Industry Notes

(GunReports.com) -- The eighth member of an illegal gun trafficking ring that trafficked over 65 firearms from Atlanta, Ga., to the San Francisco Bay Area has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison.

(GunReports.com) - Smith & Wesson® Corp., the legendary 158-year old firearms maker, announced that it recently received the “Rifle of the Year” award from the Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence for the company’s M&P15-22 tactical rifle. This distinction marks the second year in a row that Smith & Wesson has won the award for best rifle. The Smith & Wesson M&P15 MOE was named “Rifle of the Year” last year during the annual Shooting Industry Masters.

(GunReports.com) --- Smith & Wesson Corp. has begun shipping the new Bodyguard 380 semi-automatic pistol and Bodyguard 38 revolver with built-in laser sights.

Winchester exhibition shooter Patrick Flanagan completes a World Record of shooting 7 handthrown clay targets in one toss, shot separately with ONE hand, from the hip.

(GunReports.com) – ASAP™ Survival Gear takes emergency preparedness to a new level with its line of emergency starter packs and two Natural Disaster Modules: the Evac to Shelter Module and the Shelter Unavailable Module.

(GunReports.com) -- Lewis Machine and Tool Company (LMT) will begin designing and building platforms that can integrate RIPR’s power and data rail into upper weapon platforms, most significantly with the fielded M-4 carbine.

SureFire LLC’s Mini and Micro suppressors will reduce the user’s overall signature, not just the firearm’s.

(GunReports.com) -- Matt Carmel, president of Constitution Arms, said the company has received its first working prototype of the Palm Pistol and that the pistol is undergoing endurance testing.

(GunReports.com) -- Smith & Wesson's SEC Form 10-K, filed on July 1, 2010, included summaries of the company's legal issues, including the Department of Justice's ongoing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation dating back to January 2010.

GunReports.com) -- Pensacola, Florida, shooter 'Sandlew3' won the April 2010 GunReports.com survey prize, an Insight Technology M6X Laser/Illuminator. Here he is with the prize, and his comments on how he'll use it. Be sure to register for GunReports.com's free weekly eReport to keep up with the latest gun news, reviews, and future surveys.

(GunReports.com) -- A recent tabulation of 529 respondents to a GunReports.com survey question, “Is the 9mm suitable for self defense?” showed a strong preference for the round. However, almost all respondents added comments to qualify their 'yes' votes.

(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.'