A Winchester Model 1892, fully engraved by Baron Engraving was $$12,802 at the final gavel bang.

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Las Vegas, NV --(Ammoland.com)- Powered by more than 100,000 “views” and nearly 160 bids on GunBroker.com, the 2012 SHOT Show auction generated $31,827 in support of America’s hunting and shooting sports heritage.

Coordinated by the Hunting Heritage Trust in conjunction with the NSSF, the 2012 SHOT Show auction on GunBroker.com featured a unique “Glock Statue of Liberty Pistol”, a fully engraved Baron-Winchester Model 1892 rifle commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Baron Technology and two custom Ross Tyser knives.

Bidding was scheduled to close at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 20, the final day of the SHOT Show, but active bidding toward the close of the auction triggered GunBroker.com’s 15-minute rule and several 15-minute extensions.

When the GunBroker.com gavel finally came down, the high bid on the Glock Statue of Liberty Pistol was $15,025; the high bid on the Winchester Model 1892 fully engraved by Baron Engraving was $$12,802 and the two Ross Tyser custom knives auctioned for $2,000 each.

Bob Delfay Presents to Steve Urvan

The 2012 SHOT Show auction proceeds will benefit the efforts of the Hunting Heritage Trust and Youth Shooting Sports Alliance in support of America’s hunting and shooting sports heritage.

POMA Auctions Offer New Outdoor Gear Just in Time for Holidays

Professional Outdoor Media Association

JOHNSTOWN, PA – -(Ammoland.com)-  Hey bidder, bidder… going once, going twice, sold! Don’t miss out.

Grab great outdoor gear through the Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA, www.professionaloutdoormedia.org) annual holiday auctions. In addition, help ensure the future of the outdoor sports by supporting those who tell the outdoor story.

POMA launched its fall charity auctions on Gunbroker.com (www.gunbroker.com) today. Fantastic items are selling right now. Optics from Hawke, Leupold and Aimpoint, a Caldwell field pod and Tri-Tronics dog training electronics are on the auction block. In addition to these great items, POMA posts additional items several times a week through the end of the year.

Finding POMAs listings on GunBroker.com is easy:

1. Sign on (or create) to your GunBroker.com account
2. Choose “Advanced Search” from the search toolbar at the top of the page
3. Select “By Seller” from the left-hand links menu
4. Enter “POMA” in the search box, and click “Search”

Don’t miss your chance for some great deals. The holiday season is just around the corner.

Happy Bidding!

Funds raised go to POMA, a non-profit organization committed to ensuring the future of outdoor communications and the fair and honest reporting of the traditional outdoor sports story. A portion of the proceeds also go to the POMA Endowment Trust, a perpetual fund that generates income to support and fund POMA mission activities.

Grab some cool stuff now! Hey winner, winner!

Media contact:  Laurie Lee Dovey, lldovey@professionaloutdoormedia.org, 814-525-6989

POMA Holiday Auction Items, Week 1

• Aimpoint Hunter Series H34S Sight
• Caldwell DeadShot FieldPod
• Golden Ring 12-40x60mm HD Spotting Scope
• Hawke Sport Optics Frontier ED Spotting Scope
• Tri-Tronics Sport Basic G3 Collar  

About:
POMA (www.professionaloutdoormedia.org) is considered the premier, international, professional communications organization in the shooting, hunting, fishing and trapping industries. Its more than 320 media members are renowned editors, writers, photographers, broadcasters and publishers. In addition, the 140-plus industry firms and organizations who are Corporate Partner members share POMA’s focus on serving the outdoor press corps, developing the next generation of outdoor journalists and perpetuating the traditional outdoor sports.

Colt Model 1911 - Master Engraved Anniversary Edition

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FAIRFAX, VA --(Ammoland.com)- The NRA Foundation proudly announces the donation of a unique Anniversary Model 1911 pistol from Colt’s Manufacturing Company. Celebrating 100 years of the 1911, the commemorative pistol is currently up for auction on GunBroker.com.

After being formally adopted by the Army in the year 1911, the pistol gained its designation as the Colt Model 1911 and was adopted by both the Navy and Marine Corps in 1913. During a century of service, the 1911 served as a staple of the United States military and as an iconic symbol for it. Among those who used it, the 1911 won a reputation for unmatched ruggedness, reliability and effectiveness.

The pistol, based on the model O1918, features over 300 hours of hand engraving by Colt master engravers in classic American style scroll. Authentic ivory grips display images of Sam Colt and a WWI Doughboy holding a Model 1911. High relief 24 karat gold inlays feature the text “100 years of Faithful Service” and the Colt Dome on the top of the slide and a profile of John Browning with the serial number “1911COLT001” on the right side. The left side includes the text “1911 2011” with the Rampant Colt inlaid in the center.

