Rock River Arms: We Quit IFMA Over ‘Backdoor Politics and Convoluted Deal-Making’
Statement from Rock River Arms 5/2/17:
After further review, Rock River Arms, Inc.® (RRA) is immediately severing all ties with the Illinois Firearms Manufacturers Association (IFMA). We feel that IFMA’s integrity is compromised and we...
Retailer Gunway to Liquidate Springfield, Rock River Inventory, Donate Proceeds to NRA-ILA
In the wake of the Springfield Armory/Rock River Arms deal with anti-gun Illinois legislators, Sioux Falls-based retailer Gunway has issued the following press release:
Gunway Liquidates Springfield and Rock River Inventory; Donates Proceeds to NRA-ILA
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Springfield Armory & Rock River Arms Made Campaign Contributions to Anti-Gun Rights Politicians
The gun community continues to react to news of a deal made by Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms to carve out an exemption from a state licensing scheme (SB-1657). Both Springfield and Rock River Arms have...
Washington Post: NRA SAF Russian Visits Tied to Trump Softening on Russia
"Top officials from the National Rifle Association, whose annual meeting Friday featured an address by Trump for the third time in three years, traveled to Moscow to visit a Russian gun manufacturer and...
Illinois Gun Dealer Licensing: What It Might Look Like
As you may have heard, Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms cut a deal with the Illinois Senate to avoid a licensing scheme. SB-1657 has passed the State Senate. If signed into law, the bill will...
Springfield and Rock River Illinois Sell-Out: Picking up the Pieces
The news of Springfield Armory and Rock River Arms selling Illinois gun dealers and gun owners down the river continues to spread among The People of The Gun. As it should. For those who missed...
Oklahoma Looks Likely to Pass ‘Defensive Display’ Bill
The vast majority of defensive firearm uses involve the defensive display of the firearm...without ever pulling the trigger. In some states, it's illegal to display a gun for defensive purposes without risking a felony....
Open Carry at the NRA Meeting 2017
For the last three NRA Annual Meetings, open and concealed carry have been legal and practiced on the premises. In 2015 it was in Nashville. 2016 was Louisville, Kentucky. In the press room here in...
Donald Trump at NRA Annual Meetings
Speaking at the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits, a loose, relaxed and occasionally extemporaneous President Donald Trump assured an adoring audience that "you are my friends, believe me." After dissing the press and pundits for dismissing his...
Statement From Springfield Armory CEO Dennis Reese Regarding IFMA’s Deal on Illinois Anti-Gun Legislation
Read our earlier post here on the deal cut today by the Illinois Firearms Manufacturers Association (IFMA). In exchange for dropping its opposition to SB-1657, IFMA secured a carve-out from the bill's anti-gun provisions for its...
Michigan Marches in Support of Second Amendment
Michiganders gathered in the capital city of Lansing on Wednesday to show their support for the right to keep and bear arms. The seventh annual Second Amendment March, organized by a group of gun...
D’oh! CA Law Requires ‘Assault Rifle’ Registration, but State Registration Web Site Doesn’t Work
https://youtu.be/irRNLx6qIo0
This seems about right. It appears that the dedicated public servants running the glorious operation otherwise known as the California state government hired the same people to build their "assault rifle" registration web site...