Ruger CEO Calls for Trade War

“I’m calling for a tit-for-tat policy. If the number one and number two handguns in America [Austria’s Glock and Croatia’s XD] are from European countries that totally prohibit U.S.-made handguns, then we should reciprocate. We will have a perfect mirror. We’ll follow whatever they do. If their regulations loosen, ours will loosen. If theirs become more strict, ours will become equally strict. We’ll do the same as they do. Tit-for-tat.” Ruger CEO Mike Fifer said to Cameron Hopkins, writer of the NRA blog Industry Insider.  “When Hopkins tries to ease Fifer out of the hole he’s dug, the Ruger suit digs deeper . . .

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DC Gun Scam Costs Taxpayers $400k—And The Cops Keep the Guns

The Washington Examiner reports that more than 100 Montgomery County cops, prison guards and sheriff deputies received guns for their personal use at a fraction of their cost—thanks to DC taxpayers. They were ballistically blessed through the not-entirely-selfless efforts of Detective Aaron Bailey, who ran a training company called Applied Sciences for Public Safety. Bailey … Read more