NSSF Bullet Points Articles

Positive Shooting Coverage In Chicago Tribune

"No animals were harmed in the course of the recent National Classic Shotgun Festival on the 640-acre grounds of the Northbrook Sports Club in north suburban Hainesville. But the clay took a beating," writes Chicago Tribune reporter Patrick Kampert. The newspaper featured a positive feature on competitive shooting in Sunday's edition.

Police Organization Supports Trace Data Provision

The Fraternal Order of Police expressed its strong support of including language in a Congressional bill that would prohibit disclosure of firearms trace data to non-law enforcement.

Bloomberg To Introduce City Gun Bills Next Week

Mayor Bloomberg announced today a package of bills he plans to introduce to the New York City Council next week. The proposals include an inventory bill for gun dealers, a one handgun every-three-month limit, a ban on gun coloration kits and a gun offender registration act. Read the mayor's press release.

Ex-ATF Official Speaks Out Against Mayor's Actions

In an op-ed featured in today's New York Sun, former ATF deputy assistant director Wally Nelson called New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's recent actions "an embarrassment." Nelson speaks out about Bloomberg's headline-grabbing "sting" operations, his negative comments aimed at ATF and the mayor's lawsuits against gun dealers that have potentially jeopardized more than a dozen ongoing investigations. Read Nelson's complete op-ed.

N.J. Bear Protestors Found Guilty

Six anti-hunting activists were found guilty in Vernon, N.J., Municipal Court of crossing a protest boundary during New Jersey’s bear hunt last December, reports The Star-Ledger.

Gov. Bush's Signature To Help Sportsmen Register To Vote

Florida state House Bill 125 has passed the state house and senate, and upon Gov. Jeb Bush’s approval, the new law will allow purchasers of hunting and fishing licenses to readily register to vote.

Minnesota Attempting To Create Funds For Hunting & Fishing

The Pioneer Press reports that the Minnesota house has approved a constitutional amendment to set aside three-sixteenths of one percent of collections of the current state sales tax, which would be dedicated to hunting and fishing habitats. .

States Have Differing Takes On Emergency Powers

Confiscation of firearms by the New Orleans police following Hurricane Katrina has sparked in many state legislatures debates and the introduction of legislation addressing gun owners’ rights vs. emergency police authority.

Firearms Dealer Arrested

One of Connecticut's largest firearms dealers was arrested after ATF investigators said they uncovered numerous record-keeping violations, including the sale of guns to a person charged with a felony, the Connecticut Post reports. U.S. Attorney Kevin J. O'Connor said ATF investigators determined that over a two-year period 100 guns seized at crime scenes had passed through Frank D'Andrea's store D'Andrea's Guns and Safes Unlimited, which was recently moved from Milford to Stratford.

Eye Opener

A New Jersey columnist who admittedly dislikes guns received an eye-opening experience recently when he visited Bob's Little Sport Shop, owned by New Jersey Association of Firearms Retailers president and National Association of Firearms Retailers executive committee member Bob Viden, the Courier Post reports. "I learned quite a bit by chatting with Bob Viden, the grandfatherly proprietor of a business that's something of a community center for South Jersey's sport-shooting crowd," writes Kevin Riordan.