NSSF Provides Collegiate Target Shooting Grants
NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation has launched a new grant program to strengthen existing target shooting programs and help form new collegiate club and varsity teams in shotgun, rifle and pistol.
Winstead-Severin wins NRA National Smallbore Silhouette Championships
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Silhouette shooter Cathy Winstead-Severin won the Smallbore Rifle Silhouette and Smallbore Hunting Rifle Silhouette divisions at the 2009 NRA National Smallbore Silhouette Championships, held August 2-4 at the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico.
Wietfeldt, Heiden Win Trap Championships at 2009 Shotgun JOs
The 2009 Shotgun National Junior Olympics came to a close on August 1 with Collin Wietfeldt (Hemlock, Mich.) and Rachael Heiden (Clinton, Mich.) earning titles in the Trap event.
Quarterly Firearm and Ammunition Excise Taxes up 43%
The National Shooting Sports Foundation reports that according to the most recent Firearms and Ammunition Excise Tax Collection Report released last week by the Department of the Treasury, firearm and ammunition manufacturers paid more than $109.8 million in the first calendar quarter of 2009; up 43% over the same time period reported in 2008.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced last week that for the second quarter of 2009, the Company reported net sales of $72.4 million and earnings of 46¢ per share, compared with sales of $38.7 million and earnings of 5¢ per share in the second quarter of 2008.
Beretta’s June Commercial Pistol Sales Up 219%
Beretta U.S.A. Corp. announced outstanding June sales results last week.
Will Taurus Stay in Florida? Georgia Makes a Run at Company
The Miami-Herald has reported that the state of Georgia is offering free land, new buildings, and tax abatements to convince firearms maker Taurus USA to leave Florida.
Post a Hunting Photo, Go to Jail
A case to be heard by Supreme Court of the United States might result in felony charges and jail time for any person, outlet or entity that shows or sells depictions of hunting activities. Taking, selling or publishing images of hunting, fishing or trapping could mean felony charges and jail time.
USAMU Soldier Shoots His Way into Record Books
CAMP PERRY, Ohio — U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Pistol Team shooter Sgt. 1st Class James Henderson swept every major individual award at the annual National Pistol Championships July 12-19, breaking national records along the way.
MasterPiece Arms Offers Rifle Version of MAC-10 Pistol
BRASELTON, Ga. — MasterPiece Arms is offering four models of carbine rifles based on the MAC-10 pistols.
New York DA’s Misinformed View of National Right to Carry
Robert M. Morgenthau, who has served as district attorney for New York county since 1975, wrote the Wall Street Journal prior to last week’s failed attempt to pass a national-right-to-carry bill in the Senate. It failed by two votes. We reprint Morgenthau’s comments in whole to show how elected officials twist and misrepresent the facts on concealed-carry laws to restrict gunowner’s rights.
See And Don’t Be Seen
NIVISYS' TQP (Tactical Quick Peek) tri-fold periscope is a hand-held unit that can be deployed in 15 seconds from its compact carry take-down configuration. Price: $406.
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...