Industry Notes

(GunReports.com) -- An article in the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, written by Jess Bravin, overviews the efforts of Montanan Gary Marbut to invalidate the federal government's ability to regulate gun sales. It's worth a look. From the story: With a homemade .22-caliber rifle he calls the Montana Buckaroo, Gary Marbut dreams of taking down the federal regulatory state.

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association (NRA) is filing a motion for an injunction asking the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to immediately strike down Illinois’ complete and total ban on carrying firearms for self-defense outside the home or place of business.

(GunReports.com) -- According to the NRA-ILA, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is proposing to open Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota to deer and turkey hunting for the first time, while expanding hunting activities at nine other refuges in eight states.

(GunReports.com) — Leupold’s intense focus on product development has culminated in a new generation of tactical riflescopes that cover the entire spectrum of optics requirements. In 2011, the Leupold Tactical Optics Division has launched innovative riflescopes including the Mark 4 6.5-20x50mm Extended Range/Tactical (ER/T) M5 Auto-Locking Adjustment model, the Mark 8 1.1-8x24mm CQBSS and the Mark 4 High Accuracy Multi-Range (HAMR).

(GunReports.com) -- Winchester Repeating Arms has introduced the Model 70 Featherweight Compact, a new rifle that features a 20-inch barrel, a 13-inch length of pull, an overall length of 39 ½ inches and weighs 6 ½ pounds.

(GunReports.com) -- Crimson Trace's LG-493 Laserguard for the Taurus Millennium PRO is now available for retail say for $209 MSRP. Constructed of the same material as the pistol’s frame, this Laserguard maintains zero even when fitted to the powerful .45 ACP Millennium PRO.

(GunReports.com) -- Adcor Defense has introduced an M16/M4-style rifle called the B.E.A.R. (Brown Enhanced Automatic Rifle) Elite series. The original B.E.A.R., designed by and named for Michael J. Brown, executive vice president of operations at Adcor Defense, has a patented free floating gas piston system on the rail to allow for a free-floating barrel; a key locked, highly rigid rail system; an ambidextrous, forward placed charging handle; and a polymer dust shield that protects the port from debris, dust, or sand. All components are made in the U.S.A.

(GunReports.com) -- Ruger has introduced the Ruger SR40c pistol, a compact version of the recoil reducing, striker-fired SR40 pistol. The Ruger SR40c pistol has a 3.5' barrel and an overall length of 6.85'. The pistol weighs 23.40 oz. and features a height of 4.61', with the same slim 1.27' grip width (across safety levers) as the full-sized SR40.

(GunReports.com) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is urging extreme caution should retailers decide to participate in a firearms licensee survey being distributed by anti-gun researcher and activist Garen Wintemute and his colleagues at the University of California at Davis.

(GunReports.com) -- Watch as Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, demonstrates the basic safety and operational features of pump, semi-automatic and break-open shotguns.

(GunReports.com) -- Leupold has launched a website to educate hunters about the new RCX Trail Camera System.

(GunReports.com) -- The National Rifle Association has selected Marlene Duncan of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, to receive the 2011 Sybil Ludington Women's Freedom Award. This award recognizes exceptional accomplishments of modern heroines through their legislative activism as well as advocacy, volunteerism, and education of others to the goals of the Second Amendment and the NRA on a national level.