Kenn Blanchard

Upper Marlboro, MD --(Ammoland.com)- America is defined by its freedoms. Gun control uses fear to disarm free people.

Crime occurs when evil people attempt to control or take what is not theirs.

The America ideal is to have the freedom to enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Americans that want to exercise those rights, have learned that freedom isn’t free.

The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. We are not guaranteed happiness. We have learned that our government has no real duty to protect us. We have learned that despite the US Constitution, the agreement with our government is constantly being re-interpreted as the seasons change. The government has learned that it is easier to control law abiding people than criminals. We have seen and heard the propaganda that perpetuates the fears of society to control its people.

Fear is false expectations appearing real. We set the inner city person against the rural person. In other words, we pit the black and the brown against the white. We misquote history or only tell half the story. We display the pain of mothers that have lost their sons to the criminal element of the streets and mix facts with fiction. We blame the mechanical devices that our ancestors had but we conveniently forgot about today. We pretend that humanity has not changed. The Mosaic Law that “Thou Shall Not Murder” has not been repealed yet none of the additional laws we have today have saved the life of one child. We ignore that poor people suffer from direct attacks daily, waiting for the thousands of laws we already have to make a difference. We accept crime and the criminal in certain neighborhoods and as long as it is not in yours then it’s ok.

Gun control is anti-American. It goes against the principles that make the United States unique in the world. It goes against the moral high ground that believed that the citizens are free enough that they can trust their government. It goes against the principle that the government is actually for the people, by the people and made up, of the people it represents. Gun control means that trust no longer exist. It means that there is some group that knows better. Gun control means that some people are more important than others. Gun control means that some people cannot be trusted to govern themselves.

Gun control is racist.

Gun control is a lie. Gun Control infers that the government will provide for your safety and security of your children. Gun control infers that with the power of the government there should be no crime. Gun control blames everything else but the criminal for the way things are. They blame guns. They blame gun owners. They blame the NRA. They blame your law abiding, PTA going, church going, and family members for what is wrong. Gun control takes the Black Codes and the Nazi Gun Control Act, changes the dates and then institutes them as reasonable measures. Then it tells us that –that is not true.

Gun control uses fear to control people that don’t have the time to learn. Gun control uses fear to control people that are trying to survive and want to believe in someone or something. Gun control is not new. It has been going on since the invention of gun powder.

It is and always has been about control. That is not American.

Rev. Kenn Blanchard

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Kenn Blanchard is a contributor to AmmoLand Shooting Sports News and Producer of the Urban Shooter pod cast. In addition Kenn Blanchard is a pro-gun media producer & marketing professional that helps small businesses by providing information, entertainment , inspiration and support to the sport shooting community through blogs, voice -over, podcasting and professional speaking. Visit: www.kennblanchard.com

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

MISSOULA, Mont. --(Ammoland.com)- The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Northeast New Mexico Chapter is teaming up with the NRA Whittington Center in Raton, N.M., for a one-of-a-kind shooting sports event especially for hunters, August 26-28.

The “Big Bull Shootoff” simulates field situations and shot opportunities encountered during archery and firearms hunts for big game. The course is designed to challenge and hone shooting skills.

The event is open to anyone interested in hunting, shooting and conservation.

Competition is being divided into classes for men, women and youths–plus special divisions for RMEF chapters from around the country vying for organizational bragging rights and unique traveling trophies for the best rifle and archery teams.

“The event begins on a Friday with open shooting to allow registered shooters to warm up, followed by several fun-shoot events and a special RMEF reception. On Saturday, the shooting events begin in earnest. Saturday night features a big game banquet, auction, raffles and games. We’ll wrap up on Sunday with a breakfast awards ceremony to honor our shooting champions,” said Doug Doherty, RMEF regional director for New Mexico.

The main rifle competition offers 10 stations with 20 targets out to 400 yards, with scores based on shot placement and time. United Bowhunters of New Mexico is working with the RMEF chapter to set up a 3-D archery course using the same concept as the rifle competition. Both are limited to 150 competitors each.

In addition to these featured competitions, other attractions will include sporting clays, five-stand and other shotgun, pistol and rifle shooting, product vendors exhibiting their latest and greatest, and RMEF’s new Project SAFE program to help young and novice shooters discover America’s hunting heritage and conservation.

For event details, pricing and registration, contact RMEF volunteers Ira or Lynette Simpson at (575) 445-3988. Reservations are limited. Registration closes Aug. 12.

The entire event is a fundraiser to support RMEF’s mission to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat. Since 1985, RMEF and its partners have completed 256 different conservation and education projects in New Mexico with a combined value of more than $19.3 million.

The NRA Whittington Center is one of the nation’s premier shooting sports facilities. Founded in 1973, the center offers many competitive, educational and recreational activities in all shooting disciplines–and hosted more than 115,000 visitors in 2010. On site camping and lodging facilities are available (there also are many hotels in Raton). Learn more about the center at www.nrawc.org.

About the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation:
Snowy peaks, dark timber basins and grassy meadows. RMEF is leading an elk country initiative that has conserved or enhanced habitat on over 5.9 million acres–a land area equivalent to a swath three miles wide and stretching along the entire Continental Divide from Canada to Mexico. RMEF also works to open, secure and improve public access for hunting, fishing and other recreation. Get involved at www.rmef.org or 800-CALL ELK.

Birchwood Casey Office Manager Zombie Target

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Eden Prairie, MN – (Ammoland.com)- Movies, books and television shows about an invasion of the “walking dead” have gained popularity over the last few years. A whole culture has sprung up on the subject, prompting blogs and discussions about how to prepare in case of attack. The shooting community has recently joined in the fun with discussions about the best gun to have when the “walking dead” show up at their door.

Birchwood Casey now has a line of exciting, fun to shoot Darkotic Targets that shooters can use to practice for the “invasion”.

Two different types of Darkotic targets are available. The first are reactive splattering targets that measure 12”x18” and come in packs of 8. They sell for a suggested retail price of $13.98. The second group of targets is printed on plain paper and measure 23”x35”. They come in packs of 100 at a price of $1.98 per each target, making them great for ranges or groups. The 23”x35” size also works great for archery shooters.

Put a little “scare” into your next outing at the range with Darkotic Targets.

For more information, consumers can log onto the Birchwood Casey website at www.birchwoodcasey.com, write to 7900 Fuller Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344-2195 or call 800.328.6156.

Want too see all the Birchwood Casey Zombie targets, Check out the Ammoland.com Facebook Page.

International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts

LOS OSOS, CA -(Ammoland.com)- Phoenix, Arizona’s Jason Stieber won four of eight stages to take the Classic division title at the International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts’ (ICORE) 14th Annual Southwest Regional Revolver Championship this past weekend.

Stieber began the match trailing John Levis of Riverside, Calif., but took the lead on the fifth stage after two consecutive stage wins. He maintained that lead through the end of the match with his final two stages wins coming on the last stages of the competition.

Stieber finished the match with a time of 208.21, outpacing Levis by nearly 16 seconds.

“The Classic division is extremely challenging to compete in and Jason really shined with a strong performance, including four solid stage wins,” said Ron Joslin of ICORE.

Levis, who won two stages and shared another stage win with Stieber, finished in second with 224.02 seconds. Bryan Brockway of Brea, Calif. won one stage and posted a final time of 226.59 to finish third.

Rounding out the top five were Jude Javier of Santa Clara, Calif. in fourth with one stage win and a time of 231.88, and Cedric Yoshimura of Los Angeles, Calif. in fifth with 241.24.

Among the seniors competing in the Classic division, James Kimball of Raymond, Calif. claimed the Senior Classic title with 280.00.

The competition, which was held on the Hogue Action Pistol Range at the San Luis Obispo Sportsmen’s Association in San Luis Obispo, Calif., drew 110 top wheelgunners from across California and the region. The match was the first of seven events in the ICORE Regional Series presented by Smith and Wesson.

The next major match on the ICORE competition schedule is the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship which will take place June 2-5, also on the Hogue Action Pistol Range in San Luis Obispo.

For more information on ICORE, the 2011 ICORE Regional Series presented by Smith & Wesson or the 20th Annual Smith & Wesson International Revolver Championship, visit www.ICORE.org

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

North East, MD --(Ammoland.com)- The rifle and shotgun ranges at Elk Neck State Forest will be closed beginning November 30, 2010 for renovations and repairs.

This closure should last several weeks. During the closure, the pistol range will remain open for use during normal hours of operation.

Users are reminded that the pistol range is restricted to the use of revolvers and pistols only.

No long rifles of any sort are permitted at facility.

Questions, comments, or concerns should be directed to the Forest Office at (410) 287-5675.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages nearly one-half million acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland’s forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland’s effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state’s number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.DNR.Maryland.gov.

Babes with Bullets

Princeton, Louisiana -(Ammoland.com)- You may register under the wire and get a place at the premiere rifle camp for women, offered by Babes with Bullets at Head Instructor Kay Miculek’s private range near Shreveport, La., from Wed., Nov. 3 through Sat., Nov. 6, 2010.

This three-day immersion camp concludes with a private match.

Many in the gun industry and the nation are aware of Babes with Bullet ladies action-shooting pistol camps, held since April 2004 under the supervision of Miculek – a 14-time national champion in rifle, pistol and shotgun – who recruited many of the top female shooters in the country, instructors that offer the unique ability to reach out to novice female shooters. This camp is the first in a series of rifle camps, added to the roster.

