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Brownells will host Noveske's Shooting Team for the filming of their latest 3-gun instructional video titled, '3 Gun Hero.' A sequel to the popular '3 Gun Outlaw' released in 2011, '3 Gun Hero' will be filmed at Brownells' state-of-the-art production studio and world-class Big Springs Shooting Complex.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed an open-carry bill into law, allowing those with concealed handgun permits from the state to openly carry their weapons. Oklahoma became the 26th state to allow open carrying of handguns. The measure will take effect Nov. 1.

(GunReports.com) -- From now until Aug. 31, Winchester is offering up to $100 cash back on purchases of the company’s AA shotshell ammunition and the chance to shoot clays with four-time Olympic medalist Kim Rhode. Consumers who purchase a minimum of ten and a maximum of fifty boxes of AA ammunition are eligible to receive a $2 rebate per box. To download the AA rebate redemption form, visit Winchester.com and click “Special Offers.”

The National Shooting Sports Foundation is offering $100,000 in challenge grants to encourage developing and expanding shooting sports programs at local Boy Scouts of America Councils.

The nation’s best shotgun competitors will compete May 17-20 at the Tucson Trap & Skeet Club (TTSC) outside Tucson, Ariz., for slots to represent the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Gun Tests adviser and trainer Brian Hoffner, a 30-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, has gotten into the fashion business with his new American Tactical Apparel line of clothing.

Gun Owners of America (GOA) is urging its members and all concerned citizens to contact their representative to urge House Speaker John Boehner to get fully behind a contempt citation against Eric Holder.

Welding often presents a dilemma for the gunsmith. A torch that utilizes big enough tips for fairly heavy work, such as welding on bolt handles, is usually large, heavy and cumbersome. But if the unit is small and handy in size, the largest tip that it will take is usually too small for the bolt-handle type of work. I recently ran across a product that may be a good answer to this dilemma. Called the Dillon Type III, this unit is put out by Henrob Corp. The torch unit is a compact outfit built into a pistol grip that is very easy to handle.

ATF yesterday released a report on firearms submitted by the government of Mexico for tracing since 2007. One screaming headline referred to the “Vast Majority of Mexican Crime Guns Originate in U.S. New ATF Trace Data Reveals.” If you have been following the issue of Mexican gun traces on this blog, you will realize the truth is a rapidly shrinking “Vast Majority” and the so-called “flood” of guns going into Mexico moves at glacier-like speed.

Taurus USA has acquired Heritage Manufacturing, Inc. of Opa Locka, Florida. Terms of the transaction are undisclosed.

The first-ever Take Your Daughters To The Range event is scheduled for June 9, offering shooters and gun ranges throughout the nation a way to introduce young women to the shooting sports.

Three-time World Speed Shooting Champion and former United States Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) team member KC Eusebio will continue his quest for a fourth World Speed title as a member of Team GLOCK.