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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Firearms maker Heckler & Koch announced that it will manufacture two new rifle designs in a newly opened U.S. factory in 2009. The new rifles, the HK MR556 and HK MR762, are inspired and influenced by the HK416 and HK417, two models designed and produced by Heckler & Koch's Oberndorf, Germany plant.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), the immediate past co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, has reinforced his commitment to legislation that would rectify a long-standing inequity in the collection of the firearms and ammunition excise tax (FAET) -- a major source of wildlife conservation funding.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Glock introduced three new pistols at the 2009 SHOT Show in Orlando--the G22 RTF2 with slide serration pattern as well as the G20 SF and G29 SF.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings January 15 for the controversial nomination of Eric Holder to the position of Attorney General of the United States. Independent Institute Research Fellow and attorney Stephen Halbrook is among the witnesses testifying, arguing that Holder's reputation as a steadfast opponent of Second Amendment rights makes him an unfit candidate for the job.

Writing on the Buckeye Firearms Association website, Alan Korwin writes:Slipping below the radar (or under the short-term memory cap), the Democrats have already leaked a gun-ban list, even under the Bush administration when they knew full well it had no chance of passage (HR 1022, 110th Congress). It serves as a framework for the new list the Bradys plan to introduce shortly.

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of January 15, 2009A robbery suspect was shot and killed by his intended victim outside an East Atlanta Village bar on January 14, Atlanta police said.

The P220 is available with options that can put the MSRP upwards of $958, but our P220 was the blued base model. Available options include night sights and a nickel-coated slide. The special K-Kote finish is no longer available.

The combination of the white dot on the front sight and the white vertical line inside the rear notch offers fast sight acquisition. If you feel more comfortable with tritium sights, a set of Siglite night sights will cost an extra $100 if sold as original equipment. Send your slide to Sigarms and the factory will install a set of Siglites for $195.

ORLANDO, Fla. – American Tactical Imports Inc is unveiling a limited supply 2009 SHOT special edition version of its popular GSG-5 rifle.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Winchester Ammunition's new Super-X Power Max Bonded(TM) is being billed as a whitetail deer jacketed bullet design.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two days before the 2009 SHOT Show is to open, a major urban newspaper, the Orlando Sentinel, took the side of self-defense by gun owners in an editorial.

By John R. Lott, Jr.Despite a huge Democratic Senate majority, Eric Holder's confirmation hearings are going to be difficult. He has a long record to defend. Whether it is his involvement and inconsistent statements about Bill Clinton's pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich or his pushing Clinton's clemency of the FALN terrorists or his failure to disclose his work for troubled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich after Blagojevich's legal problems surfaced, he faces tough questions.

DURHAM, NC -- An effort to get Durham officials to seek legislation that would require people buying ammunition to first obtain a permit has touched off a lobbying campaign by both supporters and opponents.