About the National Shooting Sports Foundation

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is the trade association for the shooting, hunting and firearms industry. Formed in 1961, NSSF is a not-for-profit organization with a membership of more than 5,000 manufacturers, distributors, retailers, sportsmen's organizations and publishers.

Board of Governors

NSSF Staff

Our Mission Statement

To promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports.

NSSF's History

Following a series of industry meetings in the late 1950s sponsored by Field & Stream magazine, NSSF was chartered in 1961 to promote a better understanding of and a greater participation in the hunting and shooting sports. Complete history.

Why Join NSSF?

Membership in the shooting, hunting and firearms industry's leading trade association helps promote, protect and preserve our industry and our sports. Play Video