(Miami, FL) – Following the much-anticipated unveiling of the new Taurus® TX22 pistol at the 2019 SHOT show, Taurus is pleased to announce that its groundbreaking .22LR semi-auto is now shipping to dealers across the country. Handgun fans can expect this innovative, high-capacity rimfire to be on retail shelves and online stores imminently.

The new Taurus TX22 design satisfies the needs of shooters of all sizes and experience levels without compromising in any area. It is the perfect training handgun for beginners and those who have developed flinching habits. With its gentle recoil, crisp trigger and quick target acquisition, new shooters will enjoy immediate results.

This is a full-size polymer handgun engineered from the ground up to maximize fit, function, and comfort for shooters of all statures and levels of experience. Exhibiting features common to larger-caliber semi-auto handguns, the TX22 redefines performance standards, magazine capacity, and the overall shooting experience across the .22LR handgun category.
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NEWINGTON, N.H. –SIG SAUER, Inc. is proud to announce the M18, the compact variant of the U.S. Army’s Modular Handgun System (MHS), has successfully completed a recent Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) with zero stoppages during the required MHS Material Reliability Testing.

Historically, Lot Acceptance Testing would include testing handguns to 5,000 rounds and allow for up to 12 stoppages to pass. The recent MHS Material Reliability Test consisted of firing three M18 pistols to an unprecedented 12,000 rounds each, and in an extraordinary display of reliability, the M18 performed with zero stoppages. Additionally, despite undergoing this level of strenuous testing the M18 passed a parts interchange test, met all of the stringent accuracy and dispersion requirements, was tested for firing pin indent and trigger pull measurements to ensure consistency, and conformed to all workmanship standards.
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Giveway runs February 4-25, 2019 at LibertySafe.com/coffee

SALT LAKE CITY, February 6, 2019 — Liberty Safe and Black Rifle Coffee Company have joined forces to offer a giveaway for two of America’s favorite things: top-of-the-line home safes and delicious coffee. From now through February 25, you can enter to win a Liberty Safe filled with Black Rifle Coffee.

Liberty Safe is giving away its popular Lincoln 40 model. This safe offers 90 minutes of certified fire protection, Liberty’s exclusive super strong locking bars, heat-activated expanding fire door seal, interior lighting system, velvet-lined jewelry drawer, outlet kit, premium door storage panel, and more. Plus, the giveaway winner will get to choose from any of the available Lincoln 40 color options.

Black Rifle Coffee Company is contributing a huge collection of its premium coffee, including AK Rounds, Big Brown Rounds, Ground and Whole Bean Coffees, Hazelnut, Chocolate Rounds, and more. The total approximate retail value of the prize package is $5,350.

For all the details and to enter the giveaway, visit www.LibertySafe.com/coffee. Read more

The following op-ed from National Shooting Sports Foundation President Joe Bartozzi is reprinted with permission.

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has made no secret about her desire for more gun restrictions. She has prepared an a la carte menu of ideas from universal background checks to bans on “assault weapons” and standard capacity magazines to ending sales to those between the ages of 18 and 21.

On the other side of Capitol Hill, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2019, which took a failed experiment of the 1990s and somehow made it even worse.

Long-time political writer Dick Polman, in a column in the Atlantic  noted that the only missing ingredient to getting these bills signed into law is a “new massacre” to make gun control “a first-tier story.” There you have it. Polman pointed out what we’ve witnessed time and again.

So, here is our position – plainly stated. Those in the firearms industry are on the front lines every day working to keep guns out of the hands of those who should not have them. Gun control advocates, whether elected officials and their staffs or the paid professionals of gun control lobbying organizations, meanwhile, are fully prepared to take advantage of the next tragedy.

Safer Communities

The National Shooting Sports Foundation, working on behalf of our industry, promotes the safe and lawful use of firearms for target shooting, hunting and self-defense. We want to ensure that those who are prohibited from possessing them, or those who can’t be trusted to purchase or handle firearms responsibly never get their hands on them. It is the firearms industry that leads the way to making our communities safer.

