Firearms

REVISED AND UPDATED: Firearms Industry Statement on Results of CDC Blood Lead Levels in Hunters Study

NEWTOWN, Conn., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for the firearms, ammunition, hunting and shooting sports industry - issued the following statement in response to study results from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), r...

Storage of Firearms Unsafe in Most Families

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Pediatric researcher Robert H. DuRant, Ph.D., and his colleagues' at Brenner Children's Hospital, part of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have carried out a research study on the safety of firearms stored in houses. Their finding is published in the June issue of...

Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals

...rior research from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and Explosives (ATF). The Hopkins study is the fir...S., few states have a comprehensive system to keep firearms sellers accountable," said the study's lead author...tment of Health Policy and Management. In 2005, firearms were used in more than 12,000 homicides in the Uni...

Smith & Wesson Security Services Wins Top Honors at SAMMY awards

...ne of the world's largest manufacturers of quality firearms and firearm safety/security products and parent co...nting rifles, black powder rifles, interchangeable firearms systems and accessories under the Thompson/Center ... & Wesson Academy is America's longest running firearms training facility for law enforcement, military an...

Detecting Potentially Violent Behavior in the Workplace

...re is a conspiracy to all functions of society, and are essentially paranoid. Weapons Enthusiast with Military/Police Fixation: they may own firearms and have an overly high interest in the military, law enforcement or underground military groups. Irresponsible: they don't take responsibil...

Mexico Presents Flawed Theory in Shooting Death of American Journalist

...ored object prior to hitting him. Jeff Foggy, firearms and tool marks examiner from PHR's International ... and Florida Department of Law Enforcement trained firearms and tool marks examiner with nine years experience... authored by internationally recognized experts in firearms examination, forensic pathology, and crime scene a...

Consumer/Health Groups Call for Meaningful Change in How Treasury Department Regulates Alcohol Labeling

...gulates alcohol labeling. Summarizing a record of more than 30 years of inaction by TTB and its predecessor agency, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and firearms (BATF), the organizations reported overwhelming public support for a standardized "Alcohol Facts" panel on all beer, wine and distilled spirits produc...

Governor Rendell Announces the Passing of Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll

...e safety and prosperity for Pennsylvanians of all ages. She was a strong supporter of Project ChildSafe, which reminded gun owners to properly store firearms in the home to prevent a loaded firearm from falling into the hands of a child. Project ChildSafe distributed millions of free safety kits including c...

Researchers study hidden homicide trend

...e remained flat, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Between 1999 and 2005, homicide involving firearms increased 31 percent among black men ages 25 to 44 and 12 percent among white men of the same age. The study is published in Online First edition of t...

ATF Offers $10,000 Reward for Information to Solve Shooting and Theft of Guns Case

... K. Martin of the San Francisco Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief David Main of the Lodi Police Department to... Gunworks, at 440 East Lodi Avenue. The owner of the federally licensed firearms business, Carl "Nick" Flores, was shot in his gun store and was able to dri...

Firearms in Biological News

Guilt on their hands: tiny 'tags' could help to solve and deter gun crime

... Criminals who use firearms may find it much harder to evade justice in future, thanks to an ingenious ...ving gun crime but also to deterring criminals from resorting to the use of firearms in the first place." ...

bioMETRX, Inc. Gun Storage Products Endorsed by the Handgun Club of America

...artTOUCH(TM) bioVAULT 2.0 and bioBOX products, which allow access to stored firearms with the touch of a finger, and recognition taking less than one second. Th...documents. "For years, handgun owners have wanted a home safe to make their firearms instantly accessible," says Gayle Teskey of the Handgun Club of America. "N...

Bear spray a viable alternative to guns for deterring bears, BYU study shows

...onds of a grizzly charge is extremely difficult, he pointed out, and his data shows that it takes an average of four hits to stop a bear. In addition, firearms are prohibited in national parks like Glacier and Denali, popular with hikers and also with bears. Working in the bear safety arena, I even found a...

U.S. Army and Navy Purchase Over 10,000 New Beretta M9 Pistols

... Beretta, established in 1526, is the oldest industrial dynasty in the world tracing its roots through 16 generations of continuous family ownership. firearms bearing the Beretta name have been sold for almost 500 years. Beretta USA Corp. was founded in 1977 and supplies the standard sidearm to the U.S. Arme...

U.S. Army and Navy Purchase Over 10,000 New Beretta M9 Pistols

... Beretta, established in 1526, is the oldest industrial dynasty in the world tracing its roots through 16 generations of continuous family ownership. firearms bearing the Beretta name have been sold for almost 500 years. Beretta USA Corp. was founded in 1977 and supplies the standard sidearm to the U.S. Arme...

Firearms in Biological Technology

4C Controls Announces the Appointment of Dr. Philip Hayden as Vice President, Security Assessment & Threat Analysis

... Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Dr. Hayden has certifications in Tactics and Defensive Tactics, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), Crisis Management, firearms and Hostage Negotiation. Through his many years of experience, training and instructing, he has designed, developed and implemented lesson plans on su...

Crime Labs Received an Estimated 2.7 Million Cases in 2005

... on average six different forensic functions in 2005. Most labs--about 9 in 10--performed controlled substance identification. About 6 in 10 performed firearms and toolmarks analysis, biology screening, latent print analysis, or trace evidence examination. About half of forensic crime labs performed DNA or to...

Boston-Based BioDefense Corp. Announces New UK Partnership to Expand Markets for Biohazard Protection

...ailDefender(R) is currently deployed at the United Nations, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and firearms and several embassies worldwide. The directors of BioDefense Corp. are hosting an event today to celebrate the partnership between the United States...

Firearms in Biological Dictionary

Suppressor

...R15 / M16 .223 5.56mm SUPPRESSOR (suptac16mb#) by Tactical Innovations - The TAC16 suppressor has quickly become a top seller for AR15/M16 style firearms ... SUPPRESSOR SELECTION ... If the suppressor does not remove from the gun, make sure that the expansion ... non-removable suppressor , quick...

Residue

...testing laboratory specializing in analysis of insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides in food, agricultural products, soils, and waters. Forensic firearms Identification is a discipline of Forensic Science that has as a primary concern to identify fired ammunition components as having been fired from ......