Our first News Article

[NOVAArmament]

Here is our first article written by the FFX Times. Not too bad, although the Anti-Gun side has been played up a bit:
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=1050

Newly opened Herndon gun
store target for criticism
Some question location; opening day
crowd surpasses owner's expectations
by Gregg MacDonald | Staff Writer
A new gun store in Herndon opened with a bang last week, but some residents are up in arms about its location.

When NOVA Armament, LLC, held its grand opening on Jan. 30, it drew a crowd that surpassed even its owners' expectations. Several dozen people, including Herndon Mayor Steve DeBenedittis and Town Councilman Dave Kirby, jammed into the small storefront at 795 Center St., formerly a vacant space below Tina's Hair Salon.

"I thought the snow would keep people away, but they really turned out," said Judy Rudek, a well-armed store employee who wears a Smith & Wesson Ladysmith .357 revolver in a leather hip holster while at the office.

"People came in and bought everything," she said. "We sold several guns and lots of ammo."

Rudek, a firearms aficionado, says she loathes pink guns for women.

"Guns shouldn't be cute," she said.

Rudek says one of NOVA Armament's more unique aspects is its "Fairer Sex Section," in which several handgun carrying options -- both open and concealed -- are available for women. "The one question I get asked the most by customers is, 'How can my wife carry a concealed weapon?'" she said.

The store offers women several "on-body" and "off-body" options, from waist and shoulder holsters to purses with easy-access gun compartments. Earrings and other jewelry carved from empty shell casings are also on display.

"We plan on offering women more options than just pink guns and pink purses," Rudek said.

According to Mike Stollenwerk of Fairfax-based OpenCarry.org, more than 200,000 concealed handgun permits are now active in Virginia. "There are more issued in the suburbs than in rural areas," he said. "And there are more in Fairfax County than any other county in the state."

Co-owner Wei Du, an Air Force veteran and former Pentagon chef, says that so far he is pleased with the store's location.

"This is our first store and we chose to come to Herndon because it has a nice, small-town feel, and the rent is right," Du said. "There is also not a lot of competition in the area."

Du said he and his partner, T.J. Parmele, conducted some market research before deciding on the Herndon location and says the town welcomed him with open arms.

"I'm pro-gun, so I think it is a great new addition to the town," Kirby said. "Besides, in this economy, any new business opening is a great thing."

But some Herndon residents are less enthused about a gun store opening downtown.

Du said that on the store's opening day, he received an e-mail from a Herndon man who said he hoped the store's sales would be "disastrous" because the town did not need such a business.

Others, such as Carol Bruce, a former mayor, question the particular location of the store and the image it portrays to those visiting downtown.

"I respect the constitutional right of all law-abiding citizens to bear arms," she said. "However, I question the appropriateness of the location, which is across from the library and in an area frequented by children. I also have serious reservations about the image that a gun store projects for our town."

Du says he is not deterred, and that the feedback has generally been positive.

"I am doing nothing illegal and my business is just as legitimate as any other in town," he said.

[allingeneral]

Looks good! That article really advertises to the fairer secks

[OakRidgeStars]

Here is our first article written by the FFX Times. Not too bad, although the Anti-Gun side has been played up a bit:

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/cms/story.php?id=1050

Others, such as Carol Bruce, a former mayor, question the particular location of the store and the image it portrays to those visiting downtown.

"I respect the constitutional right of all law-abiding citizens to bear arms," she said. "However, I question the appropriateness of the location, which is across from the library and in an area frequented by children. I also have serious reservations about the image that a gun store projects for our town."

I would like to hear just what would be a good location for a gun store?. Maybe down a dark alley or next to the place that sells adult videos?. I think having a gun store prominently located in town says that we are a good place to visit and spend money. I doubt anyone will complain about the tax revenue either. Of course, the bad guys might not like to see armed citizens infringing on their "gun-free zones".

[bobjames]

Boy, howdy, that was my reaction, too. Can't let the kiddies be exposed to unsavory, morally dubious things like guns. I suspect Mzz Bruce would find pornography less objectionable than firearms, since the latter obviously have no redeeming virtues whatsoever.

I stopped by in the snow on opening day. Real nice folks. I'll visit again when they're up and running full speed.

[allingeneral]

I stopped by in the snow on opening day. Real nice folks. I'll visit again when they're up and running full speed.

