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AcuSport adds MasterPiece Arms to Inventory
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio AcuSport Corporation has announced that it will sell Masterpiece Arms (MPA) products.
Published on March 14, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGun Owners of America makes one final push against ObamaCare
(GunReports.com) From Gun Owners of America (GOA), a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners: Write your representative one final time. Tell him to oppose the Senate-passed ObamaCare bill ... Remind him that, once Obama and Senate Democrats have gotten what they want, there is no incentive to ignore the Senate rules... You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send a pre-written message.
Published on March 13, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORE2010 NCAA Rifle Championships Carried Live
(GunReports.com) The air rifle portion of the 2010 NCAA Rifle Championships will be carried live on internet on Saturday, March 13.
Published on March 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORENew Jersey Gun Dealer cries foul
A local little league in New Jersey has turned down Matt Carmel's offer to sponsor a team this spring. Why? The league is hedging, but Carmel believes it is because he owns Constitution Arms, a Maplewood-NJ based handgun training and sales company.
Published on March 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREFollow Gun Reports and Gun Tests on Facebook
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Published on March 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREIndustry members urged to support excise tax reform bills
(GunReports.com) All firearms and ammunition industry members and their customers should urge their senators and representatives to support changes in the excise tax payment schedule.
Published on March 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORENSSF Stages Congressional Fly-In for Members
The 3rd Annual NSSF Congressional Fly-In is scheduled for April 28-30. All voting members of the NSSF are strongly encouraged to attend this key government relations effort to help advance the firearms industry's federal legislative priorities.
Published on March 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORENSSF Stages Congressional Fly-In for Members
The 3rd Annual NSSF Congressional Fly-In is scheduled for April 28-30. All voting members of the NSSF are strongly encouraged to attend this key government relations effort to help advance the firearms industry's federal legislative priorities.
Published on March 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREFNH USA is title sponsor of new 3-Gun Nation TV show
MCCLEAN, Va. FNH USA has announced its title sponsorship of the new 3-Gun Nation, a championship series of 3-gun shooting events set for broadcast on Versus in July 2010.
Published on March 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREATF Claims Toy Guns Are Convertible to Full Auto Firearms
(GunReports.com)David Codrea writing on the Gun Rights Examiner blog covers a story about ATF confiscating Airsoft paintguns because the agency claims they can be converted to full-auto firearms.
Published on March 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (13) | READ MOREGun Tests magazine, sister magazine to GunReports.com, has restarted its ammunition testing program after a three-year hiatus
(GunReports.com)Gun Tests magazine, sister magazine to GunReports.com, has restarted its ammunition testing program after a three-year hiatus.
Published on March 10, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREWill Harvard Online Library of Firearms Research Tilt Anti-Gun?
(GunReports.com)--A new firearms research database launched by the Harvard School of Public Health purports to make scholarly articles more accessible to reporters, law enforcement, public health officials, policymakers, and the general public. But gun owners are right to worry that the database will not be even-handed in reporting both sides of gun ownership.
Published on March 10, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (4) | READ MOREAnalysis: 2d Amendment Extension Likely
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed poised to require state and local governments to obey the Second Amendment guarantee of a personal right to a gun, but with perhaps considerable authority to regulate that right.
Published on March 2, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (33) | READ MORESturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Reports 2009 Earnings
SOUTHPORT, Conn. -- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), announced that for 2009, the Company reported net sales of $271.0 million and earnings of $1.44 per share, compared with sales of $181.5 million and earnings of 43¢ per share in 2008.
Published on March 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREFirearms Industry Elects Clark County Shooting Park Manager to Board of Governors
The National Shooting Sports Foundation Board of Governors has appointed Don Turner, general manager of the new Clark County Shooting Park in Las Vegas, to serve on its board.
