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  • Woman Stops Grizzly Attack With .25 Cal Pistol

    03/08/2013 8:55:42 AM PST · by Bloody Sam Roberts · 24 replies
    Agriculture.com ^ | 3/8/2012 | Unknown
    This is a story of self control and marksmanship with an itsy bitsy shooter by a woman against a fierce predator. What is the smallest caliber you trust to protect yourself? The Beretta Jetfire:
  • Beretta considers leaving Maryland as O'Malley pushes tougher gun laws

    02/27/2013 1:19:20 PM PST · by ThinkingBuddha · 12 replies
    FoxNews.com ^ | 02/27/2012
    One of the world’s biggest gun makers is threatening to move its Maryland manufacturing plant – along with roughly 400 jobs – as Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley pushes one of the most ambitious gun-control agendas in the country. Beretta USA executives have grown weary of the state’s attitude on guns and reportedly have backed up their threat by pointing out the company moved a warehouse to neighboring Virginia in 1990 when Maryland previously tightened gun laws. Republicans, who largely oppose the new legislation, are warning about the economic impact of Beretta's threats. “We are pushing a legitimate manufacturer and good...
  • Beretta May Leave Maryland Because of Gun Ban

    02/26/2013 3:39:44 AM PST · by servo1969 · 24 replies
    Breitbart.com/Big-Government ^ | 2/25/2013 | William Bigelow
    Beretta USA in Maryland is thinking of pulling up stakes and moving out of the state because of pending assault-weapons ban legislation. Beretta USA is a division of Beretta, the 500-year-old family owned company which won a contract in 1985 to become the standard sidearm of all U.S. servicemen, replacing the Colt 45. Gov. Martin O’Malley has offered a bill that would ban assault rifles and magazines with more than 10 bullets, meaning Beretta’s famous 9mm pistol, which has a 13 bullet magazine, would be banned. New sidearms that possessed “military features” would also be included, which means Beretta’s semiautomatic...
  • WaPo: Beretta starting to look at moving out of Maryland after gun-control push

    02/25/2013 1:28:39 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 78 replies
    Hotair ^ | 02/25/2013 | Ed Morrissey
    Earlier today, I linked to a Christian Science Monitor report that the firearms industry had begun to organize in opposition to the recent push for increased gun control, but that the major manufacturers had not yet committed themselves. That situation has changed, reports the Washington Post, at least in Maryland, where Beretta makes it home --- at least for now. The company has begun considering a relocation of its headquarters to a state where its product hasn't been made illegal, and may take hundreds of jobs with them: Beretta, the nearly 500-year-old family-owned company that made one of James BondÂ’s...
  • Beretta’s future in Maryland tied to state’s gun-control debate (may leave the People's Republic)

    02/24/2013 2:05:59 PM PST · by Perdogg · 62 replies
    On the production floor of Beretta USA sits a hulking new barrel-making machine ready to churn out the next object of obsession in America’s love-hate relationship with guns: a civilian version of a machine gun designed for special operations forces and popularized in the video game Call of Duty. Beretta, the nearly 500-year-old family-owned company that made one of James Bond’s firearms, has already invested more than $1 million in the machine and has planned to expand its plant further in Prince George’s County to ramp up production.
  • Beretta’s future in Maryland tied to state’s gun-control debate

    02/24/2013 7:11:59 AM PST · by Second Amendment First · 35 replies
    Washington Post ^ | February 23, 2013 | Aaron C. Davis
    On the production floor of Beretta USA sits a hulking new barrel-making machine ready to churn out the next object of obsession in America’s love-hate relationship with guns: a civilian version of a machine gun designed for special operations forces and popularized in the video game Call of Duty. Beretta, the nearly 500-year-old family-owned company that made one of James Bond’s firearms, has already invested more than $1 million in the machine and has planned to expand its plant further in Prince George’s County to ramp up production. But under an assault-weapons ban that advanced late last week in the...
  • Trotter cites legal trouble in ending US House run

