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Ruger Introduces Original Online Firearms Video Series

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Southport, CT –-(AmmoLand.com)- Firearms history, self-defense tips, and basic firearm skills are just some of the topics the new Ruger online video series will explore.

Striving to be both interesting and educational, Ruger has brought in industry professionals to share their knowledge and expertise with the Ruger online community.

New video segments will be released every Wednesday exclusively on www.Ruger.com. Previously posted videos will also appear on the Ruger You Tube Channel at www.YouTube.com/RugerFirearms.

The first video series to be released was the “History of the Gun,” a unique look at the progression of firearms technology throughout the years. The series is hosted by Senior Editor of Guns & Ammo Garry James, who is acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost experts on the history and technology of firearms.

James has first-hand knowledge of everything from medieval hand-cannons to the most modern full-autos. After college, James joined the U.S. Army, eventually becoming an Ordnance ammunition officer. Posting to an ammunition depot in South Wales, UK enabled him to further study and shoot old firearms and, after discharge, James joined the staff of Guns & Ammo magazine in 1971 where he eventually served as Editor.

Besides acting as Arms & Armour Expert for the auction firm of Sotheby Parke Bernet, James has been a technical advisor for films and television, including the popular History Channel series, “Story of the Gun,” “Tales of the Gun,” and “Mail Call.”

On Wednesday, December 16th, “Ruger Tactical Tips” will debut with career law enforcement officer Dave Spaulding. This series is a collection of self-defense tips designed to help individuals learn proper skills and techniques to defend themselves. Spaulding has worked in all facets of law enforcement and was a founding member of his agency’s SWAT Team.

He was also the commander of a multi-agency narcotics task force that included local, state and federal investigators. He is a graduate of many of the country’s best known training schools, including Gunsite, Thunder Ranch, The Tactical Defense Institute and many more. He has taught firearms and tactics courses across the country and is the author of over 1,000 articles for popular firearms magazines and two best-selling books: “Handgun Combatives” and “Defensive Living” (with Ed Lovette).

Take advantage of this opportunity to learn from true firearms experts and visit www.Ruger.com every Wednesday to see new episodes of the “History of the Gun” and “Ruger Tactical Tips” video series. New series are in development and will begin airing in mid-2010. For more information, and to learn more about the extensive line of Ruger firearms, visit www.Ruger.com.

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A New Video Available from the National Shooting Sports Foundation
Lock, Stock & Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry

National Shooting Sports Foundation

NEWTOWN, Conn --(AmmoLand.com)- “For more than 200 years a unique industry in America has made products that have been part of our country’s great tradition of freedom, self-reliance and enjoyment of the outdoors.” So begins a new video produced by the National Shooting Sports Foundation called “Lock, Stock and Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry” and that is now available as a DVD free of charge or to view online at www.nssf.org.

Designed to educate anyone who wants to know more about the history, operation and regulation of the firearms industry, the video is particularly helpful to those who hold misconceptions about the industry. By illustrating how the manufacture and sale of firearms are regulated by the federal government and how a mandatory FBI background check must be conducted for each retail purchaser of a firearm, “Lock, Stock and Barrel” corrects common misconceptions about the industry.

In addition, the video places the firearms industry in historical context:

“Companies large and small across the United States employ hundreds of thousands of workers with a wide variety of skills to make these products.

These firms share a common heritage as members of one of America’s oldest and most storied industries . . . an industry that played a prominent role in America’s westward expansion . . . in pioneering modern manufacturing techniques . . . in equipping our soldiers to achieve victory in wars fought to defend our freedoms . . . in supporting the conservation of America’s wildlife and wild places . . . and in cooperatively working with federal agencies to ensure that its products are lawfully sold and safely used.”

The video features comments from NSSF President Steve Sanetti.

“It’s important that an industry that produces a product — firearms — that is at times a contentious subject in modern society should be understood and appreciated for the many positive contributions it has made for centuries,” said Sanetti. “I believe that people who watch this video, perhaps at the local Rotary Club meeting or library, whether they own firearms or not, will come away with a new-found appreciation of our great industry.”

Potential audiences for the video are the general public, elected officials, teachers and students, local service groups and the media. Members of NSSF are encouraged to show the video to their employees and in their communities to promote a better understanding of the firearms industry.

“Lock, Stock and Barrel: Understanding the Firearms Industry” is approximately 15 minutes long. Individual or multiple copies of the DVD are available at www.nssf.org/industryvideo.

About NSSF
The National Shooting Sports Foundation is the trade association for the firearms industry. Its mission is to promote, protect and preserve hunting and the shooting sports. Formed in 1961, NSSF has a membership of more than 4,000 manufacturers, distributors, firearms retailers, shooting ranges, sportsmen’s organizations and publishers. For more information, log on to www.nssf.org.

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