Published on March 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESarah Sets Her Sights On Henry Rifle
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (GunReports.com) -- The Republican Party of Arkansas presented keynote Speaker Sarah Palin with an engraved Henry Repeating Arms Big Boy 44 Magnum rifle at its fundraising event at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MOREFirearms Industry Fires Back Against Proposed Ban on Traditional Shot Shells in California
(GunReports.com) - The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) denounced the introduction of a bill in California to ban traditional shot shells containing lead BBs in state wildlife areas.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (4) | READ MORETeacher Tackles Gunman Suspected in Colo. Shooting
(GunReports.com)--The gunman was walking through a middle school parking lot and taking shots at students with a hunting rifle as terrified teenagers ran for their lives. He had just wounded two students and seemed ready to unleash more violence when a math teacher named David Benke sprung into action.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (7) | READ MOREWashington State Court Sets a New Gun Rights Precedent
Washingtons state supreme court, deciding an issue that the U.S. Supreme Court will soon face, ruled on Thursday that state and local governments must obey the federal Constitutions Second Amendment protecting an individual right to have a gun. This right, the state Court ruled over two Justices protest, is necessary to an Anglo-American regime of ordered liberty and fundamental to the American scheme of justice.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (6) | READ MOREChicago Tribune's Steve Chapman Blows Off U.N. Registry Proof
(GunReports.com)--In a recent opinion piece ('Obama Anti-gun? No, anti-gun control'), Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Champan referenced 'Obama's overall refusal to do anything to advance gun control.'
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (4) | READ MOREUtah Senators Favor Browning Holiday that Covers MLK Day
(GunReports.com)--Utah Senate leaders say they like the idea of honoring the late Utah gun inventor John Moses Browning with a state holiday, but aren't set on having it share a day with the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, according to a report in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (7) | READ MOREWhen Gun Case Is Heard By Supremes, Will Scalia Flip-Flop?
(GunReports.com)--From the Wall Street Journal's Law Blog: Of course, properly understood, it is no limitation upon arms control by the states. Justice Antonin Scalia, writing in 1997 about the Second Amendment.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (13) | READ MOREC.O. Arms Launches New Website
(GunReports.com) C.O. Arms, a West Tennessee manufacturer of high quality 1911 pistols, has launched its new website at www.coarmsusa.com.
Published on February 24, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREC.O. Arms Introduces Scorpion, Stinger 1911s
MILLINGTON, Tenn. (GunReports.com) C.O. Arms, a West Tennessee manufacturer of high-quality 1911 pistols, has introduced the Scorpion and the Stinger models.
Published on February 16, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (2) | READ MOREATI issues sweeping recall of GSG 5 barrel shrouds
(GunReports.com) In the wake of a recent ATF reclassificaton of its GSG 5 SD barrel shroud as a suppressor, ATI has initiated an immediate recall of all barrel shrouds on its GSG 5 SD firearms.
Published on February 16, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (18) | READ MORESturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Announces Expansion of Its Stock Repurchase Program to $10 Million
SOUTHPORT, Conn.--(GunReports.com)--Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) today announced that its Board of Directors has expanded its stock repurchase program from $4.7 million to $10 million. The Company is now authorized to repurchase up to $10 million of its common stock from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions.
Published on February 16, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREJanuary 2010 Ranks No. 2 in NICS Checks
(GunReports.com)--The National Shooting Sports Foundation's research department reports 1,119,229 NICS background checks were conducted on the sale of firearms in January 2010, ranking the month as the second highest January for NICS checks.
Published on February 16, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (4) | READ MOREGunReports.com Links
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Published on February 12, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (3) | READ MOREUPDATE: Trijicon to Remove Biblical Inscriptions from Gunsights
Gun Reports notes a story on ABC News that claims that Trijicon Gunsights shipped to the Marine Corps have biblical inscriptions on them. Update: Trijicon says it will remove the inscriptions on future products and provide kits that will remove the inscriptions on existing scopes.
Published on February 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (70) | READ MOREMac-Style Handgun Now Available in 22LR
BRASELTON, Ga. (GunReports.com)--MasterPiece Arms has introduced a Mac-10 type pistol in 22 LR.
Published on February 10, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MOREATK Delivers Non-Standard Ammunition to Afghan Security Forces
MINNEAPOLIS (GunReports.com) -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has completed its first contract to supply non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the Afghan Security Forces (ASF), ahead of the original schedule.
Published on February 10, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (5) | READ MOREAZ House Committee OKs Anti-BATFE Regs
EASTVALLEYTRIBUNE.com, Ariz. -- A House panel voted Thursday to let Arizonans make their own guns and bullets - and offer them for sale - without having to comply with federal regulations.
Published on February 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MOREBill Seeks to Make Permits and Background Checks Optional
PHOENIX The Arizona legislature is seeking to make Arizona the third state where it is legal to carry a concealed weapon without a permit. Bills in the House and the Senate would also eliminate background checks and training classes for people to carry hidden guns.