I'll second that

[NOVAArmament]

Here's the text of our first E-mail, if you'd like to be added, please send an E-mail to us at nova.arms@gmail.com

All,

It's TJ from NOVA Armament, LLC. This is the first edition of our E-mail special. In this, we are going to list new arrivals, upcoming specials, and other events as they come along. We are a stocking Smith and Wesson, Glock, Ruger, Taurus, Kahr, CZ-USA, Kel-Tec, Lewis Machine and Tool (LMT), Knights Armament, Surefire, and Taser dealer. Pretty much anything you want, we are probably able to order. Just ask!

Main News:
P&B All American Firearms is NOVA Armament, LLC's official gunsmith. Paul and Mac are talented gunsmiths that can do anything you need from custom 1911 work, AR-15 assembly, to headspace requests. They do it all!
If you haven't been in since our grand opening, we now have a TON of new inventory. Our distributor actually came through for us and gave us what they promised when.

New inventory:
We have an entire line of Smith and Wesson Military and Police handguns in 9MM, .40 S&W and .45ACP.
We have S&W 442 "Airweight" Models
We have CZ-75s to include a Single Action Only variant, and a limited Stainless Steel variant with night sights along with CZ-85s
We have some of Ruger's value pistols: the P-95 and P345.
We have some Ruger SR-9C pistols. The triggers are NICER than what is in the SR-9. This is about the size of a Glock 26. You have to see these to believe how nice they are.
We have the Taurus Judge "Public Defender" and we have .410 Bore Triple Aught Buck shells.
We have the new Taurus .380 ACP pistol, the 738 TCP.
We also have a nice selection of Taurus M85 Ultra-Light revolvers.
We have a Bushmaster AR-15
We have the Kahr P380 in .380 ACP.
We have the new Glock 4th Generation G22 in .40 S&W. This is the new variant with the interchangeable backstrap and modifiable Magazine release.
We have the 3rd Generation Glock 23 in stock as well.

New ammunition:
The ever popular Georgia Arms "Canned Heat" in 9MM, .38 SPL, and .40 S&W. We also have the individual bags of 50 rounds for these calibers, as well as the .357 "Cowboy" loads.
Black Hills "Red Box" .45ACP,
Black Hills .223 60 Grain Hornady V-Max,
Black Hills Remanufactured. .223 55 Grain FMJ, White Box.
Black Hills .40S&W 155 Grain JHP Red Box.
Black Hills .40S&W 180 Grain FMJ Blue Box. .
Black Hills .308 Match Rounds.
Speer Gold Dot Hollow Point in .380, .38 SPL, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.
Cor-Bon Pow'R Ball in 9MM, .40, and .45ACP
Surplus 7.62X25 Tokarev in a huge metal box (estimated at 1076 rounds)
S&B 6.8 SPC 110 grain w/plastic tip.
Remington 6.8 SPC 115 Grain Matchking BTHP
LOTS of .223
Wolf 7.62X39 ammo.

We will also list our new consignments and "new to us" used guns in the E-mail as we get them. We charge a flat fee of 25 dollars (unless one wants it listed on Gunbroker.com) for consignment guns to use our showroom and space. We think this is fair for both the store and the owner. We get some interesting inventory that one cannot order, and the owner gets a nice check minus the fee when it sells. One never knows what will walk through that door and one never knows what one has an "itch" to get.

New Consignments:
LNIB SIG P226 Stainless Steel with Night Sights
Fulton Armory AR-15 "Predator Defense" with a 26 inch Krieger barrel chambered in .223
Fulton Armory AR-15 A2
Yugoslavian M-70 AK-47 with an underfolder stock
Bullpup AK-47
H&K P30L in 9MM
Walther PPS in 9MM
Glock 35 with 3.5 pound Competition Trigger and extended slide release.
Glock 34 with Laser and light attachment. Aftermarket adjustable sights have also been added.
LNIB S&W M&P 9 Compact.
H&R H&K4 with the .380 and .22 LR barrels.

