They may be familiar to some, but not every gunsmith knows the ins and outs of drill bits. Here are the basics.

The graceful, light, and distinctive L.C. Smith Hammerless Double sidelock is a favorite of American shotgunners. Here’s how to fix its most common problems. If you own a Smith and want to make it suitable to shoot again, or if you are presented a Smith to repair, here’s what you need to know about the shotgun.

In June 2010, Kahr Arms purchased Minnesota-based firearms manufacturer, Magnum Research, Inc., maker of the Desert Eagle Pistol and BFR Revolvers in .44 Magnum, .45 LC/.410 or .45/70. Kahr Arms offers a selection of other niche-type firearms, such as the “Tommy Gun” and Auto-Ordnance line of M1 .30 caliber carbines. In this video, Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine shows off two of the company’s big-hole BFR wheelguns.

Beretta USA introduced the BU-9 Nano as its entry into the pocket 9mm pistol category last September. Initial shipments of the American-made pistol left the Accokeek, Maryland factory beginning in November 2011, with a suggested retail price of $475. In this video, Gun Tests’ Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine gets a detailed explanation of how easy the Nano is to break down for maintenance. The Nano's modularity provides for simple disassembly and easy cleaning. Safely disassemble the pistol by first engaging the striker deactivator, a patent pending safety mechanism that eliminates the need to pull the trigger prior to disassembly.

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SHOT Show Video: Two Big-Hole Wheelguns from Kahr Arms

In June 2010, Kahr Arms purchased Minnesota-based firearms manufacturer, Magnum Research, Inc., maker of the Desert Eagle Pistol and BFR Revolvers in .44 Magnum, .45 LC/.410 or .45/70. Kahr Arms offers a selection of other niche-type firearms, such as the “Tommy Gun” and Auto-Ordnance line of M1 .30 caliber carbines. In this video, Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine shows off two of the company’s big-hole BFR wheelguns.

SHOT Show Video: Easy Disassembly for the Modular Beretta Nano

Beretta USA introduced the BU-9 Nano as its entry into the pocket 9mm pistol category last September. Initial shipments of the American-made pistol left the Accokeek, Maryland factory beginning in November 2011, with a suggested retail price of $475. In this video, Gun Tests’ Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine gets a detailed explanation of how easy the Nano is to break down for maintenance. The Nano's modularity provides for simple disassembly and easy cleaning. Safely disassemble the pistol by first engaging the striker deactivator, a patent pending safety mechanism that eliminates the need to pull the trigger prior to disassembly.

SHOT Show Video: Springfield Armory’s new XDS 45

Gun Tests’ Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine found Springfield’s brand-new XDS .45 at the Media Range Day at the SHOT Show a couple of weeks ago. The micro-sized XDS was secret, and no one knew that the gun, smaller than a Glock 36, existed until media members showed up and saw the 4-inch-tall .45.

FOX Bans Firearms and Ammunition Advertisements

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) — the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry — has learned that FOX Sports Media Group has banned advertisements featuring firearms and ammunition from its coverage of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events.

NRA Unveils Club Champion Challenge Program

NRA's Competitive Shooting Division is unveiling a new recreational shooting event geared towards local shooting clubs, ranges, and civic organizations. The NRA Club Champion Challenge encourages recreational and experienced shooters to try a variety of disciplines and courses of fire and promotes participation amongst club or range members as they compete for awards.

Friends of NRA
announce MidwayUSA
as National Corporate Partner

The National Rifle Association confirms that MidwayUSA has donated $50,000 to become a Friends of NRA National Corporate Partner for the third consecutive year.

SHOT Show Video: Galco’s New Products for 2012

At Media Day at the recently concluded SHOT Show in Las Vegas, GunReports.com Publisher Timothy H. Cole gets an overview of Galco’s new products from company representative Mike Barham.

Video: Gun Tests Magazine Recognizes Kel-Tec for PMR-30 22 Magnum “Best in Class Pistol”

Gun Tests Magazine Publisher Timothy H. Cole recognized Kel-Tec’s PMR-30 22 WMR as the publication’s “Best in Class Pistol” for 2011 at the just-concluded SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Cole made a special award to Derek Kellgren, Kel-Tec CNC Industries’ Director of Marketing at the show.

