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National Shooting Sports Foundation PAC at SHOT SHOW

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(Ammoland.com)- The 2012 SHOT Show will kick off a critically important presidential election year.

The results of the election could cause seismic changes in the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry.

The NSSF PAC will be at the show in the NSSF Membership Booth (No. L221) to collect prior consent forms from NSSF corporate members.

Federal law requires the PAC to obtain the prior consent of NSSF corporate members before the PAC can communicate with the members’ executive and administrative personnel about PAC activities.

Remember, the NSSF PAC is the only federal political action committee solely dedicated to promoting, protecting and preserving America’s hunting and shooting sports industry, your business and our firearms freedoms.

Membership in the PAC sends a strong, collective message to our elected officials that industry members are an informed, involved and politically active group. NSSF corporate members that would like to provide consent for the coming year prior to the show are encouraged to do so by downloading the form and returning it to Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF PAC treasurer, by scanning it and emailing it to nssfpac@nssf.org or faxing it to 203-426-7182.

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.

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Ruger is halfway through the Million Gun Challenge to Benefit the NRA

Ruger Firearms

Southport, CT --(Ammoland.com)- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is halfway through the “Million Gun Challenge to Benefit the NRA” campaign, and the Company is well on its way to making firearm’s industry history.

Ruger recently presented the NRA with a check for $276,500.00, which represented a one dollar donation for every gun sold in the second quarter of the challenge.

At the close of the first two quarters of the challenge, Ruger has sold 556,100 firearms, already achieving 56% of its one million gun goal.

“Selling one million guns in one year to the commercial firearms market is something that we believe has never been done, but because of our strong product line and incredibly loyal customers, Ruger is making it happen,” said Ruger President and CEO Mike Fifer.

“We are proud to be sharing this accomplishment with the NRA, and feel confident that we will meet our goal of donating $1,000,000 to the NRA. Thank you to all of our customers that have participated in this challenge; you are making this achievement and donation possible,” he concluded.

The check presentation took place at NRA headquarters in Fairfax, VA on November 17th, 2011. Ruger will present the NRA with an additional donation after financial results have been shared at the close of the fourth quarter; the final donation will occur at the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting and Exhibits to be held April 13-15 in St. Louis, MO.

For complete information on the Million Gun Challenge, visit www.Ruger.com/Million or Facebook.com/Ruger.

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