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BEIJING, China (August 10, 2008) — The Women's 10m Air Pistol event was held today and the Men's Trap competition concluded at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with U.S. shooters Dominic Grazioli (San Antonio, Texas) and Bret Erickson (Bennington, Neb./Muenster, Texas) taking the 22nd and 23rd spots in trap, while Brenda Shinn (Riverside, Calif.) and Beki Snyder (Colorado Springs, Colo.) finished in 37th and 41st places respectively in air pistol.

BEIJING, China (August 9, 2008)— The first day of the shooting competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China was contested Saturday with Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) and Jason Turner (Rochester, N.Y.) turning out impressive performances, each finishing in the fourth spots in the respective events.

BEIJING, China (August 8, 2008) – The shooting competition at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China will kick off Saturday at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall/Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field (CTF) with the Women’s 10m Air Rifle, Men’s Trap and Men’s 10m Air Pistol events.

SPARTA, IL- Like a prelude to Olympic shooting events, more than 1,600 young shotgunners competed August 4-5 for medals and national honors at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Trap National Championships.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Smith & Wesson team shooter David Olhasso earned two division titles during the Smith & Wesson Steel Shoot Series Match held over the weekend at the Fredericksburg Rod and Gun Club in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Kay Miculek earned the High Lady award at the 2008 United States Shooting Association (USSA) Pro-Am match. Competing in the Amateur Division, Team Smith & Wesson member Miculek placed 37th overall against 152 competitors, earning the prestigious High Lady Award.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (July 28 2008) – Smith & Wesson Corp., announced today that team shooters David Olhasso and Craig Buckland took home division titles during the 2008 International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Independence Match held at the Wilkes-Barre Rifle & Pistol Club in Pennsylvania.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. –Team Smith & Wesson members earned top finishes during the Smith & Wesson Steel Shoot Series Match held at the Shootout Range in Princeton, Louisiana in four events, taking home titles in the Limited, Open, Iron Sight Revolver Divisions and the Rimfire event.

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The truth is that courts are not going to allow guys with bazookas to wander down Pennsylvania Avenue, and they're also not going to allow government to completely disarm the people. Because that right to bear arms is part of the American tradition.

Ruger is now retrofitting SR9 pistols and will continue to send shipping boxes to customers on a weekly basis, the company says.

The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI), an association of the leading manufacturers of firearms, ammunition and components, elected new officers at its recent annual meeting.