Current Events in the Gun Industry

The Springfield Armory folks have been busy. New for the NRA Annual Meeting and Expo are a slew of new models. Let’s take a quick look.

“On behalf of the thousands of patriots in this room, and the five million NRA members across this country, and the tens of millions who support us, I’m officially announcing the NRA’s endorsement of Donald Trump for president,” said Chris W. Cox, Executive Director of the NRA-ILA.

The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals threw out a lower court ruling that upheld an Alameda County, Cali. law that effectively banned all new gun stores.

Springfield Armory is announcing that the XD-S was added to the NYPD’s very short list of approved handguns for carry off-duty and backup use.

Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill last Friday that makes a number of changes to the state’s firearms laws, including a provision that protects the right of government employees to carry concealed firearms while working outside of government buildings.

Sen. Chuck Schumer has earned the ire of a prominent gun-control organization after dithering on his promise to reintroduce a bill that would criminalize private transfers aka mandate universal background checks for all gun purchases, including those made between private buyers and sellers.

Despite the best efforts of anti-gun New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Missouri state lawmakers passed a bill yesterday that creates a “stand-your-ground” right and allows Missouri residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit.

The Motor City Madman is once again, as he likes to call it, “raising hell.” This time, the Nuge caught the ire of the mainstream media for posting a viral video to his Facebook page.

The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is set to determine the constitutionality of Maryland’s Firearms Safety Act of 2013, a piece of legislation that bans the possession of “assault weapons” as well as the sale and purchase of ammunition magazines of more than 10 rounds.