News

The Brady Campaign gave its best score on the group's 2011 State Gun Control Scorecard to California, where the total violent crime, murder, robbery, and aggravated assault rates were higher than national rates in 2010, the most recent full year reported by the FBI.

Chris W. Cox, executive director of the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action, recently wrote, 'In all of my years fighting on behalf of the National Rifle Association to defend the Second Amendment, I never thought I would see a White House so vehemently opposed to gun ownership that it would be willing to arm violent criminals and endanger American lives in pursuit of a gun control agenda....'

Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine gets a rundown on new pistol models available from CZ this year.

Gun Tests Contributing Editor Roger Eckstine takes a quick look at Magnum Research’s Micro Desert Eagle.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) , announced last week that for 2011, the company reported net sales of $328.8 million and fully diluted earnings of $2.09 per share, compared with sales of $255.2 million and fully diluted earnings of $1.46 per share in 2010.

Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division gathered on the bleachers and listened intently to the instructor.

(GunReports.com) -- Hornady Manufacturing announced the recall of seven lots of 500 S&W 300 gr. FTX Custom pistol ammunition. Hornady ballisticians have determined that some cartridges from Lot numbers 3101327, 3110256, 3110683, 3110695, 3110945, 3111388, 3111885, may exhibit excessive chamber pressures. Use of this product may result in firearm damage and/or personal injury.

Civilian Marksmanship Program Master Instructor Courses have been set for March, April, and May 2012.

Two shooters of note passed away recently.

The battle over a potential lead shot ban for dove hunting continues to rage in Des Moines, the NRA-ILA reports.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (TPWC) is seeking public comment on a proposed rule change allowing the use of suppressors (also referred to as silencers) on firearms for the hunting of game species.

A retired Marine who is facing criminal charges after unwittingly trying to check his Indiana-registered handgun at the Empire State building points out that gangsters get can their gun cases expunged and thugs can turn in illegal weapons for $200 — but a weapon that’s legally registered elsewhere can brand a citizen as a criminal for life.