Photograph by Mario Villafuerte/Redux Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, in 2007 at a Second Amendment rally in Shreveport, La. This article was originally posted by Paul M. Barrett Fallout from the Senate’s defeat of President Obama’s gun-control initiatives shows why the National Rifle Association wins on this issue. Without …
North Haven, CT – Since the first model came off the line on August, 21, 1961, the Mossberg 500 Pump-Action shotgun has received accolades from sportsmen and women, law enforcement and military personnel alike for its reliability, versatility and affordability; and notably for its distinctive ambidextrous top-mounted safety. Now this true American classic has …
SOUTHPORT, CONNECTICUT, April 29, 2013–Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR) announced today that for the first quarter of 2013 the Company reported net sales of $155.9 million and fully diluted earnings of $1.20 per share, compared with net sales of $112.3 million and fully diluted earnings of 79¢ per share in the first quarter …
Friday, April 26, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Congressman Frank Lucas (R-OK-3) introduced in their respective chambers the Ammunition Management for More Obtainability (AMMO) Act of 2013 on Friday. The legislation would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report on the purchasing of ammunition by federal agencies, …
In a brazen move to directly influence lawmakers and the legislation they create, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has pledged his vast personal fortune to help defeat gun control opponents. Effectively declaring war on the National Rifle Association, Bloomberg has already poured $12-million into field campaigns and commercials across the country in a bid …
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require background checks to be run on anyone buying explosive powder, a reaction to last week’s Boston Marathon bombing. Reid introduced the bill, S. 792, for Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), who has been out sick for much of the year. But in …