This one-of-a-kind firearm is being auctioned on GunBroker.com with a hand-made walnut museum-style display case donated by Brookfield Case of Coopersville, Michigan to support the unending battle for protection of Americans’ right to bear arms. The auction will end during The National NRA Foundation Banquet at the 2011 NRA Annual Meetings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

To commemorate this rare opportunity, the 100th Anniversary Colt Model 1911-Master Engraved Edition winning bidder will receive Colt’s hand-drawn sketches, signed by each of the engravers, in a custom frame with NRA coin and lapel pin. In addition to this unique firearm auction, the future 1911COLT001 owner will also have the opportunity to tour Colt’s Manufacturing Facility in Connecticut with a Colt Executive.

Lieutenant General William M. Keys, USMC (ret.), President and Chief Executive Officer of Colt’s Manufacturing Company, stated, “In 1911, we teamed up with John Browning and commissioned him to design a pistol chambered in .45 Automatic Colt Pistol to win the Army’s new pistol competition. Now, 100 years later, it’s our rare privilege, as the original maker of the Model 1911 pistol, to team up with The NRA Foundation to furnish this Anniversary Model for sale to the highest bidder.”

“Colt’s generous donation will assist The NRA Foundation in securing the future of NRA’s programs for the American public to experience,” said John DaSilva, National Manager, Events and Marketing of NRA Field Operations. “The support from our industry partners is vital in our successful mission and grassroots efforts to service the needs of NRA’s programs.”

To purchase tickets for the 2011 National NRA Foundation Banquet, visit www.nraam.org or call 703-267-1417. Live bidding is currently underway at www.gunbroker.com and concludes on the night of the event on 4/28 at 9:00 PM EST.

The NRA Foundation is the country’s leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports, awarding more than $140 million in grants since its inception in 1990. Through its efforts, the Foundation provides essential funding for programs such as youth education, law enforcement training, conservation, and marksmanship training.

GunBroker.com

KENNESAW, Ga. --(AmmoLand.com)- GunBroker.com®, the world’s largest online auction site for firearms and hunting/shooting accessories, has partnered with Spokes360 to grow its advertising base while providing additional value to its ever-expanding community of hunting, shooting and outdoor enthusiasts.

With over 1.5 million registered users, 2.8 million unique monthly visitors and 150 million monthly page views, GunBroker.com is consistently ranked as a top 1,000 website according to Quantcast.

The company’s partnership with Spokes360 marks GunBroker.com’s first significant program to introduce industry partners to GunBroker.com’s large customer base and desirable demographic. Spokes360 will be responsible for designing customized advertising packages that tap into the company’s core assets, meet advertiser objectives and provide value to GunBroker.com users.

“With expertise in the outdoor space, digital media and community building, the Spokes360 team complements the leadership position GunBroker.com enjoys in the market,” said GunBroker.com CEO, Steve Urvan, “Their approach to creating programs that mutually benefit advertisers, publishers and the consumer alike aligns well with our customer-focused philosophy.”

“GunBroker.com has built the top Web site in the industry” said Lee Sarles, Spokes360 principal. “We are excited to present measurable advertising and marketing opportunities on GunBroker.com to endemic and non-endemic media buyers.”

About GunBroker.com
GunBroker.com® (www.gunbroker.com) is an informative, detailed, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents.

About Spokes 360
A partnership of senior level advertising sales and marketing executives, Spokes360 serves marketers looking to reach outdoors enthusiasts. The company was founded by advertising sales and marketing veterans Lee Sarles and Christen Everly. The members of Spokes360 first came together at North American Media Group, parent company of the North American Hunting Club and North American Fishing Club. While there, they launched advertising platforms for the company’s media entities including websites, national magazines, e-newsletters and television. Sarles served as publisher for several NAMG titles and Everly served as Marketing Director for North American Hunter and North American Fisherman media properties.

Kennesaw , GA --(AmmoLand.com)-  Handguns, rifles and shotguns were cheaper on Friday and Saturday Nov. 27 and 28 because South Carolina lawmakers created a tax-free “Second Amendment Weekend.” South Carolina is the only state in the nation that has a tax-free weekend for both handguns and hunting guns.

Gunshop owners expected a surge in business for the tax-free days because buyers didn’t have to pay the 7.5 percent in state and local sales taxes. Some retailers expected to sell as many guns in two days as they typically do in a month.

South Carolina had the nation’s first tax holiday on guns last year after legislators tacked it on to a tax break on energy-efficient appliances. The state Supreme Court threw out that law in May because of an unrelated energy amendment. Lawmakers restored the gun tax break as a one-time event in the budget this year.

The 7.5 percent sales tax still applied to ammunition during the Second Amendment Weekend.

About:
GunBroker.com is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents. Visit www.GunBroker.com

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Kennesaw , GA --(AmmoLand.com)- One could quite easily fill a small room with different variations of the British Lee-Enfield rifle.

