Obama Campaign Unlawfully Misuses Proprietary Media List Says NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) has accused the Obama campaign in Indiana of unlawfully obtaining and making unauthorized use of a proprietary media list belonging to the trade association.
Gun Shows Do Not Increase Homicides or Suicides
A new study finds no evidence that gun shows lead to substantial increases in either gun-related homicides or suicides.
Ruger Names Two New Distributors
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. has added two new distributors--W. L. Baumler Co. of Loraine, Ohio, and Zanders Sporting Goods of Baldwin, Illinois-- to the list of authorized Ruger distributors.
ISRA Snags CCRKBA’s 2008 Affiliate of the Year Award
The Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms has recognized the Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA) as CCRKBA's 2008 Affiliate of the Year.
ATK and FNMI Team to Win $53.4 Million Mk19 Grenade Machine Gun Contract
Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) and FN Manufacturing, LLC (FNMI), have received a $53.4 million contract from the U.S. Army Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, to produce Mk19 Mod-3 Grenade Machine Guns (GMG).
Uncle Sam to Upgrade Existing M-24 Rifles
More than $3 million in congressionally-directed funding secured by U.S. Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica) and Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) for Remington Arms to begin upgrading the U.S. Army's fleet of 3,000 M-24 Sniper rifles was approved Sept. 30.
Sig Sauer Sues Former Chairman for Safari Expenses
Sig Sauer Inc. has sued its ex-chairman Herbert M. Rudolf for more than $1 million, alleging that Rudolf used company funds to pay his personal tax bills and to fund hunting safaris in Africa.
Federal Firearms Licensing Center Moves to Martinsburg, West Virginia
Effective October 1, 2008, BATFE’s Federal Firearms Licensing Center will begin its permanent transfer of function from Atlanta, Georgia to Martinsburg, West Virginia.
Smith & Wesson Cuts Hunting Long Gun Production
Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation has eliminated approximately 80 hunting-related rifle production jobs at its Rochester, New Hampshire facility.
FBI Releases 2007 Crime Statistics
Statistics released last week by the FBI show that the estimated volume of violent crime was down 0.7 percent, and the estimated volume of property crime decreased 1.4 percent in 2007 when compared with 2006 figures.
Female Firearm Trafficker Sentenced to 4 Years
U.S. District Judge John R. Adams sentenced Antrinna Collins of Cleveland, to 48 months imprisonment for violations of federal firearms laws.
Taurus Acquires Rossi Firearms
Forjas Taurus S.A. announced September 9 its acquisition of the manufacturing and distribution rights of all Rossi products, including the famous Model 92 lever-action rifle from Rossi Firearms S.A.
Worrisome Questions From SCOTUS
I am uneasy after hearing oral arguments in the Supreme Court case, Garland v. VanDerStok, and reviewing a transcript from the October 8, 2024 session....