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  wcbstv.com - Gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co. To Offer Buyouts
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New York News, Weather, Sports and Traffic: Gunmaker Sturm, Ruger and Co. To Offer Buyouts
Sturm, Ruger is based in Southport, Conn., with facilities in Newport and Prescott, Ariz.
Sturm, Ruger recently has made gains in its market share, Sullivan said, but production still is about half what it was during the company's peak in the early 1990s, when the Newport plant alone made some 800,000 guns a year.
wcbstv.com /topstories/local_story_351142853.html   (307 words)

  
  Sturm, Ruger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sturm, Ruger and Company was founded by William B. Ruger and Alexander McCormick Sturm in 1949 in a small, rented machine shop in Southport, Connecticut.
Ruger Firearms is now the nation's largest firearms manufacturer, and the only one producing firearms in all four market segments: rifles, shotguns, pistols, and revolvers.
Ruger is a dominant player in the.22 rimfire rifle market in the U.S. with its Ruger 10/22, and has had that position for some years now that was assured by its inexpensiveness and high quality.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ruger   (652 words)

  
 USCA1 Opinion 04-1836
Sturm Ruger's position is that the good faith exception does not apply here because OSHA's request for a warrant was based on an erroneous interpretation of its legal authority to conduct the inspection.
Sturm Ruger's contention rests on the statutory language "on the basis of records made and kept." It reads this language to mean that reports required by OSHA must be based solely on information contained in records that the Secretary of Labor requires employers to keep.
Sturm Ruger alleged that it was vindictively targeted because it had vigorously opposed a prior OSHA initiative, but it provided no facts to support this assertion.
www.ca1.uscourts.gov /cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=04-1836.01A   (2277 words)

  
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On the same day, Sturm Ruger moved to quash the warrant, arguing that the data used to target Pine Tree for inspection was derived from a survey that was not authorized by regulation, and that the warrant violated the Fourth Amendment.
In its complaint, Sturm Ruger made the same argument now pending before the Commission: that the DCI was invalid because it required employers to report employment data (the number of employees and the hours they worked) despite the alleged absence of a regulation requiring employ- ers to create and maintain such data.
Sturm Ruger claimed that, although OSHA had a regulation requiring employers to create and maintain the injury and illness data sought by the DCI survey, 29 C.F.R. s 1904.2, no regulation required them to create and maintain the employment data also demanded by the survey.
pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov /common/opinions/200208/01-5111a.txt   (4611 words)

  
 Harley Mom Passes Along Sturm-Ruger Decision
The cornerstone of “Riding Ruger” was a call for all interested motorcyclists to purchase shares of Sturm, Ruger stock, then attend the annual stockholder meetings to challenge the company’s discriminatory policy.
Ruger further explained that "our experience has indicated that the cost was not significant and that the restrictions were no longer necessary." Mr.
Ruger also expressed his thoughts on helmet laws in general, he believes that the legislature should not enact helmet laws and that individuals should be responsible for their own safety and use reasonable care and exercise caution when riding.
www.harleymom.com /ruger.htm   (1368 words)

  
 Bill Ruger: America's Gunmaker
The ability of Bill Ruger to read the firearms market as if through a crystal ball has been demonstrated over and over again, but there is no better example than that of his reintroducing the single action revolver to the shooting world in 1953.
Ruger’s line of Blackhawk and Vaquero single action sixguns are some of the strongest and most durable guns of any kind on the market.
Ruger has proven the strength of castings throughout the years by using the process in the manufacture high-stress gun parts such as receivers and bolt heads.
www.gunblast.com /Ruger.htm   (1508 words)

  
 New York's Premier Alternative Newspaper. Arts, Music, Food, Movies and Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When the Brooklyn-born Ruger died on July 6 at age 86, he had established one of the largest firearms companies in America, the Sturm, Ruger and Company, that in 2001 earned $174 million in net profits and has been traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1969.
In 1951 Sturm died from hepatitis at age 28, and Ruger took over the business (the red eagle emblem Sturm designed was forever turned fl when embossed on the company’s guns).
Soon there was a roll-out of firearm designs from Sturm, Ruger and Co. the likes of which have not been matched in this country for variety and ingenuity, including the standout Ruger Super Blackhawk.44 Magnum revolver in 1959 (updated in 1973), and the Model 77 hunting rifle in 1968.
www.nypress.com /15/31/nyc/nyc2.cfm   (1155 words)

  
 Strum Ruger & Co., Pine Tree Castings Division. Docket No. 99-1873 & 99-1874
Sturm Ruger then entered into the Agreed-upon Submission with the Secretary, settling the merits of the alleged violations, but preserving its objections to the validity of the warrant and the inspections.
Sturm Ruger claims that OSHA could not require reporting of employment numbers and hours-worked information under the DCI at issue, and as a consequence, the subsequent targeting, warrant, and inspection that took place were invalid.
Sturm Ruger presented no evidence that the district court’s approval of the warrant was based on false representations to the court.
www.oshrc.gov /decisions/html_2004/99-1873.html   (4669 words)

