{"id":2827,"date":"2012-11-15T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2012\/11\/15\/nssf-alert-sportsmens-act-of-2012\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:20:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:20:03","slug":"nssf-alert-sportsmens-act-of-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2827","title":{"rendered":"NSSF Alert &#8211; Sportsmen&#8217;s Act Of 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:14863,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.gpo.gov\\\/fdsys\\\/pkg\\\/CCAL-112scal-2012-11-15\\\/content-detail.html&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.gpo.gov\\\/fdsys\\\/pkg\\\/CCAL-112scal-2012-11-15\\\/content-detail.html&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14864,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.nssf.org\\\/factsheets\\\/PDF\\\/TraditionalAmmo.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14865,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.nssf.org\\\/share\\\/PDF\\\/AWCP_letter_reTY_SportsmenPackageVote_1-1-12.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190809172635\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www3.nssf.org\\\/share\\\/PDF\\\/AWCP_letter_reTY_SportsmenPackageVote_1-1-12.pdf&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 07:10:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-20 07:10:23&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>I checked the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/CCAL-112scal-2012-11-15\/content-detail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Calendar<\/a> for today and this is the first item on the agenda. So if you are going to call, do it now! <\/p>\n<p>This act will not only remove lead shot, ammo, and fishing tackle from the purview of the EPA and the Toxic Substances Control Act but it will allow more shooting ranges to be built using the money we pay in excise taxes on ammunition. Both of these are a win for the entire shooting community whether they hunt or not.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>We have some great news! By an overwhelming 92-5 vote, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed an important procedural motion that will allow senators to vote on the <em>Sportsmen\u2019s Act of 2012<\/em> (S.3525) currently scheduled for this Thursday, but that could slip to Friday. <\/p>\n<p>NSSF thanks everyone who called and emailed your senators to help make this upcoming vote possible. Now we need all hunters, target shooters and firearms owners to keep the pressure on. Call your senators again and urge them to vote YES on the <em>Sportsmen\u2019s Act of 2012<\/em> (S.3525), the most important package of measures for the benefit of sportsmen in a generation.<\/p>\n<p>While we believe phone calls are most effective at this late stage in the process, you may also send a quick e-mail using the link provided on this page. In either case, your involvement will take only minutes. If this is your first opportunity to weigh in, the timing could not be better. Act today.<\/p>\n<p>This historic legislation includes the firearms industry\u2019s top legislative priority, the Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act (S.838) that would clarify that ammunition is excluded from regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act.<\/p>\n<p>Anti-hunting groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity are suing the EPA to force a ban on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nssf.org\/factsheets\/PDF\/TraditionalAmmo.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traditional ammunition<\/a><\/strong> made with lead components that would devastate hunting and shooting sports participation, drive up ammunition prices by almost 200 percent on average and dry up conservation funding.<\/p>\n<p>No less than <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nssf.org\/share\/PDF\/AWCP_letter_reTY_SportsmenPackageVote_1-1-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">46 of the nation\u2019s leading sportsmen and conservation groups<\/a><\/strong> including NRA, Congressional Sportsmen\u2019s Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, American Sportfishing Association, International Game Fish Association, Center for Coastal Conservation, and Boone and Crockett Club are championing S.3525. This bipartisan legislation is strongly supported by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Sportsmen\u2019s Act of 2012<\/em> is a package of 19 separate bills \u2014 the majority of sportsmen\u2019s legislative priorities on Capitol Hill. (See below for an overview of the components of the bill.) A similar package of bills\u2013the Sportsmen\u2019s Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R.4089)\u2013was passed by the House in the spring by a bipartisan vote of 276 to 146. Passage of this pro-sportsmen\u2019s legislation will promote, protect and preserve our nation\u2019s hunting, shooting and conservation heritage for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p>Your voice must be heard! <span style=\"color: red;\"><strong>As you read this, anti-hunting forces are working to defeat S.3525.<\/strong><\/span> So act now, call your U.S. senators at <strong>202-224-3121<\/strong> and urge them to vote YES for the bipartisan <em>Sportsmen\u2019s Act of 2012<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sportsmen\u2019s Priorities in the Sportsmen\u2019s Act of 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<i><strong>The Hunting, Fishing and Recreational Shooting Protection Act: <\/strong>Specifically excludes ammunition and fishing tackle from the Toxic Substances Control Act, preventing unnecessary regulations that could devastate hunting, shooting, conservation funding and the firearm and ammunition industries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Public Lands Public:<\/strong> Requires that the 1.5 percent of annual Land and Water Conservation Fund funding is made available to secure public access to federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act:<\/strong> Makes Pittman-Robertson funds available to states for a longer period of time for the creation and maintenance of shooting ranges. The bill encourages federal land agencies to cooperate with state and local authorities to maintain shooting ranges and limits liability for these agencies.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\nCall the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at <strong>202-224-3121<\/strong> to urge your senators to SUPPORT the <em>Sportsmen\u2019s Act of 2012<\/em>.&lt;\/blockquote&gt; <\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE:<\/strong> The Senate voted on cloture for this bill today. There were 84 yeas, 12 nays, and 4 not voting. The nays were a weird combination of anti-gun Democrats and conservative Republicans. I&#8217;m guessing the Republicans didn&#8217;t like the part about Federal land purchases. Invoking cloture means that debate is brought to an end and the bill is now ready for passage. Given the numbers who voted for cloture, I&#8217;d say passage&nbsp;should be a&nbsp;formality.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I checked the Senate Calendar for today and this is the first item on the agenda. 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