Industry Notes

(GunReports.com) -- Crimson Trace has announced three new $149 Lightguard tactical lights for Glock, Springfield XDM and Smith & Wesson M&P pistols.

(GunReports.com) – Colt Defense LLC's new Colt Super-Stoc, designed by Bill Rogers, chief shooting instructor at Rogers Shooting School, will be available later this month.

The House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee is planning to subpoena Attorney General Eric Holder this week to determine who in the Justice Department knew about Fast and Furious and when they knew it.

MasterPiece Arms (MPA) Defender series of Pistols has been tested and has met with all of the State of California’s requirements on the sale and ownership of a single-shot pistol.

Heizer Defense LLC, a new firearms company located in St. Louis, Missouri, will produce pistols incorporating space-age high-tensile alloys, USA manufacturing, and the most current design capabilities.

A new cartridge book by Todd Woodard, editor of Gun Tests magazine, revels in the fascinating complexities of bullets, brass, and powder for hundreds of rounds hunters and shooters love.

New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.

(GunReports.com) -- PARA USA announced today that it was exiting the rifle market to concentrate on its core competency in handguns. CEO Thanos Polyzos said, “PARA has some exciting new projects in development that will continue the innovation that we started with the high capacity P14-45 pistol. We want to bring these exciting new major caliber handguns to the firearms market and we need to focus our attention on them.”

International Training, Inc. (ITI), the training division for G4S, announced today the line-up of its official sniper competition team. Comprised of two members, the ITI Sniper Competition Team will be ambassadors to the military and law enforcement communities and will show how skills learned from their many courses in Texas and Virginia can benefit a trained sniper.

(GunReports.com) -- Derek Scammon, a representative of the Hawaii Concealed Carry group, wrote a nice piece on the Hawai'i Free Press website. He said:

The 50th Anniversary Citori shotgun is a collaboration between manufacturer Browning and retailer Cabela's.

Colt Defense LLC is now on Facebook. And as a way to say “‘thank you” to its customers and to encourage new enthusiasts to join the conversation, Colt is also offering a chance to win a Colt 6920 AR-15 rifle to those who visit the new page.