SHOT Show Rides
High-Gun Sales Figures

Nearly 60,000 firearms industry professionals made their way to the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) Jan. 17-20 in Las Vegas to get a first look at the new products and services debuting in 2012.

SAF, ANJRPC To Appeal
NJ Right-to-carry Ruling

(GunReports.com) -- The Second Amendment Foundation and Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs will appeal a federal judge's ruling that 'the Second Amendment does not include a general right to carry handguns outside the home.'

NRA Launches
Women's Outdoor Adventure

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association's Women's Programs Department will launch Women's Outdoor Adventure, an eight-day shooting and outdoor event developed specifically for women. The inaugural program is scheduled for April 30-May 7, 2012 at the Rockcastle Shooting Center in Park City, Kentucky.

Rumor Alert: Veterans Health and 'Sporting Purposes'

Among the hundreds of questions GunReports.com and other media outlets answer every month are scores of rumors. Three of the most recent top rumors involve veterans’ gun rights, the status of the “sporting purposes” test for firearms importation, and new restrictions on gun shows, the NRA-ILA reports.

Romney, Huntsman Stonewall Gun Owners

As South Carolina voters get set to head to the polls, Mitt and Jon Huntsman continue to ignore requests from gun owners that he return the GOA candidate questionnaire.

SSSF Seeks Executive Director

The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is seeking a qualified individual to fill the full-time position of executive director. Applications for individuals interested in being considered for this position are being accepted through January 31, 2012.

NSSF Awards Grants
to Collegiate Shooting Programs

Through its Collegiate Shooting Sports Initiative (CSSI), the National Shooting Sports Foundation has awarded $299,200 in grants to 41 colleges and universities to assist in the development and expansion of shooting sports programs.

Freedom Group Appoints Nardelli as CEO

Remington Arms Company and its parent, Freedom Group, Inc. (FGI), are pleased to announce that the board of directors has appointed Robert L. Nardelli as Chief Executive Officer.

Friends of NRA TV show back for Season 2

The second season of Outdoor Channel’s new hit Friends of NRA TV show debuted Sunday, January 1. The show follows the adventures of champion shooter Jessie Harrison and retired baseball player Matt Duff as they delve into the inner workings of Friends of NRA, a multi-million dollar grassroots fundraising program.

SAF, Calguns Foundation Sue California Over Firearms Statute

The Second Amendment Foundation has joined the Calguns Foundation and three California citizens in a federal lawsuit against the California Department of Justice and Attorney General Kamala Harris, challenging the state's requirement that gun owners wait at least ten days before taking possession of an additional firearm.

GunReports.com Video: Shooting Better Kneeling

MSGT Raoul Torres shows how the competition or field shooter can improve the standard kneeling position taught to most shooters.

Gun Tests Editorial: SOA, GOA, DOJ, ATF

From the “Downrange” editorial in the January 2011 issue of Gun Tests magazine: Surreal experience today. Took an hour for lunch, and while munching on red beans and rice, I remembered I had the season-ending episode of FX’s Sons of Anarchy on the TiVo. So I engage the box and start watching the cliffhanger. If you haven’t seen that episode yet, stop reading now. Spoiler alert:

Senate Listens to CCRKBA,
Votes 'No' on Obama Court Nominee

Grassroots power has helped derail President Obama's nomination of anti-gun extremist Caitlin Halligan to the District of Columbia Circuit Court, with keystone opposition from members and supporters of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

ATF retaliates against
'Fast and Furious' Whistleblowers

From a lengthy piece on FoxNews.com worth reading to the end: 'Six months ago, several agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives stood before Congress to testify about the details of a U.S. government program that armed Mexico's largest drug cartel with thousands of assault rifles.

Anti-gun Republicans Lugar
and Bloomberg Raise Funds in NYC

It’s no surprise that the country’s most anti-gun Republican mayor, Michael Bloomberg, invited the U.S. Senate’s most anti-gun Republican member up to his New York City residence for cocktails and a fund raiser this week, according to the Gun Owners of America.

Birchwood Casey named
NASGW Accessory
Manufacturer of the Year

Birchwood Casey was named Accessory Manufacturer of the Year for the fourth year in a row at the 2011 annual meeting of the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) in Reno, Nevada.

M14 and M16 Compared on the History Channel

The History Channel compares the M14 and M16 rifles.

Gunny & Glock - Wrong Diner

What happens when a robber picks the wrong diner? Here’s R. Lee Ermey’s take.

Rep. Walsh to UN:
No Gun Control Treaties

Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL) has drafted a bill that would block U.S. funding to the United Nations if it seeks to implement gun control measures affecting U.S. citizens. Despite victories by gun owners in elections and legislative battles throughout the country in recent years, on the international front gun control is moving quickly. Most significantly, in 2012 the UN plans to release a final draft of the Arms Trade Treaty—a treaty that will have severe consequences for American gun owners.

Gun Club Offers Photos
with Santa, Weapons

(GunReports.com) -- The Scottsdale Gun Club is offering shooters and their families a chance to pose for photos with Santa while holding a variety firearms and other weapons.

Many Factors Explain 'Black Friday'
Gun-Buying Surge, Says CCRKBA

While some people are struggling to explain a gun buying surge reported on 'Black Friday,' the day after Thanksgiving, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms suggests there are several plausible explanations, all reflecting the times in which we live.

RMEF to Pitch Elk Camp in Las Vegas

Pack mules carrying hunters up the Las Vegas strip. Wall tents, campfires and meat poles in the palms beneath the Stratosphere. Elk wallowing in the fountains of Bellagio...OK, maybe not. But for three days in February, Las Vegas will indeed earn a new nickname as the Elk Hunting Capital of the World, as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation brings its annual Elk Camp convention and expo to the Las Vegas Convention Center and Riviera Hotel.

'Old Gray Lady' tries to slip on new clothes

Larry Keane, general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, recently wrote a scathing blog entry about the Old really Gray Lady, aka The New York Times:

Rockcastle to offer training
by Invictus, Labyrinth Guides

Rockcastle Shooting Center has partnered with S&T Inc. and its subsidiaries Invictus and Labyrinth Guides to train clients at the Park Mammoth Resort in Park City, KY.

Botox and Bullets Get Away
Set for January

A Junction, Texas-based boutique destination facility called Dry Hollow Ranch will begin offering 'Botox and Bullets Get Aways' for women, beginning in January 2012.

22 Conversion Specialist Ciener
Arrested on Fraud Charges

Jonathan Arthur Ciener has been arrested and charged with schemes to defraud less than $20,000, which is a third degree felony, according to BrevardTimes.com.

NY FFL Gets 121 Months for Straw Sales

A Federal Firearms Licensee named John Rumble, 56, of Ogdensburg, New York, has been sentenced to 121 months imprisonment for several federal firearms related offenses.

Sturm, Ruger Shuffles Sales Staff

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE – RGR) announced several senior-level appointments to the sales staff, effective immediately.

NRA Video: Tell President Obama to Fire Attorney General Eric Holder

Watch the video and see how Eric Holder's lies are destroying freedom and costing lives. Please forward this video to family and friends!

Texas DPS investigates CCL instructor
who won’t teach course to
Obama supporters, Muslims

The Texas Department of Public Safety has begun an investigation into a central-Texas concealed-carry-instructor who said in a recent radio advertisement that he wouldn’t teach the handgun course to a “socialist liberal,” people who voted for the “current campaigner-in-chief,” or to a “non-Christian Arab or Moslem.”

USA Shooting Team Foundation
Elects New Directors

The USA Shooting Team Foundation elected two new board members--Michael Flores of Sacramento, Calif. and Randy Luth of St. Cloud, Minn. -- at its annual meeting in Kerrville, Texas.

Cornyn asks for Texas "Gunwalker" Investigation

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former state Attorney General, sent a letter to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) on October 24 requesting that they look into allegations of additional Texas-based “gun-walking” programs similar to the “Fast and Furious” operation they are currently investigating.

2012 World Championship
Turkey Calling Contest Dates Set

Show off your turkey-talking skills during the 2012 World Championship Turkey Calling Contest and Mobile Boat Show to be held at the Mobile, Ala. Convention Center March 10-11, 2012. This National Wild Turkey Federation-managed event will consist of an Open Contest, Owl Hooting Contest, Friction and Junior Divisions.

