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FEATURE What���s New in Firearms I 2013 SHOT Show SUMMARY The best opportunities for gun manufacturers to display their newest weapons is at big industry shows, such as the most recent SHOT Show in Las Vegas. We offer the highlights. MORE INFORMATION See article for URLs. FIREARMS What���s New in Law Enforcement Guns and Accessories BY STEVE TRACY T his year���s Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas proved once again the 1911 pistol and AR-15 rife platforms are more popular than ever. It seems there are more frearm manufacturers offering their own version of these proven designs than those that don���t. However, the polymer frame/striker fred pistol is catching up fast. These semi-automatics offer the same trigger pull from the frst shot to the last. Competition between manufacturers is ferce as they each try to get their full-size pistol into your duty holster, their tiny off-duty/backup concealment gun tucked in your waistband, and your patrol/tactical-SWAT/sniper rifes and shotguns stored in your squad car���s trunk. We walked 12.5 miles to cover 1,600 booths while dodging over 60,000 attendees at this year���s SHOT Show and noted the latest products. The Law Enforcement section has expanded over the years and it now occupies nine additional rooms. The large gun companies display their entire product line on the main foor, but some set up additional specialty booths just for the police market. 50 Tactical Response Mar-Apr 2013 u The Mossie Midnight Mount from Battlecomp mounts a tactical light on top of an AR-15���s barrel. BATTLECOMP www.battlecomp.com The Mossie Midnight Mount from Battlecomp attaches to the standard and ���F��� front sight bases on AR-15 rifes. This accessory places a weapon light at 12 o���clock for ambidextrous and wireless use on rifes lacking a quad rail handguard. When mounted, a tactical light casts a minimal barrel shadow.