ATN Launches First Ever Night Vision Photo Contest

South San Francisco, CA- American Technologies Network, makers of military, law enforcement, security and outdoor night vision and thermal applications, has announced their first ever night vision photo contest. As one of the most innovative brands of Night Vision Optics, Goggles, Scopes, Monoculars and Daytime Rifle Scopes, ATN has thousands of products in use throughout the world. The problem is they rarely get to see them in action. Because of this, ATN has called upon its fans to help build their photo library with images of ATN products in actual use out in the field. Selected winners will have a chance to win some fun prizes, plus a chance to be featured in the next ATN catalog. Read more

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New Orleans Officers Sentenced in Danziger Bridge Shooting

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that five officers from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were sentenced in connection with the federal civil rights prosecution of a police-involved shooting that occurred on the Danziger Bridge in the days after Hurricane Katrina, leaving two innocent civilians dead and four others seriously wounded. The defendants were also sentenced for their roles in an extensive cover-up of the shooting. Read more

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GLOCK to Donate $115,000 During 2012 NRA Annual Meetings

Smyrna, GA – GLOCK, Inc. will donate a total of $115,000 to four separate organizations within the National Rifle Association (NRA) during the 2012 NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits held in St. Louis, MO, Apr. 12 – 15. GLOCK, Inc. Vice Presidents Gary Fletcher, Chad Mathis and Josh Dorsey, alongside spokesman R. Lee Ermey, will make presentations to each group inside the GLOCK, Inc. exhibition booth (#2031) on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 10:00AM. Read more

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Idaho Wolf Trapper Offends Critics

Anja Heister, executive director for Footloose Montana, a Missoula-based  nonprofit organization trying to ban trapping in Montana, says a trapper’s decision to pose  for a photograph crosses ethical boundaries and is inhumane.

In response, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game  completed an investigation into the incident and concluded that the trapper did not commit any  legal violations.

Decide for yourself here…

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Michigan Marks Conservation Officer’s Death

Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is honoring a conservation officer who died in the line of duty over 100 years ago.

Today marks the anniversary of the discovery of the body of Deputy Game Warden Frank S. Wilson in a wooded area near Leelanau. He was found with two bullet holes in his head. Read more

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