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BULLETS OF INTEREST from THE BULLET (C&P)
JamesRK
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C&P from THE BULLET, The official publication of the Virginia Shooting Sports Association, May/June 2009
FBI-NICS BACKGROUND CHECKS HIT 100 MILLION
... The FBI has announced the completion of the 100 millionth instant background check since the inception of its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) 10 years ago. "We congratulate FBI-NICS on this milestone," said National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) President Steve Sanetti. "For 10 years and 100 million transactions, the FBI-NICS team has minimized complications and delays of firearm purchases, thereby benefiting America's retailers, law-abiding gun owners and the general pubblic."
SMITH & WESSON BACKS NEW SCHOLASTIC STEEL CHALLENGE
... The Scholastic Steel Challenge (SSC) announced that Smith & Wesson has come on board as a major supporter of the new youth shooting program. Smith & Wesson has committed to donating 30 M&P pistols valued at over $20,000 which will be used in support packages to help new shooting teams get started in the program. The company will also offer special pricing on additional pistols to further assist teams as they grow. SSC is a national team-oriented youth program developed by the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) and funded in part by a grant from NSSF.
TIME MAGAZINE FEATURES STORY ON FIREARM SALES
... It quickly became Time.com's "most read" and "most emailed" story last week. Time magazine featured a story titled "Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy." NSSF worked with the article's author in providing information for the piece. The article can be found by accessing http://tinyurl.com/ce6n3f.
STAYING OUT OF THE CROSS HAIRS
... ABC's 20/20 ran a hit piece on firearms and firearms' owners on April 10th. NSSF was asked numerous times by 20/20 Senior Producer Muriel Pearson to participate in the story, but understanding the piece was a set-up the organization refused. "After pointing out to Ms. Pearson that our refusal to participate in the program did not absolve her team of their responsibility to ask hard-hitting questions of those supporting gun control, we supplied 20/20 with information on the more than 20,000 gun laws on the books and data from the Department of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics related to firearms," said NSSF Director of Public Affairs Ted Novin.
"Unfortunately, given 20/20's refusal to disclose any of the information we provided - information that interfered with their already pre-established and desired anti-gun conclusion - it has become all too clear that journalistic impartiality on firearms issues at 20/20 is limited to John Stossel."
RISE IN GUN SAFETY COURSES MIRRORS UPSWING IN SALES
... "Along with the rise in gun and ammunition sales, local and national gun instructors are reporting a rise in gun course participation," reports the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. NSSF has seen this trend firsthand in its First Shots program, which is offered by local ranges to provide newcomers to shooting with a welcoming introduction to gun safety and the shooting sports.
FBI-NICS BACKGROUND CHECKS HIT 100 MILLION
... The FBI has announced the completion of the 100 millionth instant background check since the inception of its National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) 10 years ago. "We congratulate FBI-NICS on this milestone," said National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) President Steve Sanetti. "For 10 years and 100 million transactions, the FBI-NICS team has minimized complications and delays of firearm purchases, thereby benefiting America's retailers, law-abiding gun owners and the general pubblic."
SMITH & WESSON BACKS NEW SCHOLASTIC STEEL CHALLENGE
... The Scholastic Steel Challenge (SSC) announced that Smith & Wesson has come on board as a major supporter of the new youth shooting program. Smith & Wesson has committed to donating 30 M&P pistols valued at over $20,000 which will be used in support packages to help new shooting teams get started in the program. The company will also offer special pricing on additional pistols to further assist teams as they grow. SSC is a national team-oriented youth program developed by the Steel Challenge Shooting Association (SCSA) and funded in part by a grant from NSSF.
TIME MAGAZINE FEATURES STORY ON FIREARM SALES
... It quickly became Time.com's "most read" and "most emailed" story last week. Time magazine featured a story titled "Boom in Gun Sales Fueled by Politics and the Economy." NSSF worked with the article's author in providing information for the piece. The article can be found by accessing http://tinyurl.com/ce6n3f.
STAYING OUT OF THE CROSS HAIRS
... ABC's 20/20 ran a hit piece on firearms and firearms' owners on April 10th. NSSF was asked numerous times by 20/20 Senior Producer Muriel Pearson to participate in the story, but understanding the piece was a set-up the organization refused. "After pointing out to Ms. Pearson that our refusal to participate in the program did not absolve her team of their responsibility to ask hard-hitting questions of those supporting gun control, we supplied 20/20 with information on the more than 20,000 gun laws on the books and data from the Department of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics related to firearms," said NSSF Director of Public Affairs Ted Novin.
"Unfortunately, given 20/20's refusal to disclose any of the information we provided - information that interfered with their already pre-established and desired anti-gun conclusion - it has become all too clear that journalistic impartiality on firearms issues at 20/20 is limited to John Stossel."
RISE IN GUN SAFETY COURSES MIRRORS UPSWING IN SALES
... "Along with the rise in gun and ammunition sales, local and national gun instructors are reporting a rise in gun course participation," reports the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. NSSF has seen this trend firsthand in its First Shots program, which is offered by local ranges to provide newcomers to shooting with a welcoming introduction to gun safety and the shooting sports.
The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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