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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- Earlier this month, GunReports.com told you about the California Grizzlies, a civilian junior rifle team that took the 2009 National Trophy Infantry Team Match (NTIT), August 4th at Camp Perry, Ohio. The Grizzlies were the first-ever junior team to win the event, and the first time a civilian team beat out a military team in 79 years. Here's what they shot: Hornady 223 Rem 75-gr. BTHP match bullets.

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. -- Are you an on‐duty officer who must remove his firearm and holster upon entering any courthouse, or jail, prison, headquarters or similar facility? The DeSantis E‐Z Hanger Keeper U87, $30, might offer some help.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – American Technologies Network Corp. (ATN) announced today that the National Tactical Officer’s Association (NTOA) has completed its review and testing of the ATN 6015-WPT Night Vision Monocular and has received an overall score of 4.9 out of a possible 5 in their Member Tested and Recommended Program ratings.

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- As part of a national initiative to help curb the criminal acquisition and misuse of firearms, NSSF will match any rewards issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in the Aug. 19 theft of 33 handguns from Nimrod Haven Firearms in Hanover Township, Pa.

LAS VEGAS -- In Nevada, 178 acres of the Clark Country Shooting Park (CCSP) were recently added to the rolls of the state's public land, making what's claimed to be the world's largest shooting park.

EXETER, NH -- SIG SAUER, Inc. has initiated a mandatory safety upgrade pertaining to its new Model P238 pistols.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fifteen of the nation’s leading conservation and sportsmen organizations sent a letter yesterday to all U.S. Senators requesting they oppose the nomination of Cass R. Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).

Lynch Hummer, a $7.5 million Hummer facility in an upscale St. Louis suburb, has announced the opening of the world's first combined Hummer and firearms dealership.

Every summer at Camp Perry, Ohio, prior to the National Rifle and Pistol Trophy Matches, soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit pass their shooting knowledge on to the next generation of American shooters at the Small Arms Firing School.

The school was instituted in 1918 by the Department of Defense and is conducted by the USAMU, along with assistance by members of the Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Army Reserve and National Guard.

NC Federal Grand Jury Indicts 9 in Firearms Thefts Ring, Organized Firearms Home Theft Conspiracy Revealed

The travel writer Arthur Frommer has authored dozens of Frommer’s Travel Guides, and he writes a blog called Arthur Frommer Online. Now he’s trying to organize a boycott of Arizona’s travel industry because he disagrees with its gun laws.

Extreme Shock Ammunition has introduced two new products, the Extreme Shock Magwell and the Extreme Shock Lightwell. These two products are built for use with an M4 or AR-15 to offer better grip, allow for faster reloads, improve stance for CQB and protect the gun itself.