  
 STURM, RUGER INTRODUCES THE RUGER® 22/45 MARK III™ PISTOLS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SOUTHPORT, CT - April 16, 2004 - Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR), the nation's largest firearms manufacturer, is proud to announce the introduction of a new.22 caliber autoloading rimfire pistol - the Ruger® 22/45 Mark III™.
Sturm, Ruger is the nation's leading manufacturer of high-quality firearms for recreation and law enforcement, and a major producer of precision steel and titanium investment castings components for consumer industries.
Sturm, Ruger is headquartered in Southport, CT, with plants and foundries located in Newport, NH and Prescott, AZ.
usashooters.org /artman/publish/printer_1666.shtml   (431 words)

  
 RealHunters Journal Advertising Partner - Ruger Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When Sturm, Ruger and Co., Inc. opened for business in 1949 with a meager $50,000 investment, the start was in the face of serious doubts from industry insiders.
Sturm, Ruger produces hundreds of thousands of firearms each year for hunting, target shooting, collecting, self-defense, law enforcement, and government agencies.
Sturm, Ruger occupies a singular position at the forefront of that time-honored discipline.
www.realhuntersjournal.com /rugerPartner.htm   (1013 words)

  
 Ruger 50th .22 UPDATE
Sturm, a young aristocrat with a love of sport shooting, invested $50,000, and Sturm, Ruger and Co. was born.
Thus, Sturm, Ruger and Co. began a journey that would lead to the company becoming the largest and most respected manufacturer of sporting firearms in the U.S. Almost unheard-of in the manufacturing industry was (and is) Ruger’s practice of corporate growth through reinvestment of earnings.
Ruger began referring to their pistols as “Mark Series” pistols once the changes began, and current pistols are known (and roll-marked) as “Mark II” guns.
www.gunblast.com /Ruger_50th.htm   (1442 words)

  
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The suits were nearly identical and alleged that Sturm Ruger was liable in negligence for selling the handgun to the general public with knowledge that the gun could foreseeably come into the hands of criminals who would create a high risk of harm to the general public.
The circuit court initially denied Sturm Ruger's motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(8), finding that the Redhawk was inherently dangerous due to its high power and that Sturm Ruger owed a duty to warn the public of the gun's inherent danger.
Additionally, the court concluded that an act or omission by Sturm Ruger was not a proximate cause of the deaths of the victims and that the concept of strict liability was not applicable to plaintiffs' claims.
www.cs.cmu.edu /afs/cs/user/wbardwel/public/nfalist/resteiner_v_ruger.txt   (1379 words)

  
 Valley News Web Story Layout   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sturm, Ruger operates another titanium casting foundry in Arizona, and some of the equipment from that plant is being moved to the New Hampshire plant and is being installed along with new equipment, Unger said.
Sturm, Ruger, which designs, manufactures and sells firearms and investment castings, has plants in Newport and Prescott, Ariz., and the corporate headquarters are in Southport, Conn.
Sturm, Ruger is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RGR.
www.vnews.com /11132005/2720451.htm   (537 words)

  
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In January, 1949, with an initial investment of only $50,000 and an idea, William B. Ruger and Alexander M. Sturm started production of a.22 caliber autoloading pistol--a design which was so successful that it became the cornerstone upon which one of the most comprehensive lines of sporting firearms ever made in America was established.
After Alex Sturm's death in 1951, William B. Ruger continued to direct the company alone and today, as Chairman of the Board, he is actively involved in the creative engineering of new products and continues to provide the leadership which has made this 44-year-old company a sound and successful enterprise.
Sturm, Ruger & Company, in this relatively short time, has established itself as a leading small arms design organization, developing a unique and broad line of fine quality sporting, military and police firearms to become one of the world's most famous producers of revolvers, pistols, rifles and shotguns.
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/7719/rugerhistory.html   (330 words)

  
 Sturm Ruger News
Sturm, Ruger and Co. said it plans to lay off or reassign some workers by the end of the year, cutting its workforce by as many as 60 jobs.
NEWPORT, N.H. Gunmaker Sturm, Ruger is about to open a foundry in New Hampshire that will make it the third-largest producer of titanium in the country.
Sturm, Ruger, and Company's old original semi-auto 44 magnum carbine is an excellent gun, which is fitting because it's the first long gun the company marketed.
rss.topix.net /com/rgr   (496 words)

  
 Casting Fortify Ruger's Firearms   (Site not responding. Last check: )
For Sturm, Ruger and Co., Southport, Connecticut, this passion is a daily challenge.
Ruger is referring to the firm’s decision in the early 1950’s to design its firearms using investment cast components for revolver and pistol frames and rifle and shotgun receivers—the backbone components for firearms.
Sturm, Ruger performs finishing and machining of all castings in-house, and then assembles all the various components (performing polishing as required) to produce the firearms.
www.castsolutions.com /archive/08_feature_article.html   (1441 words)

