Industry Notes

(GunReports.com) -- Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Center and Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following statements. See the GunReports.com's staff [comments in brackets] following each Helmke misstatement.

(GunReports.com) -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for the firearms industry - hailed today's United States Supreme Court 5-4 decision written by Justice Alito that ruled the individual right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution applies to the states and local government.

(GunReports.com) -- Today's Supreme Court ruling in the Second Amendment Foundation's challenge of the Chicago handgun ban is 'our call to action,' said SAF Executive Vice President Alan Gottlieb.

(GunReports.com) -- Alan Gura, Otis McDonald, Alan Gottlieb and John Snyder applauded Monday's United States Supreme Court decision overturning Chicago's handgun ban in McDonald v. City of Chicago.

(GunReports.com) -- The following is a statement by Richard A. Pearson, Executive Director, Illinois State Rifle Association (ISRA), regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the McDonald v. Chicago case:

(GunReports.com) -- Leupold & Stevens, Inc. announced that it has reached an agreement that will settle its lawsuits with Bushnell Inc.

(GunReports.com) -- The NRA's Institute for Legislative Action reports this item you won't see on regular media: On May 18, the Brady Campaign held a big shindig in Washington, D.C., to give this year’s “Sarah Brady Visionary Award” to now-former Hearst News Service White House reporter Helen Thomas.

(GunReports.com) -- The new Winchester Model 70 Safari Express rifle is chambered for dangerous-game cartridges, such as 375 H&H, 416 Rem. Mag. and 458 Win. Mag.

(GunReports.com) -- Large majorities of Americans feel that they should be allowed to have guns, a new Harris Poll shows, but ominously, pluralities of Americans favor stricter control of guns, particularly hand guns.

(GunReports.com) Beretta U.S.A. announced that it has reduced the price of the Beretta Px4 Storm polymer pistol to about $500.

(GunReports.com) - LaserLyte, in association with Ka-BAR, offers the first pistol bayonet for select North American Arms pistols.

(GunReports.com) -– The National Rifle Association has announced Target World Inc. of Chalfont, Pennsylvania, the 2009 NRA Dealer Recruiter of the Year.