggests amazing growth in female participation in hunting and shooting. According to the survey, 72 percent more women are hunting with firearms today than just five years ago. And 50 percent more women are now target shooting.

Sportsmen Come Together for Patton Museum

Shotgunners from around the country came together Sept. 30-Oct. 1 to benefit the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor at the Second Annual Patton Invitational Shoot.

SIGARMS Appoints New National Accounts Manager

SIGARMS announced the appointment of Jon Scott of Tallahassee, Fla., as its new national accounts manager. Scott has been with the company since August 2005.

Bird Flu Update

Across the country -- and around the world -- today, the news media is buzzing with headlines about bird flu. A low pathogenic strain of bird flu has been found in pintail ducks in Montana, but is said to pose no risk to human health. However, the deadly H5N1 strain has been found in pigs in Indonesia and in domestic birds in Africa.

Women in the Industry

Women attending SHOT Show are invited to attend the fifth annual "Women in the Industry" networking luncheon, featuring guest speaker Linda Talley, nationally known dynamic speaker, author and business coach.

Media at SHOT Show

Media professionals wishing to attend the 2007 SHOT Show, slated for Jan. 11-14 in Orlando, may now apply for media credentials. Guidelines and the official media registration form may be downloaded from www.shotshow.org or by clicking here. More than 1,300 writers, broadcasters and other media covered the 2006 SHOT Show.

Outdoor Press Enjoy Shooting Day

A large contingent of writers, broadcasters and other communications pros gathered last week in Decatur, Ala., for the annual conference of the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association. Among the highlights was an afternoon at a nearby shooting range, where media and industry reps tested the latest in shotguns, handguns, rifles and muzzleloaders.

SCTP Holds International Championships

Nearly 100 young shotgunners with Olympic aspirations traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., this past weekend to compete in NSSF's first Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) International Shotgun Championships.