Published on February 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (8) | READ MOREDid Virginia Anti-Gun Activist Encourage Attacks on Legislators?
APPOMATTOX, Va.--An Associated Press story designed to paint an anti-gun zealot as a sympathetic figure battling the NRA in Virginia inadvertently gave him the platform to issue a veiled threat against the pro-gun-rights legislature.
Published on February 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (12) | READ MORESupreme Court Citizens United Decision Supports Free Speech for Gun-Rights Groups
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- An editorial in the Historic City News recapped the importance of the Supreme Courts recent Citizens United verdict to the national gun-rights battle:
Published on February 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (3) | READ MORECharles Daly, KBI Closing Up Shop
From Michael Kassnar, president of K.B.I. Inc: To all our friends, fans, supporters and consumers of Charles Daly and by extension, KBI products, I regret to inform you that the rumors of our demise are true.
Published on February 1, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (4) | READ MORESHOT Show 2010 Wrapup
The firearms industrys annual trade show -- the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show -- returned to Las Vegas last week and saw a rise in attendance over the 2009 show held in Orlando.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (3) | READ MORETaurus Unveils the New Judge Public Defender Polymer
MIAMI Taurus has unveiled the new Judge Public Defender Polymer. This scaled down model of the Taurus Judge still gives the ability to fire both .410 and .45 Colt ammunition in a lighter, polymer body frame.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESafariland Announces Concealment Holsters with Integrated Belt Clips
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Safariland announced that three of its best-selling concealment designs will now be offered with an integrated belt clip.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREOlin Declares 333rd Consecutive Quarterly Dividend
CLAYTON, MO -- Olin Corporation's (NYSE: OLN) board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 20 cents on each share of Olin common stock. The dividend is payable on March 10, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 10, 2010. This marks the company's 333rd consecutive quarterly dividend.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREWinchester Ammunitions Ballistics Calculator Now On iPhone
iPhone users can now download Winchester Ammunitions award-winning Ballistics Calculator for free. Winchester has taken all of the features and functionality from its Web site version of the Ballistics Calculator and developed a user-friendly interface for the iPhone.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORENew Revision Wolfspider Tactical Goggles Appear
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. Revision, which makes ballistic protective eyewear for military and law enforcement forces worldwide, has introduced the Wolfspider Tactical Goggle System.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORELeupold Launches New Tactical Optics Division
BEAVERTON, Ore. Leupold & Stevens, Inc. has announced the launch of a new Tactical Optics Division.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREYoungstown Installs ShotSpotter System
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- ShotSpotter, Inc., which develops gunshot location systems, has announced that the City of Youngstown and the Youngstown Police Department will employ the ShotSpotter Wireless Gunshot Location System - Stationary Array (WGLS-SA) as its latest tool to track, target, and deter gun crime.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREHandgun Sales Boom at Elk Foundation Fundraisers
MISSOULA, Mont.Ask an elk hunter about their favorite caliber and youll hear nary a peep about the .45 ACP. Venerable handgun round, certainly. Big game round, hardly. Thats why Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation officials are pleasantly surprised that a Kimber 1911 in .45 ACP emerged as the top-performing firearm at 2009 fundraisers for elk habitat conservation.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGlock Announces Two New Pistols for 2010
SMYRNA, Ga.-- Glock has unveiled two new pistols for 2010 the GLOCK 22 Gen4 and GLOCK 17 Gen4.
Published on January 26, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (6) | READ MORE22 Charged in Foreign Bribery Scheme
WASHINGTON -- Twenty-two executives and employees of companies in the military and law enforcement products industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government officials to obtain and retain business.
Published on January 20, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (23) | READ MORENew Utah Law Would Allow Open Carry
SALT LAKE CITY Newly proposed legislation here would be a green light for concealed-gun owners to openly carry firearms and, if threatened, draw or exhibit their weapons and verbally threaten deadly force.
Published on January 20, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (16) | READ MORELatest Hunting, Shooting and Outdoor Gear Showcased in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS Nearly 60,000 shooting-industry representatives are expected to attend the 2010 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, which opened Tuesday, January 19, at the Sands Exposition and Conference Center here.
Published on January 20, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORECabela's Announces Executive Promotions
SIDNEY, Neb. -- Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) announced a series of executive promotions. The six promoted executives are Patrick A. Snyder, Brian J. Linneman, Ralph W. Castner, Joseph M. Friebe, Charles Baldwin and Michael Copeland.
