Organization: NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION INC
Mission: TO PROMOTE, PROTECT, AND PRESERVE HUNTING AND THE SHOOTING SPORTS.
Activities: SHOT SHOW - NSSF HELD ITS ANNUAL TRADE SHOW DURING THE YEAR. THIS EVENT ALLOWS MEMBERS OF THE SHOOTING, HUNTING, AND OUTDOOR TRADES TO SHOWCASE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRY.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - NSSF PROTECTS THE FIREARMS INDUSTRY THROUGH COORDINATION WITH POLITICAL, REGULATORY, AND MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS. NOT ONLY DOES NSSF PROTECT THE INDUSTRY'S BEST INTERESTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., BUT IT ALSO AGGRESSIVELY GUARDS AGAINST ATTACKS IN STATE CAPITALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
SAFETY & EDUCATION - NSSF PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED VARIOUS NEWSLETTERS, PAMPHLETS AND PUBLICATIONS TO ITS MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE SAFE USE OF SPORTING FIREARMS, VARIOUS SPORT SHOOTING EVENTS, AND TO PROMOTE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE SHOOTING SPORTS. NSSF ALSO PROMOTES GUN SAFETY BY DISTRIBUTING GUN LOCKS AND OTHER GUN SAFETY MATERIALS.
NTEE category: Recreation & Sports
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building