NEWSLETTER FROM THE SPORTING INDUSTRY

This Week: NSSF Shares Santa Fe Tragedy Statement, Takes on Big Banks and more! May 21, 2018 | Vol. 19 No. 20

• NSSF Statement • Our hearts go out to victims and their families of the Santa Fe, Texas High School tragedy. On behalf of the members of our industry, the National Shooting Sports Foundation has long advocated for effective solutions to prevent unauthorized access to firearms by children, criminals, the dangerously mentally ill and others who cannot be trusted to handle firearms in a safe and responsible manner. Members of the firearms industry believe that preventing the unauthorized access to firearms of any kind at any time can help prevent accidents and deter thefts, suicides and the criminal misuse of firearms.  At the center of this commitment is NSSF’s Own It? Respect it. Secure it.® initiative, which is built on the firearm industry’s long-standing commitment to safety and was developed to promote and encourage firearm safety and storage. It also serves to enhance and amplify the messages of ongoing firearm safety and education campaigns such as Project ChildSafe®, which has distributed more than 37 million free firearm safety kits which include a gun lock to gun owners through partnerships with law enforcement agencies in all 50 states. The firearms industry welcomes participation in the conversation in Texas and across the nation to make our communities and our schools safer. We will continue to lead and participate in finding and enhancing practical solutions that protect lives and preserve our citizens’ liberties. • Featured News • NSSF HONORS FALLEN POLICE OFFICERS … NSSF has honored the memories of the nation’s law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2017 and the sacrifice of their families with a $10,000 donation to the Fraternal Order of Police. This donation helped support the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service held annually on May 15 in Washington. This year, 20,000 people attended the service. NSSF TAKES ON BIG BANKS … NSSF is stepping up efforts after Citigroup, Bank of America and other companies moved to deny various financial services to firearms-related businesses. NSSF hired Will Hollier of Hollier & Associates to work with Congress against “discriminatory banking actions against [the] firearms industry,” according to a federal lobbying disclosure form filed May 1.