    12/29/2012 8:29:59 AM PST · by Libloather · 5 replies
    An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he's ending his candidacy because he doesn't want the felony gun charges he faces to detract from the district's important issues. Donne Trotter was arrested Dec. 5 when security screeners at O'Hare International Airport found an unloaded .25-caliber Beretta handgun in his bag. **SNIP** Trotter announced Saturday he will not seek the 2nd congressional district seat, explaining that solving the area's economic and other problems was too important to allow his legal "situation to detract from what needs to be front and center."
  • (Vanity) Yet another "which firearm?" thread

    07/20/2012 9:24:49 PM PDT · by ThunderSleeps · 78 replies
    Self | 7/20/12 | Thunder Sleeps
    Sorry for yet another which firearm thread. Been putting in some OT the last several months, banked up a few extra $$$. Going to celebrate my right as guaranteed by 2nd Amendment. (note, not granted, the government doesn't give me this inalienable right) So, I am literally set to "pull the trigger" on the purchase of a handgun tomorrow. I have narrowed it down to either a Beretta PX4 Storm (Compact, 9mm) or a Glock 19. This will be a concealed carry weapon. I don't want to go any larger (full size) as I'm only an average sized guy with...
  • Pistol-Packin' Mama Grizzly

    11/22/2010 8:58:09 AM PST · by Stoutcat · 45 replies
    Grand Rants ^ | 11-22-2010 | Stoutcat
    It’s official. I’m now permitted by the great state of Massachusetts to purchase and carry firearms. It was not that arduous a journey, actually; I expected much worse. About a month before Gerry’s post about being shot at, I had completed the certification course required by Massachusetts in order to be allowed to apply for permission to buy a gun. The course itself was hugely educational (as was, I’m sure, at least part of the point). It cost me $100 for a day of classroom course work and a day at the shooting range to qualify. The instructor, Mike, was...
  • Illinois family seeks to sue gun manufacturer over boy's death

    08/30/2009 12:10:48 PM PDT · by Ja7430 · 142 replies · 4,488+ views
    Legal Newsline ^ | 8-30-09 | C. Rizo
    WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The family of an Illinois boy who was fatally shot by his friend have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down a federal law that protects gun companies from most civil lawsuits. The family of Joshua Adames want the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005 overturned, a move that would allow them to sue a gun manufacturer over the 13-year-old boy's accidental death.
  • NYC Lawsuit Against America's Firearms Manufacturers Denied By U.S. Supreme Court

    03/10/2009 12:17:12 PM PDT · by mojitojoe · 14 replies · 1,337+ views
    NRA-ILA ^ | 3/9/2009 | NRA
    Fairfax, Va. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied consideration of New York City and Washington, D.C. lawsuits, New York v. Beretta and Lawson v. Beretta, respectively, that tried to hold American gun manufacturers responsible for the acts of criminals. The Court 's order leaves standing a pair of decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and District of Columbia Court of Appeals, both of which found that the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), enacted in 2005, prevents these types of lawsuits against lawful firearms manufacturers and dealers. “Big city mayors conceived these...
  • I want to buy a handgun...

    03/09/2009 4:50:02 AM PDT · by masterbeaver · 51 replies · 2,440+ views
    3/9/09 | Master Beaver
    I want to buy a handgun and would like some opinions on to what I should be looking out for and what kind would be best for me. I do not know much about the features of most handguns and what would best fit me. I like to go to shooting ranges and would like to use my own gun. I would also like to have one in my house just in case. I want a basic pistol that is easy for novice shooters. I don't need anything overpowering or too flashy. What kind of mm do I need and...
  • Fire Breaks Out at Beretta Gun Factory in Maryland

    01/19/2009 2:13:21 PM PST · by Red in Blue PA · 18 replies · 1,299+ views
    Fox ^ | 1/19/2009 | Fox
    ACCOKEEK, Md. — Prince George's County fire officials have put out a blaze at a firearms plant. Officials say they received calls about the fire at the Beretta USA Inc. plant in Accokeek early Monday. They say flames started in a building attached to the main plant. The fire extended to the roof of the main building, causing part of the roof to collapse.
  • The Hypocritical History of Joe "Baretta" Biden on Gun Ownership Rights

