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Sturm Ruger has introduced its new SR22. The .22 caliber
pistol
is a scaled-down version of a full-sized pistol with light double-action and crisp single-action trigger pulls and a rounded hammer spur for easy cocking and single-action shooting. The polymer frame has two inter-changeable rubberized grips and has an aerospace-grade aluminum slide. There is also an underside Picatinny rail and 3-dot sight system with a fixed front sight and a rear sight that is adjustable for both windage and elevation. |
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The new GlockGen4 family includes the G21 (.45 Auto), G32 (.357) and G34 (9X19). The ergonomics have been refined by adding a multiple back strap system to the grip of the pistol with three difference options: a short, medium and large size, enabling the pistol to adapt to each individual shooter's hand size with the removal and insertion of a single pin. In addition, the grip has also been given a new Rough Textured Frame to increase grip traction and includes an enlarged and reversible magazine release for the ambidextrous shooter. |
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Sightmark's new line of Triple Duty Riflescopes features five different reticles: Circle Dot, Circle Dot Duplex, Duplex, Mil-Dot Dot and Mil-Dot reticles are glass etched designs manufactured on a phase corrected, fully multi-coated lens, ensuring a crisp reticle and a clear picture. Each has the added ability of red or green illumination depending on the scope model. All feature locking adjustable turrets, precision accuracy and a wide field of view. Each scope is fully multi-coated with 12 layers of anti- reflective, wide-band coatings to provide maximum light transmission for bright, clear images with color fidelity. |
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| Only three months remain until the inaugural Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships brings collegiate and junior shooters from around the country to Fort Benning and the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. The dynamic format will draw the top college and junior shooters March 13-18 in four distinct championships: the National Rifle Association Intercollegiate Pistol Championships; the NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship; the Scholastic Steel Challenge Collegiate Championship; and the Scholastic Clay Target Program Challenge. The ASCSC is designed to connect the Army with and promote youth and collegiate shooting sports. |
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| Burlington, Wisc.-based Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual to fill the full-time position of Executive Director. Applications for those individuals interested in being considered for this position are being accepted now through January 31, 2012. The Executive Director is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and all financial objectives. The position serves as the "face" to the industry on a daily basis for the SSSF. Given the focus on youth development, the Executive Director must ensure by personal behavior and conduct that the highest ethical standards are upheld. |
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FBI nets 15 in Chicago area gun-running probe
Fifteen Chicago men were charged in grand jury indictments or criminal complaints filed last week in either U.S. District Court or Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago with violating state or federal firearms laws.
The charges were announced by Robert Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the FBI together with Patrick Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois; Garry McCarthy, Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department (CPD); and Anita Alvarez, Cook County State's Attorney.
Thirteen of the defendants were arrested at various locations in and around Chicago, without incident, by members of the Chicago FBI's Joint Task Force on Gangs and officers from the CPD. Two other defendants Marcus Jefferson and Terrill Smith, avoided capture and are now the subjects of a nationwide manhunt.
Six of those arrested were charged in separate federal grand jury indictments with felon in possession of a firearm and/or distribution of a controlled substance.
Those charged federally are identified as Marcus Jefferson, age 31; Maurice Martin, age 41; Carlos Mendez, age 33; Keith Murray, 45; Terrill Smith, age 23; and Bruce Weatherspoon, age 30; all residents of Chicago. An additional defendant, Ramon Favela, age 38, also of Chicago, was arrested and subsequently charged in a criminal complaint with possession and distribution of a controlled substance.
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Black Friday hits background check high
Data derived from the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) shows that November 25, 2011, Black Friday, had the most background checks for firearm purchases in a single day (129,166) with a 32 percent increase over the previous NICS high (November 28, 2008). Federal law requires FBI background checks on all individuals purchasing firearms from federally licensed retailers. These statistics represent the number of firearm background checks initiated through NICS. They do not represent the number of firearms sold. Based on varying state laws and purchase scenarios, a one-to-one correlation cannot be made between a firearm background check and a firearm sale. "More citizens lawfully exercising their Second Amendment right to carry a firearm, coupled with a growing awareness since the Supreme Court's decisions in Heller and McDonald that the Second Amendment protects an individual fundamental right to keep and bear arms, helps to explain the continuing rise in sales of firearms and firearm-related products throughout the United States," said National Shooting Sports Foundation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence Keane. "Clearly, Black Friday was a big day for both the firearms industry and our nation's law-abiding gun owners." SOURCE: National Shooting Sports Foundation. |
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LAX concealed carry under investigation
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant ordered the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department ("LAPD"), and the LAPD Chief of Police Charlie Beck to produce documents relating to the LAPD's policies and procedures for processing applications for a license to carry a concealed firearm. In 1992 and 1994, the City's unlawful refusal to properly process CCW applications was challenged in two lawsuits. To settle the suits, LAPD agreed to a court-ordered application processing procedure, agreed to a definition of "good cause" that was articulated in the settlement, and agreed that all citizens who request a CCW permit application would be provided one at any LAPD station house, along with a copy of the LAPD's procedure for handling the application, and the procedures for appealing the denial of a CCW application. The LAPD has repeatedly failed to honor its legal obligations under the settlements and has not made CCW applications and a written copy of the CCW policy and appeal process available at all station houses. And instead enacted a de facto policy of again issuing no CCWs, despite whatever showing of good cause the applicants might make.
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Federal hand gun age limit challenged
The NRA has filed an opening appellate brief on behalf of several law-abiding young adults challenging the federal ban on dealer sales of handguns and handgun ammunition to persons between the ages of 18 and 20. The case is Jennings v. BATFE and will be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. It challenges a ruling by the U.S. district Court for the Northern District of Texas which held that the law does not violate the Second Amendment. The lower court wrongly compared the ban to other restrictions the Supreme Court has said would be "presumptively lawful," such as the ban on sales to convicted felons. The brief points out that nearly a decade before Supreme Court decided District of Columbia v. Heller, the Fifth Circuit itself had held (in the 2001 case of United States v. Emerson) that Second Amendment claims should be decided based on the amendment's "history and text." The history of the Founding era makes clear that 18-year-olds were considered adults for purposes of the right to keep and bear arms; for example, the Militia Act of 1792 required 18-year-olds to "be enrolled in the militia" and to arm themselves accordingly. |
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Potterfields give $900K to youth shooting
Larry and Brenda Potterfield of MidwayUSA recently donated $900,000 to the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation to support youth shooting programs. SSSF is an educational-athletic organization that exists to introduce school-age youths to the clay target sports and to facilitate their continued involvement by providing, promoting, and perpetuating opportunities to safely and enjoyably participate and compete in a high-quality, team-based sport led by trained adult coaches focused on enhancing the personal growth and development of their athletes. "Thanks to the generous support of people like Larry and Brenda Potterfield, the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation will be able to introduce the clay target sports to more youth across the nation and give them the opportunity to participate in high-quality team-based competitions like Scholastic Clay Target Program," Jon McGrath, SSSF Chairman of the Board, said. "A donation like this from the Potterfields will go a long way in helping us achieve our mission of developing more young shooters, and furthering the future of our sport."
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