Group says new city statute is anti-gun

The National Shooting Sports Federation has crossed Cleveland off the list of cities to host its industry summit after the city passed an ordinance requiring people to report gun sales to police in certain instances.

In an April 22 blog post, the firearms industry association said it had been working with Cleveland officials to possibly bring the NSSF Industry Summit to the city. Cleveland's revitalization efforts and its number of respected restaurants made it a contender for the 2016 or 2017 meeting, wrote Chris Dolnack, NSSF's chief marketing officer.

That changed with the passage of the ordinance on April 20. The law requires people to report gun sales or trades to police when the transaction was not made by a licensed dealer. It also requires gun owners to report lost or stolen guns to law enforcement within 48 hours.

"Events such as the Summit require a significant investment of our and our members' dollars and time for the betterment of our industry," Dolnack said. "NSSF cannot permit that investment to benefit a city whose current leaders will not, in turn, support our Second Amendment rights and the continued success of the firearms industry."

NSSF is not the only group upset with the ordinance. A gun rights organization is challenging the statute in court, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. http://bit.ly/1QEIVG6

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