ATF RESCINDS STABILIZING BRACE NOTICE … The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rescinded its Notice of “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with Stabilizing Braces.” NSSF has long requested objective criteria by which firearm manufacturers can produce brace-equipped firearms in compliance with the law. The guidance proposed did little, unfortunately, to clear the ambiguity that exists with subjective criteria.
SHOT SHOW® ON DEMAND … While the SHOT Show won’t be taking place in person this year, our SHOT Show On Demand digital platform will provide attendees with the ability to discover many of the products and meet with many of the exhibitors who were scheduled to be on display at our in-person event. Additionally, SHOT Show education opportunities, including SHOT UniversityTM, have also moved to the digital platform. Learn more.
PUBLIC COMMENTS NEEDED … A proposed rule from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency could end banking services discrimination against the firearms industry, and the NSSF needs the industry to comment today.
Other Gun News
- SHOT Show education sessions will be hosted live on the SHOT Show On Demand digital platform in 2021. The 2021 education lineup includes, the Import/Export Series on Jan. 11-14, SHOT UniversityTM on Jan. 18-20, and Retailer Seminars on Jan. 21-29. See the full lineup and register here.
- We are extremely thankful for the industry we represent and the generosity and leadership of all these firearm industry companies that have stepped up in a big way to support NSSF by pledging financial support and donating their SHOT Show refunds to the association.
- President-elect Joe Biden will rely on Washington insiders to govern through regulation and is expected to block actions by the Trump administration, according to a report in The Hill.
- NSSF recently spoke with U.S. Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) about his love of hunting and what he views as the greatest legislative victory for conservation.
- Virginia Democrats are shelving plans for a ban on modern sporting rifles (MSRs), for the time being at least, citing a shortened and virtual legislative session in 2021.
- All eyes are on Georgia with just over a week to go for the U.S. Senate run-off elections that President-elect Joe Biden knows holds the key to starting or stopping his gun control agenda.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit blocked access to firearms trace data, splitting with a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which ruled the information must be made public.
- Gun sales remained brisk through the Christmas holiday, with some retailers saying they would have been stronger with more inventory, according to a Forbes report.
- NSSF praised the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for producing an interactive map for recreational shooters to find places to shoot.
- ABC News reported on the increase of firearm sales in 2020, learning that women are 40 percent of today’s gun buyers and are buying for personal protection.
- SAAMI reminds manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers they must discontinue the use of ORM-D labeling for shipping sporting ammunitions via surface transport after Dec. 31, 2020.
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