Firearms Industry Honors U.S. Rep. Culberson as 2015 Legislator of the Year

By Ammoland

NEWTOWN, Conn – -(Ammoland.com)- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, today announced it is honoring U.S. Rep. John A. Culberson (R-Texas) as NSSF’s 2015 Legislator of the Year.

The award will be officially presented this spring at the organization’s annual dinner in Washington, D.C., during the firearms industry’s annual Congressional Fly-In.

“We are pleased to recognize Congressman Culberson for his outstanding leadership in the U. S. House of Representatives and on the appropriations subcommittee he chairs in resolving the troublesome “green-tip” ammunition matter and are honored to present him with the 2015 NSSF’s Legislator of the Year Award,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel.

Congressman Culberson played a pivotal leadership role in convincing senior management of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to forestall the effort to introduce a new regulatory framework that would have banned the manufacturing and sale of 5.56 mm M855 “green tip” ammunition. This popular ammunition is widely used by law-abiding Americans for target shooting and hunting.

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Source:: AmmoLand