“firearms industry”

The 146th NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits are just over a month away. NRA Members from across the nation—as well as companies from throughout the firearms industry—will descend on Atlanta, Ga., from April 27-29. Also on hand? The NRA Store, which will be sporting Annual Meetings-branded gear.

Looking for a book to introduce your friends to the pro-gun argument? Give them "NRA... The Rest of the Story," which has just released its new 3rd Edition. The book has been re-cast as a more impactful rebuttal to misleading headlines about the firearms industry, shooting sports and the NRA.

There have been many visionaries in the firearms industry—the John Brownings and the Peter Paul Mausers—but we firmly believe that if for nothing other than the .357 Mag. and .44 Mag., Elmer Keith deserves inclusion into that group. The .357 Magnum is a sound and useful design, one that will continue to be enjoyed by shooters and hunters alike for decades to come.

The firearms industry isn’t really known for being small—walk into any gun shop and you’re going to find product offerings from any one of hundreds of companies from around the globe. So, sometimes, hunters and shooters never cross paths with certain products—even products from companies that are well worth tracking down. Among those companies is Mexico’s Aguila Ammunition.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., has announced that its Board of Directors has voted to appoint Sandra S. Froman—an NRA Past President—as a board member, effective immediately.

Melvin Forbes, founder of New Ultralight Arms, has teamed with Montgomery Community College to offer the Melvin Forbes Next Generation Scholarship for gunsmithing students who attend the institution.

The 41st Edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values provides the most comprehensive collection of firearms information and pricing, including the new makes and models for 2020.

Rio Ammunition has announced the inauguration of a new sporting cartridges manufacturing facility in Marshall, Texas. The company officially cut the ribbon on its new factory on June 25, in the presence of representatives from the state of Texas and Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.