  
 :: Buckmasters Online ::   (Site not responding. Last check: )
William Batterman Ruger, founder and Chairman Emeritus of Sturm, Ruger and Company, the largest firearms manufacturer in the United States, and widely recognized as one of "America's greatest gun designers," died peacefully at home on Saturday, July 6, 2002, at age 86, after a period of failing health.
A legend in American industry, Ruger had a hand in the original design and time-honored styling of every firearm his company has produced, and continued to work on new creations up until his death.
Ruger steered his business from "it can't be done" remarks to a New York Stock Exchange corporation (NYSE: RGR) which has produced more than 20,000,000 firearms for hunting, target shooting, collecting, self-defense, law enforcement and government agencies.
www.buckmasters.com /buckmasters_links/features/020711Ruger.html   (271 words)

  
 Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (Firearm Manufacturer)
When Sturm, Ruger & Company opened for business 50 years ago on a meager $50,000 investment, the start was in the face of serious doubts from industry insiders.
Sturm, Ruger & Co. occupies a singular position at the forefront of that time-honored discipline.
Recognition of the stature of Sturm, Ruger & Co. beyond the firearms field has been widespread, ranging from a case study by the Harvard Business School, to articles in Forbes magazine (in which the founder was termed "crusty and unflappable"), to such television programs as CNN's "Pinnacle" and "60 Minutes," and in countless other media.
www.scripophily.net /sturrugcomin.html   (1256 words)

  
 Padlocks and Cable Gun Locks Recalled by Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. to be Replaced   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sturm, Ruger and Co. Inc., of Southport, Conn. is voluntarily recalling 1.2 million padlocks and 800,000 cable gunlocks that bear the "Ruger" name.
Ruger is aware of three incidents where a consumer was able to open a padlock without the use of its designated key.
Ruger shipped lockable boxes using these padlocks with its pistols and revolvers from 1987 until 1995.
www.recalls.org /sport94.html   (239 words)

  
 Gallery of Guns - Shooting Times - Gun Reviews
Sturm, Ruger & Co. has no equal when it comes to the variety of rifles and carbines it has introduced, plus the company’s bolt-action Model 77 happens to be the most popular rifle of that type among sportsmen.
Both lugs on the Ruger retain all their integrity and strength, and the ejector contacts the cartridge head by way of a small slot in the underside of the bolt body.
Ruger is not oblivious to the fact that a fine trigger is desirable for precision shooting.
www.galleryofguns.com /shootingtimes/Articles/DisplayArticles.asp?ID=107   (2984 words)

  
 Gallery of Guns - Shooting Times - News Center
Newport, NH - - March 15, 2001 - - Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR), the largest manufacturer of sporting firearms in the United States, announced today a voluntary program to exchange older locks it shipped with its firearms beginning in 1987 with newer locking devices.
Sturm, Ruger Executive Vice President and General Counsel Stephen L. Sanetti stated, "We took the lead in 1987 as the first firearms manufacturer to begin voluntarily supplying our pistols in high-impact lock boxes with a key-operated padlock.
Details of many other firearm safety programs that Sturm, Ruger & Company has voluntarily undertaken during the last 50 years, which have helped firearms accidents decline dramatically to their lowest levels since 1903, can be found in the Ruger booklet "Firearms Safety for Responsible Citizens," available free on request.
www.galleryofguns.com /Shootingtimes/Articles/displayarticles.asp?id=446   (604 words)

  
 Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. Recognized for Innovation and Leadership   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Ruger M77 Mark II Target Rifle, chambered for the exciting new.204 Ruger cartridge, was named "Rifle of the Year" by the Academy of Excellence.
Sturm, Ruger was also a top-three finalist for the "Manufacturer of the Year" award.
Sturm, Ruger is headquartered in Southport, Connecticut, with plants and foundries located in Newport, New Hampshire and Prescott, Arizona.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/04-30-2004/0002164348&EDATE=   (714 words)

  
 39 Wn. App. 740, SMITH v. STURM, RUGER & CO.
Sturm's expert testified that every safety course includes some version of the "Ten Commandments" of gun safety, including carrying handguns with the hammer down on an empty chamber and never loading a gun until it is ready for use.
Ruger testified without contradiction that Sturm spent $493,000 on "conversion kit" advertising in 1982, and had received 80,000 responses involving 150,000 guns.
Ruger stated the conversion program did not begin sooner because Sturm's plant was not ready to receive the anticipated voluminous response.
www.mrsc.org /mc/courts/appellate/039wnapp/039wnapp0740.htm   (3257 words)

  
 Ruger New Vaquero   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR), the nation’s largest firearms manufacturer, is proud to introduce the Ruger New Vaquero family of single action revolvers.
The Ruger Vaquero is often referred to as the gun that won the New West because of its widespread popularity among single action shooters and cowboy action event competitors.
The New Vaquero incorporates Sturm, Ruger’s slimmer pre-1962 “XR-3” style grip frame and a smaller cylinder frame with a unique reverse indexing pawl, which positively aligns the cylinder with the loading gate cutout for easy loading and unloading of cartridges.
www.fountainfirearms.com /bowman.htm   (410 words)

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