Gun Sales Declining by 5.7% as Obama Fear Factor Fades

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IBISWorld is not a theme park dedicated to wading birds of the family Threskiornithidae. It's the self-proclaimed "world’s largest independent publisher of U.S. industry research." As TTAG doesn't have the world's largest editorial budget, we...

Kahr Arms Buys Desert Eagle Maker Magnum Research

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1V-VPk9gjI The general public knows the Desert Eagle® Pistol as a full-size hand cannon, firing .50 cal. Question: why would Minnesota gunmaker Magnum Research sell a Baby Desert Eagle (9mm or .40S&W) or a Micro Eagle? Somehow I don't think...

eBay Bans Anti-Gun Control T-Shirt

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Prisonplanet.com reminds me of Toy Story's Pizza Planet. In both cases, all is not what it seems. Still, in the world of imagination, everything is possible. Except selling anti-gun control T-shirts on eBay. "A...

Leupold & Stevens, Bushnell Settle Lawsuit Out of Court

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In February, Leupold & Stevens sued Bushnell Inc. in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon for infringement of Leupold’s U.S. Patent No. 7,654,029 relating to its True Ballistic Range® technology for laser rangefinders. ...

Portland’s Powder Horn Gun Shop Closes

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oregonlive.com reports that the Powder Horn Gun Shop is closing its door after 32-years. The feature is one of those warm-fuzzy deals, full of customer camaraderie and ballistic bon amie. Pardon me while I rain on...

Gunmakers’ Shares Rise on News of Supreme Court McDonald Decision

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"Shares in two U.S. firearms companies were up Monday," The Wall Street Journal reports, "after the U.S. Supreme Court stuck down the City of Chicago's decades-old ban on individual ownership of handguns . ....

Gun Optics Maker Leupold Names Calvin Johnston New Prez and CEO

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Optics makers Leupold & Stevens have named Calvin Johnston as the company's new president and CEO, effective July 19. Before taking the helm of "America's Optics Authority," Johnston had dealings with The Sports Authority,...

FNH USA Not Scarred by USSOCOM SCAR Cancellation

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As the Firearms Blog reports, "USSOCOM's decision to cancel the transition from the M4 to the FN SCAR Mk. 16 must have been the worst PR disaster to hit FN for quite some time. The...

Shooting Away Doomsday

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In Wall Street Apocalypse: The World of the Doomsday Investors, The Daily Finance offers a simplistic glimpse at how the money men expect to survive in the near future. The patron saint of the Wall...

Ronnie Barrett Hearts Zach Wamp for TN Gov.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABGIJwiGBc The CEO of Barrett Firearms has endorsed Zach Wamp for Governor. "I've always loved Dr. Seuss books," Ronnie Barrett revealed. Just kidding. “Whenever Tennessee sportsmen and gun owners needed a friend in Congress, Zach Wamp stood...

Ruger Top of the Charts! Download 2009 U.S. Firearms Industry Stat-fest Here

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Shooting Industry News has compiled and analyzed The U.S. Firearms Industry Today. Apparently, Solid Business Growth Continues, Yet Caution Demanded. I just got over wanting my MTV all those years ago, now I've got to...

Question of the Day: Which Car What Gun?

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I'm not saying that the image used by Sig Sauer in this summer promotion is tacky. Nor do I believe that the recently confiscated Mexican drug lords' gold-plated machine gun was to firearms aesthetics...