The real story of firearms ownership in New Jersey

If you want to know the REAL story of how difficult and convoluted firearms ownership is in New Jersey. Grab a seat and be prepared to be informed and entertained.

ATF Fast and Furious: New documents show Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010

New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.

New 'Cartridge' book covers 'Pipsqueaks' to the 'Big Boys'

A new cartridge book by Todd Woodard, editor of Gun Tests magazine, revels in the fascinating complexities of bullets, brass, and powder for hundreds of rounds hunters and shooters love.

Glock Ex-General Counsel in Racketeering Trial

Glock Inc.'s former general counsel goes to trial Oct. 24 in Georgia's Cobb County Superior Court on theft and racketeering charges related to allegations that he misappropriated millions of dollars from the international firearms maker.

GOA: Where is Cain on 2nd Amendment?

Gun Owners of America notes that Herman Cain has soared to the top of the Republican presidential field, but the group asks where he stands on the Second Amendment.

Media Silence Is Deafening About Important Gun News

Murder and violent crime rates were supposed to soar after the Supreme Court struck down gun control laws in Chicago and Washington, D.C., gun researcher John Lott writes on FoxNews.com.

Gunrunning Informant May Used Taxpayer Money to Buy Guns and Drugs

Congressional investigators are confronting the Justice Department about evidence they say indicates an FBI informant used U.S. taxpayer money not only to buy drugs but also possibly to buy guns for the Sinaloa cartel, according to a FoxNews.com article. Video of Darryl Issa also included.

JPFO Poll: Are Breitbart's 'Bring it on' comments a step too far?

The JPFO poll asks respondents to view a video of conservative media owner Andrew Breitbart responding to a question about the recent “days of rage” protests. He says leftist groups won’t cross the line from making propaganda and rhetorical attacks to actual violence because “they [the left] know who they’re dealing with.”

Medal of Honor Winner, SEAL, announced as ITI Sniper Team

International Training, Inc. (ITI), the training division for G4S, announced today the line-up of its official sniper competition team. Comprised of two members, the ITI Sniper Competition Team will be ambassadors to the military and law enforcement communities and will show how skills learned from their many courses in Texas and Virginia can benefit a trained sniper.

FBI Report: Murders, rapes, assaults and robberies continue to drop nationally

Violent crime nationwide dropped 6 percent in 2010, declining for the fourth straight year, while property crimes also were down for the eighth consecutive year, falling 2.7 percent, the FBI announced Monday.

USA Shooting Team Shines in World Championships

(GunReports.com) -- With eight medals, two world records and a third-place overall finish, the USA Shooting Team is returning from the World Clay Target Championships in Serbia with plenty of optimism about the Olympics of 2012--and beyond.

Indiana cities facing changes in state gun laws

(GunReports.com) -- Indiana's new prohibition on most local gun restrictions has some cities and counties rolling back their ordinances while police must juggle situations such as the commotion caused by a man carrying a holstered handgun on his hip at Evansville's zoo.

3 more murders linked to Gunwalker

(GunReports.com) -- Weapons linked to ATF's controversial 'Fast and Furious' operation have been tied to at least eight violent crimes in Mexico including three murders, four kidnappings and an attempted homicide, CBS News reports.

Obstruction Over Cali Lead Ammunition Research

(GunReports.com) — National Rifle Association and the California Rifle and Pistol Association Foundation representatives have revealed numerous obstacles frustrating the NRA/CRPAF’s pursuit of underlying data behind taxpayer funded “research” that is being used to advocate proposed lead ammunition bans in California and in other states.

Conyers Plays Race Card During Reciprocity Hearings

(GunReports.com) — On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 822, the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011, the NRA-ILA reports.

Shooting Ranges, Clubs May Be Missing Opportunities with Majority of Enthusiasts

(GunReports.com) — A recent survey of nearly 3,500 shooting enthusiasts conducted on ShooterSurvey.com discovered only 26 percent of respondents claim membership at a shooting range or sporting clays club. With nearly three out of four shooters not associated with these private ranges or clubs, the survey also explored the reasons for not joining.

Could President Perry Carry?

