“Intuit didn’t care if I sold pool cues, or ax handles, or closet rods, or steel pipes, or big flashlights but they were all wound up about selling police batons to police officers,” said Sean DePriest, the president of National Police Supply in an email to GunsAmerica.
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Exclusive: Intuit Cut Off Law Enforcement Supplier for Selling Batons to Police
Published: June 21, 2018 { 15 comments }
Nosler Model 48 NCH Puts Rifle Power in Handgun Hunting
Published: June 20, 2018 { 4 comments }Nosler is taking note from the black rifle market and is building a rifle-class firearm in a handgun package for handgun hunting and sport shooting.
Market Watch: May Was Record-Setting for NICS Checks
Published: June 20, 2018 { 0 comments }The FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) processed 2,002,992 queries in May 2018, approximately three percent more than the all-time May record of 1,942,677 checks set last year. This continues the streak as March 2018 and April 2018 were also record-setting.
Big Horn Armory AR500 in 500 Auto Max Now Available
Published: June 19, 2018 { 5 comments }Big Horn Armory announced this week that its AR500 chambered in 500 Auto Max is now available! This is the world’s most powerful short-range semi-automatic rifle in the world.
Remington Announces Competition-Ready R1 Limited Series 1911s
Published: June 18, 2018 { 5 comments }Remington Arms is launching a new family of competition-oriented 1911-pattern pistols called the R1 Limited Series in single- and double-stack configs.
Aimpoint Jumps Into the Micro Red Dot Game with New ACRO P-1
Published: June 13, 2018 { 4 comments }Swedish optics company Aimpoint has joined the pistol-ready micro red dot world with their new ACRO Series, an enclosed sight designed to survive in the toughest environments.
Trailblazer Firearms Announces 6,000 Credit Card Pistols Sold!
Published: June 13, 2018 { 11 comments }Trailblazer Firearms announced this week that they’ve sold more than 6,000 LifeCard pistols to date, proving that there is a market for carry tools not much larger than a stack of credit cards.
Update: Freedom Munitions Files for Bankruptcy along with Parent Company, Others
Published: June 12, 2018 { 15 comments }Freedom Munitions is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy along with other related brands including Howell Machine and X-Treme Bullets.
U.S. Army Evaluating 10 Submachine Guns for Possible Service Use
Published: June 11, 2018 { 17 comments }The notice specifically states that the new Sub Compact Weapon, or SCW, needs to be a “highly concealable sub compact weapon system capable of engaging threat personnel with a high volume of lethal and accurate fires at close range with minimal collateral damage.”
Legacy Sports Keeping the Vepr-12 Dream Alive with the New RS-S1
Published: June 7, 2018 { 1 comment }Following the Vepr pattern, the Legacy Sports Citadel RS-S1 is compatible with many Vepr-12-specific parts including magazines and furniture.