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INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

16 September, 2020
Jason M. Wong
Features, New Products, Reviews, Search By Issue, V12N5, Volume 12

HORNADY’S NEW 6mm CARTRIDGE Hornady® is proud to introduce the new 6mm ARC (Advanced Rifle Cartridge). Recently tested, selected and fielded by a specialized group…

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INDUSTRY NEWS: V12N3

INDUSTRY NEWS: V12N3

5 April, 2020
Jason M. Wong
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V12N3, Volume 12

IMI SYSTEMS PROVIDES TANK AMMO TO FINNISH ARMY In January 2020, Elbit Systems announced that its subsidiary, IMI Systems was selected by the Finnish Ministry…

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Export Reform, Finally New Regulations Should Increase Export Sales

Export Reform, Finally New Regulations Should Increase Export Sales

5 April, 2020
Jason M. Wong
Editorials, Search By Issue, V12N3, Volume 12

Faithful readers of this column are well aware of the on-going efforts to modernize and streamline the current procedures for the export of small arms…

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INDUSTRY NEWS: V12N2

INDUSTRY NEWS: V12N2

9 February, 2020
Jason M. Wong
Industry Profiles, Search By Issue, V12N2, Volume 12

U.S. ARMY ADOPTS B.E. MEYERS & CO. BOARS-M2 OPTICS MOUNT B.E. Meyers & Co., Inc., announced that the BOARS®-M2 optics and accessory rail system has…

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“Oops. We Shipped the Wrong Product. Now What?”

“Oops. We Shipped the Wrong Product. Now What?”

17 September, 2019
Jason M. Wong
Features, Search By Issue, V11N6, Volume 11

Mistakes happen. Although one may try to minimize the chance of an error, human nature, miscommunication and plain ignorance can result in shipping or receiving…

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“Oops. We Shipped the Wrong Product. Now What?”

“Oops. We Shipped the Wrong Product. Now What?”

17 July, 2019
Jason M. Wong
Editorials, Search By Issue, V11N6, Volume 11

Mistakes happen. Although one may try to minimize the chance of an error, human nature, miscommunication and plain ignorance can result in shipping or receiving…

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International Legal Affairs - V11N3

International Legal Affairs – V11N3

6 March, 2019
Jason M. Wong
Columns, Search By Issue, V11N3, Volume 11

International Legal Affairs – Export Reform By Jason M. Wong Draft regulations have been published regarding the transfer of USML categories I, II and III…

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International Legal Affairs: V8N1

International Legal Affairs: V8N1

8 April, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V8N1, Volume 8

Dealing with the U.S. Government: U.S. State Department versus the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Dealing with the U.S. Government is not always…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N6

International Legal Affairs: V7N6

19 February, 2016
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N6, Volume 7

AES – The Automated Export System As computing systems get more advanced, there are increased opportunities to automate previously mundane or tedious tasks. In automating…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N5

International Legal Affairs: V7N5

18 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

First Amendment Rights Versus the ITAR On June 3, 2015, the U.S. State Department published a proposed rule on the publication of firearms related information…

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Industry News: V7N5

Industry News: V7N5

4 December, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N5, Volume 7

Fine for Improper Wire Transfer The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it had fined the New York branch of the National Bank…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N4

International Legal Affairs: V7N4

16 October, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N4, Volume 7

Recalls and Warrantees Firearms, like most mechanical items, occasionally break. Parts can fail, and barrels become worn. If the firearm was made in the United…

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Industry News: V7N4

Industry News: V7N4

2 October, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N4, Volume 7

FDIC Head Admits “mistake” in ‘Operation Choke Point.’ Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg told members of a U.S. House panel that much of…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N3

International Legal Affairs: V7N3

21 August, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N3, Volume 7

M855 – What’s the Big Deal? Pay any attention to American politics, and the reader will know that the ATF recently attempted to reclassify and…

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Industry News: V7N3

Industry News: V7N3

7 August, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N3, Volume 7

Vietnam Wants Arms Embargo Lifted Vietnam wants the U.S. to lift fully an embargo on arms sales that was eased last year, but Washington is…

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International Legal Affairs: V7N2

International Legal Affairs: V7N2

19 June, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N2, Volume 7

Shipping Hazardous Materials Shipping ammunition within the United States? Easy. Slap a UPS Ground shipment label and ORM-D sticker on it and off it goes….