    09/21/2008 5:13:10 AM PDT · by MikeFrancesa.com · 23 replies · 846+ views
    www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress ^ | September 21, 2008 | www.mikefrancesa.com
    http://www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress/?p=1219Old Uncle Joey is at it again: “I guarantee you, Barack Obama ain’t taking my shotguns. So don’t buy that malarkey,” Mr. Biden said. “They’re going to start peddling that to you.” Jake Tapper, at ABC News’s “Political Punch” blog fleshes out the Bidenisms, with this elaboration about the senator’s own penchant for “clinging” to his guns: “I got two,” Mr. Biden told the crowd, referring to his arms and then to Mr. Obama. “If he tries to fool with my Beretta, he’s got a problem. I like that little over and under, you know? I’m not bad with it.”...
  • Colorado Heroine May Have Been Legally Prevented from Using Beretta as Security Guard

    12/16/2007 10:43:41 AM PST · by marktwain · 222 replies · 1,719+ views
    Vanity | 16 December, 2007 | Marktwain
    Jeanne Assam, the heroine of the New Life Church shooting in Colorado Springs, would likely have been unable to carry the Beretta that she stopped the shooting with if she had been a licensed security guard. An AP article published on 12 December noted that licensed security guards in Colorado Springs are restricted to the use of revolvers. As Jeanne Assam was a volunteer parishioner who was performing security guard duties because the church did not want to hire “mercenaries”, she was almost certainly not affected by the regulations, which only apply to government regulated security guards. Fortunately, her lack...
  • Beretta gunning for growth in Accokeek

    06/23/2007 9:48:54 AM PDT · by kiriath_jearim · 31 replies · 1,198+ views
    Gazette.net (Maryland) ^ | 6/22/07 | Liza Gutierrez
    Fueled in part by a war half a world away, a family business that started in Renaissance Italy has been quietly growing in southern Prince George’s. ‘‘Since 1985, Beretta has been the official supplier of side arms to all five branches of the U.S. military,” said Elio Oliva, vice president of law enforcement and military sales and marketing for Beretta U.S.A. Corp. of Accokeek. The top priority of the Italian firearms’ U.S. division is to ‘‘handle all of the U.S. military business,” Oliva said.
  • Great Gun Video on YouTube

    07/22/2006 2:53:38 PM PDT · by Pyro7480 · 57 replies · 2,701+ views
    YouTube ^ | n/a | n/a
    "Having fun with some firearms. 1911, Sig, Beretta, M1A, and of course... the AR15. If firearms offend you, tough cookies." (Click on link above)
  • Thinking about buying Beretta handgun

    04/17/2006 7:26:29 PM PDT · by LouAvul · 36 replies · 1,316+ views
    me ^ | 4-17-06 | me
    I am thinking about buying a Beretta 9mm handgun. Am leaning toward the 92FS since it is the least expensive and all I want is a plinker. I don't know what the vertec, inox, etc., is. But I understand that Beretta has been using more and more plastic and MIM parts lately. Some shooters have even questioned their quality of late. MIM doesn't really bother me since I'm sure my recent manufactured handguns use such. Plastic doesn't really bother me since I also have a Glock 17. But overall quality and reliability do concern me. Thanx in advance.
  • Beretta Shotgun Video - Are you This good?

    03/05/2006 9:43:12 PM PST · by Loud Mime · 32 replies · 742+ views
    Beretta, Utube ^ | 03/01/2006 | Beretta
    The Video is HERE It starts of a bit slow, but you're going to see some amazing shooting!
  • Vanity: Advice needed on best small semi-auto handgun for new shooter.

    01/29/2005 3:57:06 PM PST · by cicero's_son · 59 replies · 10,592+ views
    01-29-01 | self
    I'm hoping for some good advice from fellow Freepers about which handgun to purchase. I'm a novice shooter (with handguns at least). Don't really know very much about them. I've applied for a conceal carry permit in Indiana, and I'm signed up for the next NRA basic education classes at the local range. This will be my first (and possibly only) small sidearm purchase. I don't want or need anything too heavy-duty. Just a reliable, effective, easy to use, accurate pistol for personal and home defense. I'm leaning toward a Glock 9mm, but I understand there is a wide divergence...