Camp Director Deb Ferns attended the first camp in 2004 as one of the novice shooters. Since 2004, Ferns and Miculek have worked as partners, along with senior instructor, Lisa Munson, to host dozens of camps across the US. To date more than 1,200 novice ladies have joined in the camps, which have been underwritten by Smith & Wesson since 2004. Along with financial support, Smith & Wesson also donates all the firearms – including their new M&P 15/AR-15 and M&P 22′s. This gives campers the opportunity to “try before they buy.” According to Ferns, an aggressive 3-gun competitor, “Of all the rifles I’ve used, the AR-15 is the most fun and easiest rifle to shoot. So many women are intimidated by the word ‘rifle’ and that’s due to the influence of mainstream media and has nothing to do with reality!”

HiViz Shooting Systems, along with Nikon and Insight Technology, help make the upcoming Babes with Bullets rifle camp available to more women through three-$200 scholarships. Please contact Deb Ferns, camp director, at Deb@BabeswithBullets.com to see if a scholarship is available. See the website at www.babeswithbullets.com to register for the upcoming rifle camp, or any of the other camps for 2010 and 2011.

Mandeville, LA -(Ammoland.com)- Tom is announcing all the details of the much-anticipated Gun Talk 10mm 1911 with help from Dury’s Gun Shop and Double Tap Ammunition this Sunday on Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk (R) Radio, the only nationally-syndicated radio talk show about guns and the shooting sports.

Johnny Dury has been selling guns for decades – and Dury’s Gun Shop is the only place to purchase the new, limited-edition Gun Talk 10mm 1911. Listeners can visit Dury’s in San Antonio, TX in person, or view and purchase the GT10 online at www.durysguns.com. The GT10 will only be available thru the month of October.

Mike McNett of Double Tap Ammunition has become pretty well known for the punched-up ammo his company makes, and the 10mm is no exception. McNett will discuss what exactly the 10mm is, what it can do, and why you would want it.

Also on the show this Sunday is Benny Spies, host of the newest hunting show on VERSUS. Spies’ show, Gun it with Benny Spies, premieres this Friday, October 1st at 9pm ET, and takes viewers for a thrill-ride through the world of hunting, via his trusty ’73 Winnebago, nicknamed “The Toaster”. A native of South Dakota, Spies brings the series to his home state in search of ducks, whitetail, mule deer and more. Says Spies, in the Aberdeen News, “It is a totally different type of hunting show than what you are used to seeing. It is not a show where the first 22 minutes are used to set up the hunt and then they go in for the kill…Our show is fast paced and low maintenance, and hopefully fun and entertaining.”

In its 15th year of national syndication, Tom Gresham’s Gun Talk Radio airs live on Sundays from 2PM-5PM Eastern, and runs on over 100 stations, plus SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio. All Gun Talk shows can be downloaded as podcasts through Apple iTunes, the Gun Talk iPhone App, the Blackberry Podcast App, or at www.guntalk.libsyn.com. More information is available at www.guntalk.com.

Upper Marlboro, MD -(Ammoland.com)- Our friend Rev. Kenn Blanchard  known as the Black Man With A Gun wants you to listen to the Urban Shooter Podcast. He is the untraditional pastor of a small Baptist church in the Nation’s Capital. He is an author and entertaining speaker who is also a stalwart defender of the rights of all Americans.

Kenn Blanchard is the founder of the Tenth Cavalry Gun Club. He has been a law enforcement officer, a federal police trainer, diplomatic security, a high profile protective agent, and is a former US Marine.  He is a biker, a blues singer, a husband and parent. Kenn doesn’t have a PhD in anything but if you are heading to the gates of hell, he’ll be the first in line to go get you out.

Listen to The Urban Shooter podcast and get inspired, entertained and sometimes – educated. Subscribe to it on iTunes, get the app or listen to it online. You can learn more about the wonderful gun loving world of Rev. Kenn Blanchard at http://www.urbanshooter.org  or, get the Urban Shooter feed .

He also runs Kenn Blanchard Promotions, a pro-gun media producer and marketing company that provides information, entertainment and inspiration and support for small businesses in the sport shooting community through blogs, professional voice -overs, podcasting and professional speaking. To contact Rev. Kenn, call 888-675-0202 or email him at blackmanwithagun@gmail.com.

Kiawah Island, South Carolina -(Ammoland.com)- The American Celebrity Classic, a brand new National shooting event to honor and help our troops is being planned for the summer of 2011. The American Celebrity Classic will bring together sportsmen, outdoor-related industries, outfitters, professional athletes and celebrities that promote shooting sports, specifically those committed to helping our active military personnel as well as our veterans.

Jeff Engel, Executive Director of the American Celebrity Classic states, “This nationally televised shooting event will take place on June 3 and 4, 2011 at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas and will be one of the most exciting, fun and well organized shooting events in the country with the ultimate goal being to help our military personnel.”

The proceeds of this outstanding event will be shared by many organizations which may include, but are not limited to Salute to American Heroes, Operation Welcome Home, Stars & Stripes, the Blinded Veterans Association and the USO. It is our goal to provide funding to organizations offering support for our veterans while preserving recreational shooting and hunting traditions.

We welcome you and invite you and your company’s participation in this patriotic endeavor. Join professional athletes and celebrities, as well as our military personnel — our real celebrities — at the 1st annual American Celebrity Classic. Teams of four (4) shooters will pair with a celebrity for two days of shooting and socializing in a fun-filled weekend. Sponsorship packages have been mailed to over 250 companies across the US. To learn more about the opportunities that are available, please contact Cathy Williams.

This event will be your way to make a difference. Let us hear from you by signing up for one of the sponsorship packages today. Let the troops know that your company values the sacrifices they make for us. The American Celebrity Classic – a Sportsmen Honoring Our Troops (S.H.O.T.) event is a 501C3.

Robert Vogel of Wapakoneta, Ohio, won his second U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) regional championship.

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. --(Ammoland.com)- Robert Vogel of Wapakoneta, Ohio, won his second U.S. Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) regional championship of the year this past weekend with a come-from-behind win in the Limited division at the USPSA Canyon Creek Area 5 Regional Handgun Championship.

This is the fourth year in a row that Vogel has won a title at the Area 5 Championship. He won back-to-back Limited-10 division titles in 2009 and 2008, as well as the Production division title in 2007.

Winning only two of the 12 stages, and competing with a Glock model 24 which gives up two rounds per magazine to his competitors, Vogel battled from behind to overtake the match leader, and 2009 winner, Blake Miguez of New Iberia, La., on the final stage of the match.

Miguez, who is one of the top Limited division shooters in the country and currently featured on the History Channel’s show Top Shot, won four stages early in the match and held the lead on 10 of 12 stages.

Going into the final stage of the match, Miguez held a 7.6605 point lead but fell to second place, giving back nearly 30 points to Vogel on the last stage. Vogel ended the match with a final score of 1427.7224 points, to Miguez’s 1411.3962.

“Bob is quickly proving to be one of the most versatile shooters in USPSA. Whether it’s in the Production division, Limited-10 or Limited, Bob continues to collect titles with a duty-style pistol typically used in law enforcement,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

Finishing over 65 points behind the leader in third with a score of 1362.2730 was Ted Puente of Milwaukee, Wis. Puente, who won two stages in the match, was trailing in fourth until winning the final stage in the match and moving himself into third.

Rounding out the top five were Team Sig member Matt Cheely of Plymouth, Mich., in fourth with two stage wins and a score of 1359.1312, and Emmanuel Bragg of Kirksville, Mo., in fifth with one stage win and a final score of 1354.9410.

Also taking home Limited division titles were John Smith of Marseilles, Ill., who won the Senior Limited contest, James Shema of Hebron, Ind., who took the Super Senior Limited division title, and Teepy Porter of St. Marys, Ga., who won the Junior Limited title.

Hosted by the Tri County Gun Club in Polo, Ill., and sponsored by Canyon Creek, the Area 5 match grew 22.5% over the previous year with a total of 337 top shooters from around the country, as well as Canada, competing for a title in one of six divisions.

Area 5 is one of the eight USPSA shooting regions in the country and is made up of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The sport of Practical Shooting was formally established in 1976 but traces its roots back to the 1950’s and the quick draw “leather slap” competitions that grew out of America’s love affair with the TV westerns of that era. Today the sport represents the upper echelon of the shooting sports with many of its top shooters actively training law enforcement and military units on shooting techniques and equipment developed in competition.

Glock Pistols

SMYRNA, Ga --(Ammoland.com)- Team GLOCK members Dave Sevigny and Randi Rogers both competed and won individual awards at the 2010 NRA Bianchi Cup Action Pistol Championship held May 26-29, in Hallsville, Mo.

Competitors from numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and the United States participated to claim the prestigious annual tournament championship, which featured four courses of fire and required 192 rounds.

Sevigny and Rogers both shot GLOCK 34 pistols in 9×19 in the Production division.

In front of a large crowd, Sevigny, the 2009 Bianchi Production Champion, again won the Production Speed Event and finished third overall in the Production division main match with a score of 1833-119x.

“Action Pistol is unique for us. Unlike the other shooting sports in which we compete, the generous time allowances for each string of fire create an equalizer – meaning there is an even greater focus on accuracy. While Randi and I made improvements from last season’s match, we still have more work to do. The competitors who regularly compete in Action Pistol, Bullseye and PPC events are a great challenge for me,” said Sevigny.

