Ep 123: Joe Bartozzi, President and CEO of NSSF

Joe Bartozzi, the president and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), joins Mike and Jake to discuss his history working in the firearm industry, suicide prevention, and the NSSF's role and activities in advocating the gun industry. Joe is the President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (“NSSF”) and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (“SAAMI”). He is also the Chairman of the Project ChildSafe® Foundation. He has spent over 40 years in a variety of technical, legal, and executive management roles.He is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports (“CAHSS”) and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (“CSF”).Joe also serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Red Cross and is a past Chairman of the Board of Goodwill Industries of Southern New England, where he is still serving as a member of the Goodwill Operations Committee.Joe is an American Society for Quality (“ASQ”) Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, and Certified Quality Technician.He graduated cum laude from the Quinnipiac University School of Law and is licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts of Connecticut, the state of Maine, and in the United States Supreme Court.Joe is a 2014 recipient of the Anthony V. DeMayo Pro Bono Award, presented by the Connecticut Bar Association.LinksNSSFProject Child SafeGun Storage Check WeekBrave ConversationSend us Fan MailWalk the Talk America would like to thank our partners who make these conversations possible and would like to highlight our top two partner tiers below! Platinum Tier:RugerArmscorBleeker Street PublicationsGold Tier:NASGWLipsey'sDavidson's