Firearms Industry Launches Tandem Web Sites for Members of the Press

NEWTOWN, Conn., March 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association of the firearms and ammunition industry -- has launched a new Web site and updated another to aid media looking for up-to-date information on key issues related to firearms and ammunition. The NSSF Media Resources (http://www.nssf.org/media) and Legislative Action Center (http://www.nssf.org/legal) sites are now active.

To help reporters, the newly developed and enhanced sites include:

Issue Fact sheets

Backgrounders

Legislative alerts

Press Releases

Industry statements

Story ideas

Writers' guide

Technical information concerning firearms and ammunition

NSSF is inviting all members of the press to visit the new sites, accessible from the NSSF homepage, http://www.nssf.org. The sites are updated regularly with new information and features. Currently highlighted is information pertaining to microstamping of firearms and bullet serialization -- two gun-control measures that have recently been introduced in more than a dozen state legislatures. Also highlighted for the media is information on the economic impact of hunting on state economies and the truth about high-tech rifles, which many refer to incorrectly as "assault weapons."

To learn more about these issues and many others affecting the firearms, ammunition and hunting industry, please take a moment to visit the NSSF Media Resources site (http://www.nssf.org/media) and the NSSF Legislative Action Center site (http://www.nssf.org/legal).

Formed in 1961, the National Shooting Sports Foundation(R) (NSSF(R)) is the trade association for the firearms and recreational shooting sports industry. NSSF's mission is to provide trusted leadership in addressing industry challenges and delivering programs and services to meet the identified needs of its members by measurably advancing participation in and understanding of hunting and the shooting sports. For more information, visit http://www.nssf.org.