Coming soon:
LMT AR-15s (later this week)
Knights Armament AR-15s (sometime in March)
S&W Airweight 642 and 442 Revolvers.
Bra-Holsters for our "Fairer Sex" section.
Partnering with a local training company to offer classes in NRA Basic Pistol.
A Zombie Movie Film Festival (possibly with a screening of "Zombie-Land" and "Shaun of the Dead"). Ask TJ for further details.
As originally promised, your E-mail addresses will not be sold, leased, traded, horse-swapped, bartered, gambled in a poker game, used to harm Zombies, or otherwise given away. We will only use the information provided to advertise items affiliated with NOVA Armament, LLC. We will promptly remove your e-mail address from our list if asked and we promise to keep them limited to a couple of times a week unless we get a really super deal coming through the door.

Thank you once again for considering NOVA Armament, LLC as the store to get your firearms and firearm accessories.

v/r,

TJ
Executive Vice President
NOVA Armament, LLC
795 Center Street #4A
Herndon, VA 20170
703-435-4222

[GS78]

"However, I question the appropriateness of the location, which is across from the library and in an area frequented by children. I also have serious reservations about the image that a gun store projects for our town."


"WONT SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!!!!!"



................typical.

[NOVAArmament]

All in all though, so far Herndon's been pretty uneventful.

[NOVAArmament]

Here's another one guys, thought I'd post in here:

http://www.restonian.org/2010/02/meanwh ... l#comments

Meanwhile, in the Anti-Reston: Gun Shop Opens With an, Ahem, Bang
While us namby-pamby tree-hugging Reston metrosexuals are breathlessly anticipating the opening of a yarn shoppe at Lake Anne, our more rough-and-tumble neighbors to the west are celebrating their own newest retail establishment: a gun store.

When NOVA Armament, LLC, held its grand opening on Jan. 30, it drew a crowd that surpassed even its owners' expectations. Several dozen people, including Herndon Mayor Steve DeBenedittis and Town Councilman Dave Kirby, jammed into the small storefront at 795 Center St., formerly a vacant space below Tina's Hair Salon.

"I thought the snow would keep people away, but they really turned out," said Judy Rudek, a well-armed store employee who wears a Smith & Wesson Ladysmith .357 revolver in a leather hip holster while at the office.

"People came in and bought everything," she said. "We sold several guns and lots of ammo."
Lest you worry that Herndon's developing a machismo gap over our fair community, never fear: They've got massive weaponry for the ladies. And jewelry too!
Rudek says one of NOVA Armament's more unique aspects is its "Fairer Sex Section," in which several handgun carrying options -- both open and concealed -- are available for women. "The one question I get asked the most by customers is, 'How can my wife carry a concealed weapon?'" she said.

The store offers women several "on-body" and "off-body" options, from waist and shoulder holsters to purses with easy-access gun compartments. Earrings and other jewelry carved from empty shell casings are also on display.

"We plan on offering women more options than just pink guns and pink purses," Rudek said.
Awesome! Of course, some namby-pamby types are concerned about Herndon's image, which as we know, is already that of a progressive, welcoming community.
But some Herndon residents are less enthused about a gun store opening downtown.

Du said that on the store's opening day, he received an e-mail from a Herndon man who said he hoped the store's sales would be "disastrous" because the town did not need such a business.

Others, such as Carol Bruce, a former mayor, question the particular location of the store and the image it portrays to those visiting downtown.

"I respect the constitutional right of all law-abiding citizens to bear arms," she said. "However, I question the appropriateness of the location, which is across from the library and in an area frequented by children. I also have serious reservations about the image that a gun store projects for our town."
If conceal-carry enthusiasts can enjoy a meal at Champps without anyone complaining, they ought to be able to go to the library to pick up the latest Glenn Beck oeuvre. Right?

[Ralphola]

Here's the text of our first E-mail, if you'd like to be added, please send an E-mail to us at nova.arms@gmail.com

All,

It's TJ from NOVA Armament, LLC. This is the first edition of our E-mail special. In this, we are going to list new arrivals, upcoming specials, and other events as they come along. We are a stocking Smith and Wesson, Glock, Ruger, Taurus, Kahr, CZ-USA, Kel-Tec, Lewis Machine and Tool (LMT), Knights Armament, Surefire, and Taser dealer. Pretty much anything you want, we are probably able to order. Just ask!

Main News:
P&B All American Firearms is NOVA Armament, LLC's official gunsmith. Paul and Mac are talented gunsmiths that can do anything you need from custom 1911 work, AR-15 assembly, to headspace requests. They do it all!
If you haven't been in since our grand opening, we now have a TON of new inventory. Our distributor actually came through for us and gave us what they promised when.

