Chairman's Message: 

Quick Decision Making in Your Business

The start of 2025 has been a year of transition. There are big changes everywhere you look, including in D.C. In our industry, there is no doubt that the market is shifting as well.  SCOPE data is trending below last year's numbers, but has continued to provide a window into these market changes. Understanding product distribution trends and how our business compares to the rest of the market has allowed us to make decisions that impact our bottom line. 

One way your organizations can adapt to a changing market is by ensuring quick decision making.  As the scale of your organization grows, so does the complexity of decision making.  Whether you call it corporate red tape, the bureaucratic bottleneck, or an organizational roadblock, many businesses can get bogged down when trying to make fast decisions.

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Exhibitors, reminder that Monday, March 3rd was the deadline for making your 2nd installment payment on your booth. If you have yet to make that payment it is currently past due. 

If you have a booth balance, you should have received an email that included your current balance, login information and instructions for making your next payment to avoid a late fee.

If you have any questions, or did not receive an email, please contact either staff@nasgw.org or mpawelski@nasgw.org

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The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s 2025 State Issue Brief document is now available. Further cementing its status as a sportsmen’s community leader in statehouses across the country, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation’s expert policy team produces this valuable resource which provides legislators and members of the sportsmen’s community with the latest information on a wide variety of policy topics impacting the nation’s hunters, anglers, recreational shooters, and trappers.

Designed by CSF to assist the 50 state sportsmen’s caucuses and the more than 2,100 state legislators currently united through the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC), State Issue Briefs provide critical background on policy and regulations impacting America’s outdoor heritage.

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The Firearm Industry Trade Association, congratulates Kash Patel who President Donald Trump appointed on Monday as the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). In addition to serving as Acting ATF Director, Patel was recently sworn in as the Senate-confirmed Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).

“President Trump nominated Kash Patel as FBI Director for his unswerving dedication to protecting the Constitution and the adherence to the rule of law. Those same traits serve him well as he carries out President Trump’s plan to reform ATF,” said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel. “Like the FBI, the ATF was weaponized by the previous administration. In the case of ATF, it was to carry out a radical gun control agenda. President Trump’s appointment of Acting Director Patel to lead the ATF will return the bureau to its proper role as a law enforcement agency laser focused on combatting violent crime and illegal firearms trafficking, and to act as a non-partisan regulator of the firearm industry.”

President Trump is making good on his promise to defend and strengthen the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens. Just recently, the president signed an executive order, Protecting Second Amendment Rights, which directs Attorney General Pam Bondi to begin a sweeping review of federal firearms regulations and government agency actions that eroded the rights of gun owners during the Biden administration.

The president called the Second Amendment “an indispensable safeguard of security and liberty.” 

Trumps latest term in office has started out fast and furious. As our political leaders in DC and at the state level continue to introduce new bills impacting the Shooting Sports Industry, be sure to stay on top of these new developments using the NASGW Bill Tracker.

The NASGW Bill Tracker monitors pending legislation that directly affects the firearms industry, at the Federal and State level. The bills are reflective of the current legislative sessions based on jurisdiction and include defeated, passed and pending bills until the current legislative session ends. Sort bills by their current progress, category, state or region and bill year. Stay informed about current legislation in the works before it impacts your business. 

Click below to view the latest bills of interest. 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

• Leveraging AI for Buyer-Centric Strategies
• The Many Ways Concealed Carry Permittees Enhance Public Safety
• Accentuate the Positive
• SCOTUS Makes an Interesting Move as ATF Gets New Leadership
• Mitigating Tariff Disruptions in Your Supply Chain
• CSF Launches Free, Interactive Legislative and Regulatory Tracking Service
• Bloomberg-Funded Gun Control Center Prescribes More Gun Control
• A Fresh Start for the NRA?

UPCOMING EVENTS

April 24-27, 2025

NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits

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May 13, 2025

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POMA Annual Meeting

Oregon, OH

October 15-17, 2025

NASGW Expo

Grapevine, TX