With the earliest versions produced in the late 1800 and many still used in former Crown Colonies, the Lee-Enfield carries more history than most modern military rifles.

Having seen action in both World Wars and various small conflicts around the world, the Enfield can be the basis for a serious collection.

To get one of each model or variation would mean you’d be collecting upward of 50 rifles.

The Standard Catalog of Military Firearms lists all the differences and even adds production numbers so you can find out the relative rarity of the gun that catches your fancy.

The best way to start your collection is to log on to www.GunBroker.com and simply search for Lee-Enfield.

About:
GunBroker.com is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents. Visit www.GunBroker.com

Kennesaw , GA --(AmmoLand.com)- On Nov. 16, 2009, the NRA filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as Respondent in Support of Petitioner in McDonald v. City of Chicago. The NRA brief asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that the Second Amendment applies to state and local governments through the Fourteenth Amendment.

The McDonald case is one of several that were filed immediately after last year’s decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, in which the Court upheld the Second Amendment as an individual right and invalidated Washington, D.C.’s ban on handgun possession, as well as the city’s ban on keeping loaded, operable firearms for self-defense in the home.

In September, the Supreme Court agreed to consider the McDonald case, on appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. That court incorrectly claimed that prior Supreme Court precedent prevented it from holding in favor of incorporation of the Second Amendment. As the NRA argued at the time, the Seventh Circuit should have followed the lead of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Nordyke v. King, which found that Supreme Court precedent does not prevent the Second Amendment from applying to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause.

Support for incorporation of the Second Amendment is very strong, and numerous additional briefs have recently been filed and signed by both federal and state officials.

Recently, an overwhelming, bipartisan majority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate signed an amicus curiae, or “friend of the court,” brief supporting the NRA’s position that the Second Amendment is incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. The amicus brief bears the signatures of a record 251 Members of Congress and 58 Senators—the most signers of a congressional amicus brief in the history of the Supreme Court.

In addition to the federal brief, a large bipartisan group of state legislators and other elected officials from all 50 states, along with more than three-fourths of state attorney generals also filed amicus curiae briefs in the McDonald case this week. They, too, are supporting the NRA’s position that the Second Amendment is incorporated against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.

About:
GunBroker.com is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents. Visit www.GunBroker.com

Mauser Rifle

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Florida --(AmmoLand.com)- How many different variations of the classic Mauser military rifle can you name?

According to Mauser Military Rifles of the World, by Robert W.D. Ball, 54 different countries contracted with Mauser to make more than 1,000 models of the basic rifle from 1871 to 1945.

From Argentina to Yemen Mauser rifles served on the front lines of nearly every conflict of the 20th Century.

You can find your piece of history at www.gunbroker.com. Just search for “Mauser Rifles.”

About:
GunBroker.com (www.GunBroker.com) is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents.

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Florida --(AmmoLand.com)-After a three-year fight, the Orlando Sentinel reports, gun rights advocates in Florida won the right to keep firearms in their cars at work.

According to a story in the Orlando Sentinel, you can take your gun to work, but there are restrictions. “Florida’s Preservation and Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles Act of 2008″ isn’t completely cut-and-dried. So don’t put your pistol in your lunchpail until you know the rules.

First, not just anyone can bring a gun to work.

Only those with a concealed weapon permit from the state of Florida are protected by the law. The NRA had pushed for this change for years, arguing that many law-abiding gun owners were left unprotected on their way to and from work because their employers prohibited firearms on their property.

The Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Retail Federation fought hard against the bill. They argued it would trample businesses’ private property rights by taking away their ability to set policies for their employees.

But a federal judge upheld the law, which applies to full- and part-time employees, independent contractors, volunteers, interns and other similar positions. Employers aren’t allowed to search workers’ vehicles looking for guns — or even ask employees if they have one, according to the story in the Sentinel.

What was labeled the “guns-at-work” law really should be called the “guns-in-the-parking-lot” law, gun-rights advocates say.

“It conjured up images of people having guns in their office or in their plant. It was deliberately misleading,” NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer said.

The law doesn’t allow gun-owners to carry semi-automatics weapon into offices or supermarkets where they work. Rather, it only allows them to leave it locked up in their car outside. In effect, it prevents most employers from telling their workers to leave their weapons at home.

There are exceptions. The law doesn’t apply to schools, prisons, nuclear power plants, defense plants or businesses that have combustible or explosive materials.

The exemptions built into the law became controversial after the law was passed. Some employers, including Disney and Universal Studios, twisted themselves into odd shapes to get an exemption.

Disney claims an exemption because it has a permit for explosives — namely, fireworks used in its extensive pyrotechnic displays. Universal Orlando houses a work-study program staffed by Orange County Public Schools, so it also prohibits firearms on its property.

A Disney security guard defied the ban and sued after he was fired. Eventually, the case was dismissed.

