Category Archives: Resources

CZ-USA

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since 1997
California, Missouri

  • 1991 importers/distributors as Bauska, Action Arms and Magnum Research
  • the US-based subsidiary of Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod the Czech firearms manufacturer
  • 1997 CZ-USA headquarters Initially based in Oakhurst, California
  • 1998 moved to Kansas City, Missouri
  • 2005 bought Dan Wesson Firearms based in Norwich, New York
  • CZ-USA’s custom shop in Warsaw, Missouri
  • president of CZ-USA is Alice Poluchova

CZ-USA
P.O. Box 171073
Kansas City, KS 66117

800-955-4486

cz-usa.com

IDPA

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founded in 1996

International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)

  •  IDPA is the use of practical equipment including full charge service ammunition to solve simulated “real world” self-defense scenarios using practical handguns and holsters that are suitable for self-defense use.
  • The main goal is to test the skill and ability of an individual
  • http://www.idpa.com/about/introduction
International Defensive Pistol Association is the international organization governing a type of pistol events requiring practical handguns and holsters that are truly suitable for self-defense use. No “competition only” equipment is permitted in IDPA matches since the main goal is to test the skill and ability of an individual, not his or her equipment or gamesmanship.

 International Defensive Pistol Association 
150 CR 4603
Bogata, TX 75417
(870) 545-3886

Henry Repeating Arms

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started in 1996

  • lever action manufacturer
  • no affiliation or lineage to Benjamin Tyler Henry
  • 1996 started by Louis Imperato son Anthony in Brooklyn, New York
  • secured the trademark to the Henry name
  • March 1997 first model the Henry H001 Lever Action .22
  • headquarters in Bayonne, New Jersey
  • 2007 manufacturing facility  in Rice Lake, Wisconsin purchased to produce parts
  • November 2007 Louis Imperato passed away
  • 2014 manufacturing of completed rifles
  • November 2016  1000-Man Shoot at Ben Avery Shooting Center

“Made In America Or Not Made At All”

Henry Repeating Arms
HRAC
59 East 1st Street
Bayonne, NJ 07002

https://www.henryusa.com/

MCRGO

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Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners

mission statement is: “Promoting safe use and ownership of firearms through education, litigation, and legislation”

  • 2000 concealed carry reform law
  • 2001 substantial improvements to concealed carry law
  • maintains a Political Action Committee (PAC)
  • MCRGO Foundation = Ma separate corporation to serve as fundraising, charitable arm – IRC 501(C)(3)

Home

MCRGO
PO Box 14014,
Lansing, MI 48901
Telephone: (517) 484-2746

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.