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny

Rogers finished in 1st place in the Sharpshooter class and in 8th place overall in the Production division with a score of 1790-99x. She shot an exceptional Plate stage by hitting 47 of 48 plates and placed second overall.

“The Bianchi Cup is the most difficult match I have ever shot. With very accuracy intensive stages, there is no room for error. I trained hard for the event knowing that I would be facing talented competitors, so I am very pleased to have placed in the top eight overall in Production,” said Rogers.

GLOCK Vice President Gary Fletcher added, “GLOCK, Inc. is proud to help sponsor both the NRA and its competitive shooting events. GLOCK pistols are made to be safe to use, simple to operate and fast to shoot. These qualities give both our team shooters and competitors all around the world the confidence to shoot GLOCKs in competition.”

The Production Division at the event was sponsored by GLOCK. Team GLOCK will next compete at the World Class Steel tournament on June 4-5 in Old Bridge, NJ.

Shooter Athena Lee of Katy, Texas

U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. – -(Ammoland.com)- Kay Miculek of Princeton, La. came from behind on the final stage of the match to edge out Athena Lee of Katy, Texas and win the Lady’s Open division title at the at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s (USPSA) 2010 Area 4 Handgun Championship sponsored by firearms maker STI International.

In what would be the closest contest of the six division handgun championship, Lee started the match in first place after winning stage one, but then fell behind Lisa Munson of Marysville, Wash. who won the next two stages.

However it was on stage four that the match turned in Miculek’s favor.

After winning the fourth stage Miculek jumped to the head of the pack giving herself a 37 point lead over Lee. Over the next six stages Miculek held the lead while Lee chipped away at it with four stage wins to Miculek’s one.

On stage 11 Lee finally overtook Miculek by a mere 1.4943 points after winning the stage and heading to a showdown on the last stage of the match.

Shooter Kay Miculek of Princeton, La

With the title on the line, Miculek posted a stage winning score of 116.0282 to Lee’s 113.3370 giving her a 2.6912 point advantage that was enough to outpace Lee for the win.

Miculek finished the match with a final score of 1064.6003, just 1.1969 points over Lee’s 1063.4034.

“The one match to watch at the Area 4 Championship was the battle for the Lady’s Open title. Both Kay and Athena are exceptional shooters and fierce competitors as evidenced by the nail-biter of a finish. Congratulations go to both women on an outstanding shooter performance,” said Michael Voigt, president of USPSA.

Third place in the women’s race went to Cameron’s Custom Guns’ Lisa Munson who won a total of three stages but finished well out of first with 950.3120. Fourth place went to Sue VanBlaricum of Lafayette, Tenn. with a score of 735.5503.

The STI Area 4 Handgun Championship was held at the Shootout Range in Princeton, La. The match drew 230 top shooters from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the four states that make up Area 4, as well as Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin and Canada.

The next regional championship on the practical shooting calendar is the Canyon Creek Area 5 Championship scheduled for June 10-13 at the Tri County Gun Club in Polo, Ill.

For more information on USPSA, upcoming matches and full match results, visit www.USPSA.org.

Rob Leatham Takes 16th Consecutive Win

Safariland.com

JACKSONVILLE, Florida --(Ammoland.com)- Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, proudly congratulates Team Safariland member Rob Leatham on winning top shooter at the USPSA Springfield Armory Single Stack National Championship. Winning for the 16th consecutive time, Leatham has won this event every year it has been held. The Single Stack Classic was held from April 30 – May 1 in Barry, Illinois, with 269 competitors.

“Rob has been a major part of Team Safariland for over 20 years, not just competing, but supporting Safariland in developing and testing new products. It still amazes me how Rob can continue to be on top of his game after all this time. He truly is TGO (The Great One),” stated Scott Carnahan, Team Safariland Manager and VP, Category Marketing, Safariland.

Along with his 1911, Leatham was using Safariland’s new Model 032 ELS Competition Belt System, with ELS (Equipment Locking System) Forks and Plates. Around the belt are pre-cut mounting holes for straight up or angled attachment of the ELS 35 Receiver Plate, providing a secure mounting platform for the mag pouch and holster equipped with the ELS 34 Fork. It makes for convenient movement of the gear to various locations on the belt at the desired carry angle.

Stated Leatham, “This new rig allows me the same tune ability, speed and comfort as an open rig plus the adjustability you don’t normally receive in a concealment rig. Now all I have to do is change out the pouches and holster body with the ELS system and it will become my product rig.”

Safariland is pleased to report that sponsored shooter Julie Goloski Golob took the top honors in the Ladies division, with her 10th National title, and fellow Team Safariland member Kippi Leatham finished 3rd in the Ladies division. These shooters were also using the Safariland ELS Competition Belt System.

Leatham is a 23-time USPSA National Champion, five-time IPSC World Champion, and an eight-time NRA Bianchi Cup Champion. In 2009 Leatham was also the NRA Bianchi Cup Metallic Champion and USPSA Steel Challenge Production Champion. Kippi Leatham is a four-time USPSA National Champion, of which three titles are from Open Division and one from Single Stack Division. Kippi is the 2009 USPSA Area-2 Production Champion, and she is also a four-time member of “Gold Team USA” IPSC World Champions.

For more information about the ELS Competition Belt System and Team Safariland, visit www.safariland.com/dutygear.

About Safariland
Safariland, LLC is a premier provider of law enforcement and security products and services, delivering a full-range of customer-specific solutions. Offering many of the world’s most recognizable branded products in the public safety market, Safariland is committed to saving lives. For more information about Safariland and its body armor products, as well as information on the new NIJ-06 standard, please visit www.safariland.com.

About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is a global defense, security and aerospace company with approximately 107,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. In 2009 BAE Systems reported sales of £22.4 billion (US$ 36.2 billion).

The wild, wild West is knocking on north Phoenix’s doorsteps for five straight days at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility.

Arizona Game and Fish Department

Phoenix, Az – -(Ammoland.com)- More than 600+ men, women and juniors with names like Blackjack Zak, Nine Toe Joe, Lightnin’ Rick, Holden A. Grudge, Sixgun Shorty, Evil Roy, Holy Terror, and Wicked Felina will be dressed from head-to-toe in old West cowboy getups, slinging single action revolvers, lever action rifles and old time shotguns.

Once again, the Arizona Territorial Company of Rough Riders will host the 19th annual National Championship of Cowboy Action Shooting for the Single Action Shooting Society (SASS), Feb. 24-28 and the public is invited to take in this crowd-pleasing spectacle. Daily event hours are 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. except on Sunday, which is 8 a.m. to noon. Admission is free, but a $5 parking fee will be collected.

The competitions are also staged in the nostalgic Old West style including western facades of old forts, and salons transporting participants and spectators back in time to the early 19th Century. In timed events, shooters test their skills shooting at steel targets, that give off a resounding “clang” when hit.

Spectators will get the look and feel of the merchants of old through vendors purveying everything from period clothing to antiques and reproductions, and displays of period militaria. Entertainment will be readily available in the form of a number of singers, cowboy bands, trick roping, and various other forms of cowboy entertainment. Varieties of food services are also available.

Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to the Wounded Warriors Project. This incredible organization’s purpose is to help severely injured members of our armed forces aid and assist each other, and to provide unique direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.

While in the shooting areas, spectators will be required to wear eye protection (sunglasses and corrective glasses are acceptable) and ear protection is strongly suggested, especially for children.

The Ben Avery Shooting Facility is located in north Phoenix on Carefree Highway just west of I-17 (Exit 223).

Y’all come out now, ya hear.

For all you city-slicker media folks: For photos, video or interview arrangements during the event, contact Dan Wohleen, aka “Parson Swede” at (602) 318-8877.

For more information about Winter Range, visit www.winterrange.com.

To learn more about the Ben Avery Shooting Facility and the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

SIG SAUER

Exeter, NH --(AmmoLand.com)- Team SIG Champion Shooter, Max Michel, opened the 2010 competitive shooting season with his third straight win in the Open Division of the Florida Open held in Frostproof, Florida held February 19 through the 21st.

This Twelfth Annual competition, hosted by the Universal Shooting Academy and under careful direction of Match Director and Champion Shooter, Frank Garcia, proved to the 300 + contestants to be a challenging opening event for the year. Max amassed 1491.0520 points winning the Open.

Max Michel, Jr., Signs on with SIG SAUER, Inc

Max has won the Open Division in 2009 and 2008, as well.

“Winning the Open Division in the Florida Open is a great way to start 2010,” Max Michel commented.

“The competition is first-class and this event draws the best in talent. Match Director, Frank Garcia, brought his experience as a Champion Shooter to the event with some very challenging stages.”

Max Michel’s next competition is the Double Tap Championship in Wichita Falls, Texas on March 18 – 20, 2010.

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For more information on SIG SAUER, or any of its products, visit www.sigsauer.com.

About Max Michel:
Max Michel first gained prominence in the competitive shooting arena with five USPSA® National Championships beginning in 2004 and three World Speed Shooting Championships in 2005, 2007 and 2009. Max has completed nearly 30 USPSA Area Championships and, as a representative of the United States, Max has competed in the last three International Practical Shooting Confederation® (IPSC) World Shoots, returning home with team gold medals. Max was a top recruit for the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) from 1999 to 2009 and has been an active Army shooter and trainer. Max was also the Military Coach of the Action Pistol Team. Max Michel is currently the SIG SAUER Manager of Competitive Shooting Activities.

