As an outdoor sports and recreation company, we believe that our consumers should be safe when engaging in the outdoor activity of their choice. We partner with a variety of organizations who share these same goals, support policies that advance safety initiatives and use our brand platforms to educate and share best practices for the safe use of our products.
Partnerships
We are a proud premier sponsor of Project ChildSafe, a nationwide program that promotes safe firearm handling and responsible storage in the home through the distribution of safety education messages and free firearm safety kits. Safety kits include a cable-style gun lock and safety brochure. Learn more
Vista Outdoor and Federal Ammunition have partnered with the International Hunter Education Association to bring their organization into the modern digital age through the rebuilding of their digital presence and website infrastructure. The website improvements will deliver enhanced firearms and ammunition safety training content to instructors and end-users alike. Learn more
For 25 years, Bell has led the way in safety by partnering with Safe Kids on awareness, education and advocacy programs to promote the use of bike helmets for children. Learn more
The firearms and ammunition industries are committed to the safe, legal and responsible ownership and use of firearms, and works on a daily basis to stop their criminal misuse. Learn more about industry-wide efforts to stop the criminal and tragic misuse of firearms and ammunition products.
Policy
Fix NICS
We support the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), which is the nation’s database to conduct background checks for firearms purchases. Flaws in the NICS system prompted the United States Congress to pass legislation, known as Fix NICS, in March 2018. Vista Outdoor was a strong and vocal supporter of the Fix NICS legislation and continues to advocate for its use and proper implementation. Learn more
FFL Protection Act
We support the Federal Firearm Licensee Protection Act. This legislation would reduce thefts of firearms from retailers through strengthened criminal penalties and mandatory minimum sentences. Safeguarding our nation’s firearms retailers is a top priority and would keep firearms out of the hands of people with bad or criminal intentions. A version of the FFL Protection Act has not yet been introduced in the 117th Congress. Learn more
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Vista Outdoor was an early supporter of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act, a bill that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to study the feasibility of designating a simple dialing code to be used for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline systems. Upon passage of the legislation, further study and action by Congress has led to the creation of a 3-digit number, 9-8-8, which is scheduled for widespread use in mid-2022. Learn more
Suicide Prevention
Recognizing that nearly two-thirds of all firearms deaths are suicides and that half of all suicides in the U.S. are by firearm, the trade association for the ammunition and firearms industry, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, has responded to this problem by partnering with experts in the field of suicidology to learn more and reduce suicides moving forward. Learn more
Education
Federal Ammunition believes that when you choose to own a firearm, you’re also choosing to take on the responsibility of ensuring it’s handled, stored and used safely. Learn more
Remington Ammunition believes that safety is the responsibility of everyone – whether you are interested in recreational shooting, competition, or hunting. They’ve provided a few shooting, hunting, and cleaning tips to help make hunting safer and more enjoyable. Make it a point to practice and teach proper firearm safety. Learn more
Workplace Safety
For additional information on other Workplace Safety initiatives, please visit our Corporate Governance overview.