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Rock River Arms

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1996
Colona, Illinois

  • brothers Mark and Chuck Larson
  • originally named Tolerance Plus in Cleveland, Illinois
    – 1,800 square foot
    – manufactured high-quality 1911 parts
    – custom 1911 pistols
  • 1981 – 1991 both worked at Springfield Armory
    – Mark was the head armorer
  •  – 1993  partnership with Les Baer
  •  – 1997  built AR-15 type rifles for Eagle Arms in Coal Valley, Illinois
  • 1997? moved to Colona, Illinois
    – 50,000 square foot
  • Dec 2003 awarded contract with the Drug Enforcement Administration for 5,000 LAR-15 rifles
    – Federal Bureau of Investigation
    –  United States Marshals
  • April 5, 2013 Mark Larson passed (50) Nov. 25, 1962 – April 5, 2013 
  • 2017 RRA supported questionable gun laws passed in Illinois

The Rock River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 299 miles long

 

Rock River Arms

rockriverarms.com

CMP

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Civilian Marksmanship Program

1996

  • 1916 -1996 the CMP was administered by the U.S. Army
  • February 10, 1996 Title XVI of the National Defense Authorization Act for 1996 created the CMP

 not an agency of the U.S. government

CMP Facilities

federal law (Title 36 U. S. Code, 40701-40733)
that created the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety, Inc. (CPRPFS, the formal legal name of the CMP)

 In carrying out the Civilian Marksmanship Program, the corporation shall give priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, training, and competition for youth and that reach as many youth participants as possible.

these key “functions for the corporation:

    • To instruct citizens of the United States in marksmanship;
    • To promote practice and safety in the use of firearms;
    • To conduct competitions in the use of firearms and to award trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia to competitors.
  • CMP is governed by a Board of Directors
  •  eleven members with extensive experience and leadership credentials in military and business
  • Chairman of the Board serves as the Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer directs CMP sales programs

governing body for the National Trophy Matches, the Excellence-in-Competition system and a major supporter of firearms safety and junior shooting training. They also award the Distinguished Rifleman Badge, the Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge and the United States Distinguished International Shooter Badge

CMP 
Camp Perry Training Site
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452

old.thecmp.org

Amy Swearer

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  • 2017 – Graduated University of Nebraska College of Law
  • 2018 – Senior Legal Policy Analyst at The Heritage Foundation
  • Senior legal policy analyst in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies

    Amy Swearer is a legal policy analyst and senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in the United States. Swearer’s work focuses on Second Amendment rights, criminal justice reform, and the intersection of law and policy.

    Swearer received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Patrick Henry College, where she studied government and strategic intelligence. After law school, she worked as a law clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and then as an attorney in private practice.

    Since joining The Heritage Foundation, Swearer has written and spoken extensively on Second Amendment issues, advocating for the protection of Americans’ right to keep and bear arms. She has also worked on criminal justice reform, arguing that the justice system should focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment.

    Swearer’s work has been featured in various media outlets, including Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, and National Review. She has testified before Congress on the Second Amendment and gun control legislation and has been a guest on numerous radio and television programs.

    Swearer’s accomplishments include helping to shape public policy and legal debates on Second Amendment rights and criminal justice reform. Her work has also influenced legislative proposals and has helped to inform public opinion on these important issues.

USA Shooting

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Amateur Sports Act of 1978

1978 – the National Governing Body for shooting at the time established National Teams and National Development Teams, a national coaching staff, year-round training programs, and a main training site for Olympic shooting sports.

  • April 1995, USA Shooting was formed
  • 1995 USA Shooting became the full-time National Governing Body for the international shooting sports in the United States

National Governing Body for Olympic-type shooting in the USA including international rifle, international pistol, international shotgun and running target. They host the USA Shooting National Championships, the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships, U.S. Shooting Team Trials and Preliminary Tryouts

I.O. Inc

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founded in 1995
North Carolina, Florida

  • 1995 Ulrich “Uli” Wiegand started the company
    – German immigrant
  • 2013 moved to Florida
  • 60,000-square-foot
    – 50 employees
    – 2,500 AK-47 rifles a month

 Inter Ordnance
3305 Westwood Industrial Dr
Monroe, NC 28110

(704) 225-8843

 Inter Ordnance
295 North Dr Suite A
Mlebourne, FL 32934

Kahr Arms

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Founded in 1995
New York, Pennsylvania

  • 1995 founded by Justin Moon in Blauvelt, New York
    – son of Sun Myung Moon
    (founder of the Unification Church)
  • 1999 Kahr Arms bought Auto-Ordnance Company
  • June 2010, Kahr bought Magnum Research
  • July 1, 2013 left New York state because of New York’s
    – Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act (NY SAFE Act)
    – purchased 620 acres in Pike County, Pennsylvania
  • January 2015, the Kahr Arms company changed to the Kahr Firearms Group
  • August 11, 2015 grand opening of 40,000-square-foot headquarters

 

Kahr Arms

EOTech

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electro-optic tech

created in 1995
Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • 1972 University of Michigan
    – Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM)
  • 1986 ERIM presented holography weapon (electro-optic) sight prototypes to the US Army for use with helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft artillery
  • 1995 ERIM as incubator, subsidiary EOTECH created to apply holographic technology to small firearms sights
  • 1996 EOTECH introduced the first holography weapon sight (HWS) at SHOT Show in conjunction with Bushnell
  • 1996 won the Optic of the Year Award
  • 2001 introduced military and law enforcement HWS models
  • November 2004 archery sight was discontinued
  • 2005 EOTECH acquired by L-3 Communication (now L3Harris)
    – one of the world’s largest defense contractors
  • 2015, the U.S. Government sued EOTECH for civil fraud
    – EOTECH settled for $25.6 million
  • 2016 EOTECH introduced VUDU precision rifle scopes
  • 2018 Golden Bullseye Optic of the Year award
  • 2020 EOTECH officially separated from L3Harris
  • 2020 purchased by American Holoptics

 

 

CMSA

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Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association

founded mid 1990s

  • Fastest Growing Equestrian Sport
  •  two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition
  • It is required that you dress western
  • You can use any horse or mule

 Live rounds are strictly prohibited at competitions

Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association
PO Box 157
Roswell, NM 88202

888.960.0003

https://www.cmsaevents.com/