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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Smith & Wesson Corp. has introduced a new tactical rifle chambered in .22 LR: The M&P15-22.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Smith & Wesson Corp. has begun shipping both full-size and compact M&P pistols, in all calibers, with an optional frame-mounted thumb safety. Originally available only on the M&P45, the optional frame-mounted thumb safety is now being offered on M&P pistols chambered in 9mm, .40 S&W and .357 SIG.

The newly sworn-in President opted not to appear at what should have been one of the most important Balls on his agenda that evening - The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball.

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- STI International has joined the ranks of AR-15 builders with its new Sporting Rifle, an $1800 unit that comes in Competition and Tactical dress. The Sporting Rifle is available 5.56mm NATO.

GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Dave Skinner, STI's so-called Commander-In-Chief, recently released STI International business statistics for 2008.

The Rock River was a well-made, shorty version of the AR-15. Some slight feature differences would make the ultimate choice up to you. In both cases, we think the shorty AR-style rifles are better choices than the similar Ruger Mini-14.

SIDNEY, Neb. -- Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE: CAB) announced January 23 that Stephen P. Murray resigned from the Board of Directors effective January 20, 2009.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This is now posted on the whitehouse.gov website under The Agenda>Urban Policy>Crime and Law Enforcement: Obama and Biden would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun-trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has approved select models from Smith & Wesson Corp.'s Military & Police (M&P) Pistol Series as authorized firearms.

This was an attractive $685 rifle, with a blonde-colored laminated stock sporting an extremely nice and well-done matte finish. After our initial negative experiences with the electronic Remington, the entirely conventional Ruger, with no gizz-whizzes or batteries or insulators needed to make it go bang, was most welcome. Besides .243, the same rifle is available in .223, .22-250, .220 Swift, 25-06 and .308.

The 26-inch-long stainless-steel barrel was free-floated evenly all the way back to the action. (So was the Remington's.) The Ruger's bolt felt a trifle stiff at first, but after cycling it a few times, it became very slick.

Adam Winkler, Professor at UCLA School of Law, posted a sobering summary of the effect of Heller on recent lower-court rulings: In June, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, D.C. v. Heller. For over 70 years, the federal courts had read that amendment to protect only a state's right to organize militias, like the National Guard. In a long-awaited victory for the gun rights movement, the Court reversed course and held that the Second Amendment protected an individual's right to own guns for personal self-defense.

Our friends at Brownells are selling a helpful tool for anyone who wants to zero a new gun quickly. The Mobile Hunting Technologies laser boresighter is an easy-to-use, self-contained boresighting system that fits in the chamber of your rifle or pistol and projects a powerful red laser beam aligned with the bore axis for sighting to the point-of-aim without firing a shot.