About SIG SAUER, Inc.
SIG SAUER, Inc. is the largest member of a worldwide business group of firearms manufacturers that includes J.P. Sauer & Sohn and Blaser GmbH in Germany and Swiss Arms AG in Switzerland. This global network of companies gives SIG SAUER a world-class firearms knowledge base, unparalleled design expertise, and extensive manufacturing capacity, enabling the company to respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and the needs of its military, law enforcement, and commercial markets worldwide. SIG SAUER is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company with approximately 400 employees. For more information on SIG SAUER or any of its products, or the SIG SAUER Academy, log on to www.sigsauer.com.

AmmoLand Gun Rights News

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U.S. Practical Shooting Association

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. —-(AmmoLand.com)- By just over half a point, Eva Micklethwaite managed to edge out Jenny Chu to pick up her first Area win and the coveted Women’s Open division title at the U.S. Practical Shooting Association’s Area 2 Regional Handgun Championships.

Micklethwaite, who was a member of the Team USA and helped win the gold in 2008 at the International Practical Shooting Confederation’s (IPSC) World Shoot XV in Bali, Indonesia, was also crowned High Lady, a title that goes to the top overall female shooter in the match.

Through most of the match Chu held the lead with five key stage wins among the women shooters. Yet Micklethwaite stayed within striking distance giving Chu a 30 point led early but closing the gap to just under 10 points by the ninth stage.

With just two stages remaining Micklethwaite made her move.

On the tenth stage Mickelthwaite picked up 14 points on Chu by scoring 18 A zone hits and 6 C zone hits. Chu put 20 solid A zone hits down range but dropped points with a B, C and D hit as well as one Miss and one No-Shoot. This gave Micklethwaite a slim lead of just 4.5637 points going into the final stage.

With the match slipping away, Chu tried to recover putting eight of her ten shots in the A zone with the remaining two falling in the C zone. She picked up just over 42 points on the stage but it wasn’t enough as Micklethwaite scored six A zone hits and four C zone hits giving her slightly more than 37 points for the stage.

When all the scores were tallied, Micklethwaite’s late surge put her just 0.5715 points ahead of Chu with a final score of 1120.3398 to 1119.7683.

“This was one of the closest matches of the season and nothing short of nail biter. Both Eva and Jenny battled all the way, even through the very last shot of the match. It’s a big win for Eva and one that is well deserved,” said Dave Thomas, executive director of the U.S. Practical Shooting Association.

Rounding out the top five were Team Smith & Wesson’s Kay Miculek in third with 1098.2849, Valarie Levanza-Rosales in fourth with 1061.9108 and Lily Chung in fifth with 985.5508.

The match, which was held November 12-15 at the Rio Salado Sportsman’s Club in Mesa, Ariz., drew a total of 355 shooters who put a combined 100,000-plus rounds down range competing for regional championship titles in the Open, Limited, Limited-10, Production, Revolver and Single Stack divisions.

The USPSA Area 2 region includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii and New Mexico but shooters from around the country attended.

About USPSA:
The United States Practical Shooting Association is a non-profit membership association and the governing body for the sport of Practical Shooting in America. USPSA has nearly 18,000 members and more than 350 affiliated clubs which host weekly matches throughout the country providing recreational shooters with the opportunity to test and refine their shooting skills in a safe, competitive environment. USPSA is also the US Region of the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC), which is comprised of approximately 67 nations. For more information, visit www.uspsa.org.

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USA Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –-(AmmoLand.com)- USA Shooting is pleased to announce that pistol shooter Keith Sanderson (San Antonio, Texas) and shotgun shooter Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.) have been selected as the 2009 USAS Athletes of the Year.

These athletes were chosen based on the USAS Athlete of the Year Nomination and Selection Procedure, which is a points system that rewards performance in major competitions.

Sanderson, a 2008 Olympian, earned the Male Athlete of the Year honor after an outstanding World Cup season in 2009, winning an unprecedented three medals on the ISSF World Cup circuit. Sanderson captured the gold at the Beijing World Cup, silver in Changwon, Korea and bronze at the World Cup Munich in the Men’s 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event. Sanderson also grabbed fifth place at the Milan World Cup. In addition, Sanderson finished in third place at the 2009 Rifle/Pistol Fall Selection Match at Fort Benning, Ga.

For the third consecutive year, four-time Olympian Rhode was selected as the USA Shooting Female Athlete of the Year. A four-time Olympic medalist, Rhode shot her way to two World Cup medals this year, claiming the silver in San Marino and the bronze in Munich in the Women’s Skeet event. Rhode was also the 2009 National Champion and finished in first place at the 2009 Shotgun Fall Selection Match, earning a spot on the 2010 World Shooting Championship team. Rhode also finished seventh at the 2009 Shotgun World Championships.

Sanderson and Rhode were selected as the overall USAS Athletes of the Year, but USAS also recognizes the Discipline Athletes of the Year, who earned the highest number of points in each discipline.

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) member Michael McPhail (Darlington, Wis.) was the top male athlete for rifle, while Jamie Beyerle (Lebanon, Pa.) won the honor for women’s rifle for the fourth year in a row, and USAMU member Josh Richmond (Hillsgrove, Pa.) had the highest number of points for men’s shotgun. Sanderson is also the Male Athlete of the Year for pistol and Rhode is the Female the Athlete of the Year for the shotgun discipline. A female pistol shooter was not chosen this year as there were no female pistol shooters who met the minimum point requirement.

McPhail had an excellent year in the Men’s 50m Prone Rifle event, capturing two bronze medals on the World Cup circuit, as well as the silver medal at the World Cup Final. McPhail also finished in fifth place at the World Cup Changwon and was the 2009 National Champion in Men’s Prone.

Beyerle, a 2008 Olympian, won the 2009 World Cup Final bronze medal in Women’s 50m 3 Position Rifle. She finished fourth at the World Cup in Milan and was the 2009 National Champion. She also claimed second place at the Rifle/Pistol Fall Selection Match.

Richmond captured the gold medal in the Men’s Double Trap event at the 2009 World Cup in Munich, Germany. He took home the bronze at the San Marino World Cup and finished fifth at the World Cup in Minsk. Richmond was also the 2009 National Champion and finished fourth at the Shotgun World Championships. Most recently, Richmond won the 2009 Shotgun Fall Selection Match, claiming a spot on the 2010 World Shooting Championship team.

The overall athletes of the year will be submitted to the U.S. Olympic Committee for consideration for the 2009 USOC SportsMan and SportsWoman of the Year awards, which have been presented annually since 1974 to the top overall male and female athletes within the U.S. Olympic Family.

For more information on these athletes, please visit www.usashooting.org.

InSight Technology

LONDONDERRY, NH --(AmmoLand.com)-Insight Technology, the world’s leading provider of tactical lasers, illuminators and thermal imaging equipment, has been named the title sponsor of the mcalifoonthly International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) matches held in Southern California at the ISI Ranges in Piru. The 2010 matches will be called the Insight Technology IPDA Series and are open to all competitors.

“From the start our IDPA matches have grown in size pulling in shooters from around the state. With the generous support of Insight Technology we hope to break all previous participation records and provide our competitors with an exciting and challenging match structure that will bring even more shooters into the sport,” said Mike Dalton, ISI founder and match director for the series.

Starting in January, the Insight Technology IPDA Series will take place on the fourth Saturday of each month. Shooters will compete for top honors in the IDPA Stock Service Pistol, Enhanced Service Pistol, Stock Revolver, Enhanced Revolver, and Custom Defensive Pistol divisions.

In addition to sponsoring the Insight Technology IPDA Series, the ISI Ranges are also home to several other shooting disciplines including USPSA Practical Shooting, Glock Sport Shooting Foundation and the famed Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships, making it the focal point of organized competition shooting in Southern California.

“We’re proud to partner with ISI Shootists as the title sponsor of their monthly IDPA matches,” said Paul Erhardt of Insight Technology. “Piru is widely recognized as one of the competition pistol shooting hubs in the United States and has a well deserved reputation for competition excellence dating back to the early days of the Southwest Pistol League. We look forward to working with ISI Shootists and this dynamic shooting community.”

For more information on IDPA and the Insight Technology IDPA Series please visit www.isishootists.com. For information on Insight Technology’s full line of tactical lasers, illuminators and thermal imaging equipment, visit www.InsightTechGear.com.

About:
Insight Technology: Insight Technology Incorporated is the leading developer and manufacturer of tactical laser aiming and illumination products, integrated sighting systems, and thermal imaging systems for use by consumers, law enforcement officers and military personnel. Founded in 1988, the company operates its state-of-the-art facility providing highly effective and innovative tactical devices for extreme environments, advancing the effectiveness of the warfighter and first responder. Internationally recognized as exceeding the quality standards of ISO 9001, Insight Technology is located in Londonderry, New Hampshire.

EOTAC Shooting Sports Clinic at IDPA National Championship

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WEST COLUMBIA, S.C.--(AmmoLand.com)- EOTAC, makers of the highest quality tactical and discreet garments available to operators, hosted a free Shooting Sports Clinic at the IDPA National Championship that was held at the United States Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Clinic gave competitors that shot the IDPA National Championship the opportunity to reshoot stages from the match but with coaching from Team EOTAC members Tom Yost, Bob Vogel, Massad Ayoob, Dave Harrington, Tom Carpenter, and Mark Redl. This was the third and largest clinic hosted by EOTAC.

“For Team EOTAC, it’s a pleasure giving back to the shooting community through these Clinics. The Team members are getting as much out of these Clinics as the participants are. It’s great to see the smiles on their faces as the participants learn new techniques,” said Tom Yost, Captain of Team EOTAC.