Chris Moody, writing at The Ticket blog, is a little insufferable in his language, but he raises an interesting situation: 'When Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry goes for a jog in Texas, the governor doesn't just throw on a pair of gym shorts and tennis shoes before dashing out the door. He also packs a concealed .380 Ruger loaded with deadly hollow-point bullets, fully equipped with a laser-sight for precise killing. (What, you don't?)'

13-year-old Logan Taylor wins $100,000 Grand American Challenge

Topping your shooting friends at the local Saturday trap shoot is a big deal for most kids. But 13 year-old Logan Taylor went all the way to the big time when he won the $100,000 Grand American Challenge at the annual Grand American held recently at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Illinois. It wasn't easy by any stretch of the imagination. Even though he is still in eighth grade, Logan has been shooting seriously for years.

GunReports.com Video: Rifle Golf is America’s Newest Shooting Sport

If you’re interested in long distance rifle shooting, or in hunting with a rifle, I highly recommend that you check out the Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf facility, in Utah. The “golf” part of the name is really just part of the rules for how your shots are scored. Other than that, it’s all rifle and no golf, and it’s one of the best opportunities I’ve ever seen to test one’s rifle skills.

Saved by the Militia: Arming an Army Against Terrorism

Randy E. Barnett, the author of 'The Structure of Liberty: Justice and the Rule of Law,' wrote an op-ed on Sept. 18, 2001, that reverberates even today. Was the 'militia' mentioned in the 2nd Amendment responsible for ensuring Flight 93 didn't hit its target? Read on to see what federal law actually says.

GunReports.com Video: 3-Gun Matches

NSSF's Dave Miles takes a look at the popular and rapidly growing sport of three-gun shooting with Tom Fuller of Bushnell during the AR15.com/Rockcastle 3-gun Pro AM held at Rockcastle Shooting Center at Park Mamoth Resort in Park City, KY.

Delicious Grassley/Issa Note to new AZ U.S. Attorney

It's getting good in the investigations of Fast and Furious. Sen. Charles Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote the acting attorney general for the district of Arizona, Ann Birmingham Scheel, for information about her office's coverup of information about the BATFE's Fast and Furious program.

CCRKBA: Weekend Shootings in NY City Prove Bloomberg's Gun Control Failure

At least 46 people were shot in New York City over the Labor Day weekend, prompting the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms to ask Mayor Michael Bloomberg how this could happen in a city with some of the toughest gun laws in the nation.

DOJ Announces New BATFE Acting Director

The Department of Justice has announced the appointments of U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones to serve as Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Holder Plays 'Shell Game' at Justice, Should Resign Instead, Says CCRKBA

The replacement of Kenneth Melson as acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a political charade by the man who really ought to tender his resignation, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. That man is Attorney General Eric Holder.

Cornyn: Holder Should Ask for Resignations, Not Reassignments for Gun-Walking Operations

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former state Attorney General, today responded to reports that Kenneth E. Melson, the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been reassigned to a new position within the Justice Department.

Gun-advocacy group continues fight for Illinois FOID card secrecy

A gun-advocacy group is pushing ahead with a lawsuit over firearm owner identification cards in Illinois even though a new state law prohibits the public release of gun-holder names.

Children banned from Olympic shooting events in 2012 ticket giveaway

Children will be banned from watching the shooting events at the 2012 Olympic Games under London Mayor Boris Johnson's Olympic ticket giveaway.

NM Gov gets perfect score on CCL renewals

New Mexico's pistol-packin' Gov. Susana Martinez received perfect scores on recertification for her concealed-carry permit over the weekend in Las Cruces. She scored 100 percent with both .38- and .45-caliber handguns, her staff said. Martinez's permit to carry a concealed handgun, originally obtained in 2009, was extended for another two years.

Ridiculous News Item of the Week:
NJ Toy-Gun Buy Back

A New Jersey anti-violence group tried to buy up children's toy guns to reduce Newark's record setting summer shootings.

Sen. Moran: Our firearm freedoms are not negotiable

More than two centuries ago, our Founding Fathers wisely amended the U.S. Constitution to guarantee a Bill of Rights for its citizens. Rooted in freedom, our democracy has stood strong as Americans have enjoyed liberties unparalleled in the world including the fundamental right to keep and bear arms. Today, our freedoms and our country's sovereignty are in danger of being undermined by the United Nations.

Firearms Industry Files Motion in Suit Against ATF

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for America's firearms industry, has asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the ATF from requiring 8,500 federally licensed firearms retailers along the Southwest border (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California) to report multiple sales of certain long guns.

Wounded Iraqi Veteran to Fulfill Dream of “Grand Slam” Despite Severe Injuries

(GunReports.com) -- Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) will support wounded Iraqi veteran Eric Edmundson’s journey to complete his life-long dream of a “Grand Slam: -- a 9,000-mile-roundtrip experience that includes hunting alligator, bison, black bear and antelope, among others.

Gun Makers Set Sights On Female Buyers

For years, gun stores were predominantly patronized by men. But these days, shooting ranges and shops selling firearms are seeing more female customers than ever before, and that has them changing the way they do business, NPR reports.

GunReports.com Video: Policeman Fired After Threatening Driver with False Charges

Brett Darrow has a videocam mounted in his car. He repeatedly politely invokes his God-given rights. In this case, the cop was fired for threatening to make up charges against Darrow.

Tubb wins 6th National Long Range High Power Championship

David Tubb of Canadian, Texas won the NRA's 2011 National Long Range High Power Rifle Championship held from August 13-17 in Camp Perry, Ohio. Also winner of the Wimbledon Cup, Tubb’s dominant performance throughout the week concluded with a national record setting score of 1249-68X.

Cornyn: ‘Inconceivable’ to Reward Architects of ‘Fast and Furious’

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former state Attorney General, responded to reports that key officials who oversaw the “Fast and Furious” gun-walking operation have been promoted to new positions within the Justice Department in Washington:

Bernosky wins 2011 NRA National High Power Rifle Championship

Carl Bernosky of Ashland, Pennsylvania, won the National Rifle Association's 2011 High Power Rifle Championship in Camp Perry, Ohio. Shot August 7-12, this year's win marked Bernosky's ninth National High Power title.

Marksmanship Exhibit Opens at National Scouting Museum

Officials from the National Rifle Association and Boy Scouts of America will be at the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas on August 19 to open a new exhibit titled “A Century of Marksmanship.”

ATF Responds to News Reports Regarding "Fast and Furious" Personnel

The following statement is from Scot Thomasson, chief, Public Affairs Division, Office of Public and Governmental Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): 'Recent media reports have inaccurately characterized personnel changes involving ATF agents associated with the Fast and Furious operation as promotions. Special Agents Voth, Newell and McMahon were laterally transferred from operational positions and moved into administrative roles, they were not promoted. They did not receive salary or grade increases nor did they assume positions with greater responsibility.

Gold-Plated NM Centennial Rifle Raffle Benefits Four Corners Home For Children

New Mexico residents have an opportunity to win the Number 2 of 100, New Mexico Centennial rifle by purchasing raffle tickets from Navajo Ministries. Tickets are being sold for $50 each, with only 100 tickets available for sale through August 19, 2011.

Inaugural Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships slated for March

The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's inaugural Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships, on course to be the biggest multiple-discipline, shoulder-to-shoulder gathering of collegiate and junior shooters in the history of competitive shooting, will commence next March 13-18 at Fort Benning.

Was Perry packing?

From Ben Smith at Politico: Texas Gov. Rick Perry is a leading advocate of gun rights who like to boast of having dispatched a coyote on a recent job, so I asked him during today's walking press conference at the Iowa State Fair whether he was armed today.

Hey, Stupid UK: Let Your Cops and Fair Citizens Carry Guns!

(GunReports.com) -- Doug Giles writes at Townhall.com: Do you know what’s truly pathetic (other than BHO’s first two and half years in office)? I’ll tell you what: the British police’s limp wrist, no-gun, nonsensical approach to the looting and rioting of Britain’s “working class youths.” That’s what!

An Open Letter To All Urban Residents –- And Especially Jews

(GunReports.com) -- As most decent people are watching the stock market gyrations and following our federal government’s mismanagement of both monetary and fiscal policy, our nation is entering an unpredictable phase. I’m sorry to say that, based on history, things are going to get worse. Just look at London, England, where four nights of rioting hooligans have resulted in the deployment of an extra 16,000 police officers in an attempt to stop the looting, vandalism, destruction, assaults, and robbery. My response to “flash mobs”? GET A GUN.