We act on the clear distinction between what constitutes lawful commerce in firearms and the Constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens to bear firearms and their criminal misuse. Gun control advocates may pay lip service to the Second Amendment and talk about not wanting to “take away your guns,” but that is exactly what most of what they propose tries to accomplish.

Through Project ChildSafe®, NSSF has partnered with more than 15,000 law enforcement and community partners in all 50 states and five U.S. territories and engaged more than 8,500 organizational supporters to distribute more than 38 million firearms safety kits including cable style gun locks. The program was singled out but the Government Accounting Office for its effectiveness. We have run this program for 20 years. Firearms manufacturers have been providing locking devices in the box with each new gun purchase for about the same amount of time.

NSSF launched Don’t Lie for the Other GuyTM in 2000, to help prevent and illegal “straw purchases” of firearms. The program is run in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to help educate firearms retailers how to detect and deter straw purchases. The public outreach associated with this campaign warns those who might consider this crime, they risk 10 years in jail and $250,000 fine. In that time, more than 1 billion media impressions have spread that message.

Real Solutions

Our FixNICS® campaign was launched in 2013, to encourage states to report to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records that establish someone is prohibited from owning a firearm under current law. As the result of our work in 16 states, in just five years, the number of disqualifying mental health records submitted to NICS increased by 220 percent to more than 5.3 million, from about 1.7 million in December 2012. Patterned on our work at the state level, The Fix NICS Act was passed on an overwhelming bipartisan basis in both houses of Congress and signed into federal law by President Trump last year. This law gives the states resources to further improve this reporting and also compels federal agencies to submit all disqualifying records.

More recently, NSSF again partnered with ATF to launch Operation Secure StoreSM to help retailers stem firearms thefts from their stores. This program encompasses a longstanding commitment to match ATF rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who commit these crimes. Additionally, through store security seminars nationwide, NSSF and ATF team up to help educate retailers on steps they can take to reduce the likelihood of thefts. NSSF independently takes this commitment further by offering retailers in-depth security audits and encouraging the use of such security products as protective window film and smash-resistant display cases. Affinity programs offer discounts to NSSF member retailers on these and other such products.

About two-thirds of firearms-related fatalities are due to suicide. Recognizing that tragic fact, NSSF has joinedwith the nation’s largest suicide prevention organization to develop a suicide prevention toolkit to help firearms retailers, shooting range operators and customers understand risk factors and warning signs related to suicide. The materials point to where to find help and help encourage secure firearms storage options. NSSF also works closely with the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department to help prevent suicides.

This is what action looks like. These are real solutions that help build safer communities. Instead of taking advantage of and politicizing tragic events with public relations tactics in support of policies that are ineffective and harmful to our citizens’ rights, we will always work for solutions over soundbites and will be steadfast in our work, day in and day out, on the front lines of preventing guns from getting into the hands of those who should not have them.

— Joe Bartozzi
Bartozzi is President of the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)

(Accokeek, MD) Now through April 30, 2019, Beretta will be running a promotion in which you will be eligible to receive a $75 rebate when you buy any Beretta APX striker-fired pistol.

Eligible guns for this offer include all Beretta APX pistols, new at retail, that are purchased and paid in full between the dates of February 1, 2019 and April 30, 2019.

When customers purchase their Beretta APX pistol, they can submit their rebate at promo.beretta.com until May 31, 2019. Once the promotion redemption has been processed, Beretta USA will ship the customer their rebate in the form of a $75 prepaid card.

The Beretta APX is offered in full-size, mid-size, and compact carry models and in both 9mm and .40 calibers.

Designed specifically for military and law enforcement users, Beretta’s APX pistol features replaceable grip frame housingsand a removable, serialized chassis frame, which make the pistol easy to disassemble and maintain. This striker-fired pistol utilizes an aggressive full-length slide serration that ensures easy slide manipulations under any conditions.

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DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Century Arms, North America’s premier AK manufacturer, is excited to announce availability of newly manufactured models of the highly sought after AES10B 7.62x39mm and PSL 7.62x54R rifles from Romania.