“As Team EOTAC members compete in matches across the country, we will continue to offer these free clinics. They are our way of further supporting the shooting sports and helping fellow shooters improve their skills,” said Fernando Coelho, President of EOTAC.

About EOTAC
EOTAC taps decades of real world military, law enforcement, and private sector experience to produce the highest quality tactical and discreet garments available to operators today. Offering both traditional and next gen tactical clothing, EOTAC designs innovate without sacrificing utility or comfort. Leveraging outdoor industry experience and end user feedback, EOTAC continually refines the capabilities of its product line maintaining a high level of excellence in every garment offered.

USA Shooting

BEIJING, China –-(AmmoLand.com)- Jeff Holguin (Yorba Linda, Calif.), a 2008 Olympian and 2009 World Championship silver medalist, earned the bronze medal in Men’s Double Trap at the ISSF World Cup Final for Shotgun in Beijing today.

Shooting on the same range where he finished in fourth place at the 2008 Olympic Games, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) member Holguin was tied for first place at 144 targets with Chinese shooters Mo Jiunjie and 2008 Olympic bronze medallist Hu Binyuan going into today’s final.

Holguin and Binyuan each shot 42 out of 50 targets in the final and ended the match tied at 186 hits. In the shoot-off for the silver medal, Holguin, who shot first, missed a target on his second pair, winning bronze with a total score of 186+3 targets and leaving Hu Binyuan the silver medal with 186+4 hits.

“If I had made it to the second spot in the shoot-off, I would probably have had a better chance,” commented Holguin after the match. “It’s great to be back on the Olympic Range of Beijing, and this time walking out with something in my hands.”

Jiunjie, who at 21-years-old was today’s youngest finalist, won the Men’s Double Trap event, claiming his first ISSF World Cup Final gold medal with a total score of 189 targets (144+45).

Sixty of the top shooters from 22 different countries qualified to take part in this year’s ISSF World Cup Final for Shotgun. These athletes qualified based on individual performances in the ISSF World Cup circuit throughout the year.

Competition continues on Sunday with U.S. shooters Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.), a four-time Olympic medalist and 2009 World Cup Munich bronze and World Cup San Marino silver medallist, along with 2009 World Cup Minsk silver medalist, Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, La.), competing in the Women’s Skeet Final. Competition will conclude on Monday with the Men’s Trap and Skeet Finals. Ryan Hadden (Pendleton, Ore), a double gold medalist on the 2009 World Cup circuit, will be competing in the Men’s Trap event in his first ever World Cup Final. Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.), the 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2009 World Champion, will be vying for his first World Cup Final title in Men’s Skeet.

For complete World Cup Final results, please visit ISSF’s website at www.issf-sports.org.

Winchester Ammunition is a Proud Sponsor of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team:
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USA Shooting

BEIJING, China –-(AmmoLand.com)- Caitlin Connor (Winnfield, La.) had the highest finish for the U.S. after shooting in difficult weather conditions at the 2009 ISSF World Cup Final in Beijing today when she took fourth place in the Women’s Skeet event.

Shooting in intense snowfall, Connor, the 2009 World Cup Minsk silver medalist, entered the final tied for third place at 69 out of 75 targets with two other shooters. In the final, Connor hit 20 out of 25 targets and ended the match tied for third place at 89 targets with Russian shooter Svetlana Demina. In the shoot-off for the bronze, Demina hit her target to secure the bronze, while Connor missed and finished just off the podium in fourth place.

Christine Wenzel of Germany, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist and reigning World Champion, won today’s match after a shoot-off with Italy’s Katiuscia Spada. Wenzel finished the match with 90+2 hits after shooting 21 targets in the final, which was the highest final score of the day. Spada placed second winning the silver with 90+0 hits.

Kim Rhode (El Monte, Calif.), a four-time Olympic medalist and 2009 World Cup Munich bronze and World Cup San Marino silver medalist, finished the day in eighth place with a match score of 66 targets.

Competition will conclude on Monday with the Men’s Skeet and Trap Finals. Vincent Hancock (Eatonton, Ga.), the 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2009 World Champion, is currently holding third place in Men’s Skeet after today’s qualification with 73 out of 75 targets. Ryan Hadden (Pendleton, Ore), a double gold medalist on the 2009 World Cup circuit, is sitting in fifth place in Men’s Trap with 67 out of 75 targets.

For complete World Cup Final results, please visit ISSF’s website at www.issf-sports.org.

Winchester Ammunition is a Proud Sponsor of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team:
Winchester® Ammunition has been the exclusive ammunition sponsor and supplier of the USA Shooting Shotgun Team since 1999. Members of the 2008 shotgun team brought home four medals from Beijing using Winchester AA International Target loads. Winchester is an industry leader in advancing and supporting conservation, hunter education and our country’s proud shooting sports heritage. For more information about Winchester and its complete line of products, visit www.winchester.com.

Hornady Ammunition

Grand Island, NE --(AmmoLand.com)- If seventh heaven is a state of perfect happiness, then Max Michel, world professional shooter and member of Team Hornady, experienced that after winning the Open Division of the United States Practical Shooting Association Area 4 Championship for the seventh time.

Competing in the 2009 Infinity Area 4 Championships, organized by the North Texas Practical Shooters and held at the Double Tap Ranch in Wichita Falls, Texas, Max won his division with a winning score of 1491.0745.

After the match, Max said “my shooting schedule this past year has taken me all over the country where weather conditions and temperatures have varied at times. Knowing I can count on the performance and consistency of Hornady 9mm 124 grain XTP projectiles gives me the level of confidence that I need.

There was a lot of effort put into designing these stages which required me to visualize a technical strategy in how I was going to run and attack each stage in a timely manner.”

Steve Johnson, Hornady Marketing Communications Manager commented, “Max’s winning performances this past year reinforce why having 100% reliable ammunition is essential to shooting a clean match.

We’re looking forward to the remainder of Max’s competitive schedule to bring home more wins for Team Hornady.”

About:
Founded in 1949, Hornady Manufacturing Company is a family owned business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. Proudly manufacturing products that are “Made in the USA”, by over 300 employees, Hornady Manufacturing has become a world leader in bullet, ammunition, reloading tool and accessory design and manufacture.

For further information regarding our products visit the Hornady website at Hornady.com

Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks

GLEN ELDER, KS —-(AmmoLand.com)- On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks will conduct an event designed to lure more youth and novice hunters into the field.

The Glen Elder Youth Shooting Challenge will begin at 1 p.m. and run through 4:30 p.m. at the Glen Elder Wildlife Area Office, just south of the US. Highway 24 and Kansas Highway 128 junction, approximately 1 mile west of Glen Elder.

Although designed for youth and beginners, everyone is welcome to participate regardless of age or experience.

Shotshells and targets will be provided. Shooters may use their own shotguns but youth model shotguns will be available for those who don’t have a shotgun.

Young hunters and their mentors participating in the youth pheasant and quail hunting season, Nov. 7-8, are encouraged to participate, and adults who bring youth may shoot, too.

Young hunters lucky enough to bag a rooster that morning before the trap shoot may enter the long tail feather contest to win prizes.

Prizes will also be awarded for the biggest quail by weight. Bring the birds (pheasant tail and spur or entire quail) any time from 1 p.m. to 4 pm. Prizes will be awarded at 4:10 pm.

For more information, phone 785-545-3345

Secure Firearm Products

Carl Junction, Mo. --(AmmoLand.com)- Secure Firearm Products shooting team member Mark Itzstein captured 2nd Place in Open Revolver at the Third Annual ICORE Cup, held Oct. 9-11 in Byram, Missisippi this past weekend.

Itzstein posted a total time score of 141.44 behind Jerry Miculek’s score of 123.81. Last year, Itzstein won 1st Place Open Revolver and Overall 1st Place Winner at the ICORE Cup, hosted by the Mississippi Revolver Association.

Secure Firearm Team Member Mark Itzstein

Itzstein started shooting in 1999 and quickly established his presence in the shooting world. A native Australian, he joined the Secure Firearm Products Shooting Team in 2007, a year after relocating to the United States.

Victories to his credit include winning multiple Asia Pacific Masters Games medals as well as becoming a two-time winner of Australian International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE) Nationals. In addition, Itzstein’s impressive career has included regularly placing in the top at the International Revolver Championships, winning multiple ICORE regional and state title matches in the U.S. and Australia and earning numerous top three finishes at the Steel Challenge in Open Revolver.

ICORE promotes action competition shooting with revolvers and combines elements of the Bianchi Cup, IPSC and the Steel Challenge into demanding competition exclusively for revolvers.

Click on this link to review 2009 ICORE Cup results: http://msrevolver.com/icorecup/2009ICORECupFinalScores.pdf

Secure Firearm Products Shooting Team members include:
Mark Itzstein, Ryan McQuilty, Karl Piper, Warren Piper, David Surgi, Paul Surgi and Sydney Surgi. Junior members are Tiffany Piper, Aaron Surgi, Theresa Surgi and Louis Surgi. The Secure Team is represented in the United States, New Zealand and Australia. The team competes in the following shooting disciplines: NRA Action Pistol, ICORE, USPSA, IPSC and Steel Challenge.

About Secure Firearm Products
Secure Firearm Products is a family owned and operated business. The Surgi family has been in the manufacturing business for over 60 years, and has developed and manufactured a high quality line of products for shooting sports enthusiasts and professionals since 2001. Their product line includes high security firearms cases, wall vaults and shooting target systems.

