NRA-ILA List: National Anti-Gun Organizations, Celebrities, Businesses, and Journalists
(GunReports.com) -- The following list, compiled by the NRA Institute for Legislative Action, documents which organizations have lent monetary, grassroots or some other type of direct support to anti-gun organizations. In many instances, these organizations lent their name in support of specific campaigns to pass anti-gun legislation such as the March 1995 HCI 'Campaign to Protect Sane Gun Laws.' Many of these organizations were listed as 'Campaign Partners,' for having pledged to fight any efforts to repeal the Brady Act and the Clinton 'assault weapons' ban. All have officially endorsed anti-gun positions.
International Training Inc. Texas to Host 3 Day Advanced Pistol Course
(GunReports.com) -- International Training, Inc. (ITI), a subsidiary of Wackenhut Services Inc., and providers of benchmark security training programs to the U.S. Government, U.S. Military and corporate America, will be hosting a 3-Day Advanced Pistol Course taught by M. Anthony Marshall of LOT X CORP March 14-16, 2011 at the ITI-Texas Campus in Dilley, Texas.
Shooting Skills for Hunters: The .30-30 Drill
The effective range of the .30-30 WCF (Winchester Center Fire) is about 150-170 yards. Some of the wizzy new Magnums can outperform this by roughly 300 percent, at least on paper. But can the hunter outperform the .30-30? Can you?
Videos on GunReports.com!
(GunReports.com) -- New GunReports.com Videos: 1: Reservist John Buol Jr., editor of American Gunsmith magazine, introduces the ACOG TAO1 battle sight, and how to use it in the field. USAMU Reserve Combat Shooting Team MSG Lance Espinosa shows how he maintains data on this sight to maintain its effectiveness. 2: Kevin Winkle of GunReports.com gets the lowdown on introductions that Crimson Trace is making in 2011 handguns. Sig, S&W, Ruger, and others. Talks about G10 custom grip lasers, infrared lasers (sadly, military only), and a buncha other cool stuff. 3: GunReport.com's Kevin Winkle handles the Glock 17 25th anniversary model in this Product Minute.
Gun News from Around the Web: Feb 21, 2011
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The Rich, the Famous, the Armed
(GunReports.com) -- From the New York Times: A neat story on handgun licenses in New York City: 'Men and women. Democrats and Republicans. Doctors, lawyers, merchants and moguls. A remarkable, if relatively small, cross-section of New Yorkers legally own handguns, according to public records obtained by The New York Times.
Gun News from Around the Web: Feb 14-21, 2011
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Gun News from Around the Web: Week of Feb 6-12, 2011
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Gander Mtn. Firearms Training Academy Opens in Lake Mary, Florida
(GunReports.com) -- Gander Mountain recently opened its first Gander Mtn. Academy in Lake Mary, FL. Gander Mtn. Academy is the first civilian training facility to offer highly skilled instructors, a variety of comprehensive courses, modern multi-media classrooms, a live-fire range, and exclusive virtual simulation technology previously available only to military and law enforcement agencies, including the V-Range simulated firing range.
NRA Club University Scheduled for Phoenix
(GunReports.com) -- NRA Clubs & Associations is pleased to announce the upcoming Club University seminar on Saturday, March 19, at the Embassy Suites Phoenix-Airport Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Club University is a unique one-day forum for any group, club or firearm-related business with a desire to enhance their operations. Sign up online at http://www.nrahq.org/clubs/club_university/registration.asp.
50-Count Indictment Returned in International Gun Trafficking Case
(GunReports.com) — United States Attorney George E.B. Holding announced that yesterday a Federal Grand Jury returned a Superseding Indictment charging, Steven Neal Greenoe, a United States citizen, in the illegal export of firearms from the United States to the United Kingdom.
Specialty Sports & Supply Honored as 2010 Ruger Retailer of the Year
(GunReports.com) -- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR), has named Specialty Sports & Supply of Colorado Springs, CO the 2010 Ruger Retailer of the Year. Owners Jeff and Kim Lepp were honored at the 2011 SHOT Show with an engraved Mark III pistol to recognize their support for Ruger and achievements in the retail firearms industry.