NSSF Bullet Points Articles

SHOT Show on Fastest Growth List

NSSF's Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show has been named one of Tradeshow Week magazine's "2006 Fastest 50."

Making Progress

One hundred thirty-five federally licensed firearms dealers (FFLs) attended a seminar in Indianapolis last week aimed at preventing the criminal misuse of firearms.

'Don't Lie' Targets Illegal Straw Purchases in Indiana

In South Bend, Ind., last week, ATF, NSSF and the state's U.S. Attorney launched a major campaign aimed at deterring illegal gun purchases in Indiana.

Spectators Introduced to Shooting

As the fastest shooters in the world competed this weekend at the Steel Challenge in Piru, Calif., many local residents from southern California―young and old―seized an opportunity to take their first shots.

Federal Court Affirms Sport Hunting Representation

Despite the attempts by Native Alaskan groups to exclude recreational hunters from participating in decision making concerning the use of the state's federal lands for subsistence purposes, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska has acknowledged the government's desired balance of representation by setting aside 30 percent of the committee seats to recreational and commercial users. Among those battling for years for this decision has been Safari Club International. The court's ruling, however, only allows this decision to stand until the end of the year, by which time the government has been directed to correct procedural errors that have clouded the issue.

Pennsylvania Sportsmen to Get Their Own Museum

The Keystone State boasts loads of edifices of culture, including art, science and history museums. On August 19 ground will be broken for a different kind of center, the Hunting and Fishing Museum of Pennsylvania, on Lighthouse Island near Tionesta. The construction project is a 25,000-square-foot facility dedicated to the preservation and presentation of Pennsylvania's hunting, trapping and fishing heritage, reports the Star-Gazette.

Missouri Student Wins NSCA/NSSF Scholarship

Brian Ehrich, 18, has only been shooting registered targets for a year, but nevertheless is looking forward to shooting for University of Missouri when he matriculates as an Animal Sciences major. Though the university doesn't offer shooting scholarships, the Laclede, Mo., resident will find financial aid in the form of the 2006 NSCA/NSSF scholarship he has been awarded. Ehrich has not only been an active shooter on his Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) team, but he has also served as assistant coach of his squad, epitomizing the best of the growing number of SCTP alumni.

Big Game in the Big City

Across America, and surprisingly in predominately liberal urban areas with strict gun laws, a deer hunting video game has become the hottest-seller in bars and arcades, reports the Associated Press.

Times Profiles Gun Color Manufacturer

Sunday's edition of The New York Times Magazine profiled Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based Lauer Custom Weaponry, which manufacturers DuraCoat gun coloration products. Since he began selling DuraCoat in 2002, Steve Lauer has attracted customers in firearm manufacturers, hobbyists, small gun shops and gunsmiths.

Girls Prove Dominant in Inter-Camp Shooting Match

When the Camp Oatka rifle team from Lake Sebago, Maine, pulled into Fleur de Lis Camp in Fitzwilliam, N.H., for a match against an all-girls team, the boys didn't beam with the confidence their undefeated record should have provided.