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The most innovative variation to emerge from Smith & Wesson's M&P series of handguns came in 2013 with the introduction of the Competition Optics Ready Equipment (C.O.R.E.), also available in the Pro Series configuration. With this development, S&W brought to market handguns that are optics-ready and competition-quality, right out of the box. Watch this "Rifleman Review" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV for a review of the Smith & Wesson M&P 9L Pro Series C.O.R.E. pistol.
For additional information about the M&P 9L Pro Series C.O.R.E. pistol, please enjoy the following article:
While the company's initial Model 2020 Waypoint design was intended to be more of a precision platform, Springfield has since come out with several field-ready variants of the Model 2020, including the Boundary.
In United States v. Hemani, The Supreme Court decided that the federal statute that prohibits the possession or ownership of firearms by a person who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” violates the Second Amendment when applied to regular marijuana users.
The FN MAG, better known to Americans as the M240 machine gun, has been in U.S. military service since 1976, and this year, the platform has gotten some serious upgrades.