Press Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Para USA has announced plans to consolidate its manufacturing, assembly and warehousing in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. announced that it has recently received a small number of reports from the field indicating that LCP pistols can discharge when dropped onto a hard surface with a round in the chamber. Although no injuries have been reported, the company will retrofit all older LCP pistols. The retrofit involves installation of an upgraded hammer mechanism at no charge to the customer. This is a free safety upgrade.

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas -- Bushnell Outdoor Products has announced that Blake Lipham has been named president, in addition to his current role as chief financial officer.

U.S. OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER, Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Hoping for a shot at the 2012 Olympics, 18 young trap and skeet shooters from 11 states recently wrapped up four days of intensive training and evaluation by U.S. coaches.

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has named Diedra A. Cauley its new director of exhibitions & conferences. In her position, Cauley will oversee SHOT Show operations, logistics and marketing, as well as NSSF participation in conferences, expos and meetings.

The new FNAR 7.62x51mm from FNH USA is now available for purchase.

The FBI presented these data in the 2007 edition of Crime in the United States, a statistical compilation of offense and arrest data as reported by law enforcement agencies throughout the nation.

FORT BENNING, Ga. - More than 300 soldiers, civilians and family members, past and present, of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit gathered to celebrate the USAMU's 52nd birthday. The Military Marksmanship Association is conducting a reunion in honor of the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the Army Marksmanship Unit Oct. 16 to 18 at the USAMU Headquarters and ranges.

WASHINGTON – Ten soldiers from the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit visited the White House on Oct. 7.

WASHINGTON - Armor Holdings Products LLC has agreed to pay the United States $30 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly manufacturing and selling defective Zylon bullet-proof vests, according to the Justice Department.

PRINCETON, Louisiana - Taran Butler, Bruce Piatt and Jerry Miculek all walked away with national titles from the U.S. Practical Shooting Association MultiGun Championships held October 3-5 at the Shootout Range here. The match drew nearly 120 competitors from 28 states and included some of the very best shooters in the world. 

NRA Board member and renowned firearms dealer Jim Supica has been named the director of the NRA's National Firearms Museum, located at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia.