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The M1 carbine was the most prolific U.S. weapon of the WWII era, with six-odd million made, and it’s still very popular today. It employs an anemic round by rifle standards, but—per its design—its cartridge is at least as powerful as most handgun rounds. Today’s buyer of a genuine WWII-era or Korean War era carbine will probably need to spend around a thousand dollars, give or take a few hundred, for a reasonable example. Gun Tests magazine saw prices on GunBroker.com from $750 to $1,400, depending on condition and rarity. However, if you’re qualified, and if you hurry, you may be able to get a decent carbine for about $420-675, through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) sales. This outlet used to be called the DCM, Director of Civilian Marksmanship, run by the U.S. government, but that program is now in private hands. However, due to the nature of the program, the CMP carbines may be in very short supply.

The Albuquerque (NM) Police Department has ordered 100 more Remington Model 870 Police Magnum shotguns.

The Texas Department of Public Safety has begun an investigation into a central-Texas concealed-carry-instructor who said in a recent radio advertisement that he wouldn’t teach the handgun course to a “socialist liberal,” people who voted for the “current campaigner-in-chief,” or to a “non-Christian Arab or Moslem.”

Heizer Defense LLC, a new firearms company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, has introduced the DoubleTap tactical pocket pistol built on a titanium or aluminum frame.

The USA Shooting Team Foundation elected two new board members--Michael Flores of Sacramento, Calif. and Randy Luth of St. Cloud, Minn. -- at its annual meeting in Kerrville, Texas.

(GunReports.com) -- Crimson Trace has announced three new $149 Lightguard tactical lights for Glock, Springfield XDM and Smith & Wesson M&P pistols.

(GunReports.com) – Colt Defense LLC's new Colt Super-Stoc, designed by Bill Rogers, chief shooting instructor at Rogers Shooting School, will be available later this month.

KHAS-TV in Hasting, Nebraska, did follow-up interviews to mark the five year anniversary of Nebraskans' being allowed to carry concealed handguns.

(GunReports.com) -- A story in Roll Call notes that a little-noticed provision of the Issa-issued documents subpoena targets the White House, specifically naming Eric Schultz, a communications aide hired to respond to media inquiries on oversight matters.

Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a subpoena Wednesday to Attorney General Eric Holder as part of his investigation into the gun trafficking operation known as 'Fast and Furious.'

Rep. Darrell Issa, who is leading a probe into the Fast and Furious Mexican gunrunning scandal, launched a scathing attack on Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday, accusing him of being incompetent, untrustworthy and negligent, according to a report on Newsmax.com.

The House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee is planning to subpoena Attorney General Eric Holder this week to determine who in the Justice Department knew about Fast and Furious and when they knew it.