Ombudsman Defends WaPo on FaFu

Patrick B. Pexton, the Washington Post's so-called ombudsman, defends his meal ticket's work on barely reporting Operation Fast & Furious. His unsurprising bottom line: 'No news outlet covers every story perfectly. Nor do they reach the conclusions that ideologues on the left or right want. But The Post has acquitted itself well on Fast and Furious.'

Mark Kresser Named President and CEO of Taurus International

(GunReports.com) — Taurus International Manufacturing has announced the appointment of Mark Kresser as President and CEO. He will succeed long-time President and CEO Bob Morrison. The move will become effective September 1, 2011.

Romney Tramples the 2nd Amendment

From Aaron Dorr, Executive Director of the Iowa Gun Owners 2nd Amendment group: According to the national polls, Governor Romney is the frontrunner for the GOP nomination. Given his hostile record and his unashamed quotes supporting even more gun control - you and I need to all we can to get the word out here in Iowa.

Nosler, Sinclair Partner For 2011 NRA 
National High Power Awards

Nosler, Inc., the official sponsor for the 2011 NRA National High Power Rifle Championships, and Sinclair International, Silver Sponsors, have teamed up to present the awards for High Power Match Rifle Champion, High Power Service Rifle Champion and HP Long Range Champion at the 2011 NRA National Championships held at Camp Perry.

Gun Reports Video Brief: Midway's Glass-Bedding a Rifle Forend

Larry Potterfield of MidwayUSA shows the main steps of glass-bedding a rifle forend.

Bachmann scores 100% on Iowa Gun Owners Presidential Survey

Iowa Gun Owners, a state-based gun rights lobby, has announced that Minnesota Senator Michele Bachmann has scored 100% on its presidential survey. Here's what they said:

SAF Lauds NSSF, NRA for Challenging New ATF Reporting Requirements

The Second Amendment Foundation today applauded both the National Shooting Sports Foundation and the National Rifle Association, the latter joining with J&G Sales of Prescott, AZ, for filing federal lawsuits against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives over a new reporting requirement aimed at gun dealers in four Southwest States.

“Fast & Furious” Hearings Raise More Questions Than Answers

The more information that comes out about the reckless “Fast and Furious” gun running operation conducted by the Phoenix BATFE office, the clearer it seems that knowledge of the operation, and approval for it, went a lot higher than the Phoenix field office, or even the BATFE, the NRA-ILA reports.

Police foil Fort Hood terror plot, AWOL soldier arrested

Pfc. Naser Jason Abdo, after raising suspicions at a Killeen, Texas, gun shop where he purchased 6 pounds of gunpowder and several boxes of shotgun shells, was in police custody in Killeen on Thursday, accused of plotting to kill fellow soldiers in a frightening reprise of the November 2009 massacre at Fort Hood.

10 years after concealed weapons law, unclear why many in state were gun-shy

Ten years after Michigan made it much easier for its citizens to get a license to carry a concealed gun, predictions of widespread lawless behavior and bloodshed have failed to materialize, the Detroit Free Press reports.

GunReports.com Video: Midway USA Safety on the Sporting Clays Range

Watch as Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA shows how to safety handle a gun on the sporting clays field. The proper use of eye and ear protection is covered as well as using the correct ammunition. Safe gun handling is emphasized with specific examples unique to the sporting clays field.

GunReports.com Video: Canton, Ohio, Police Threatens CCL Driver

An encounter on June 8th, 2011 between William E. Bartlett, of Brewster, who had recently received his conceal handgun license in May, ran afoul of the Canton, Ohio police department. What happens during this encounter is a little disturbing if you are a CCW holder yourself.

Blue Trail Range in CT Wins Lawsuit, Stays Open

(GunReports.com) – The Connecticut Superior Court has just issued a decision ending the sensational and contentious lawsuit brought by Durham land owner Pasquale DiNatale against Blue Trail Range of Wallingford, ruling in favor of the shooting range on all counts.

NSSF Awards $435,000 in Grants to Shooting Ranges

(GunReports.com) -- In 2011, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade associations for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry, awarded $435,000 in grants to 22 ranges to develop programs that put more people on the firing line.