News Category: Firearms

Highlights Why it matters: There are 13.3 million hunters and 32 million target shooters across the country, many of whom rely on public target shooting ranges. Through the excise taxes on firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment, these individuals helped contribute $702 million just last year for state-based conservation and access funding under the Pittman-Robertson Act….

Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States and States Program Assistant Highlights Why it Matters: Firearm suppressors are often referred to as the hearing protection of the 21st Century – but don’t just take our word for it. According to data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, suppressor ownership and use has…

Contact: Ellary TuckerWilliams, Rocky Mountain States Senior Coordinator and Internal MARCOMM Liaison Highlights Why it Matters: Shooting sports are one of the fastest growing outdoor recreation activities nationwide attracting men, women, and kids from diverse interests and backgrounds. Despite being an extremely safe and inclusive activity for all ages, recreational shooting has come under fire…

Contact: Joe Mullin, Assistant Manager, Northeastern States In the world of firearm suppressors, Maine is in a unique situation. For hunters to use suppressors in the pursuit of game, they must first obtain a permit from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) – something that is provided by the MDIFW Commissioner on…

By: Joe Mullin, New Enlgand States Senior Coordinator Coming from New England, the ownership and use of firearm suppressors, which is standard operating procedure for many hunters and shooters in other parts of the country, often attracts some raised eyebrows, especially where I live – Massachusetts. Thanks to countless misrepresentations in Hollywood and the media,…

On January 4, Representative Jeff Duncan (SC), a former Co-Chair of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) reintroduced the Hearing Protection Act (HPA) as H.R. 95. The overall intent of the HPA remains to remove firearm suppressors from the purview of the National Firearms Act, while still providing a background check process, thereby improving access to these…

On September 14, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) and roughly 30 partners from the sporting-conservation community sent a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) thanking the Bureau for their efforts to improve opportunities for recreational shooters. The letter specifically complimented the work of BLM in Arizona to provide improvements and management of informal,…

On September 16, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, along with fellow NGO signatories on the Federal Lands Hunting, Fishing and Shooting Sports Roundtable (Roundtable) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), submitted comments in response to the USFS proposed directive for Closures of National Forest System Lands to Hunting, Fishing, or Recreational Shooting…

Last week, the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (HSSCC) hosted its fifth meeting, and was joined by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing America’s sportsmen and women. The HSSCC consists of 18 full-time members and 10 alternate members representing the nation’s…

May 7, 2020 (WASHINGTON D.C.) – Earlier today, the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council (HSSCC) hosted its fifth meeting, and was joined by Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing America’s sportsmen and women.

April 2, 2020 (WASHINGTON. D.C.) – Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sent letters to all 50 Governors, 27 of whom are members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), encouraging Governors to retain opportunities, where possible, for people to responsibly enjoy the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Recognizing the positive physical and mental attributes associated with activities such as hunting,…

Yesterday, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sent letters to all 50 Governors, 27 of whom are members of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), encouraging Governors to retain opportunities, where possible, for people to responsibly enjoy the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.