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Industry News: V7N2

Industry News: V7N2

5 June, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N2, Volume 7

Chinese Arms Appear in South Sudan The (new) civil war in South Sudan is a little more than a year old, but it won’t end…

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Industry News: Volume 7, Number 1

Industry News: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

Iran looking to upgrade weapon systems Faced with the arms embargo enforced by the West, China may be Iran’s last hope in upgrading its obsolete…

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 7, Number 1

International Legal Affairs: Volume 7, Number 1

6 March, 2015
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V7N1, Volume 7

International Shipping: Why Does Everything Cost So Much? A recent call from a prospective client came in, and went something like this. “I’m in Canada,…

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Industry News: Volume 6, Number 4

Industry News: Volume 6, Number 4

12 December, 2014
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V6N4, Volume 6

U.S. Commerce and State Departments Suspend Export Licenses to Russia Effective March 1, 2014, the U.S. Commerce and State Departments have suspended all license applications…

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 6, Number 4

International Legal Affairs: Volume 6, Number 4

12 December, 2014
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V6N4, Volume 6

What Is OFAC, the SDN, and Why Can’t Russian Arms Be Imported Into The U.S.? On July 17, 2014, the Obama administration announced additional sanctions…

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 6, Number 3

International Legal Affairs: Volume 6, Number 3

28 November, 2014
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V6N3, Volume 6

The U.S. State Department “Eats Their Own Young:” The Basics of Mens Rea, Specific Intent, and Acting “Knowingly” American criminal legal theory is based upon…

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Industry News: Volume 6, Number 3

Industry News: Volume 6, Number 3

28 November, 2014
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V6N3, Volume 6

ATF Import Permits Officially Changed to 2-Year Period of Validity On February 7, 2014, ATF announced via the Federal Register that it would extend the…

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TADTE 2013

TADTE 2013

9 January, 2014
Damon Bolding
Features, New Products, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V5N4, Volume 5

The only military trade show in Taiwan, the Taiwan Aerospace and Defense Technology Exposition was held from August 15 – 18, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. As the premier opportunity for the Taiwanese Ministry of Nation Defense to highlight equipment and capabilities, the show was hosted at the Taiwan World Trade Center, in the shadow of the Taipei 101 skyscraper. Although the show was a means to highlight and display of Taiwan’s military might, a number of international exhibitors were present to show off weapons….

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Eurosatory 2012

Eurosatory 2012

29 October, 2013
Damon Bolding
New Products, Search By Issue, Show Reports, V5N3, Volume 5

Eurosatory – the largest military and small arms defense show in Europe opened June 11 – 15, 2012 to exhibitors from more than 60 countries. Representing small arms, medium and large caliber gun systems, vehicles, aircraft, and missiles, the exhibition was well attended by visitors from around the world….

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 5, Number 2

International Legal Affairs: Volume 5, Number 2

18 September, 2013
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V5N2, Volume 5

Classification: (noun) A way or condition of being arranged.  The act of putting into classes.  A subdivision of a larger group.   Classification.  What’s the…

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Industry News: Volume 5, Number 2

Industry News: Volume 5, Number 2

18 September, 2013
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V5N2, Volume 5

Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Tyler Lee reports that on January 4, 2013 at approximately 9:13 p.m., a 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser driven by John Noveske, age 36, from Grants Pass, was westbound on Highway 260 near El Camino Way. As the vehicle negotiated a right curve, it traveled across the oncoming lane onto the dirt highway shoulder until it struck two large boulders. The vehicle rolled and Mr. Noveske was ejected. Noveske, who is the owner of a local rifle manufacturing company, was not using safety restraints and was pronounced….

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 5, Number 3

International Legal Affairs: Volume 5, Number 3

18 September, 2013
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V5N3, Volume 5

“May you live in interesting times…” supposedly a Chinese curse, the U.S. arms export trade is currently facing unprecedented challenges and difficulties. Faced with threats from the United Nations via the Arms Trade Treaty, threats of new Federal and State legislation limiting the manufacture of firearms and magazines, and the recent unprecedented consumer demand for firearms have created shortages of nearly all firearms and ammunition. Those involved in the export of semiautomatic firearms from the United States know that sourcing firearms has been challenging since the end of 2012….

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Industry News: Volume 5, Number 3

Industry News: Volume 5, Number 3

18 September, 2013
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V5N3, Volume 5

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. reported that third-quarter sales were up 39 percent compared to the same period last year.  “Performance gains were driven by continued robust consumer demand for firearms as well as increased sales of our M&P polymer pistols and modern sporting rifles.  Based on incremental improvements in expanding our production capacity, which will be further deployed in the fourth quarter, we are increasing our financial guidance for the full fiscal year 2013,” said President and CEO James Debney….

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 4, Number 4

International Legal Affairs: Volume 4, Number 4

8 November, 2012
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V4N4, Volume 4

Policies and regulations regarding exports are constantly changing.  With the high degree of compliance required to lawfully export firearms from the United States, it is…

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International Legal Affairs: Volume 4, Number 3

International Legal Affairs: Volume 4, Number 3

24 August, 2012
Damon Bolding
Columns, Search By Issue, V4N3, Volume 4

When buying consumer items online, particularly within the United States, the cost of shipping the item is frequently borne by the buying consumer.  Sometimes, the…

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Industry News - Volume 4, Number 2

Industry News – Volume 4, Number 2

25 June, 2012
Jason M. Wong
Columns, Search By Issue, V4N2, Volume 4

ATK Receives $24 Million Contract Modification to XM25, Individual Semi-Automatic Airburst System Engineering and Manufacturing Development Contract ATK has received a $24 million contract modification…

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