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Earlier this week, we told you that SHOT Show 2022 was a definite “go” -and broke the news that SIG Sauer had notified the National Shooting Sports Foundation that ongoing Covid-19 concerns would prevent their participation. Late last night, we learned that the glaring space formerly occupied by SIG (SHOT’s largest footprint at 70x200) would not be empty. Under the SHOT Show/NSSF point allocation system, the option for that now-available space would fall to the highest priority point holder. The space was offered, and the offer was accepted. When SHOT 2022 opens its doors, the new tenant of that very-significant space will be Vista Outdoor. The realignment of space due to the SIG Sauer decision may impact other exhibitors as well. Or, we’re told, the NSSF may “repurpose” the space. It’s a developing story, and as always, we’ll keep you posted.

Today (April 12) is enactment date for SB 140, Knife Rights' Ohio Knife Law Reform bill. Effective today Ohio knife law is changed to remove the ban on manufacturing and sale of switchblade, spring blade and gravity knives along with “troublesome vagueness" in state statues.

USA Shooting’s Board of Directors announces it has officially accepted the resignation of Chief Executive Officer Keith Enlow. Enlow officially resigned Tuesday morning for another professional opportunity.

To say the least, these are challenging times in the shooting sports industry following another unthinkable tragedy, this time in Christchurch, New Zealand. Every one of these high-profile, senseless killings engulfs the world in a renewed and impassioned gun debate. The inevitable result: shaming, blame-shifting and social stigma. Sportswriter Alan Abrahamson’s latest column in 3 Wire Sports titled “At the Olympics: No More Guns” does all of that for one of the oldest Olympic sports, while adding in a blatant slap in the face. It’s an alarmist’s reaction to a sport millions of people across the globe participate in. His column calls for the removal of shooting as an Olympic sport. This response is in defense of USA Shooting’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes as well as our hopefuls and those safely participating in this sport on a daily basis. All of them are unwillingly stigmatized because the sports equipment they use is so negatively associated with tragedy.