[h=1]When letting them have it with both barrels just isn't enough: TRIPLE barrel shotgun launched at Las Vegas firearms show[/h]
64,000 people attended the National Shooting Sports Foundation's gun show in Las Vegas
An estimated 1,600 companies showed a range of firearms, ammunition and accessories to gun fans
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Called the Triple Crown, Chiappa says the rifle is perfect for both hunter as as a weapon for self defence.
The firing sequence of the barrel is right, left top, although on some models of the shotgun this can be changed. It fires standard 20 and 28 gauge cartridges.
The shotgun was first revealed in 2013, but this year the firm behind it has two new versions, a 20 and 28 gauge. Both the new gauges have a 26-inch barrel and the overall length of the shotgun is 43 inches. The new shotguns will retail for approximately $2,039 – $2,079, according to Fox News. A single trigger fires all three barrels in succession in a right-left-top barrel sequence that is reset to start with the right barrel each time the action is opened. The line includes the Triple Threat, designed for home defense, and a sporting version called the Triple Crown.
At the show Colt also introduced a new AR called the Expanse M4, dubbed a 'starter assault rifle' The Expanse M4 weighs 6.44 pounds, and is finished in black matte. About 62,000 credentialed attendees walked miles of aisles on the showroom floor in Las Vegas, ogling and handling chrome six-shooters, knives, body armor and assault-style weapons. The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show isn't a sales event. No one can buy guns or gear on the spot.
Show-goer Rhiannon Owen, co-owner with her husband of a San Antonio, Texas, body armor company, said people have a right to protect themselves. 'And because of the political climate in our country, more people are becoming involved,' she said. Owen sells a $300 kit to protect a person from anything up to a .308-caliber bullet. It can be carried in a gym bag or kept next to a bed to don quickly if the owner is threatened by someone with a gun. Schoolteachers could be equipped with ballistic blankets and custom locks for classroom door hinges to protect children, she said. Gun production and sales have doubled since 2009 when Obama took office, said Lawrence Keane, senior vice president and attorney for the show host, the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Sales spike after every headline-grabbing mass shooting like the recent ones in Paris and San Bernardino, California. Almost one in three Americans is a gun owner, Keane said.
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This woman concentrates on the Glock handgun peering through a hologram sight at the rear of the semi-automatic weapon
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Handguns are on display at the Smith & Wesson booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
He tallied about 350 million guns in circulation. 'The face of the consumer is more diverse — women, minorities, younger and urban,' Keane said. Sales surge 'when you have an event that causes people to talk about the issue and causes people to be concerned about their safety.' 'Guns will clearly be one of the big issues this November,' he said, referring to the presidential and congressional elections. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch went before Congress on Wednesday to defend executive actions issued Jan. 4 by Obama to require nearly anyone selling guns online or at gun shows to get federal dealers' licenses and perform background checks. Republican presidential candidates and conservative lawmakers have condemned the president's move as an overreach of executive power and an infringement of constitutional rights to gun ownership.
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Silencers are on display at the Sig Sauer booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show.
wen said she'd be willing to perform background checks on buyers of ballistic gear, particularly if the National Instant Criminal Background Check System was more complete and able to provide faster responses for applicants.
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David Monteiro looks at a gun at the Barrett booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show
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Nolan Hammer looks at a gun at the Heckler & Koch booth.
Waldron predicted the FBI and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will have trouble processing a wave of new fingerprint cards, photos, and background checks. Keane said the shooting sports foundation hosts a campaign called FixNICS.org to encourage states to report to the FBI's NICS database all mental health and criminal records of anyone prohibited from owning a firearm under current law. On the trade show floor, more than 30 ATF agents fielded questions at an information booth about whether Obama's actions mean that casual gun owners will need to get federal firearm sales licenses. 'We're listening to what people are telling us,' ATF spokesman Corey Ray said. 'Someone has a collection at home and wants to sell the guns. They wonder if they need a firearms license.' They don't, Ray said. 'Not if they aren't engaged in the business and aren't making a living doing it,' he said.
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Matt Couch looks at a rife at the Barrett booth at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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John Correia peers through the sight of a .50 caliber M2 machine gun, just what the average American needs to go hunting
According to a survey conducted by the NSSF, a growing number of women are buying firearms describing them as the 'fastest growing segment' in shooting sports. More than half of women who responded to the survey claimed they will buy at least one gun over the next twelve months. According to Sanetti: 'In the past decade, the number of women owning firearms and participating in target shooting and hunting has soared. This study helps us understand why women are choosing to purchase firearms and accessories and what shooting activities appeal to them most.' The research polled women aged between 18 to 65 who owned at least one firearm. One third of them had bought their first weapon within the past three years.
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Glen Kukula handles a Patrol SIG716 rifle at the National Shooting Sports Foundation's Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade show
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Robert Zatorski struggles with the M2 .50 caliber machine gun which was a popular exhibit, but not the most practical personal weapon
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Jen O'Hara, pictured, also decided to try out a Ruger as the NSSF claimed 54 per cent of women polled plan on buying a gun this year
The gun control issue has become increasingly prominent during the current presidential election campaign. Republican and Democrat contenders have clashed with their rivals over the issue. Republican Ted Cruz is set to spend $700,000 on a pro-gun advert during NFL conference championship games. The ad will feature Cruz sitting beside Phil Robertston of TV's Duck Dynasty shooting a borrowed shotgun. In his three years in the U.S. Senate, Cruz's voting record has earned an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association. He is fiercely critical of President Barack Obama's efforts to tighten background checks for gun purchases is a staple of Cruz stump speeches: The candidate quipped that back in Texas the term 'gun control' means that you 'hit what you're aiming at'. Democrat rivals Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed on the issue during a debate in Charleston, South Carolina. Clinton claimed Sanders had voted repeatedly in favour of the National Rifle Association.
