SureFire’s E2D LED Defender Ultra Now Available
The SureFire E2D LED Defender Ultra is now available. It now produces 500 Lumens on its high setting, and still features our Crenellated Strike Bezel® for when 500 lumens is not enough. Read more
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NSSF Dumps Reed, SHOT Management Still Undecided
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Reed Exhibitions to terminate the agreement the parties had for the management of the SHOT Show®. Accordingly, effective immediately, Reed Exhibitions will no longer be manager and producer of the SHOT Show. Read more
SAF Wins Permanent Injunction in Illinois
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation has won a permanent injunction against the Warren County, Ill. Housing Authority’s ban on the possession of firearms by residents or guests. Read more
1948 Olympian Walter Walsh To Celebrate 106th
In Okinawa in the Marines in April 1945 // photo courtesy Walsh family
NOTE: This story was previously released on March 20, 2013, upon confirmation that Walter Walsh had become the world’s oldest Olympian. We reuse the story here in honor of Walsh’s 106th Birthday with new updates and a quote from his family.
Having already set Olympic precedence, Walter Walsh keeps going. On Saturday, May 4, the 1948 Olympic shooter will celebrate his 106th birthday.
Earlier this year, January 18 to be exact, Walsh eclipse another American Olympian, Rudolf Schrader, as the oldest Olympian in history.
His son, Walter Walsh, Jr., had this to say on March 26 when reaching out to the family regarding Walsh’s accomplishments. Read more
The Wolf Debate in Michigan
GW: A rational perspective on Michigan’s wolf population in support of science and one from the whackos.
Officials to Release Two Pairs of Mexican Wolves
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PHOENIX — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) released a pair of Mexican wolves into the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area of Arizona on Thursday. In a separate action, the Service will also release a second pair of Mexican wolves into the wolf recovery area in New Mexico. Read more
Check out a hovercraft race
It’s not every day that you can see a hovercraft race, but on May 4 and 5 you can! The Hoverclub of America will be holding a race at Brighton Recreation Area in Howell on Chilson Pond for seven classes of competitors from novice to experienced. Come watch the hovercrafts go from land to water and back again, and cheer them on.
Assault Rifle Defined
Blackout Flashlights From Browning
Morgan, Utah – New for 2013 are the Blackout 6V and 9V flashlights that are Browning’s brightest CR123A three-battery flashlights. Read more
Dead Man’s Hand Latest Revolver/Knife Display from David Yellowhorse
When noted Navajo artisan David Yellowhorse sets out to create another distinctive new collectible, you know it will be something special, maybe with a little surprise twist.
His newest work is “Dead Man’s Hand,” built on the legend of Wild Bill Hickok’s poker hand. That was the hand Wild Bill was holding when he was assassinated in 1876. Displayed in a handsome wood-framed case are a North American Arms replica of an 1860 .22 Magnum Earl mini-revolver, with a 4″ barrel and a five-shot capacity, and a Buck Knives Custom Vantage folding lockblade. Read more