Poll Confirms Americans Fear Obama Gun Control Agenda
BELLEVUE, WA – A new Rasmussen poll reveals that 57 percent of American citizens believe gun sales are up over the past several months because of widespread fears that the government will tighten restrictions on gun ownership.

"The poll results confirm what we've been saying," noted Alan Gottlieb, chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.

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Birthplace Now Required for Background Check
Beginning June 29, 2009, the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) section is requiring that place of birth be provided for all FBI-initiated transactions.

This will be a valuable and efficient addition to the NICS process for the following reasons:
   
¥ Currently, place of birth is a mandatory field on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Form 4473 and is therefore readily available for inclusion in the NICS check. There are no additional information disclosures for the potential purchaser or data collection requirements for Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs).
   
¥ Being a name-based search, having additional data points such as the place of birth helps to increase the accuracy and efficiency of firearm eligibility determinations. Place of birth is either a mandatory or optional field for entry of records into all three of the databases that the NICS searches against: the Interstate Identification Index (III), the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), and the NICS Index.
   
This new requirement, to provide place of birth when initiating a NICS background check, will have minimal impact to the FFL. Currently, FFLs who contact the NICS Section directly, via one of the three Call Centers or NICS E-Check, are not required to provide the place of birth to initiate the NICS check. However, starting June 29, 2009, all FFLs who contact the NICS Section directly, via one of the three Call Centers or NICS E-Check, will be required to provide the place of birth when initiating a NICS check. If the place of birth is not provided, the check will not be processed.
   
FFLs who conduct business in a state in which there is a state-designated agency that conducts their firearm background checks currently may or may not be providing place of birth to initiate the check. If you are an FFL in a state that currently requires the place of birth be provided when initiating a firearm background check, you are required to continue to provide this piece of information.
   
If you are an FFL in a state where you contact a state-designated agency to conduct your firearm background checks and you are not required to submit the place of birth prior to initiating the check, you will be notified by your state-designated agency detailing when you will be required to provide the place of birth prior to initiating a firearm background check. Once you are notified by your state-designated agency that the place of birth is required to initiate a firearm background check, if you fail to provide the place of birth, the background check will not be processed.
   
If you have additional questions regarding the newly required place of birth information when initiating a NICS check, please fell free to contact NICS Customer Service at (877) 444-6427.

Mako Group Doubles Global Military Gear Offerings
FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK, USA, July 1, 2009 – The Mako Group, the worldwide exclusive distributor  of Global Military Gear (GMG), a line of weapons accessories and tactical gear, recently announced they have doubled the number of GMG products. 

When The Mako Group first presented their Global Military Gear offering at the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) in November 2008, there were 25 products in the line.  Today there are almost 50 GMG products.
 
Global Military Gear consists of a wide variety of weapons accessories; optics and mounts; knives; tactical gear; and flashlights, lasers and mounts.  The GMG line was designed to offer customers great products at very affordable prices.
 
The six newest GMG products are:

GM-6PS – a 6-position adjustable buttstock kit (with 6-position polymer stock, precision-machined aluminum tube, recoil buffer, buffer spring, locking ring, and tear-shaped ring) for AR15/M4.

GM-TVG1 – a tactical vertical ergonomic foregrip with battery compartment that mounts on a Picatinny/Weaver rail.

GM-AMT – an all-in-one AR15/M16 armorer's tool and wrench for installing and disassembling free float tubes, barrel nuts, muzzle brakes/compensators, buttstock tubes, and carbine collapsible stocks.

GM-CLM – a 30mm aluminum cantilever scope/magnifier mount for red dot sights, scopes and magnifiers.

GM-DRB – a heavy duty, deluxe waterproof nylon range equipment bag for law enforcement, military and police, which can also be used as an airline carry-on bag.

GM-GRLS – a powerful tactical aluminum green laser with a 1" diameter, a 532nm wavelength beam, an on/off cap switch, and a coil pressure switch.
 
"We are very excited about our newest Global Military Gear products, because they continue to broaden the GMG line with even more affordable solutions for our customers", says Addy Sandler, The Mako Group's CEO.  "Due to the tremendous response to our GMG products and requests for more GMG products, we expect to double the number of GMG products again by the end of 2009!"
 
Full descriptions and pictures of all GMG products can be found at www.themakogroup.com.  To find your nearest dealer, call (631) 880-3396 or send an e-mail to info@themakogroup.com.

Custom Stock Adds a Nice Touch
If you have the time and the talent, there's nothing quite like shaping a gunstock for your rifle or shotgun. The creation of a hand-made stock adds a unique custom touch to any firearm. Even if you can't finish the project yourself and want to hire a stock maker, the first step is finding the right piece of wood.

GunBroker.com auctions offer prospective buyers dozens of options from many different sellers. If you don't find what you are after right away, it's bound to come up for sale soon. Just log onto GunBroker.com and search for stock blanks.