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Glock, Inc. recently donated $50,000 to the Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) at a ceremony at the GLOCK booth at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Glock has donated to C.O.P.S., bringing total Glock contributions to the organization to $300,000.

According to Winchester, the main values of its Short Magnum (WSM) cartridges are that when compared to conventional, long-action calibers, the 270 WSM, 7mm WSM and 300 WSM exceed the ballistics of the 270 Win., 7mm Rem. Mag. and 300 Win. Mag. respectively. Also, WSM rifles achieve these improved ballistics in short-action configurations which purportedly are lighter and faster handling than their long-action counterparts. Gun Tests Magazine tested several of the fat-but-fast WSM and WSSM cartridges over the years, usually comparing them to their closest standard-action competitor. As you might expect, sometimes they liked the WSM/WSSM guns better than standard chamberings, and sometimes they didn't.

American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI), producers of instructional gunsmithing DVD courses, is celebrating its 19th year in business by offering low prices on AGI’s newest video courses now through October 5th, 2012.

Brownells, The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools, is proud to announce its largest-ever catalog, #65, is now available.

A bill that would decriminalize gun and ammunition possession charges for some legal firearms owners from outside the city caught traveling through the District with their weapons goes before a D.C. Council committee Monday, according to the Washington Times.

Elizabethtown, NC-based Del-Ton has introduced a new rifle 2013 designed for the sport shooter. The DTI Evolution, $1300, weighs 6.5 pounds and is built for sporting applications, but in particular 3-gun competition. The DTI Evolution will begin shipping in the first quarter of 2013.

Here's our weekly collection of gun-related legislation, offbeat gun news, and other items of interest to the gun-owning community. Feel free to add links to other items in the comments section.

An Indianapolis man will test a new Indiana gun law that allows people to keep guns in their cars at work and prohibit employers from asking about gun possession. Thomas Jordan filed suit against ADM Enforcement Inc., accusing the company of violating the gun laws when it fired him Sept. 1.

Customers who purchase select Leupold Mark AR scopes (SKUs 67170, 67165, 67160, 67405, 67400, 67390, 67395) can receive a $50 rebate starting October 1. The rebate program continues until December 31st, 2012.

The chairman of a House committee investigating the Fast and Furious gunrunning operation praised a report by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General on what went wrong in the bungled investigation but said more people involved need to lose their jobs.

The latest rumor making its way through the darker corners of the internet is an inaccurate spin on the U.N.'s never-ending mission to disarm the American people. The rumors vary, but some have wrongly claimed that the U.S. has secretly adopted a U.N. Arms Trade Treaty, subjecting Americans to the schemes of U.N. gun controllers, according to the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action.

A recent article at HumanEvents.com by Richard Johnson describes how the demographics of the gun community has changed, and why. Johnson writes: