Engineering a crucial element of burgeoning firearms industry
By TheGunMag - February 20 2013 03:02 PM - 2 Comments - 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 - 1 Comments - 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 - 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 - 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 - 5 Comments - 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 - 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 - 6 Comments - 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 - 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 ...
CBS NY and USA Today: More women buying guns
By TheGunMag - October 3 2012 05:38 PM - 2 Comments - Industry News
The steady rise in firearms sales across the country has not gone without the feminine touch, according to WCBS in New York.
An increasing number of gun owners are women. Quoting ...
Firearms commerce immunity law tested in New York appellate court
By TheGunMag - September 25 2012 03:06 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
Court battles to determine the exact parameters of the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) are far from over.
On Sept. 7, a five-judge panel ...
Proud to protect the Olympics
By TheGunMag - August 24 2012 02:09 PM - Comments Off - Gun Mag Reports
There was international concern about the possibility of terrorist attacks on the London Olympics and the city itself as the July 27 opening ceremonies approached, with some worries concerning the ...
Industry News: USMC places $22.5 million contract for Colt .45 M1911s
By TheGunMag - August 21 2012 06:15 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Gun Mag Staff
It’s been called the greatest handgun ever made, and it has barely changed since 1911, when the legendary John Browning designed it especially for the US Military.
More ...
Ruger invests in crossbow firm, SAAMI launches working group
By TheGunMag - August 1 2012 08:09 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
Sturm, Ruger has purchased a minority interest in Kodabow Inc., a crossbow manufacturer based in West Chester, PA. Ruger’s investment will help Kodabow accelerate its business ...
NSSF to intervene in latest lawsuit against lead ammo
By TheGunMag - July 2 2012 08:10 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) is filing to intervene in the latest frivolous lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and six other groups to pressure the ...
Firearms industry bright spot in struggling world economy
By TheGunMag - July 2 2012 08:01 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
While the overall economy under Barack Obama has remained static and unemployment continues to hover above 8%, there is one bright spot that has been consistently improving since even before ...
NSSF again offers $100,000 in grants for BSA Councils
By TheGunMag - July 2 2012 07:43 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
For the second year, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) will make available a total of $100,000 in challenge grants to encourage developing and expanding shooting sports programs at local ...
Industry, grassroots launch new ‘Armed Citizen Alliance’
By Dave Workman - May 4 2012 01:37 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
By Dave Workman
Senior Editor
Backed by some of the biggest names in the industry, a new national organization for armed citizens who want opportunities to learn, train with and shoot their ...
Bank of America in flap with McMillan
By Dave Workman - April 23 2012 01:43 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
By Dave Workman
Senior Editor
Bank of America has become embroiled in a flap with McMillan Fiberglass stocks and McMillan Firearms Manufacturing over an allegation that the bank no longer wants to ...
Silencer groups making noise, benefit shoot April 28
By TheGunMag - April 3 2012 09:34 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
Even though the people who make and use suppressors, more commonly called silencers, have been a quiet crowd in public policy making for a number of ...
Third generation takes helm on Zanders’ 50th anniversary
By TheGunMag - April 2 2012 05:56 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Bob Lesmeister
National Correspondent
At this past SHOT Show in Las Vegas, it dawned on this writer that in the past several years it appeared as though there were ...
NRA gathers in St. Louis for big bash
By TheGunMag - March 14 2012 09:13 PM - Comments Off - Industry News
By Dave Workman
Senior Editor
The National Rifle Association returns to St. Louis, MO for its April 12-15 members’ meeting and exhibition, and it promises to be a major event, with country ...
Pittman-Robertson fund marks 75th anniversary of program
By TheGunMag - February 6 2012 10:30 PM - Comments Off - Hunting
by Dave Workman, Senior Editor
This year marks the 75th anniversary of a federal program that truly defines the term “success story,” and the main beneficiaries have been wildlife and the ...
Media notices firearms sales jump during holiday season
By TheGunMag - February 3 2012 07:12 AM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro, Executive Editor
Many in the general media took unusual notice of the extra healthy pace of firearms and related accessories sales that took place during the recent ...
Industry News: SHOT Show vendors, buyers seek omens for 2012 business
By TheGunMag - January 3 2012 03:36 AM - Comments Off - Industry News
by Joseph P. Tartaro
Executive Editor
As the annual Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) in Las Vegas approached many in the industry— manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and retailers—were anticipating getting a ...
