The Shooting Wire

WASHINGTON

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Soldiers at the Cold Regions Test Center in Fort Greely, Alaska, where temperatures dipped to 35 degrees below zero last month, tested the Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) XM7 rifle and XM250 automatic rifle in various mission-oriented tasks under conditions one might experience in the Arctic. Testing wrapped up Feb. 9, and results will be made available to Army senior leaders soon.

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Monday, June 6, 2022

In the NRA’s response to President Biden’s address calling for more gun control, the NRA reiterated its support of “substantive policies and real solutions that will make a difference,” while reminding members that President Biden’s proposal “only focuses on infringing on the rights of those law-abiding who have never, and will never, commit a crime."

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

In their zeal to create the impression they are taking action in the wake of two horrible mass shootings, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a special session later this week to talk about the so-called “Protecting Our Kids Act,” but the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms says this is just reheated leftovers from the long-used gun control menu that has proven to have been a failure.

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