New inventory:
We have an entire line of Smith and Wesson Military and Police handguns in 9MM, .40 S&W and .45ACP.
We have S&W 442 "Airweight" Models
We have CZ-75s to include a Single Action Only variant, and a limited Stainless Steel variant with night sights along with CZ-85s
We have some of Ruger's value pistols: the P-95 and P345.
We have some Ruger SR-9C pistols. The triggers are NICER than what is in the SR-9. This is about the size of a Glock 26. You have to see these to believe how nice they are.
We have the Taurus Judge "Public Defender" and we have .410 Bore Triple Aught Buck shells.
We have the new Taurus .380 ACP pistol, the 738 TCP.
We also have a nice selection of Taurus M85 Ultra-Light revolvers.
We have a Bushmaster AR-15
We have the Kahr P380 in .380 ACP.
We have the new Glock 4th Generation G22 in .40 S&W. This is the new variant with the interchangeable backstrap and modifiable Magazine release.
We have the 3rd Generation Glock 23 in stock as well.

New ammunition:
The ever popular Georgia Arms "Canned Heat" in 9MM, .38 SPL, and .40 S&W. We also have the individual bags of 50 rounds for these calibers, as well as the .357 "Cowboy" loads.
Black Hills "Red Box" .45ACP,
Black Hills .223 60 Grain Hornady V-Max,
Black Hills Remanufactured. .223 55 Grain FMJ, White Box.
Black Hills .40S&W 155 Grain JHP Red Box.
Black Hills .40S&W 180 Grain FMJ Blue Box. .
Black Hills .308 Match Rounds.
Speer Gold Dot Hollow Point in .380, .38 SPL, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP.
Cor-Bon Pow'R Ball in 9MM, .40, and .45ACP
Surplus 7.62X25 Tokarev in a huge metal box (estimated at 1076 rounds)
S&B 6.8 SPC 110 grain w/plastic tip.
Remington 6.8 SPC 115 Grain Matchking BTHP
LOTS of .223
Wolf 7.62X39 ammo.

We will also list our new consignments and "new to us" used guns in the E-mail as we get them. We charge a flat fee of 25 dollars (unless one wants it listed on Gunbroker.com) for consignment guns to use our showroom and space. We think this is fair for both the store and the owner. We get some interesting inventory that one cannot order, and the owner gets a nice check minus the fee when it sells. One never knows what will walk through that door and one never knows what one has an "itch" to get.

New Consignments:
LNIB SIG P226 Stainless Steel with Night Sights
Fulton Armory AR-15 "Predator Defense" with a 26 inch Krieger barrel chambered in .223
Fulton Armory AR-15 A2
Yugoslavian M-70 AK-47 with an underfolder stock
Bullpup AK-47
H&K P30L in 9MM
Walther PPS in 9MM
Glock 35 with 3.5 pound Competition Trigger and extended slide release.
Glock 34 with Laser and light attachment. Aftermarket adjustable sights have also been added.
LNIB S&W M&P 9 Compact.
H&R H&K4 with the .380 and .22 LR barrels.

Coming soon:
LMT AR-15s (later this week)
Knights Armament AR-15s (sometime in March)
S&W Airweight 642 and 442 Revolvers.
Bra-Holsters for our "Fairer Sex" section.
Partnering with a local training company to offer classes in NRA Basic Pistol.
A Zombie Movie Film Festival (possibly with a screening of "Zombie-Land" and "Shaun of the Dead"). Ask TJ for further details.
As originally promised, your E-mail addresses will not be sold, leased, traded, horse-swapped, bartered, gambled in a poker game, used to harm Zombies, or otherwise given away. We will only use the information provided to advertise items affiliated with NOVA Armament, LLC. We will promptly remove your e-mail address from our list if asked and we promise to keep them limited to a couple of times a week unless we get a really super deal coming through the door.

Thank you once again for considering NOVA Armament, LLC as the store to get your firearms and firearm accessories.

v/r,

TJ
Executive Vice President
NOVA Armament, LLC
795 Center Street #4A
Herndon, VA 20170
703-435-4222

TJ - Better recheck that inventory! I think you are minus the TCP! Nice shop, man! Need ammo!

Ralph