Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) has been named the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Legislator of the
Year for his tireless efforts in promoting, protecting and preserving pro-sportsmen and sportswomen’s
policies. Latta accepted the award at the organization’s annual dinner, where he also delivered the
keynote address.
"I am honored to be named the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Legislator of the Year,"
said Latta. "As co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus and a lifelong hunter,
sportsmen and sportswomen’s issues are extremely important to me. Earlier this year, the House passed
legislation I sponsored to promote these activities, and I have been working diligently with the Senate
to pass these policies into law, so we can continue our country’s rich outdoors legacy for generations
to come."
"Congressman Latta was instrumental in the CSC’s introduction last fall of the Sportsmen’s Heritage
and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act. This package of pro-sportsmen’s legislation will safeguard and
promote America’s hunting and fishing traditions and will garner wide support from both sides of the
political aisle," said Lawrence G. Keane, NSSF senior vice president and general counsel.
On Feb. 5, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R 3590, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and
Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act, bipartisan legislation that includes various pro-sportsmen and
sportswomen’s provisions to help ensure our outdoor traditions are protected and advanced. The
legislation also addresses some of the most current concerns of American hunters, recreational anglers,
shooters and trappers by allowing open access to federal lands and providing the needed certainty for
the rules surrounding these activities.