Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Firearms freedom law to take effect in South Dakota.

A South Dakota law set to take effect Thursday exempts guns, accessories and ammunition manufactured and sold within the state from federal regulation.
Attorney General Marty Jackley nevertheless expected federal authorities to urge full compliance with their regulations as a Montana law that served as a template for South Dakota’s version works its way through federal [...]

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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Mil-Dot Rangefinder 2.0 for iPhone

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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Browning Tactical Hunter Flashlights

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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

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Humvee usage will be restricted in Afghanistan.

Top commanders in Afghanistan have further tightened restrictions on the use of vulnerable vehicles after roadside bomb attacks that have killed eight U.S. soldiers since late May.
The new rules come as attacks from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have spiked to record levels and insurgents create ever more lethal bombs.
One of those bombs killed five soldiers [...]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

EMA Tactical AK47 Polymer Magazine Release Extension

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Video: Arizona congressional candidate Pamela Gorman fires guns in forty second ad spot.

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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Russia, U.S. try to limit spy scandal damage.

Russia and the United States sought Wednesday to cool a heated scandal sparked by the arrest of 11 suspected Kremlin spies, amid fears the Cold War-style furore could harm improving ties.
A cautious White House made no move to condemn Russia after the arrests, prompting the Russian foreign ministry to say it expected the scandal would [...]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

GLOCK reaches $500,000 in donations to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation.

GLOCK, Inc. made a $100,000 donation to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) during the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) on June 15.  During the past five years, GLOCK has donated $500,000 to SOWF, a non-profit organization providing college educations to the surviving children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps special operations [...]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

General Dynamics gets $14m contract to outfit Apache helicopters with 25mm, 30mm ammo.

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has been tapped by the U.S. Army to make 25mm and 30mm ammunition, it said.
The two contracts from the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey have a combined value of more than $14 million.
The 30mm M789 High Explosive Dual Purpose round is the [...]

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

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U.K. government wins ruling to limit troops’ human rights.

Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned a ruling that soldiers are protected by human rights laws at all times, reversing a decision which the government had said could hamper military decision-making.
Lawyers for the Ministry of Defense argued that earlier court rulings risked obliging it to protect soldiers from risks caused by conflict, or face potentially [...]