NSSF – Shooting News Weekly

Annals of Animal Rights Lawfare: Judge – Again – Rejects Claim That Elephants Are People

Larry Keane — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:00:32 +0000

The same playbook shows up in attacks on science-based wildlife management and, ultimately, on lawful hunting.

Despite the Hysteria, Florida’s First Managed Black Bear Hunt in a Decade Went Off Without a Hitch

Dan Zimmerman — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:00:43 +0000

Florida's black bear hunt was a management tool grounded in biology and science, executed under strict controls and essential to keeping bear populations safely in balance with habitat.

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Jasmine Crockett’s FEC Disclosures Reveal Some Texas-Sized Anti-Gun Hypocrisy

Larry Keane — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:32 +0000

Crockett wants to have it both ways: curtailing the ability of trained law enforcement partners to keep Texans safe, while also limiting the rights for law-abiding Texans to protect themselves.

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Did You Think a Canadian-Style Gun Grab Couldn’t Happen Here? It Already Is

Larry Keane — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:06 +0000

Banning MSRs and magazines in the name of “preventing violence...and putting public safety first” will only disarm law-abiding citizens. It will do nothing to disarm criminals.

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Commonly Owned: Why Do Media Outlets Understate the Number of AR-15s Americans Own?

Larry Keane — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:00:52 +0000

So what’s the current as of 2023 total number on MSRs? It’s a big number – significantly higher than what mainstream media continues to report.

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NSSF-Backed ATF Director Nominee Vows ‘Not to Burden Lawful Gun Owners or Undermine the Second Amendment’

Larry Keane — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:00:08 +0000

"The right to keep and bear arms is a Constitutional guarantee and I am committed to protecting and preserving it.”

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House Dems Want to Ban Online Ammunition Sales…Because of Course They Do

Larry Keane — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:00:38 +0000

While supporters brand it as “common sense,” it's not. Unconstitutional in design, unethical in intent and absurd in its real-world consequences, the proposal doesn’t target criminals.

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JP Morgan Finally Backs Down, Agrees to Reverse Discriminatory Anti-Gun Business Practices

Larry Keane — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:14:44 +0000

There are big changes for the firearm industry when it comes to access to banking services. JPMorgan Chase recently announced […]

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SHOT 2026: Attorneys General Forum Brought Together Some of Gun Rights’ Biggest Defenders

Jenn Jacques — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:00:08 +0000

The panel discussed the legal and political landscape facing the firearm industry and 2A rights today, with a particular focus on coordinated lawfare campaigns targeting lawful commerce.

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SHOT 2026: Red State Governors Make Their Case for More Gun Businesses to Move ‘Back to America’

Matt Manda — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:10:39 +0000

Several governors came to Las Vegas who actively hunting for business — literally making their pitch to firearm and ammunition industry businesses to relocate to their friendlier states and away from more adversarial, antigun ones.

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