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I recently received this e-mail that I wanted to share with
you on a new video that is available Free from the National Shooting Sports
Foundation. Here is a little information on the video and how to get one
ordered. -- Jim
"For more than 200 years a unique industry in America
has made products that have been part of our country's great tradition of
freedom, self-reliance and enjoyment of the outdoors." So begins a new video
produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation called "Lock, Stock and
Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry" and that is now available as a DVD
free of charge or to view online at www.nssf.org.
Designed to educate anyone
who wants to know more about the history, operation and regulation of the
firearms industry, the video is particularly helpful to those who hold
misconceptions about the industry. By illustrating how the manufacture and sale
of firearms are regulated by the federal government and how a mandatory FBI
background check must be conducted for each retail purchaser of a firearm,
"Lock, Stock and Barrel" corrects common misconceptions about the industry.
In addition, the video places the firearms industry in historical
context: "Companies large and small across the United States employ hundreds of
thousands of workers with a wide variety of skills to make these products.
These firms share a common heritage as members of one of America's oldest and
most storied industries . . . an industry that played a prominent role in
America's westward expansion . . . in pioneering modern manufacturing
techniques . . . in equipping our soldiers to achieve victory in wars fought to
defend our freedoms . . . in supporting the conservation of America's wildlife
and wild places . . . and in cooperatively working with federal agencies to
ensure that its products are lawfully sold and safely used."
The video
features comments from NSSF President Steve Sanetti. "It's important that an
industry that produces a product -- firearms -- that is at times a contentious
subject in modern society should be understood and appreciated for the many
positive contributions it has made for centuries," said Sanetti. "I believe
that people who watch this video, perhaps at the local Rotary Club meeting or
library, whether they own firearms or not, will come away with a new-found
appreciation of our great industry."
Potential audiences for the video
are the general public, elected officials, teachers and students, local service
groups and the media. Members of NSSF are encouraged to show the video to their
employees and in their communities to promote a better understanding of the
firearms industry.
"Lock, Stock and Barrel: Understanding the Firearms
Industry" is approximately 15 minutes long. Individual or multiple copies of
the DVD are available at www.nssf.org/industryvideo.
Bill
Brassard bbrassard@nssf.org, Media
Contact. 203-426-1320 National Shooting Sports Foundation | 11 Mile Hill Rd |
Newtown | CT | 06470 |
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