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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'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.

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.

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.

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.

Recently, the Gun Tests staff received a letter urging them to test more deep-concealment guns, claiming that they are the most popular gun of the day. Checking with one of the larger distributors (www.camfour.com), confirmed that it is the subcompact and micro guns that are currently driving the market. In this test Gun Tests did not evaluate pocket guns, but they did shoot four compact pistols that in are just one step larger than the smallest model available from each manufacturer.One test gun the staff chose was the $646 Glock G19, the smaller brother of the G17, found on the hip of law enforcement worldwide. The Glock 19 gets little press, but remains popular.

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.

(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.'

(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.

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.

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.

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.