Outdoor commentary and legislative issues.
The Department of Natural Resources’ Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program will present two archery workshops and a handgun shooting workshop, all for beginners, in Lansing this September. Read more
Grand Island, NE – Hornady® product information is now in the palm of your hand with the launch of the new mobile website, http://m.hornady.com. The site includes many of the key features of the standard Hornady.com site, all touch screen-formatted for easy use and readability from any smartphone platform. Read more
The officers fired 16 shots at Jeffrey Johnson, with seven of them hitting Johnson, a hit rate of 43.75%. While one of the officers was fairly close, possibly eight feet or so, the other officer backed away and was much farther away when he fired his gun. Three of the bystanders were hit by direct shots from the police and six others were hit by ricochet shots. The video is here…
A stressful situation changes everything. So much for target practice and qualifying.
The Connecticut homeowner failed to scare the naked home invader off when his gun malfunctioned. So, he did the next best thing: He got another gun and this time it worked just fine. It can happen anywhere. See for yourself here…
SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT: – Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE-RGR) is on pace to beat its own record of 1,114,700 firearms produced in one year, set in 2011. On August 15, 2012 Ruger produced its one millionth firearm of the year, a Ruger® SR1911™ pistol which will be hand-engraved by Baron Technology, Inc. and auctioned off to support the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action. Read more
Mandeville, LA – Long range shooting is a test of both equipment and of shooting skills – especially for hunters. Next week on Gun Talk Television, Tom Gresham visits the FTW Ranch in Texas for the ultimate hunter training program, as the Ruger American Rifle is put to the test. Read more
Yesterday, the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation to repeal Michigan’s “permit-to-purchase” and registration requirements for handguns. House Bill 5225, which seeks to replace the state handgun “permit-to-purchase” requirement with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), passed the committee by a 3 to 1 vote after passing in the state House of Representatives by an overwhelming 74 to 36 vote (found on page 14 of the House Journal) on June 13. Additionally, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the two companion bills to HB 5225, House Bill 5498, by a 4 to 0 vote, and House Bill 5499 by a 4 to 0 vote with one technical change. These three pro-gun reforms will now be considered on the full Senate floor within the next several weeks. At this time, no date has been set. Read more
As a part of Brownells’ recently announced addition of high-quality reloading supplies to their tremendous inventory of firearms-related products, they’ve teamed up with Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk to offer one lucky Grand Prize winner a $2,000, all-inclusive reloading package. Read more
Brownells – The World’s Largest Supplier of Firearms Accessories and Gunsmithing Tools™ – is excited to announce that it now offers an expansive line of reloading supplies from the most reputable brands on the market today – all backed by Brownells industry-exclusive, unconditional lifetime guarantee. Read more
GW: When POMA began years ago, it was the NRA that provided funding for the hook and bullet outdoor media. And, to this day, it has been a strong supporter of our traditional values. Hats off to J.R. Roberts and his supporting staff.
The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) inducted the National Rifle Association (NRA) into POMA’s elite group of Diamond Cornerstone honorees. The announcement was made during the NRA dinner at POMA’s annual business conference in Tunica, Miss. Read more