For more information about Secure Firearms Products visit their website at www.securefirearmproducts.com or call (417) 649-7277.

Outbreak Omega 3

DPMS Firearms

St. Cloud, MN --(AmmoLand.com)- DPMS Firearms, LLC and Del-Tone/Luth Gun Club are hosting another “fun shoot” at the Del-Tone/Luth Gun Range in St. Cloud, MN on April 24-25, 2010.

This shoot is zombie based with the stages explained in the Stages section (coming soon).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the administrator via email at administrator@outbreakomega3.com.

Register today on the Outbreak:Omega™ 3 website for a special DPMS Coupon Code. Save $25 on any order over $200 just by registering for the shoot online at www.outbreakomega.com!

Check out the Outbreak:Omega™ 3 YouTube video.

About:
DPMS Panther Arms, the second largest manufacturer of AR-15 rifles, specializes in producing quality, hand crafted, American made, black rifles. These renowned rifles are dependable, affordable and extremely accurate, capable of sub MOA groupings straight out of the box. DPMS manufactures rifles in a variety of calibers, including: .204 Ruger, .22LR, 5.56 NATO, .223 Remington, 6.8mm Remington SPC, 7.62×39mm, .243 Winchester, .260 Remington, .308 Winchester and .300 Remington SAUM.

Team Hornady (l to r): G. Midgley, J. Diaz, R. Jensen

Hornady Ammunition

Belgrade, Serbia --(AmmoLand.com)- STI Euroteam/Team Hornady swept the Standard Division of the 2009 IV Open Delta Cup, September 4 – 6, in Belgrade, Serbia. Juan Carlos Jaime Diaz of Spain shot first place, Gregory Midgley of Germany shot second, Ralf K. Jensen of Denmark shot third, and Fabrizio Pesce of Italy shot eighth, for a team score of 5732.1635 – 677 points higher than second place, and 750 points above the third place Delta SAJ – a club consisting of Serbian special antiterrorist unit members.

“Once again we thank Hornady for the great support of the team,” said Jensen. “We couldn’t have done it without their help and Hornady’s fantastic bullets.”

In the Lady Open division, STI Euroteam/Team Hornady’s Irene Canetta of Italy shot second place. And Open shooter Emile Obriot of France placed sixth against very strong competition.

The Open Delta Cup draws approximately 400 shooters from throughout Europe, to compete in five divisions with 20 exciting stages involving hard cover, half-size targets, and distance variations requiring highly technical shooting skills and unwavering focus.

About:
Founded in 1949, Hornady Manufacturing Company is a family-owned business headquartered in Grand Island, Nebraska. Proudly manufacturing products that are “Made in the USA” by over 300 employees, Hornady Manufacturing has become a world leader in bullet, ammunition, reloading tool and accessory design and manufacture.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at Noon during the Open House to commemorate the new Antolik Mural. In attendance was (left to right) Gary Anderson, Director of Civilian Marksmanship, Orest Michaels, CMP Chief Operating Officer, COL Barb Herrington-Clemens, Garrison Commander, COL Dean Brown, Camp Perry Commander, Jerry Antolik and his wife, Sherry, Gino Barna, Wildlife Supervisor, ODNR, and Ralph Reichman, President, Friends of Camp Perry.

Civilian Marksmanship Program

CAMP PERRY, OHIO –-(AmmoLand.com)- More than 300 shooters and guests attended the second annual Camp Perry Marksmanship Center Open House on Saturday, 19 September, commemorating the center’s second year of operations and a new shooter’s mural.

Visitors were treated to several activities including the dedication of the unique Antolik Mural, all-day turkey shoots on the world-class airgun range and live participation on the Ohio Army National Guard’s Engagement Skills Trainer (EST).

The Antolik Mural, a 100-foot-long by 20-foot-high handcrafted wall painting, honors current and past Camp Perry competitors, but most importantly recognizes the development of the nation’s young shooters. The mural was painted by Jerry Antolik of Hudson, Wyoming and is perhaps the largest painting of its kind dedicated to shooting sports, according to Gary Anderson, Director of Civilian Marksmanship.

At the mid-day mural dedication ceremony, Anderson praised Antolik’s work and provided a brief history of shooting sports art around the world. In traveling the sports shooting world Anderson compared the new mural to ancient archery tomb paintings in Egypt, centuries-old German murals and art he saw in China during the 2008 Olympic Games.

“To my knowledge, there is no larger mural dedicated to shooting sports in the world than the Antolik Mural,” Anderson said. “It is truly one of a kind.”

The mural depicts indoor and outdoor shooting scenes from Camp Perry and features many familiar sights including the camp’s water tower, a tractor pulling a shooter shuttle, a bald eagle and the ever-present seagulls.

But the centerpiece of the mural is a display of shooters past and present, including a row of precision air rifle shooters which dominates the center of the 100-foot-long wall at the range’s entrance.

In his remarks Antolik told the audience that the three-month project was a labor of love and he thanked the CMP for its commitment to, and vision for the development of shooting sports in the U.S.

“I’ve been coming here a long time. It’s a great place that has a special quality unlike any other,” Antolik said. “It is an honor to display my artwork here.”

“I think the sweetest thing of all is that they dedicated my mural during a turkey shoot,” he said with tongue in cheek.

Visitors who fired on the airgun range were first given a safety briefing and sporter air rifle instruction and then an opportunity to win a turkey with the best center shot in groups of 10 shooters, firing 10 shots each with sporter air rifles. In all, 30 turkeys were awarded to participants. All equipment and pellets were provided by CMP.

Austin Jess, 15 and his grandfather Ron, 68 of Fremont, Ohio participated in the open house festivities for the second year. The St. Joseph Central Catholic High School student said he’s never shot competitively but enjoys coming to the marksmanship center.

“If I had more time I’d be interested in shooting competitively,” he said. Golf, basketball and his favorite sport of baseball keep him busy though.

“Actually, it’s really relaxing, but you need a lot of focus,” he said.

Bill Keaton, 53, of Grafton, Ohio visited the center for the first time and said he was surprised by the size of the facility. Keaton is a Cleveland Center air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration.

“I plan to shoot a whole lot more when I retire, but I’m not sure yet when that’s going to happen,” Keaton said. He is a 25-year veteran controller and helped work air traffic on September 11, 2001.

Keaton shoots regularly in a 12-week handgun league near home, but caught the air rifle bug at the open house. He later purchased a reconditioned Daisy sporter rifle at the CMP store and plans to practice at home.

Jake Gladwell, 12 and his father Tim, 45, of Sandusky, Ohio also visited Camp Perry for the first time. Jake said he heard about the open at school, researched it on the Internet and convinced his dad to participate.

“He told me about it last night,” Tim said, so the Gladwells took the opportunity to shoot the turkey match and visit the National Guard’s EST adjacent to the airgun range later.

The Gladwells shoot a number of rifles and shotguns at home and said they enjoyed shooting at the CMP’s new indoor range. They said they are likely to take advantage of the weekly public practice sessions on Tuesday evenings.

“We’ve always enjoyed target shooting and this was a lot of fun,” Tim said.

Several guests visited and “shot” on the National Guard’s EST simulator with converted A4 service rifles. Participants were given the opportunity to fire in an industrial scenario on a massive video screen. The objective was to shoot oncoming enemy soldiers who ran for cover between buildings, ore piles and other structures.

Each shooter was given 30-round magazines and could fire semi-auto or in three-shot bursts. Firing in unlimited mode, participants could change out empty magazines and continue firing until time elapsed. Other than firing lasers at interactive targets and air-driven bolt actuators, the rifles function exactly like combat weapons, which saves a significant amount of ammunition for training purposes.

If you missed the open house but are still interested in visiting the CMP Camp Perry Marksmanship Center or shooting on the Air Gun Range, the CMP offers open public shooting on Tuesday evenings, from 5:30PM to 8:00PM. For more information about the Camp Perry Marksmanship Center and upcoming events, log onto http://www.odcmp.com/MarksmanshipCenters.htm.

For more information about the creation of the Antolik Mural, log onto http://www.odcmp.org/0909/default.asp?page=ANTOLIKMURAL.

More pictures from the Fall Open House and Turkey Shoot are posted at

http://www.odcmp.com/Photos/09/CPOpenHouse/index.htm.

About:
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is a national organization dedicated to training and educating U. S. citizens in responsible uses of firearms and airguns through gun safety training, marksmanship training and competitions. The CMP is a federally chartered 501 (c) (3) corporation that places its highest priority on serving youth through gun safety and marksmanship activities that encourage personal growth and build life skills. Links on this page will lead you to more detailed information about the CMP and its programs.

Bill Wilson & Glenn Shelby

Wilson Combat

Tulsa, Oklahoma --(AmmoLand.com)-Exciting News from the International Defensive Pistol Association National Championship Match held last week in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Wilson Combat is proud to announce that our Team Shooters Glenn Shelby and Eric Fuson took top honors in Custom Defense Pistol.

In the most accuracy intensive match so far this year, Glenn Shelby was crowned Custom Defense Pistol Champion with an outstanding time of 280.89 seconds with only 66 points dropped.

Following just behind Glenn was his fellow team mate Eric Fuson who took First Place in Custom Defense Pistol Master Class with a total score of 285.98 dropping only 63 points.

In this very challenging match with the accumulated dropped points in the tens of thousands, it is a tribute to their abilities and to their equipment.

