NSSF Goes to Washington for 10th Annual Congressional Fly-In

By AmmoLand Editor Duncan Johnson

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- An extensive schedule of visits to U.S. Representatives and Senators is on the docket for a full roster of NSSF member industry executives attending this week’s 10th Annual Congressional Fly-in. NSSF Fly-In teams will underscore the importance of the industry’s economic impact and cover a variety of topics important to the protection and promotion of American’s shooting sports and hunting traditions.

This year the Fly-In coincides with the Senate’s confirmation votes for Judge Neil Gorsuch to become the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, a truly landmark process that will have long-term effects on the firearms and ammunition industry.

As NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Larry Keane noted earlier this month “… it is important to remember what is at stake and why NSSF supports Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Judge Gorsuch is slated to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia, author of the 2008 Heller decision, upholding individual right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment. … The Supreme Court is split 4-4 along ideological lines. …Read the Rest

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