NSSF Welcomes U.S. Sen. Jim Risch’s Sporting Firearms Access Act Introduction
“The Sporting Firearms Access Act will bring clarity to the 1968 Gun Control Act and make clear that the ATF sporting-purposes test does not prohibit from importation firearms and ammunition products that can be used for hunting, recreational target shooting and competitive shooting competitions or where similar products are available from U.S. manufacturers for these same purposes,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “Senator Risch’s legislation will ensure that bureaucratic interpretations of the law cannot arbitrarily deny Americans of the ability to legally obtain imported firearms and ammunition for what are clearly sporting purposes. We commend Senator Risch for his leadership and urge passage of this bill.”
