Industry Notes

Stag Arms has said that the Cleveland, Ohio police department has chosen a custom configured Stag Arms Model 2 as the official rifle of the department. The rifles are being delivered this week.

Varmint season is officially underway, so Nosler, Inc. is giving a gift a day for 30 days to their Facebook fans. Each day a Varmageddon Prize Package will be given away to one lucky entrant. The Prize Package will consist of Nosler's Varmageddon promotional items including a T-shirt, Hat, Poster, Counter Mat, and Sticker.

Despite being backed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and gun-control groups like the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, New York state’s microstamping bill failed to pass the full legislature for the fifth consecutive year, according to Larry Keane, general counsel for the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

Nominations are being accepted through July 30 for a prestigious award that recognizes significant contributions to wildlife and habitat conservation, as well as sustained commitment to the heritage of hunting.

NRA's Facebook page has exploded in popularity, and this week reached its latest milestone of 1,500,000 likes.

You can know all of the high-speed, low-drag tactics that there are to know ... but if you're not aware enough of your environment to see the fight coming, a common street punk can have your car keys, your wallet or your life before you even know what's happening.

Ruger's new television program, 'Inside & Out,' gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the product development process at Ruger and other industry leaders. Ruger 'Inside & Out' will premiere on Sportsman Channel June 25 at 9 p.m. EST during Monday Night's Lock & Load primetime block.

The Gould Brothers Exhibition Shooting Team (GBX), made up of Aaron and Steve Gould, has joined the Pro Staff of Winchester Repeating Arms. GBX travels the country wowing crowds with incredible shooting demonstrations using the Winchester Super X3 and Super X Pump. To see examples of their tricks, click the link below.

A House panel voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for failing to cooperate with a congressional inquiry into Operation “Fast and Furious,” hours after President Obama asserted executive privilege over related documents, the Washington Post reports.

Seller “Oregon Guns” has listed a Franchi LAW-12 tactical shotgun for sale in Auction #11139577, pointing out that the model is “permanently banned from importation” and to “make sure to get yourself one of these ‘evil assault shotguns’ while you still can.”

The NRA-ILA 'Jay M. Littlefield Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award' is an annual honor that recognizes an NRA member who demonstrates exceptionally meritorious activism in defense of our Second Amendment rights. Similarly, the 'NRA-ILA Volunteer Organization of the Year Award' is bestowed upon a group that has gone above and beyond in defending and promoting our rights over the past year.

The National Shooting Sports Foundation will file to intervene in the frivolous lawsuit brought today by the Center for Biological Diversity and six other groups to pressure the Environmental Protection Agency to ban traditional ammunition containing lead components.