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FIREARM INDUSTRY INDUCTS SIX LEADERS INTO NSSF HALL OF FAME The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearm industry, honored six new inductees to its Hall of Fame at the 2022 SHOT Show, recognizing them for their vision and leadership in strengthening the industry and expanding the shooting sports. Joe Bartozzi, NSSF President and CEO, and Robert Scott, Chairman of the NSSF Board of Governors, highlighted the contributions of five men and one woman in remarks made at the NSSF Members Meeting yesterday at the SHOT Show. “Honoring past leaders and their accomplishments, while at the same time keeping our focus on the future, is something we all should do. Our industry, our products, our shooting and hunting activities, and our past leaders are part of America’s story and heritage. They deserve respect and praise,” said Bartozzi. No Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place in 2021 when SHOT Show was conducted virtually due to the pandemic, so this year’s ceremony included Hall of Fame classes of three each for 2021 and 2022. The 2021 class of inductees to the NSSF Hall of Fame are Jack Durrett, Gerald “Jerry” Bersett, and Arlen Chaney. Durrett was a long-time firearm industry leader and member and Chairman of the NSSF Board of Governors during a critical and challenging time in industry history. Bersett was President of Winchester, President and COO with Sturm, Ruger & Co., and President of the Blount Sporting Equipment Group. Arlen Chaney served on the NSSF Board of Governors and was on the original SHOT Show-creation committee. He also nurtured the NSSF’s “Hunters Pay for Conservation” program that was distributed to over 100,000 schools. The 2022 class of inductees to the NSSF Hall of Fame are Alan Mossberg, Sue King, and JB Hodgdon. Mossberg served as the President of O.F. Mossberg & Sons for more than half a century. Sue King spent decades enthusiastically promoting women’s shooting, and her efforts helped lay the groundwork for the extraordinary growth of women’s participation seen today. JB Hodgdon has continued the legacy of Hodgdon Powder Company started by his father and helped grow it into the preeminent supplier of gunpowder and replica blackpowder for handloading and muzzleloading enthusiasts.
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