Wilson Combat is proud to have both Glenn and Eric on our Shooting Team, not only are they great shooters, they are great individuals.

If you ever get the chance to meet them on the range, spend some time visiting with them and you will find two guys that define what makes great champions.

About:
Founded in 1977, Wilson Combat has grown to include more than 50 employees,  no one else in the custom gun business has as many professionals, as many years of experience, or as much history with hand-crafting custom guns as we do. Here’s an idea of the type and number of years experience you will find at Wilson Combat.

National Rifle Association

COLUMBIA, MO --(AmmoLand.com)- First Fidelity Reserve (FFR) has announced they will expand their NRA sponsorship by becoming a major sponsor of the NRA National Action Pistol Championship, also known as the NRA Bianchi Cup, set to take place in Columbia, Missouri, from May 26-29, 2010. FFR was also the sponsor of the 2009 NRA National Pistol Championships at Camp Perry.

First Fidelity Reserve will sponsor the Practical Event of the NRA Bianchi Cup and plans to provide $15,000 in cash and prizes.

FFR’s CEO Jason Whitney, who will be attending the Championship, said, “Out of all the areas within the NRA (legislative, sporting, fundraising) that we support both locally and nationally, the shooting competitions are by far the most exciting and fun. And, as always, we’re proud that the NRA asked us to be a part of Bianchi Cup!”

Since its inception in 1979, the NRA Bianchi Cup has retained its original course of fire, consisting of four events: Practical, Barricade, Moving Target and Falling Plates. Speed and accuracy are the key to winning the Championship. Each event is timed and worth 480 points, equaling a total of 1920 possible points. Action pistol competitors are permitted to use a two-handed grip, and competitors must start with their guns holstered. This dynamic type of competition makes the match more appealing to spectators.

First Fidelity Reserve is a leading provider of Bullion and Rare Coins to tens of thousands of collectors and numismatic professionals. The Beaumont, Texas, based investment company is known internationally for their knowledge of investing in collectable coins and serves as the Market Maker in certified United States coins, such as Type II and Type III Liberty Double Eagles and the renowned Indian Head and $3.00 Princess designs of early 1900, as well as key date numismatic treasure in the gold, platinum and silver American Eagle family of coins. FFR also provides a variety of informative publications, newsletters, and other educational material on coin collecting.

“The NRA Competitive Shooting Division is pleased to welcome First Fidelity Reserve as a sponsor of the 2010 NRA Bianchi Cup,” said Mike Krei, Director of NRA’s Competitive Shooting Division. “We are excited to have FFR sponsor another NRA Competitive Shooting championship and appreciate their dedication to our championships, competitive shooting sports and generous support to the 2010 NRA Bianchi Cup.”

For more information on the 2010 NRA Bianchi Cup, or the NRA Action Shooting Program, contact Tom Hughes at 703-267-1451, or by email, BianchiCup@nrahq.org. For more information on NRA Competitive Shooting Sponsorships, please visit www.nrasportsponsors.com or contact Woody Arenas in the NRA Competitive Shooting Division at 703-267-1469 or by email, warenas@nrahq.org. To learn more about First Fidelity Reserve, visit www.firstfidelityreserve.com.

Kansas State Rifle Association

Kansas --(AmmoLand.com)-The KSRA Mid Range individual match was held on Saturday Sept. 12. The team match was held on Sunday the 13th. Fourteen shooters showed up for the individual match. The match is made up of four stages. Each one is 2 sighter shots and 20 shots for record at 600 yards for 200 possible points. The first two stages are fired with scope sights and the second two are fired with iron sights.

After an hour and a half rain delay we got started. After the two scoped events three people had 400 points. Three others had 399. The scores stayed close all day.

Awards were given for service rifle and match rifle classes.

• The service rifle was won by Andrew Timmons with 727-9x.
• In the match rifle class first Sharpshooter was Andrew Borkon with748-20x.
• First master went to Kelly Snider with 781-31x.
• Second High Master went to Dennis Selfridge with 797-46x
• First High Master went to Steve McGee with 799-55x
• Match winner was John Myer with 800-53x. To set a range record

A special recognition and congratulations goes to Shirley McGee. She shot a 200-18x in one scoped stage to set a range record an also a national record.

Sundays team match started with near perfect weather. The match is fired with two man teams. Each member shoots one twenty shot sting with scoped sights and one with iron sights. Coaching each other is allowed. Five teams entered.

Second placed was taken by Brad Mosiman and Greg Krebaum with a score of 796-37x

First place was taken by Steve and Shirley McGee with 798-53x

To help understand the accomplishments of these people you should know all shots are fired from the prone position with a sling as the only other support. The 600 yard target x ring is six inches in diameter. The 10 ring is 12 inches across. Throw in wind, haze, sun, pulse and normal body wiggles it gets interesting.

About:
The Kansas State Rifle Association has one purpose. To promote and strive for the improvement and protection of the firearms and sport shooting industry and protection of second amendment principals by encouraging and stimulating well-qualified individual citizens to run for public office and to take a more active and effective part in governmental affairs.

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny

Glock Pistols

Smyrna, GA - -(AmmoLand.com)- The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Nationals were held at the United States Shooting Academy in Tulsa, Oklahoma from September 23-26, 2009. Team GLOCK Shooting Squad Captain Dave Sevigny won his 8th IDPA National Championship in the Stock Service Pistol (SSP) division along with the High Gun Industry category while teammate Randi Rogers won her 3rd title in the High Lady category.

The IDPA Nationals was host to more than 350 competitors during the four day annual defensive pistol shooting tournament. Participants fired a minimum of 241 rounds through seventeen courses of fire which featured moving targets, a shoot house, low-light scenarios requiring use of a hand held flashlight, shooting from cover and prone positions including from in and around motor vehicles, with target distances ranging from three to ninety feet.

Team GLOCK Captain Dave Sevigny dominated the competition with an overall best time of 222.56 seconds and won fourteen stages in the Stock division with a GLOCK 34 in 9×19. Stock division runner-up Gordon Carrell and 3rd place finisher Phil Strader, scored 260.46 seconds and 264.01 seconds respectively with S&W-M&P pistols. Sevigny has now won the prestigious IDPA National championship eight times in ten appearances and finished in the top three overall in each contest; the only competitor to accomplish such a feat. “After beginning in the GLOCK Sport Shooting Foundation I joined IDPA so there’s some tradition here. It was a good competition and I was happy to compete at the IDPA Nationals once again,” said Sevigny.

Randi Rogers of Team GLOCK won the High Lady title in 7th place Stock/Master class with a final score of 309.42 seconds with a GLOCK 34 in 9×19. “The IDPA Nationals was a pleasant end to the 2009 shooting season. I look forward to take what I have learned throughout the season, perfect my craft during the off season and come back even stronger next year,” said Rogers. ”A favorite stage of mine was Stage 8 named “El-Prez At The Movies.” This was a 12- round, three target, Limited Vickers stage. The course of fire required a start with only six rounds in the pistol, then to draw and engage each target twice, complete a mandatory reload and re-engage each target twice with no make up shots. I shot the stage in 9.40 seconds with two points down for a total time of 10.40 seconds. This time placed me 5th out of 31 Master-class Stock division competitors on this stage,” added Rogers. Twenty-eight women, roughly 8% of the field of competitors, were entered in the ladies category in 2009. Three-time Ladies IDPA National champion Julie Goloski-Golob finished in 14th place Stock/Master class and was the High Lady runner-up at 327.78 seconds with an S&W M&P.`

Another notable finish came from Enhanced Service Pistol division champion and High Law Enforcement winner, Robert G. Vogel, who used a GLOCK 34 in 9×19 with a score of 230.47 seconds to capture his 3rd IDPA National championship.

“Congratulations to Dave and Randi at the IDPA National Championships,” said Craig Dutton, Assistant National Sales Manager at GLOCK, Inc. “The employees at GLOCK, Inc. are proud of the accomplishments that the entire squad has earned this year.”

About GLOCK, Inc:
Utilizing advanced technological methods, GLOCK has a leading position in the world market as a pistol and accessories designer and manufacturer. With their commitment to uncompromised quality, GLOCK uses high-tech engineering to provide the international benchmark for safety, reliability and ease of maintenance. GLOCK’s remarkable knowledge and experience from their applications and processing of steel and polymer are being used to design revolutionary products. These products meet and exceed the ongoing demands of law enforcement, military and civilian customers for firearms that demonstrate the very best in reliability, durability and safety of use. Their high-tech engineering and construction create a handgun that can stand up to punishment that even the most unforgiving conditions can generate.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

LINCOLN, Neb. – -(AmmoLand.com)-Mariah Kenney of Beemer posted a score of 37X40 to win the annual Pressey High School Silhouette Championship on Saturday at Pressey Wildlife Management Area south of Broken Bow.

“We enjoyed great weather, great scores and a wonderful group of young shooters, families, coaches, and spectators,” said Jeff Rawlinson, assistant administrator for the Information and Education Division of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Metallic silhouette shooters compete in the 40-round .22 rimfire match. Competitors shoot at metal targets from 66 yards to 109 yards, firing 10 rounds each at four ranges. Shooters may use a .22 rimfire sporter with iron sights, a scope-sighted rimfire or a .22 rimfire target rifle.

“All shooters have been through the Nebraska Hunter Education course, and the events put on by Match Director Matt Haumont of Broken Bow and volunteers and coaches is a tribute to the responsibility and sportsmanship of the young boys and girls,” Rawlinson said. “The shooting sports offer fun, excitement and challenge to all who participate.”