State law also allows people to carry a gun in their vehicle even without a concealed-weapon permit, as long as it is secured and “not readily accessible for immediate use.”

So, businesses can’t kick you out for having a firearm on their property, as long as it’s locked up and not being brandished.

About:
GunBroker.com (www.GunBroker.com) is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents.

USA Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —-(AmmoLand.com)- USA Shooting and GunBroker.com are announcing a month-long, online auction of guns and other USA Shooting related items to benefit the USA Shooting Team. The announcement was made jointly by Buddy DuVall, USA Shooting Director of Marketing, and Steve Urvan, President and Founder of GunBroker.com.

The special auction, part of GunBroker.com’s Heritage Partner Program, is an extension of the Hunting Heritage Trust’s “Treasures & Traditions” program. The auction will be featured on the home page of www.GunBroker.com where it will have exposure to GunBroker.com’s average of 2.5 million unique visitors per month.

“Over the past several years, GunBroker.com has been proud to provide free promotional or online auction services to the NRA, the Hunting Heritage Trust, NSSF, National Wild Turkey Federation, Youth Shooting Sports Alliance, USA Shooting and others, and we are very pleased to announce this expansion of our pro-bono efforts,” commented Urvan. “GunBroker.com has enjoyed extraordinary growth and acceptance within the hunting and shooting sports community and we welcome this opportunity to give back to the non-profits that are so important to the future of our hunting and shooting sports heritage.”

The auction includes:

• Henry Golden Boy “Military Service” Tribute Edition Rifle
• Perazzi MX-8 Shotgun signed by Kim Rhode
• NAA Mini Pistol with .22 magnum and .22 LR and presentation case
• Colt Single Action Army Frontier Six Shooter (Blue finish)
• Kershaw “USA Shooting” Knife
• Ruger MKIII Hunter Pistol – Limited Edition .22LR
• Commemorative Beijing Olympic medallion signed by medalists
• Ruger MKII Pistol “Victory in Athens” serial # USA-00021
• Ruger SR9 Diamond-plate prototype 9mm
• Beijing hat with 2008 Olympian signatures
• Ruger 10/22 “Broadstripe” rifle signed by USA Shooting Team members
• Charter Arms “Police Bulldog” .38 spec. Pistol
• Taurus M17C Pistol .17HMR
• Colt Single Action Army (Nickel finish) .357 mag
• S&W Sigma SW40VE (.40 S&W)
• Chiappa Sharps Creedmore Rifle (45-70 cal) – #39 of 500
• Ruger MKII “Victory in Beijing” pistol serial # USA-00008

About USA Shooting:
USA Shooting, a 501c3 non-profit corporation, was chartered by the United States Olympic Committee as the National Governing Body for the sport of shooting in April 1995. USA Shooting’s mission is to prepare American athletes to win Olympic medals, promote the shooting sports throughout the U.S. and govern the conduct of international shooting in the country. Check us out on the web at www.usashooting.org and on Twitter at twitter.com/USAShooting. For more information on the online auction, please contact Buddy DuVall at buddy.duvall@usashooting.org or 719-866-4880.

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About GunBroker.com:
GunBroker.com has established itself as an informative, detailed, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. As a company, GunBroker.com sells none of the merchandise listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site, and every buyer or seller must be legally allowed to own firearms. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents. For information on GunBroker.com advertising and partnership opportunities, contact Bob Delfay at rdelfay@earthlink.net.

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GunBroker.com --(AmmoLand.com)- The world’s largest online auction for firearms and hunting/shooting accessories, has launched a mobile site designed for easy viewing and use on the small screens of cell phones and PDAs.

The mobile site, accessible at http://m.gunbroker.com, looks sharp on a cell phone but also works in a regular Web browser.

“We live in a mobile society where cell phones and PDAs have become predominant, so it made sense to offer a site especially for the convenience of the many people who are interfacing with GunBroker.com on small screens while they’re going about their lives,” said Steve Urvan, GunBroker.com CEO.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, GunBroker.com has more than 1.35 million registered users. The site currently draws around 2.7 million unique visitors per month and hosts over 300,000 auctions daily.

Hitwise, a Web site measurement service, ranks GunBroker.com third in the United States’ “Shopping and Classifieds—Auctions” category, exceeded only by eBay and eBay Motors. Quantcast, another online measurement service, ranks GunBroker.com among the 1,000 largest U.S. Web sites of any kind.

About:
GunBroker.com® (www.gunbroker.com) is an informative, detailed, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms and hunting/shooting accessories. GunBroker.com promotes responsible gun ownership. Aside from merchandise bearing its logo, GunBroker.com sells none of the items listed on its Web site. Third-party sellers list items on the site and Federal and state laws govern the sale of firearms and other restricted items. Ownership policies and regulations are followed using licensed firearms dealers as transfer agents.