Six young people from Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas, and Wisconsin have been named to serve as the 2011 Brownells/NRA National Youth Shooting Sports Ambassadors.

Fort Worth based internet retailer Cheaper Than Dirt! has just announced the grand opening of a brand new retail store in the North Texas suburb of McKinney, located at 2058 West University Drive, just off of Highway 380 and US-75. The new store will offer a wide selection of firearms, ammunition, and hunting and shooting accessories.

The 2010 National 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational held in Kerrville, Texas set a new record with 516 4-H youth participants representing 31 States. State teams and individual 4H youth competed throughout the week demonstrating their skills in Shotgun, Air Rifle, Air Pistol, Smallbore Rifle, Smallbore Pistol, Compound Archery, Recurve Archery, Muzzleloading Rifle and the Hunting Skills, Wildlife ID/Mangement & Decision Making.

Professional shooter Doug Koenig, shooting as a member of Team Smith and Wesson, won his 14th Sportsman's Team Challenge Title at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Koenig's Team Smith and Wesson won the Industry Open Championship and had the highest point total for the event.

Professional shooter Doug Koenig, widely regarded as the world's best all-around shooter, will go for his fourteenth Sportsman's Team Challenge title this weekend at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas.

Children across the country will start their summer vacations this month and, as a result, spend more time at home -- some of it unsupervised. With that in mind, the National Shooting Sports Foundation reminds gun owners to review their procedures for safely storing firearms in the home -- a reminder in keeping with June being National Safety Month.

As most of you know by now, while out on a jog this past February, Texas Governor Rick Perry took out a threatening coyote that was looking to make the governor's dog its next meal. Using a laser-sighted Sturm Ruger .380-caliber LCP, Perry required only one shot to suppress the threat.

Hornady® Manufacturing, a world-renowned leader in innovative ammunition, received two National Rifle Association (NRA) Publications Golden Bullseye Awards during a special ceremony at the 2010 NRA Annual Meetings in Charlotte, North Carolina. Hornady received the awards for Superformance™ ammunition, which has been chosen as the 2010 Ammunition Product of the Year by "American Rifleman" and "American Hunter."

A new firearm training set produced by Remington Outdoor Foundation and the International Hunter Education Association (IHEA) allows instructors to provide students with training that is hands-on and safe.

Thompson/Center Arms Company, Inc., a Smith & Wesson company, announced that it has reached an agreement with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to become an officially licensed firearms manufacturer of the century old youth organization.