Orders for NSSF Safety Education Materials Top 1 Million for Q1 2013

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Demand for the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s (NSSF) safety and education materials skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2013, with more than 1 million safety literature items and safety DVDs being ordered.
Orders for NSSF’s popular educational brochure “Firearms Safety Depends on You” were up 114 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. There were 684,026 copies of the brochure ordered during the quarter, up from 320,250 last year. Orders for NSSF’s firearm safety DVD compilation jumped 897 percent, with the majority of the 3,409 copies being ordered by educators and childcare professionals.

Orders for another popular NSSF brochure, “Firearms Responsibility in the Home,” were up 45 percent in the first quarter — 356,384 copies were ordered, compared to 246,570 last year.
NSSF provides a number of educational materials that help gun owners and non-owners make informed decisions when it comes to firearms safety