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NSSF Facebook Photo Contest Continues with $50 Top Prize Each Month

Thursday, September 1st, 2011 at 4:31 PM

NSSF Facebook Photo Contest Continues with $50 Top Prize Each Month
Latest Theme Focuses on Youth Target Shooting and Hunting.

NSSF Facebook Photo Contest

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- September’s theme in the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Facebook Photo Contest is youth participating in either target shooting or hunting. To post a photo, look for the Contests tab on NSSF’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NSSFcomm.

The September theme reads: Post a photo with a target shooting or hunting theme showing at least one young person participating. Examples of entries are a group photo of a target-shooting team from a state or national competition in the Scholastic Clay Target Program, or a photo taken at a Boy Scout or 4-H summer target shooting session.

NSSF launched the contest in celebration of its 50th Anniversary this year. Cool monthly prizes, including a $50 gift card and NSSF’s official anniversary history publication and commemorative coin, are part of this fun, interactive contest. The contest runs through the end of the year with a new theme introduced each month.

Entrants may post photos during the first three weeks of each month, with the last week devoted to voting for the winners. To post a photo, an individual must first “Like” the NSSF Facebook page, which has more than 8,000 fans.

Individuals may post as many photos as they like each month and during the course of the contest. People who post photographs can vote for their own photos and may want to encourage others to vote for their photos by using social media tools, whether it’s contacting their friends on Facebook or through postings on Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites.

Click on the Contests tab at www.facebook.com/NSSFcomm to read the full contest rules, which include eligibility and how to enter and vote.

About NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 6,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

NSSF is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2011. Learn about the Foundation’s history at www.nssf.org/50.

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Firearms Industry Excise Tax Obligations Up 8 Percent

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 at 4:00 PM

Firearms Industry Excise Tax Obligations Up 8 Percent
Gun sales and Ammunition sales keeping strong record pace.

Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Chart

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- The latest Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection report released by the Department of the Treasury indicates that firearm and ammunition manufacturers reported tax liabilities of $110.1 million in the first calendar quarter of 2011, up 8.2 percent over the same period last year.

The report, which covers the time period of Jan. 1 through March 31, shows that $37.12 million was due in taxes for pistols and revolvers, $33.71 million for firearms (other)/ long guns and $39.27 million for ammunition (shells and cartridges).

Compared to the same time period in 2010, tax obligations were up 18.5 percent for pistols and revolvers, up 7.19 percent for firearms (other)/ long guns and up 0.74 percent for ammunition (shells and cartridges).