Outrage over ‘zero tolerance’ over nerf guns
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 06:13 PM - Comments Off on Outrage over ‘zero tolerance’ over nerf guns - Industry News
An elementary school in Edmonds, WA, came under fire recently when several boys were suspended for bringing nerf guns to school which, they claimed, had been with the permission of ...
Congressman addresses concerns about huge DHS ammo purchases
By GunMagStaff - July 1 2013 06:09 PM - Comments Off on Congressman addresses concerns about huge DHS ammo purchases - Industry News
By Joseph P. Tartaro Executive Editor
Rep. Chris Gibson
Gunowner concerns about the shortage and rising cost of ammunition and the impact of large purchases by the Department of Homeland Security ...
HiViz confirms relocation to Wyoming
By GunMagStaff - May 29 2013 06:47 PM - Comments Off on HiViz confirms relocation to Wyoming - Industry News
HiViz Shooting Systems President and CEO Phillip Howe announced on May 3 that Laramie, WY, has been selected as the new home for HiViz Shooting Systems, which manufactures light-gathering sights, ...
NSSF, Reed part on SHOT Show; NRA launching Harrisburg event
By GunMagStaff - May 29 2013 04:45 PM - Comments Off on NSSF, Reed part on SHOT Show; NRA launching Harrisburg event - Gun Mag Reports
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
An Aimpoint Micro T-1 combined with a Leupold Mark 6 scope
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), which originated and sponsors the Shooting, Hunting and ...
PTR Industries leaving CT; other firms seen likely to follow
By TheGunMag - May 22 2013 07:26 PM - Comments Off on PTR Industries leaving CT; other firms seen likely to follow - Gun Mag Reports
by Joseph P. Tartaro|Executive Editor
A Connecticut gun-maker is planning to leave the state following passage there of some of the toughest gun control legislation in the country. Two other manufacturers ...
Engineering a crucial element of burgeoning firearms industry
By TheGunMag - February 20 2013 03:02 PM - Comments Off on Engineering a crucial element of burgeoning firearms industry - Industry News
This firearm part is typical of the intricate small parts that can be produced by the metal injection molding (MIM) process.
Firearm sales have increased exponentially over the past few ...
Freedom Group being auctioned
By TheGunMag - January 31 2013 03:39 PM - Comments Off on Freedom Group being auctioned - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro | Executive Editor
Money talks, and big money talks very loudly.
In the immediate wake of the mass murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, on Dec. ...
Gun purchase checks set new record in December
By TheGunMag - January 23 2013 05:28 PM - Comments Off on Gun purchase checks set new record in December - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
The number of FBI background checks required for Americans buying guns set a record in December, as the Connecticut school massacre stirred interest in self-defense and ...
Chiappa Firearms–A Short History of Hard Work
By TheGunMag - December 5 2012 02:20 PM - Comments Off on Chiappa Firearms–A Short History of Hard Work - Industry News
Chiappa Firearm Company is an incredibly modern and progressive company operating out of Brusha, Italy. It employs high-tech types and old school traditional craftsmen to turn out a wide variety ...
Cook County, IL, imposes gun tax of $25 per gun to defray costs
By TheGunMag - November 30 2012 07:57 PM - Comments Off on Cook County, IL, imposes gun tax of $25 per gun to defray costs - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
Cook County, IL, dominated by Chicago, approved a tax of $25 on every firearm on Nov. 2 ostensibly to help pay healthcare costs from gun violence. ...
New Iran sniper rifle has arrived; Philippine police getting Glock 17s
By TheGunMag - November 9 2012 03:45 PM - Comments Off on New Iran sniper rifle has arrived; Philippine police getting Glock 17s - Industry News
by Bob Lesmeister
New Iranian-made 14.5mm Shaher sniper rifle (FARSNews Agency photo).
National Correspondent
The terror regime in Iran may be near creating a nuclear bomb, but their Shaher sniper rifle has ...
NY court rules shooting victim can sue gun firms
By TheGunMag - October 30 2012 07:52 PM - Comments Off on NY court rules shooting victim can sue gun firms - Industry News
A Buffalo, NY, man who was shot nearly a decade ago can sue the manufacturer, the distributor and the dealer of the semi-automatic pistol used to shoot him, a New ...
Russia develops its own DARPA for advancing military hardware
By TheGunMag - October 9 2012 04:32 PM - Comments Off on Russia develops its own DARPA for advancing military hardware - Industry News
by Bob Lesmeister
National Correspondent
In the old days, it might have meant a one-way trip to Siberia for a team of engineers. Luckily, there have been some positive changes in Russia ...