Brownells’ Website Adds Better Build-A-Bear. Uh, AR-15
Brownells bills itself as "The World's Largest Supplier of Firearms Supplies and Gunsmithing Tools." It may not be the catchiest strap-line in the ballistic business, but, like the company's products, it'll git 'er done....
ATK Responds to Ammo Accusations
TTAG's Brad Kozak recently reported on defense contractor and ammo demilitarizer ATK (Why Is Ammo So Expensive? Ask Uncle Sam). In a nutshell, the company stands accused of doing an end-run around a Congressional...
Ruger CEO Calls for Trade War
“I’m calling for a tit-for-tat policy. If the number one and number two handguns in America are from European countries that totally prohibit U.S.-made handguns, then we should reciprocate. We will...
“When faced with arrest, he tried to eat the evidence. It killed him”
Not the Taser that officers used to subdue him (Rickey Massey), then. Which is why Taser PR sent me this story. The company vigorously defends itself from lawsuits filed against it by victims or...
Obamacare Reigniting AR-15 Sales?
Not that commentators on the left side of the political spectrum need any reason to link "gun nuts" with their Tea Partying opposition. But TTAG has heard from two separate sources that sales...
Bill Bernstein, Gun Dealer
So I asked Bill Bernstein, owner of Nashville's East Side Gunshop, "what's a nice Jewish boy like you doing selling guns?"
If you didn't know, you wouldn't know. With his white beard, dark suit, and...
Perception v. Reality: Which ones are “Gun States”?
As you might have heard, several states have passed---or are in the process of passing---laws that (re)assert states rights over guns that are manufactured, sold and used within their respective states. Despite concerns about...
Chicago Gun Stores Ready for Post-Handgun Ban Sales Boost
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in the McDonald case re: Chicago's city-wide handgun ban. The Supreme's forthcoming ruling is not a slam dunk for fans of the ban's removal, but it...
Hitachi Nail Gun Recall – That’s Gotta Hurt
NAIL GUNS
DETAILS: The coil nailers, used to nail drywall, wood or other materials, were sold in the United States and Canada at Lowe's, Home Depot, other home improvement and building supply stores...
Guns.com URL Sells for $800,000
Fusible.com reports that moniker.com has brokered the sale of guns.com for $800 thousand. Fusible says the price "shattered" the 2010 record for .com domains, costing its unidentified buyer more than double the price paid...
Why Does the U.S. Dept. of Education Need 27 Remington Shotguns?
Solicitation Number:
EDOOIG-10-000004
Notice Type:
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Synopsis:
Added: Mar 08, 2010 10:39 am
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27) REMINGTON BRAND MODEL 870 POLICE 12/14P MOD GRWC XS4 KXCS SF. RAMAC #24587 GAUGE: 12...
FREE GUNS! Or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJrec1zVT9s
Long before I ever thought of buying a gun, I've been a marketing guy. I look at virtually everything from the perspective of marketing, and everything I see is filtered through the prism of...