Manufacturer of the Vector submachine gun, and parent company to Sphinx System AG, makers of high-end CZ 75 handgun derivative, may be in financial trouble. At the end of 2015, Sphinx System AG was declared bankrupt; now its parent company may be in danger as well due [Read More…]
Kramer Defense, the company that introduced the 6.8x45mm UCC cartridge based on the .378″/9.6mm diameter case head of 5.56mm, filed a patent on Aug 14, 2014 (approved Sept. 1, 2015) that has recently sent shockwaves through the 6.5 Grendel and cartridge [Read More…]
Connecticut gun manufacturer Stag plead guilty today to violating federal law, including the loss of 200 firearms from its record books, and the possession of 62 machine guns or receivers for machine guns not registered to the company. In the plea agreement that to the [Read More…]
L3 Communications, the holding company that owns EOTech, is being sued by the United States Government for fraud. Their products were the subject of a recent SOCOM warning that the EOTech holographic sights experienced shifting zero across different temperature [Read More…]
Controversial “smart gun” manufacturer Armatix has filed the German equivalent of Chapter 11 restructuring. From Fortune: Armatix pulls out of tech fair, but vows to continue operating The manufacturer of the only so-called “smart” pistol available on [Read More…]
A few days ago the BATFE sent out a letter stating that it was not legal to use an arm brace, such as the SIG SAUER Pistol Stabilizing Brace, as a stock. SIG have responded with this statement … A Statement Regarding the SIG SAUER® Pistol Stabilizing Brace. [Read More…]
Russia has clarified some of its rules regarding firearms licensees – added to the list of valid reasons for carrying a weapon this week was “self-defense”, a purpose not widely recognized in some other European countries. From Russia Today: In an [Read More…]
American Tactical Imports (ATI) is suing the Tennessee Arms Company (TAC) for patent infringement. ATI claims that TAC’s Hybrid Polymer Lower Receiver infringes on ATI’s patent 8,789,305 (“Hybrid lower receiver for a rifle”). This patent forms [Read More…]
If you missed our last post on the subject, H&K are being sued by German Sports Guns and American Tactical Imports. GSG and ATI claim H&K did not own the rights to the MP5 design patent (that is the look of the gun, not the operation/internals) when H&K sued [Read More…]
This is just sickening. Will Hayden, founder of Red Jacket Firearms which was featured on the Discovery show Sons of Guns, has been arrested for aggravated rape. He has been accused of raping his 11 year old daughter. Hayden was arrested earlier this month for [Read More…]
For the fourth time in recent years the US Army is considering dropping the M9 Beretta and the 9mm NATO round it chambers in favor of a pistol that shoots a larger caliber, harder hitting round. The Federal Bureau of Investigation on the other hand have just [Read More…]
Steve Says: Many thanks to Spencer, a law student, for contributing this well researched guest post. This is a legal post, not a political post. Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States decided the case Abramski v. United Statesagainst Abramski in a 5–4 decision [Read More…]
A AR15.com member was told that that his Form 1 (Application to Make and Register a Firearm) would take up to one year to process. 57Strat wrote … I just called today to check on a Form 1. The woman on the phone said if I sent an application in today, it would [Read More…]
In 2010 the BATFE arrested 21 people, including Smith & Wesson executives for beaching the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a law which prohibits US corporations, citizens and residents from bribing foreign officials. Those arrested were charged with conspiring to [Read More…]
In 2001 Glock applied to trademark their pistol design. The trademark application was approved in 2009 (Serial Number 76279422). Glock’s application states that this design was not used by anyone before 1995, so this trademark must be for the third generation [Read More…]
Glock is suing Maxwell Corp, the importers of the Zoraki M917 blank firing pistol, for trade dress infringement. Vico Confino has put up a website giving his side of the story and pleading with Glock to settle out of court. Vico says … MAXSELL CORP. has been sued [Read More…]
I recommend anyone who carries concealed or open should watch this video. I doubt anyone knows more about the legal aspects of firearms than Massad Ayoob. [ Many thanks to jdun1911 for emailing me the link. ]
Crimson Trace has developed a laser aiming attachment for the M72 Light Anti-Tank Weapon (LAW). Because the LAW launcher tube is disposable the laser module uses quick detach mount so that the operator can easily attach is before firing and remove it before disposing of [Read More…]
The Spearmint Rhino, the international a chain of strip clubs, is suing Chiappa Firearms over the logo used on their Chiappa Firearms Rhino revolvers. They claim that consumers could confuse the revolver with one of their strip clubs or branded g-strings, brassieres and [Read More…]
LWRC Interational, manufacturer of AR-15 rifles for consumers and military, are suing SIG Sauer. LWRC claims SIG’s SIG516 line of piston-operated AR-15 rifles infringes upon their U.S. patent #7461581 “Self-cleaning gas operating system for a firearm”. [Read More…]
[ The Editor: The Firearm Blog readers are an innovative group. We regularly get email from readers asking us for give advice on how to proceed with patenting thier gun-related inventions. I am very pleased to present the first part in a series of posts that demystify [Read More…]
James Buchanan, the owner of JB Custom, is suing Taurus for trademark infringement. Earlier this year Taurus unveiled their Rossi Ranch Hand pistol. The Ranch Hand is their take on the Mare’s Leg pistol which featured in the late 1950s show Wanted: Dead or Alive. [Read More…]
Unbeknown to me, Glock filed a lawsuit against Austrian Sporting Arms and ISSC Handels GmbH and have just announced that they settled the case. This lawsuit and the settlement are very much the same as the H&K vs. ATI lawsuit. From the press release … GLOCK, [Read More…]
MIT students were recently honored by the Suffolk County District Attorney for their help in providing expert witness testimony in cases involving illegal gun possession. They were testifying that a discarded handgun would retain body heat for a period of time and that [Read More…]
Legal Heat is an iPhone / iPod Touch electronic version of the CCW guide Legal Heat: 50 State Guide to Firearm Laws and Regulations. At $1.99 is it a lot cheaper than the $15 paperback edition. I purchased to application to try it out. It is quite straightforward. It [Read More…]
Advocate posted this comment on my blog post about the H&K / ATI lawsuit … I really think its important to remember that they sued over trademark and trade dress infringement … not patent infringement. Very different things. Add to that the fact that ATI [Read More…]
Because Australians are not allowed semi-automatic guns, rifle manufacturers make some interesting bolt and pump action conversions of AR-15s, AKs and other rifles for the Australian market. H&K produce a special version of their SL8, itself a consumer friendly [Read More…]
Not long ago I blogged about A.R.M.S having won a lawsuit against Troy and jdun1911 mentioned in the comments that they were also involved in a lawsuit against LaRue Tactical. Mark LaRue posted this open letter at AR15.com … Guys, As some of you know, we are under [Read More…]
This comes straight from the I-never-thought-I-would-ever-blog-this department. Press TV reports: > Saudis will be able to buy handguns and other personal firearms openly for the first time, the country’s interior ministry has anounced. > … > The [Read More…]
The lawsuit between ATI and H&K has been settled. Ed reports … Production and importation of the original design GSG-5 ceased as of Oct, 8, 2009 with the signing of the agreement. The remaining inventory now in the USA can be sold by ATI, all distributors and [Read More…]
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