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GunReports.com posts this Viking Tactics video on The Triple Threat drill, designed to really dial in on CQB-type shooting. It requires a great mix of both speed and accuracy. Start this one at about 5 yards. If you routinely make all of your shots on this one, it's time to speed up!

From GunReports.com: Thanks to the efforts of Springfield Armory, the XD9 pistol has undergone somewhat of a transformation. It's available in two finishes and at competitive prices. In the this video from the 2010 SHOT Show, Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine discusses the improvements.

(GunReports.com) -- In its second major ruling on gun rights in three years, the Supreme Court Monday extended the federally protected right to keep and bear arms to all 50 states. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the five-justice majority, saying 'the right to keep and bear arms must be regarded as a substantive guarantee, not a prohibition that could be ignored so long as the States legislated in an evenhanded manner.'

(GunReports.com) -- Following today's U.S. Supreme Court decision in McDonald v. Chicago that the City of Chicago's handgun ban is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, thus applying the Court's 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller beyond Washington, D.C., Violence Policy Center Legislative Director Kristen Rand issued the following statements.

(GunReports.com) -- Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Center and Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statements. See the GunReports.com's staff [comments in brackets] following each Helmke misstatement.

(GunReports.com) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for the firearms industry - hailed today's United States Supreme Court 5-4 decision written by Justice Alito that ruled the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applies to the states and local government.

(GunReports.com) -- Today's Supreme Court ruling in the Second Amendment Foundation's challenge of the Chicago handgun ban is 'our call to action,' said SAF Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.

(GunReports.com) -- Alan Gura, Otis McDonald, Alan Gottlieb and John Snyder applauded Monday's United States Supreme Court decision overturning Chicago's handgun ban in McDonald v. City of Chicago.

(GunReports.com) -- The following is a statement by Richard A. Pearson, Executive Director, Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the McDonald v. Chicago case:

(GunReports.com) -- On June 24 during his Fox News 'Factor' broadcast, host Bill O'Reilly claimed that guns made in America were responsible for violence in Mexico, a JFPO email alert said.

On GunReports.com, more than 500 shooters answered the question: Is the 9mm Sufficient for Self-Defense?. They are entered to win a $225 Insight Technology X2l Subcompact Laser/Light MTV-100-A1. Voting closed June 21, 2010.

A good stance and a good setup are the foundation to good shooting. Assume a relaxed athletic stance and flex the knees to swing easily through the target. (NSSF Video)