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Louis Navellier has written on MSN Money: President Obama's nomination of federal appeals court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter heralds yet another victory for gun-makers. Yes, you read that right.

The National Rifle Association has filed suit against the city of San Francisco, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Police Chief Heather Fong, taking aim at city laws it contends violate the Second Amendment right to bear arms.

Three professors of finance and economics in Texas wrote a gun rights–related op-ed piece that was distributed to several newspapers in the state last week. In the article, they said, 'As college professors, we want to reduce the odds of a Virginia Tech massacre happening on a Texas college campus. That's why we encourage the Texas Legislature to allow concealed carry on the state's college campuses.'

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The first ISSF World Cup of the season for Shotgun kicked off on Sunday, May 3 in Cairo, Egypt. Ten U.S. shotgun shooters are competing in Cairo, including 2008 Olympians Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Sean McLelland (Mission, Texas).

WASHINGTON, DC -- The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation's Board of Directors recently elected three new members: Tom Hornish, Melissa Simpson, and Paul Miller.

CHANGWON, Korea - The first final of the 2009 ISSF World Cup Series was held in Changwon, Korea today with U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) member Matt Rawlings (Wharton, Texas) finishing barely out of medal contention in the fourth spot in Men’s 10m Air Rifle.

NORFOLK, VA -- Blackhawk! Products Group, which manufactures tactical gear for the military and law enforcement, has promoted Lt. Col. Tom O’Sullivan, US Army (Ret.) to the position of Director of International Business.

BJ Norris of Tyler, Texas, was crowned the Steel Master at the Smith & Wesson U.S. Steel Nationals in Titusville, Fla.

The NRA Competitions Division recently announced four bits of news important to shooters:

Competition at the USPSA STI Double Tap Championship runs March 26-29 at Double Tap Ranch in Wichita Falls, Texas.

John Lott, Jr., noted gun-rights advocate and author of Freedomnomics, had a reasoned response to recent shootings in Alabama and Germany, which spurred new calls for gun confiscation:

NEW YORK -- Putting an end to nine years of litigation, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear New York City's request to continue a lawsuit that sought to hold firearms manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms.