The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has announced it is seeking to ban commonplace 5.56 M855 ball ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition.” ATF is seeking public comment on the proposal, so all industry employees, target shooters and gun owners should contact ATF to oppose this unnecessary ban, which is truly a solution in search of a problem and that raises serious questions about executive agency attitude and overreach. Stopped cold on Capitol Hill, this action appears to be the Obama administration’s attempt to pursue gun control by other means.
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NSSF Action Alert! ‘Contact ATF: Oppose 5.56 M855 Ball Ammunition Ban ‘
Published: February 16, 2015 { 6 comments }
Upcoming Rock Island Auction Has Several Rare Gems
Published: February 16, 2015 { 0 comments }Rock Island Auction Company’s February Regional Firearms Auction is going to be our BIGGEST sale yet and our first ever 4-day auction event! To be held February 19 – 22, the action on Friday, Saturday & Sunday will remain the same, but we’re opening earlier at 8:00 a.m. CST on Thursday and the action will commence at 2:00 p.m. as we begin to sell all the collectible firearms, edged weapons, ammunition, military artifacts & uniforms, book, accessories, bronzes, & parts that buyers have come to expect from these auctions.
ACTION ALERT: Urge Support for Sportsmen’s Act of 2015
Published: February 11, 2015 { 0 comments }For hunters and sport shooters this is the most significant piece sportsmen’s legislation in a generation. It protects the use of traditional ammunition, allows more flexibility of federal funds to be used to build and maintain ranges on public lands and ensures access to federal lands for hunting, shooting and other outdoor activities.
Interstate Handgun Transfer Ban Declared Unconstitutional by Federal Judge
Published: February 11, 2015 { 22 comments }A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the law that prevents federal firearms licensees or gun shop dealers from selling handguns directly to residents of another state is unconstitutional “on its face.”
Meet the SideWinder Venom Magazine from Adaptive Tactical
Published: February 2, 2015 { 0 comments }Adaptive Tactical, LLC, manufacturers of innovative firearm stocks and accessories, including the popular Sidewinder Venom™ shotgun systems, is proud to announce the release of its Sidewinder Venom 10 Round Box Magazine for the Sidewinder Venom™ magazine-fed shotgun system.
Truglo Introduces New Brite-Site TFX Handgun Sight
Published: February 1, 2015 { 0 comments }Truglo introduces new handgun sight, the Brite-Site TFX.
NSSF: ‘FDIC Reverses Course on ‘Operation Choke Point’
Published: January 30, 2015 { 4 comments }“In a major development concerning NSSF’s leadership to halt discrimination in the provision of financial services and products to firearms related businesses due to “Operation Choke Point”, the top officials of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Wednesday admitted wrongdoing and said they would cease practices that had the effect of encouraging such disparate treatment,” via the NSSF.
GunsAmerica Talks About Defeating Bloomberg with NSSF — SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 27, 2015 { 19 comments }At SHOT Show 2015 we talked with Michael Bazinet, Director of Public Affairs for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. We discussed the state of the industry, the changing demographics within the gun community and how we can stop Bloomberg in 2015.
Sig Sauer Challenges ATF Open Letter Regarding SB-15 Brace Use
Published: January 22, 2015 { 86 comments }How to use or not to use, that is the question. The Sig Sauer SB-15 stabilizing brace for AR-type pistols has exposed some sticky legal questions. Does the use of a product define its purpose? For example, if one uses a hammer to remove a corroded battery terminal from a 1970 Gremlin, does the use [...]
Gunny’s Top GLOCKs — SHOT Show 2015
Published: January 21, 2015 { 47 comments }Gunny loves everything GLOCK, but does he have favorites?