DefenceTalkDefenceTalkThe state of New York sued the National Rifle Association and its leader Wayne LaPierre Thursday for financial fraud and misconduct, aiming to dissolve the powerful US conservative lobby. State Attorney General Letitia James said LaPierre and three other top NRA officials used the dues and donations of members for years as their “personal piggy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-york-seeks-to-dissolve-nra-over-financial-mismanagement-76144/

DefenceTalkThe 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) is the first unit to receive the Army’s new Modular Handgun System that began fielding the M17 and M18 pistols, Nov 28. “This is another 101st first,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew P. Poppas, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander. “Our 75-year legacy is full of landmark moments like this.” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/101st-airborne-division-fields-us-armys-new-modular-handgun-system-70895/

DefenceTalkFirearms Policy Coalition and a dozen other civil rights groups ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an NRA-backed lawsuit. The Firearms Policy Coalition and 12 other state and national civil rights organizations filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court today for a lawsuit challenging a San Francisco gun control ordinance. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/supreme-court-urged-to-take-up-san-francisco-gun-control-case-62199/

DefenceTalkSHOT Show 2015: TrackingPoint announced a new family of bolt-action Precision-Guided Firearms that are significantly lower weight than their previous bolt-action hunting systems. The newly introduced 300WM and 308 weigh approximately 10% lighter compared to the prior 750 Series. The company is also introducing a 260 Precision-Guided Firearm that weighs 10 pounds. All new models […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trackingpoint-announces-three-new-precision-guided-bolt-action-rifles-62164/