Industry Notes

Gun Owners of America makes one final push against ObamaCare

(GunReports.com) — From Gun Owners of America (GOA), a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners:Write your representative one final time. Tell him to oppose the Senate-passed ObamaCare bill ... Remind him that, once Obama and Senate Democrats have gotten what they want, there is no incentive to ignore the Senate rules... You can use the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center to send a pre-written message.

2010 NCAA Rifle Championships Carried Live

(GunReports.com) — The air rifle portion of the 2010 NCAA Rifle Championships will be carried live on internet on Saturday, March 13.

FNH USA is title sponsor of new 3-Gun Nation TV show

MCCLEAN, Va. — FNH USA has announced its title sponsorship of the new 3-Gun Nation, a championship series of 3-gun shooting events set for broadcast on Versus in July 2010.

Analysis: 2d Amendment Extension Likely

The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed poised to require state and local governments to obey the Second Amendment guarantee of a personal right to a gun, but with perhaps considerable authority to regulate that right.

Sarah Sets Her Sights On Henry Rifle

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (GunReports.com) -- The Republican Party of Arkansas presented keynote Speaker Sarah Palin with an engraved Henry Repeating Arms Big Boy 44 Magnum rifle at its fundraising event at the Verizon Arena in Little Rock.

C.O. Arms Introduces Scorpion, Stinger 1911s

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (GunReports.com) – C.O. Arms, a West Tennessee manufacturer of high-quality 1911 pistols, has introduced the Scorpion and the Stinger models.

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UPDATE: Trijicon to Remove Biblical Inscriptions from Gunsights

Gun Reports notes a story on ABC News that claims that Trijicon Gunsights shipped to the Marine Corps have biblical inscriptions on them. Update: Trijicon says it will remove the inscriptions on future products and provide kits that will remove the inscriptions on existing scopes.

ATK Delivers Non-Standard Ammunition to Afghan Security Forces

MINNEAPOLIS (GunReports.com) -- Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) has completed its first contract to supply non-standard (non-NATO) ammunition to the Afghan Security Forces (ASF), ahead of the original schedule.

Mac-Style Handgun Now Available in 22LR

BRASELTON, Ga. (GunReports.com)--MasterPiece Arms has introduced a Mac-10 type pistol in 22 LR.

AZ House Committee OKs Anti-BATFE Regs

EASTVALLEYTRIBUNE.com, Ariz. -- A House panel voted Thursday to let Arizonans make their own guns and bullets - and offer them for sale - without having to comply with federal regulations.

Steyr Arms Acquires Merkel USA

LAS VEGAS — Steyr Arms has announced the acquisition of Merkel USA.

Shotgunner Rhode Bests Cali Ammo Scheme

A panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that California’s law requiring a background check for each ammunition purchase violates the Second...