Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (July 16, 2013) – SIG SAUER®, is pleased to announce a $25,000 donation to the Pease Greeters organization to help support the group’s work in welcoming servicemen and women who pass through the Pease International Airport heading overseas or returning home. Read more
BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO – Today, AcuSport® announces an exciting new addition to their inventory lineup, compliments of Advanced Armament Corp®. (AAC). This unique product offers an AAC marked pistol based on the popular Remington® 1911 R1 platform, which includes an enhanced threaded pistol and silencer. This marks the first time in industry history that a pistol and silencer have been paired together as a packaged kit. Read more
Brownells – The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories, Ammunition and Gunsmithing Tools™ – is proud to announce its support of the newly created Iowa Valley Community College’s Gunsmithing Technology program, located in Grinnell, Iowa.
On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Brownells’ CEO Pete Brownell (right) presented a check for $75,000 to MaryAnne Nickle, (left) Dean of Iowa Valley Grinnell, and Gunsmithing Instructor Dave Bennetts, (center) a former Brownells Gun Tech. The money will be used to purchase machinery and equipment for the program’s workshop. Read more
This week’s outrage comes to us from a rather unlikely source: the Google Play app store. The new app is called the Gun Geo Marker, and encourages users to “geolocate dangerous guns and owners” in their communities. According to Google Play, “Geolocation means marking dangerous sites on the App’s map so that you and others can be aware of the risks in your neighborhood.”
Think about that for a minute. The purpose of the app–other than sensationalism and profit–is to encourage people to anonymously “flag” locations in their community they subjectively deem “dangerous” and to make that information as public as possible. The probability for abuse and the certainty of inaccurate “reporting” cannot be overstated. Read more
NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA., July 11, 2013 – Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, the world’s leading manufacturer in high performance sports optics is pleased to announce its 2013 FIELD DAYS promotion. From July 11 through September 30, 2013, Zeiss is offering huge savings on many of its most popular optics. Read more
COTTONWOOD, AZ – LaserLyte® rolls out their 2013 Cabela’s® point-of-purchase displays in thirty Cabela’s retail locations across the country, featuring all the new LaserLyte laser gun sights, bore sights and laser training tools. LaserLyte’s new product displays provide shoppers a one-stop, shopping experience for all of LaserLyte’s products within Cabela’s. The new “bunker” displays feature large graphics for quick identification with the full line of Cabela’s branded cartridge bore tools and sights plus the full line of laser gun sights for pistols, ARs and shotguns. Read more
The Illinois House of Representatives spent little time yesterday in voting 77-31 to override anti-gun Governor Pat Quinn’s “amendatory veto” of concealed carry legislation. The Senate held considerable debate, but ultimately voted 41-17 to override Quinn, paving the way for concealed carry. The vote is seen as a serious political setback for Quinn and his attempt to make significant changes to the law passed last week. Read more
NEWTOWN, Conn. — After an extensive national search involving the trade show industry’s top management companies, the National Shooting Sports Foundation® (NSSF®) has selected ConvExx as its new SHOT Show® management partner. ConvExx replaces longtime NSSF partner Reed Exhibitions. Read more
BELLEVUE, WA – The Second Amendment Foundation today challenged New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to attend a screening of a new Kris Koenig documentary – Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire – that reminds the audience that firearms rights are constitutionally-protected civil rights. Read more
SOUTHPORT, Conn.–Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announces that it plans to open its third manufacturing plant, a 220,000 square foot facility in Mayodan, North Carolina. This will be the Company’s first major expansion in over 25 years and it is expected to be finalized in August.
The Company currently employs over 2,000 people in its two plants in Newport, New Hampshire and Prescott, Arizona.