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Currently 34 states have provisions for early voting and three have an all-mail voting system. For the latest information on candidates and a guide to better-informed ballot decisions, NRA members can visit the website of the NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF), NRA’s political action committee. The NRA-PVF grades political candidates on the issue of gun rights—irrespective of party affiliation—based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. For more, visit nrapvf.org .
On November 3, Idaho voters picked the Winchester Model 1873 rifle (nicknamed the “Gun that Won the West,” in .44-40 cal.) as the leading candidate to be their state firearm.
After more than 10 years, Smith & Wesson discontinued production of its original M&P Bodyguard .380 and began plans for a second-generation model. But the path to the Bodyguard 2.0 wasn't a linear process.