​Americans Continue to Buy Firearms in Record Numbers
by Garrett O’Leary, Assistant Editor
Wednesday, February 3, 2021


The first month of 2021 saw an astonishing number of firearms purchased, building upon the record-setting numbers from last year. 

According to new data from the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), January saw more than two million background checks conducted for the purchase of a firearm via the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Incredibly, this is 75% higher than January 2020.

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CMP Western Games Cancelled for 2021
An email from CMP today.
Dear CMP Western Games Competitors,

The 2021 Western CMP Games & CMP HP Rifle Matches have been cancelled. Please see the announcement below:

“Due to the severely limited number of participants allowed at the Ben Avery facility imposed by the State of Arizona, it is not feasible to hold an event at the facility,” said Judy Legerski, CMP Board Chairman. In addition to allowing no ammunition or rifle sales, Arizona restrictions allows only 10 persons per building regardless of building size, and will allow no more than 50 people on the highpower rifle range (including range officers and staff) despite the outdoor venue.​

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NRA Signs MOU with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021
​https://www.nraila.org/
 
Fairfax, Va. - The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to assist in the recruitment, education, and retaining of sportsmen and women through NRA’s vast hunter education and outreach programs.

“Together with the USFWS, the NRA has worked for decades to ensure as many outdoorsmen and women as possible can safely and responsibly enjoy our hunting heritage,” said Jason Ouimet, executive director of NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “We look forward to a formalization of this longstanding relationship and thank Director Skipwith for her tireless work on this effort.”

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Since our establishment in 1990, The NRA Foundation has awarded over $400 million in grant funding in support of the shooting sports. These grants provide essential funding that benefits programs such as youth education, law enforcement training, hunter education, conservation, firearms and marksmanship training and safety, and much more.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

TAKING STOCK OF RECORD-SETTING 2020 FIREARM YEAR
By Joe Bartozzi

Twenty-one million. Let that number sink in for a moment.

That’s a very big number. If I told you at SHOT Show® last year that the industry would see 21 million background checks for the sale of a firearm in 2020, you would have thought I was crazy. One year later and with the benefit of hindsight, this was truly a remarkable year for the industry across the board.

The final figures for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) put all of this year’s hard work into perspective. Twenty-one million background checks were conducted for the sale of a firearm over the past 12 months. That topped 2019’s totals of 13.2 million by 60 percent. It also shattered the previous record from 2016, when 15.7 million background checks were conducted for the sale of firearms. This year’s 21 million total surpassed 2016 by 5.3 million, or 34 percent.

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Remington Faces Uncertainty Post Bankruptcy Breakup
by SI Staff - Thursday, December 31, 2020
​Remington’s Ilion, NY, plant, once the bustling hub of the firearm giant, faces an uncertain future in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy and breakup.
The primary divisions of Remington Outdoor Corporation were sold to separate high bidders in September. Owners have already taken command and are executing strategies to return them to full glory. Here’s a quick look at the changes.