Published on January 19, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESteyr Arms Acquires Merkel USA
LAS VEGAS Steyr Arms has announced the acquisition of Merkel USA.
Published on January 19, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESpecial SHOT Programs for Law Enforcement to be Held Jan. 18-19
LAS VEGAS--The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering several classes for law enforcement the day before the official beginning of the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, January 18-19, 2010 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center.
Published on January 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESHOT Show University to be held Jan. 18
LAS VEGAS--SHOT Show University will once again be holding classes the day before the official beginning of NSSF's Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show, January 18, 2010 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center.
Published on January 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORENSSF Hosts Free ATF Seminars
LAS VEGAS-- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering six ATF-compliance and information seminars for retailers on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the Sands Expo & Convention Center as part of the 2010 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor, Trade Show and Conference in Las Vegas.
Published on January 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (4) | READ MORENSSF Offers Free Seminars for Retailers
LAS VEGAS--The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is offering business-building seminars for retailers on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at the Sands Expo & Convention Center as part of the Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor, Trade Show and Conference in Las Vegas.
Published on January 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREDennis Miller to Headline NSSF State of the Industry Dinner
LAS VEGAS--Award-winning comedian Dennis Miller is scheduled to headline the State of the Industry dinner on Tuesday evening, Jan. 19, in the Palazzo Ballroom of the Venetian Hotel and Casino as part of the 2010 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show and Conference sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).
Published on January 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (7) | READ MORESturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Appoints Two New Members to Its Board of Directors
SOUTHPORT, Conn.--Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) announces that its Board of Directors has voted to increase the number of Directors to nine, and has appointed Amir P. Rosenthal and Phillip C. Widman as Board members effective as of January 4, 2010.
Published on January 11, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (5) | READ MOREBeretta Shipping New A400 Xplor Shotgun and Stepping Up Marketing Support in 2010
ACCOKEEK, Md.--Following the international launch of the A400 Xplor just over a month ago, shipments of the new shotgun are rolling out to the Beretta dealer network and to other major retailers.
Published on January 4, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MOREKruger Optical Dual Tactical Sight Coming at SHOT
SISTERS, Ore. -- Kruger Optical's 1-8x40 Dual Tactical Sight (DTS) will be introduced at the 2010 SHOT Show Jan. 19-22 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Published on January 4, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (3) | READ MORESpook Spann Joins Mossy Oak ProStaff
WEST POINT, Miss. - Mossy Oak has announced the addition of William 'Spook' Spann to its Elite ProStaff roster.
Published on January 4, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREBrowning Maxus Selected As Shotgun of the Year by American Hunter Magazine
MORGAN, Utah -- The Browning Maxus recently won 'Shotgun of the Year' honors from American Hunter Magazine.
Published on January 4, 2010 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREIndiana: Herald-Times Publishes Gun-Permit Database
FAIRFAX, Va.--The NRA-ILA is asking gunowners to contact the editors and advertising executives of the Bloomington Herald-Times to protest the release of the Indiana gun permit database.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (12) | READ MOREAnother TSA Security Goof? Air Marshal Officials Blast Release of Sig Sauer Pistol Info
ABC News reported that with the approval of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Sig Sauer gun company has released specific information about the model of pistol that Federal Air Marshals will soon be carrying, data that both current and former Air Marshals say puts the Marshals and air passengers at risk.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (24) | READ MORECounterfeit Leupold Riflescope Warning
BEAVERTON, Ore.--Leupold is issuing a customer alert to purchasers of products, particularly via Internet sales, in regards to bogus Leupold products that are apparently being illegally imported from the Peoples Republic of China.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (2) | READ MORESafariland Re-launches Protech Tactical Web site
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Safariland has re-launched its Protech Tactical product line website, www.protechtactical.com.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREBrownells Hires Steve Denny for Law Enforcement Manager Position
MONTEZUMA, Iowa--Steve Denny will fill the newly created position of Law Enforcement Manager for Brownells, the company announced.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREOfficer Gunfire Deaths Jump 24 Percent from 2008
NEW YORK The number of officers killed in the line of duty by gunfire increased 24 percent from 2008, according to preliminary statistics compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a national nonprofit organization that tracks officer-related deaths.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (9) | READ MOREATK Wins $5.8 Million Contract to Supply Ammunition to the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center
MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has received a $5.8 million contract for ammunition from the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The contract is for the production of Mk318 5.56mm and Mk319 7.62mm caliber cartridges. The ammunition will be manufactured in Anoka, Minn.
