[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 199 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN RECOGNITION OF STEPHEN L. SANETTI'S DECADES OF SERVICE

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                            HON. ROB BISHOP

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 12, 2019

  Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Stephen 
L. Sanetti for his decades of dedicated service upon his retirement as 
Chief Executive Officer of the National Shooting Sports Foundation.
  Steve is a fierce defender and ardent supporter of our constitutional 
right to keep and bear arms, but is first and foremost an American 
patriot. A member of Virginia Military Institute's Class of 1971, Steve 
graduated with honors before earning his Juris Doctor at Washington and 
Lee University School of Law. While attending VMI, Steve was a member 
of the Executive Committee, Battalion Operations, president of the 
Rifle and Pistol Club, and four-year member of the Rifle Team. I 
venture to say that Steve is a pretty great shot. From 1975 to 1978, 
Steve proudly wore the uniform of the United States Army in the First 
Cavalry Division Staff Judge Advocate at Ft. Hood, Texas, attaining the 
rank of Captain. Steve continues to live by the Army core values of 
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and 
Personal Courage to this day and holds true his oath to support the 
Constitution of the United States.
  Following a two-year stint as Litigation Counsel at Marsh, Day & 
Calhoun in Connecticut, Steve was hired by Bill Ruger in 1980 as the 
first general counsel for one of the nation's leading firearm 
manufacturing companies. For nearly three decades, Steve rose through 
the ranks to President and has devoted his life to Sturm, Ruger & 
Company, Inc. Without question, this prepared him well for taking over 
the helm as President and CEO of the National Shooting Sports 
Foundation--the trade association for America's firearms and ammunition 
industry--and the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' 
Institute. In his nearly 12 years at NSSF, Steve has guided the 
foundation through times of both turbulence and growth. Under Steve's 
leadership, NSSF's firearms safety and education program, Project 
ChildSafe, has seen tremendous success and new partnerships 
have been established with the American Foundation for Suicide 
Prevention and Department of Veterans Affairs to address suicide and 
with ATF to prevent firearms from landing in the wrong hands. Because 
of Steve's unwavering commitment to both developing genuine solutions 
that make for safer communities and respecting the rights of law-
abiding citizens, NSSF continues to be a leading voice in the national 
conversation to promote firearm safety and responsibility. Steve can 
certainly take pride in his work at NSSF and in helping to ensure that 
future generations have opportunities to enjoy the great pastimes of 
hunting and the shooting sports.
  I thank Steve for his service and love of country. As Steve begins 
the next chapter of his life, spending more time with family--in 
particular his grandchildren--and growing the next generation of 
sportsmen, I congratulate him and wish him, his wife Carole, their 
children and grandchildren all the best

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