SHOTSHOW!!!!!!

Just incase you're new to the shooting sport and tactical industries or you've been hiding in a third world country behind a hesco wall, SHOT SHOW which is held in LOS VEGAS, is one of the biggest industry show and tells there is.  You will find leading educators like TRAVIS HALEY and CHRIS COSTA, Top Manufacturers like MASSIF, SIG and MYSTERY RANCH or Industry Media groups like SOLDIER SYSTEMS.  Basically from 15 to 18 Jan 2013 this year they all stuff them selves under one roof and bring out their best and brightest as well as all the new shiny things while retailers and distributers make deals for this years biggest products.  We have been monitoring all the reviews as they come out and looking at the new products from some of the best names in the game as things unfold.  It looks like 2013 is going to see new developments, GLOCK is already unleashed the 30S compact, BFG with the support of CHRIS COSTA and the COSTA LUDIS brand has debuted their HIVE SATCHEL.  At night the restaurants and bars are filled with get-togethers and hosted parties allowing the manufacturers, distributers and retailers to be wined and dined while promises of old and new business friendships are cemented ensuring we all get the gear we want from our favourite shops.  This has become a tradition now and it is one that not only proliferates the material want of the industry but also helps ensure the education of the newer and younger enthusiasts.  This years SHOT SHOW however has been marred by the political reaction of the US Government, more specifically the anti-gun lobbyists, with recent atrocities in the US allowing them to gain momentum in the media, as well as both sides of this coin throwing out inaccurate information and slander it's almost an election.  The down side is as of this morning the US President has released his plane for a proposed executive order to amend gun laws in the US which will affect both the industry and those who enjoy the products it spawns.  As it follows the press releases so far have stated the following;

1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.

2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.

3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.

4. Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.
5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.
6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.
7. Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.
8. Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).
9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.
10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.
11. Nominate an ATF director.
12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.
13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.
14. Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.
15. Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies
16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.
17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.
18. Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.
19. Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.
20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.
21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.
22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.
23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.

I thought 12 was interesting.