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Ruger Reports Record Sales, Earnings
SOUTHPORT, CT–Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE-RGR), announced today that for 2012, the Company reported net sales of $491.8 million and fully diluted earnings of $3.60 per share, compared with net sales of $328.8 million and fully diluted earnings of $2.09 per share in 2011. For the fourth quarter of 2012, net sales were $141.8 […]
Why Are Sharks Swarming in Florida?
Seeing one shark is enough to scare most swimmers out of the water. Seeing thousands of sharks in the water — and many leaping into the air as they hunt for prey — could be enough to keep a swimmer out of the water for life. That’s the scenario greeting beachgoers this week in Palm […]
Alabama angler’s monstrous bass is one for the record books!
An Alabama resident has reeled in a 70-pound striped bass that shattered a 54-year-old state record and could land the angler in the book of world records for the heaviest striper ever caught in a landlocked fishery. James R. Bramlett, 65, reeled in the behemoth on the Black Warrior River on Feb. 28. Bramlett told […]
Florida bill would require anger management courses for bullet buyers
A Florida legislator wants anyone trying to buy ammunition to complete an anger management program first, in what critics say is the latest example of local lawmakers reaching for constitutionally-dubious solutions to the problem of gun violence. The bill filed Saturday by state Sen. Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville, would require a three-day waiting period for the […]
FWC to score antlers in Lake City
For immediate release: March 5, 2013 Contact: Karen Parker, 386-758-0525 FWC to score antlers in Lake City Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers will score deer antlers March 9 in Lake City. People should bring their bucks to the Deep Creek Community Center at 11934 N. U.S. Highway 441, near Milton’s Country […]