Foreign governments shopping for military and police firearms
By GunMagStaff - February 18 2015 06:00 PM - Comments Off on Foreign governments shopping for military and police firearms - Featured
by Bob Lesmeister | National Correspondent
While the US Armed Forces complain that their 9mm sidearm is now nearly 30 years old, the Slovakian police find themselves in the same situation. ...
Industry News: Congressman seeks case histories for Operation Choke Point probe
By GunMagStaff - November 15 2014 06:00 AM - Comments Off on Industry News: Congressman seeks case histories for Operation Choke Point probe - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
Congressman seeks case histories for Operation Choke Point probe
If you or your gun-related business have been affected by Operation Choke Point you may want ...
Remington Moving Jobs out of New York
By GunMagStaff - October 14 2014 06:00 AM - Comments Off on Remington Moving Jobs out of New York - Industry News
Remington Arms is reportedly laying off more than 105 employees from its facility in Ilion, NY, and moving at least 80 of those jobs to its facility in Huntsville, AL.
According ...
Colt Canada brings back Diemaco brand for Canadian rifle buyers
By TheGunMag - August 12 2014 02:54 PM - Comments Off on Colt Canada brings back Diemaco brand for Canadian rifle buyers - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
Colt Canada of Kitchener, Ontario, also the Canadian government’s Center of Excellence for small arms and the Canadian military’s sole supplier of the ...
Maryland gun law concerns pushing Beretta to Tennessee
By Dave Workman - July 23 2014 04:59 PM - Comments Off on Maryland gun law concerns pushing Beretta to Tennessee - Breaking News
By Dave Workman
Senior Editor
The firearms community has reacted favorably to the announcement by Beretta U.S.A. that it is moving its manufacturing activities from Accokeek, Md., to a new production facility ...
ATK’s $4.5 billion merger splits Sporting Division into new firm
By TheGunMagStaff - July 9 2014 08:12 PM - Comments Off on ATK’s $4.5 billion merger splits Sporting Division into new firm - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) announced on April 29 that it will be merging its defense and aerospace divisions with satellite manufacturer Orbital Sciences, while its popular ...
private equity firm acquires Hunter’s Specialties and brands
By TheGunMagStaff - June 11 2014 06:15 PM - Comments Off on private equity firm acquires Hunter’s Specialties and brands - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
Mergers, acquisitions and new financing arrangements continue to keep step with change and growth in various aspects of the firearms and ammunition industry.
Among the latest such ...
CNN reports handgun sales are hot
By Dave Workman - June 4 2014 05:32 PM - Comments Off on CNN reports handgun sales are hot - Breaking News
Colt, maker of the classic Commander, is reporting brisk sales, as are other handgun companies.
Handgun sales are spiking upwards, according to CNN, which reported that Smith & Wesson sales ...
california’s Ares Armor raided, owner vows to stay in business
By TheGunMagStaff - May 23 2014 05:08 PM - Comments Off on california’s Ares Armor raided, owner vows to stay in business - Industry News
by Dave Workman
Senior Editor
The owner of a Southern California shooting accessories and parts supply store is still in business, following a raid on his four sites by agents of the ...
Massive PA School stabbings leave antis without gun cause
By TheGunMagStaff - May 15 2014 01:33 PM - Comments Off on Massive PA School stabbings leave antis without gun cause - Industry News
By Dave Workman
Senior Editor
A bloody stabbing rampage that left 22 students and adults injured, but all alive, at a western Pennsylvania high school provided several examples of courage, but no ...
Gun rights icon Otis McDonald Remembered
By TheGunMagStaff - May 8 2014 02:32 PM - Comments Off on Gun rights icon Otis McDonald Remembered - Industry News
by Dave Workman
Senior Editor
He was a soft-spoken, gentle man from the proverbial “old school,” and when Otis McDonald passed away in April, the firearms community remembered him fondly as having ...
Industry earnings reports belie claims by the anti-gun crowd
By TheGunMag - April 8 2014 02:54 PM - Comments Off on Industry earnings reports belie claims by the anti-gun crowd - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
Some in the anti-gun community have been making claims that the firearms industry’s recent huge successes are a thing of the past, but financial ...
Gun industry seeks injunction v. Calif. microstamping
By Dave Workman - April 1 2014 10:50 AM - Comments Off on Gun industry seeks injunction v. Calif. microstamping - Breaking News
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) have jointly filed a motion in Superior Court in Fresno County seeking a preliminary injunction to ...