Published on December 28, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREMurder Down, Gun Sales Up; Proof That Guns Don't Cause Crime: SAF
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- A ten percent drop in murders during the first six months of this year at a time when gun sales were up dramatically is more proof that there is no correlation between gun ownership and violent crime, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
Published on December 22, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (8) | READ MOREGun Owners Worry that Big HSA Ammo Order Will Be Used on Them
WASHINGTON, D.C.--An innocuous story posted on GunReports.com on August 22 wound up on dozens of websites and YouTube videos last week as hundreds of gunowners publicly worried that the U.S. Government was planning to use 200 million rounds of 40-caliber ammunition to subdue its citizens.
Published on December 22, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (41) | READ MORENSGA Study Shows Which Area of the Country Buys the Most Guns
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill.--The latest data from the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) shows that in 2008, Southern Atlantic states accounted for 31.4 percent of all handguns bought in the United States, among other findings.
Published on December 22, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MORELasers Appear on Kahrs PM Series Handguns
PEARL RIVER, N.Y.-Kahr Arms's PM Series PM9 and PM40 handguns are now available with Crimson Trace Laserguards directly from the factory.
Published on December 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREBirchwood Casey Files Suit Against Battenfeld Technologies, Inc.
Birchwood Laboratories, Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minnesota has filed suit against Battenfeld Technologies, Inc. of Columbia, Missouri over the recent issuance of a patent to Battenfeld for their reactive targets and method of target manufacturing.
Published on December 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MORESIG SAUER Sells Air Marshals P250 Pistols
EXETER, N.H.--SIG SAUER, Inc. announced last week that it has secured a multi-million dollar contract to deliver pistols to the Federal Air Marshal Service. The contract provides the Federal Air Marshal Service with SIG SAUERs P250 Compact pistol in .357 SIG caliber.
Published on December 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREProtecting America: A Note from Your Friendly BATFE
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Here's an item from the November 2009 FFL Newsletter (a monthly publication sent to FFL holders) that ought to interest gun owners who might buy 'a large number of the same or similar model firearms,' or who might discuss lunch plans privately while in the gun shop.
Published on December 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (9) | READ MOREReally Like Your New AR-15? Be Careful What You Praise Online
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--'New FTC Rules Aim to Kill the Buzz on Blogs' is an item posted on the Citizen Media Law Project's website that raises questions about why the Federal Trade Commission want to regulate speech on sites like GunReports.com and gun blogs.
Published on December 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (2) | READ MOREGun Tests Magazine Selects Smith & Wesson M&P9 209001 9mm as 2009 Best in Class Pistol
NORWALK, CT (Dec. 22, 2009)--Gun Tests Magazine has named the Smith & Wesson M&P9 as the publications Best in Class Pistol for 2009.
Published on December 16, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGun Tests Magazine Selects Browning X-Bolt Medallion
NORWALK, CT (Dec. 22, 2009)--Gun Tests Magazine has named the Browning X-Bolt Medallion as the publications Best in Class Rifle for 2009.
Published on December 16, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGun Tests Magazine Selects Benelli SuperNova as 2009 Best in Class Shotgun
NORWALK, CT (Dec. 22, 2009)--Gun Tests Magazine has named the Benelli SuperNova MAX-4 HD Camo 12 Gauge as the publications Best in Class Shotgun for 2009.
Published on December 16, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESupreme Court Refuses to Hear Case Against Gun Maker
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Beretta U.S.A. and the firearms industry another victory by rejecting the Brady Center's appeal of Adames v. Beretta U.S.A. Corporation challenging the constitutionality of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA).
Published on December 16, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (2) | READ MOREDPMS Founder and President Retires
ST. CLOUD, Minn.--DPMS Firearms President and Founder Randy Luth retired on Monday, December 14.
Published on December 14, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORES.C. Stores Report Big Business on Gun Tax-Free Weekend
SOUTH CAROLINA--A tax holiday last weekend was likely to spur a month of gun sales in two days during this state's 'Second Amendment Weekend.'
Published on November 30, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREFN Releases Five-seveN Fact Sheet to Counter Negative Ft. Hood Publicity
McLEAN, Va. -- FNH USA's Five-seveN handgun has received scathing and largely erroneous coverage in media reporting about the Ft. Hood shooting. To counter those reports, FNH USA has posted what it calls a 'fact sheet' debunking the reports.