The results are:

Individuals

• State Champion – Mariah Kenney, Beemer, 37X40.
• High Boy – 1. Collin Moser, Pawnee City, 35X40; 2. Johnson Winemiller, Sterling, 34X40; 3. Tony Hipke, O’Neill, 34X40.
• High Girl – 1. Alyssa Wolken, Beatrice, 34X40; 2. Rachael Schoenrock, Cortland, 30X40; 3. Grace Moore, Inman, 29X40.
• Class B – 1. Garrett Tooker, David City, 33X40; 2. Bryce Hermsmeier, DeWitt, 30X40; 3. Cody Dierking, Broken Bow, 29X30.
• Unclassified – 1. Andy Buhr, Adams, 31X40; 2. Austin Russell, Broken Bow, 25X40; 3. Andrew Simpson, Wayne, 24X40.
• Novice – 1. Jonathan Jones, Eddyville, 19X40; 2. Parker Jones, Odell, 18X40; 3. Falicia Shepards, Mason City, 17X40.
• Heavy Scope – 1. Alex Ferguson, Ansley, 29X40; 2. Tyler Hipke, O’Neill, 28X40; 3. Kevin Hartley, 27X40.
• Light Scope – 1. Lacey Clarke, Berwyn, 28X40; 2. Cody Lorenz, O’Neill, 27X40; 3. Carson Badgley, Oconto, 27X40.
• Heavy Iron – 1. Tyler Parthemer, Beatrice, 22X40; 2. Jacob Kramer, Litchfield, 15X40.
• Light Iron – 1. Tawny Nekuda, Wisner, 27X40; 2. Tyler Krivohlavek, Seward, 25X40; 3. Levi Clarke, Berwyn, 22X40;
• Senior – 1. Joseph Knobbe, West Point, 27X40; 2. Jason Pike, Beatrice, 27X40; 3. (tie) Brandon Maloy, Seward, 25X40; Alex Striern, West Point, 25X40.
• Junior – 1. Colten Mack, Broken Bow, 19X40; 2. Trevor Maloy, Seward, 18X40; 3. Jared Schlueter, Milford, 18X40 (tie broken by shoot-off).

Teams

• Overall – 1. Homestead 4-H No. 1 (Bryce Hermsmeier, Jason Pike, Rachael Schoenrock, Alyssa Wolken), 121X160.
• 4-H Team – 1. Holt County 4-H Top Guns (Tony Hipke, Tyler Hipke, Cody Lorenz, Grace Moore), 118X160; 2. Cuming County Sharpshooters A (Mariah Kenney, Tawny Nekuda, Aaron Spenner, Alex Striern), 114X160; 3. Homestead 4-H No. 2 (Andy Buhr, Kylie Garvey, Collin Moser, Tyler Parthemer), 96X160.
• Open Team – 1. Krayton Conell, Brock Maloy, Cody Shears, Garrett Tooker, 76X160; 2. Hayley Anderson, Joseph Knobbe, Ricky Magner, Aubrey Schultz, 68X160; 3. Chris Bird, Braden Garwood, Alex Hausmann, Kyle Lorenz, 54X160.
• School Team – 1. Broken Bow Public School (Lacey Clarke, Laine Clarke, Levi Clarke, Cody Dierking), 103X160; 2. Litchfield No. 1 (Hope Downer, Michael Heapy, Breanna LeFever, Joe Thomas), 82X160; 3. Broken Bow High School (Travis Connely, Jonathan Jones, Zane Smith, Colton Williams), 69X160.

About:
The event was sponsored by the Commission, with the support of the Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation, Hornady Manufacturing and Pony Express Ramrodders of Gothenburg.

National Rifle Association

Fairfax, Va. --(AmmoLand.com)- Captain Philip Hemphill of the Mississippi Highway Patrol has won first place in the NRA’s 47th annual National Police Shooting Championships (NPSC) Shooting Range Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Hemphill’s score of 2989-215x beat out nearly 400 other law enforcement competitors, making the Captain a record-setting 10-time champion of the National Police Shooting Championships.

“No one is surprised by Philip’s win,” Executive Director of NRA General Operations Kayne Robinson said. “He is one of the top shooters in the world, and we welcome him back to the NRA National Police Shooting Championships.”

Additional winners:

• *Second Place: Robert Vadasz of the U.S. Border Patrol 2976-219x
• *Third Place: Enoch Smith of the U.S. Border Patrol 2976-193x
• *High Woman: Gina Hernandez of the U.S. Border Patrol 2964-164x
• *High New Shooter: David Venables of the Houston Police Department 2962-158x
• *High-Non U.S. Citizen: Emil Fejer of the Police of the Czech Republic 2938-142x
• *High Reserve Officer: Virgil Scott of the Jefferson County Sheriff Department 2891-119x
• *High State Trooper: Philip Hemphill of the Mississippi Highway Patrol 2989-215x
• *High Conservation Officer: Michael Dowd of the Colorado State Parks 2966-179x
• *High Retired Officer: Larry Malin of the New Mexico Mounted Patrol 2943-150x
• *High Retired Officer Over 61:John Pride 2960-165x
• *High Sheriff-Deputy Sheriff: Jerry Eason of the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department 2957-183x

For additional information and complete results from the Championships, visit www.NRAblog.com.

The NRA’s National Police Shooting Championships utilize real law enforcement shooting skills. Competitors start with guns holstered and fire timed matches with both revolvers and semi-automatic pistols from varying distances and positions. The aggregate scores from the revolver and semi-automatic pistol matches are used to crown a national champion.

First held in 1962, NPSC is just one of many programs directed by NRA’s Law Enforcement Activities Division. These programs are supported by the Davidson’s Law Enforcement Endowment and the Law Enforcement Training Endowment of the NRA Foundation, which includes a generous $251,000 donation from Brownells and more than 100 other firearm related businesses.

About:
The National Rifle Association is the premier firearms education association in the world. With nearly four million members nationwide and over 120,000 members in Virginia, the association is widely recognized as a major political force and America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights.

National Rifle Association

Fairfax, Va. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The National Rifle Association’s 47th annual National Police Shooting Championships (NPSC) are underway this week at the Shooting Range Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Returning champion Robert Vadasz, a senior agent with the U.S. Border Patrol based in Tampa, Florida, is up against nine-time champion Captain Philip Hemphill, with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The competition is fierce.

“At this point in the game, it’s hard to tell, but there certainly has been spirited debate about who will leave with this year’s title,” Executive Director of NRA General Operations Kayne Robinson said.

NRAblog.com updates with scores, photos, and video on a daily basis. For more information on the current Championships, visit www.NRAblog.com today.

“It’s very cool to go up against the best of the best,” Vadasz said. “Philip Hemphill is a friend of mine who just happens to be one of the best shooters I have ever met.”

The NRA’s e National Police Shooting Championships utilize real law enforcement shooting skills. Competitors start with guns holstered and fire timed matches with both revolvers and semi-automatic pistols from varying distances and positions. The aggregate scores from the revolver and semi-automatic pistol matches are used to crown a national champion.

First held in 1962, NPSC is just one of many programs directed by NRA’s Law Enforcement Activities Division. These programs are supported by the Davidson’s Law Enforcement Endowment and the Law Enforcement Training Endowment of the NRA Foundation, which includes a generous $251,000 donation from Brownells and more than 100 other firearm related businesses.

About:
The National Rifle Association is the premier firearms education association in the world. With nearly four million members nationwide and over 120,000 members in Virginia, the association is widely recognized as a major political force and America’s foremost defender of Second Amendment rights.

Glock Pistols

SMYRNA, GEORGIA --(AmmoLand.com)- Dave Sevigny, Jessie Abbate and Randi Rogers of Team GLOCK Shooting Squad will attend the GSSF GLOCK Annual Shoot to offer shooting advice and perform demonstrations in Covington, GA on September 26-27.

The event will mark the 16th year of GSSF’s largest and most prestigious event of the season. Along with the regularly scheduled competition, plenty of contests and side events will be available. Spectators are welcome and participation is encouraged.

GLOCK, Inc. spokesperson, R. Lee Ermey,

GLOCK, Inc. spokesperson, R. Lee Ermey, will also attend to host the 5th running of the “Gunny Challenge.”

This invitational event features a variety of shooting tests using knock-down steel targets. Only match winners in the Master Stock division will be invited to compete. More than $6K in cash and prizes are to be awarded to the winners in the top four positions.

The catch is no competitor will know which GLOCK pistols, supplied by the GSSF staff, will be used until match day.

In case you missed it, current Steel Challenge ladies world and national champion Jessie Abbate recently appeared on an episode of R. Lee Ermey’s show Lock N’ Load on the History Channel. Check future History Channel listings to catch another showing of the “Pistols” episode which highlights the GLOCK 18.

For more information and directions for the Gunny Challenge, please visit: www.gssfonline.com

About GLOCK, Inc:
Utilizing advanced technological methods, GLOCK has a leading position in the world market as a pistol and accessories designer and manufacturer. With their commitment to uncompromised quality, GLOCK uses high-tech engineering to provide the international benchmark for safety, reliability and ease of maintenance. GLOCK’s remarkable knowledge and experience from their applications and processing of steel and polymer are being used to design revolutionary products. These products meet and exceed the ongoing demands of law enforcement, military and civilian customers for firearms that demonstrate the very best in reliability, durability and safety of use. Their high-tech engineering and construction create a handgun that can stand up to punishment that even the most unforgiving conditions can generate.