The AES10B is modeled after the Romanian version of the RPK, features a heavy barrel profile, RPK bipod, clubfoot stock, and will ship with a 30-round magazine. The PSL is also modeled after the RPK rifle, but in the 7.62x54R cartridge and paired with a new Russian PO4x24 optic.
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(McLean, VA) FN America, LLC is pleased to announce the release of the company’s latest consumer offer, the FN Spring Rebate and Bonus Gear promotion, for eligible purchases of select FN products. The promotion will be active from February 1 through March 31, 2019.

Cash Rebate Offer – $30.00 or $75.00
Customers who purchase a new model of the FNS™-9 Compact will be eligible to receive a $30.00 cash rebate. Likewise, customers who purchase any new model FN 15® carbine or rifle will be eligible to receive a $75.00 cash rebate. Customers interested in this offer are encouraged to review the list of eligible models of FNS-9 Compact and FN 15 posted at fnamerica.com/promo. Read more

ACCOKEEK, Md. – After several years of garnering praise for its acclaimed 828U, Benelli delivers a new over-and-under shotgun for upland hunters who enjoy fast action, tight shot patterns and superb control with the 828U Performance Shop Upland 12-gauge shotgun. Based upon the popular 828U, the Upland features premium upgrades from Benelli’s Performance Shop to produce a shorter, fast-swinging gun.

The 828U Upland retains the revolutionary breech design with a steel lock-plate opening system, eliminating wear and tear on the aluminum receiver. A shorter length-of-pull combined with a 24-inch barrel gives ultimate control, balance and a fast and smooth swing. Weighing 6.4 pounds, the shotgun is a joy to carry in the field. The removable trigger group makes for easy cleaning and eliminates complicated linkage between the forearm and trigger mechanism. Read more

Bentonville, AR – The AirMax High shot count Pre-Charged Pneumatic (PCP) rifle is a well-planned, tack-driving machine. Configured in an ultramodern, bullpup design – housed in a handsome ambidextrous wood stock, the AirMax is a sophisticated look into the future.

Like all Hatsan rifles, the AirMax is constructed with a precision-engineered, rifled and choked barrel. The revolutionary QuietEnergy fully-shrouded barrel and an integrated sound moderator is approximately 50% quieter without reducing accuracy. Avid shooters will appreciate the 2-stage fully-adjustable Quattro Trigger. This match-grade trigger allows shooters to adjust for their preferred trigger travel and load. The AirMax comes standard with a manual and automatic safety and is equipped with a metal trigger.

The AirMax platform marries cutting-edge design with purpose-driven performance. The Pre-Charged Pneumatic rifle is available in three calibers; .177, .22, and .25. Complete with a 200-bar fill pressure 400cc bottle and 90cc air-tube the AirMax produces up to 49 ft-lbs. of energy. A built-in pressure gauge allows shooters to monitor fill pressure while a patented anti-knock system prevents gas wastage when the rifle is knocked or bounced. The AirMax package also includes a quick-fill nozzle. Read more

Bentonville, AR – The purveyors of precision and accuracy also provide the ultimate in portability and convenience. The Hatsan TactAir Systems Spark Pre-Charged Pneumatic (PCP) compressor, 12V power supply, and two new carbon composite bottles give avid airgun shooters the freedom to shoot wherever, whenever.

The TactAir Spark PCP Compressor is in a class all its own. With the new TactAir Spark, shooters can direct fill their airgun faster and with much less effort than a traditional hand pump. Compact, rugged, and lightweight, this portable compressor is priced right and up to the task.

The TactAir Spark can be run directly off of a vehicle’s 12V battery source, or a 120V wall outlet using the optional power supply. It is simple to operate and designed to fill PCP airgun reservoirs up to 1 liter in volume. The Spark is outfitted with alligator clamps to fit a variety of battery types. This enables it to draw power wherever it’s available. Complete with two high-speed fans, the air-cooled Spark is neat and tidy, with no liquids to refill or spill. Its digital temperature gauge is accurate and easy to read. Read more