Published on November 30, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (19) | READ MORERussia Confronts Pakistan, China Over Copied Weapons
HONG KONG, China At a press conference held during an international exhibition of defense equipment in Turkey last summer, a Russian military delegation harshly criticized the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Company for copying Russian weapons systems.
Published on November 23, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (8) | READ MOREATK Receives $93 Million in Orders for Additional Small-Caliber Ammunition
MINNEAPOLIS -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK), has received an additional $93 million in orders for small caliber ammunition from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command in Rock Island, Ill.
Published on November 23, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MORESolinsky Earns Ernst & Young Award
PALM SPRINGS, Fla. Ken Solinsky, president of Insight Technology Incorporated, was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national winner in the Distribution and Manufacturing category.
Published on November 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREATF Streamlines Required Firearms Markings
WASHINGTON ATF has issued a ruling authorizing licensed manufacturers who perform a manufacturing process on firearms for another licensed manufacturer not to place their serial numbers and other required identification markings on the firearm, provided the firearm is already properly marked with a serial number and all other requirements of the ruling are met.
Published on November 21, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (2) | READ MOREUSAMU Teaches Action Shooting to Juniors
FORT BENNING, Ga. Junior shooters from across the country got instruction from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Units Action Shooting team at a junior shooting camp Nov. 6-8.
Published on November 17, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREBlank-Gun Seller IAR to Merge with EMF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. -- After 15 years in business, IAR, Inc. will be closing its doors, according to an email from the company on Nov. 14.
Published on November 17, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREWinchester Receives Second Consecutive Ammunition Manufacturer of the Year Award
RENO, Nev. - For the second consecutive year, Winchester Ammunition has been awarded the Ammunition Manufacturer of the Year award by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW).
Published on November 17, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORESturm, Ruger wins 3rd Firearms Manufacturer of the Year Award
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has been presented with the Firearms Manufacturer of the Year award by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers for the third consecutive year.
Published on November 11, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (6) | READ MOREJames Debney Named President of S&W Firearms Business Unit
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation announced that James Debney has been named as president of S&Ws Firearms Business unit, reporting to Michael Golden, president and CEO of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation.
Published on November 11, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGlock Releases New Rough-Textured-Frame Pistols: G19 RTF2 and G23 RTF2
SMYRNA, Ga. -- At the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) Meeting/Expo, Glock released its two newest pistols: The Model 19 in 9x19 and the G23 in .40 S&W.
Published on November 6, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORETroy Industries Makes Factory Move
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Troy Industries, Inc. is expanding operations and moving to a larger facility.
Published on November 4, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MORECabela's Announces Sale of Wild Wings
SIDNEY, Neb. -- Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) has announced the sale of its wildlife-art division, Wild Wings, LLC, to RDE Acquisition Company, LLC, which is owned by a former executive officer of Wild Wings.
Published on November 4, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGunPal Ramps Up as Replacement for PayPal on Firearms Transactions
PayPal's 'Acceptable Use Policy' prevents electronic transaction of firearms and many firearms accessories, but the GunPal money-transfer service is expanding its services to solve that problem.
Published on November 3, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (12) | READ MORERuger Announces Updated Website
SOUTHPORT, Conn. - Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) has redesigned its website.
Published on November 2, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (1) | READ MORECabela's Inc. Announces Plans for Grand Junction, Colo., Retail Store
SIDNEY, Neb.--Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) and Macerich (NYSE: MAC) have announced plans to open a Grand Junction Cabela's retail store in early summer of 2010.
Published on November 2, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (0) | READ MOREGun Rights Organizations File Lawsuit to Stop Seattle Ban
BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The Second Amendment Foundation, National Rifle Association and five local residents today filed a lawsuit challenging a new Seattle parks regulation that bans firearms, arguing that the ban violates Washington State's long-standing preemption statute. They are joined by the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and the Washington Arms Collectors.
Published on November 2, 2009 | READ COMMENTS (2) | READ MOREFind Browning Buckmark Whisper with Threaded Barrel at Lipsey's
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Firearms distributor Lipsey's is the exclusive source for a Browning Buckmark Whisper 22 LR pistol with a factory-threaded barrel for suppressors, muzzle brakes, and other accessories.
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