Daily Archives: March 17, 2009

Brass Sales to Resume

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March 17, 2009

I just got an email from NRA which contained two links, the most important of which was a letter from the DLA stating that the sale of brass would resume post-haste. Read it here.
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Gun Nuts Tonight: programming note!

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March 17, 2009

FYI, if you’re planning on listening to tonight’s show, the topic has changed slightly to focus more on the issue with DoD destroying once-fired brass.  Tonight, 9pm Eastern time, we’re going to give you the inside scoop on how you can fight this at www.blogtalkradio.com/gunnuts
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NSSF Shooting Sports Summit

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March 17, 2009

I received a flier in the mail the other day from NSSF, inviting me to attend the Shooting Sports Summit coming up in Florida this June. While I’m not exactly sure what my schedule or money situation will be in June, it’s an opportunity I’d like to take advantage of. Hit this page for...
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Major Moves in the Industry

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March 17, 2009

Tommy Milner, former Remington CEO has been tapped to head up Cabelas.  Meanwhile, Remington has announced that Ted Torbek, formerly of GE will be taking Tom’s place as CEO of Remington Firearms. Congratulations to both gentlemen, and the best of luck to you in your new roles.  Hopefully Tommy will be able to bring...
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Obama kills armed pilot program

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March 17, 2009

One of the few “good” things to have come out of 9/11 was the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program, which allowed airline pilots to get training from Air Marshalls and carry issued firearms while going about the course of their duties.  It wasn’t a perfect program, but it was a step up from fighting...
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1911 Gun Porn

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March 17, 2009

ParaUSA GI Expert spotted in the wild!  Hit the Radio Blog for pictures of the factory model, and links to a pretty spiffy aftermarket modified model at The Firearm Blog.
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Gun Nuts Tonight: AHSA, Brass, and Irish people

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March 17, 2009

Tonight’s Gun Nuts Radio will be a little bit of a “mix and match” show. While the main topic of conversation is still going to be AHSA, we’ll be addressing other issues as well, including the fact that it is St. Patty’s day, as well as the recent news that DoD is going to...
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