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Category: Firearm Industry News
Coverage of events for Fear and Loading by Guy J. Sagi and breaking news of interest to firearm owners.
NSSF Promotes Safe Hunting as 2020 Hunting License Sales Surge
NSSF, the trade association for the firearms industry, welcomes the millions of Americans who intend to go afield this hunting season – many of them for the first time – and reminds hunters to use, transport and store their firearms safely and help prevent accidents in the field, on the range and in the home.
Meprolight Sells14 Millionth Self-Illuminated Day and Night Sights
During its third quarter international business recap call with employees, Meprolight® announced it had reached another benchmark and sold its 14,000,000th self-illuminated day night sight. Meprolight was founded to develop aiming solutions to meet the challenges of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
U.S. firearms imports boom in 2020
Not counting muzzle-loading or so-called military weapons, Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting (SAAF) estimates 2020 U.S. handgun and long-gun imports through September at 4.2 million units, a 36% increase over the same time period last year.
Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office Missing More than 200 Guns
What began with an anonymous complaint in 2019 that 15 long guns were missing has turned into an official search for 200 missing firearms, including 109 confiscated from citizens under the state’s Protection From Abuse Act.
Rapid Growth Leads to Large Expansion for Riton Optics
Former U.S. Air Force service member and Capitol Police Officer, Brady Speth started Riton Optics in 2013 with the initial consumer sales starting in 2016. What originated with scopes literally being sold out of a backpack, transformed into a well-developed, highly sought after product line that provides consumers with better value and service.
SIG SAUER Achieves Milestones for U.S. Military Handgun
SIG SAUER is proud to announce the recent achievement of two significant milestones of the Modular Handgun System (MHS) program; the delivery of the 200,000th MHS pistol manufactured at the SIG SAUER facility in Newington, New Hampshire
Shine United Launches New Website for Krieghoff International
Shine United is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for Krieghoff International, a 130-year-old brand best-known for their elite competition shotguns and hunting rifles.
Viridian Gun Cameras Deployed by Crandall PD
The Crandall, Texas Police Department has deployed the FACT Duty™ Weapon-Mounted Camera (WMC™) for officers in the field.
NSSF Releases Most Recent Firearm Production and Import and Export Figures
NSSF®, the firearm industry’s trade association, released the 2020 edition of its Firearm Production Report to members.