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What makes this 3-Gun event so unique? The entire shooting competition will take place at night, in complete darkness. The opening shots will be fired after the sun sinks on August 16 2013 and continue into the wee hours of the morning.

Crimson Trace, the leading brand of laser sights and tactical lighting products for firearms, will again host the world’s premier 3-Gun competition—the 2nd Annual Midnight 3-Gun Invitational (M3Gi).

This unequaled night shooting competition will take place outside of Bend, Oregon in the high desert in mid-August.

The shooting competition continues the next night, and while the competitors race the clock for best times, they could also be racing the sun. The competition must close before sunup. Some of the top 3-gunners in the nation, such as Smith &Wesson Team Member Jerry Miculek, are registered and scheduled to compete.

How will the competitors conquer the darkness? Through the use of laser equipped firearms along with thermal imaging and night vision equipment. No hand-held flashlights are allowed as the world-class shooters work through nine complex shooting lanes that offer unique challenges—as the clock continues to tick. Multiple firearms will be used to meet the shooting contests.

The list of M3Gi sponsors backing and attending the competition include: Leupold & Stevens, FLIR, Nosler,Danner/LaCrosse, Primary Weapons Systems, Colt Competition, Warne Scope Mounts, Leatherman, Rubber City Armory, GemTech, Optics Planet, FNH, Brownell’s, Daniel Defense, Remington, MGM Targets, and Otis Technology. The competing shooters will be arriving from across America and will be joined by more than 30 media members.

With the support from sponsors and Crimson Trace, the total cash purse is $6,000. If the winning shooter uses Crimson Trace lasers and/or lighting systems on the firearms during the competition, the cash prize jumps to a whopping $10,000. A prize table will also include firearms and a long list of shooting gear.

All invited shooters are receiving final registration packets and additional details this week. Media members—representing many of the nation’s top firearms, hunting and tactical publications—are scheduled to arrive early in the event to pre-test the competition lanes, meet with sponsors and test Crimson Trace gear in the deep darkness.

White House cites progress on gun control

In a report issued Tuesday, the administration has "completed or made significant progress" on 21 of 23 executive actions that Obama outlined Jan. 16 as part of a major gun-control initiative.

The White House says President Obama is close to completing a series of executive actions to address gun violence, but they are not a substitute for congressional legislation.

"But Congress must also act," the report says. "Passing common-sense gun safety legislation, including expanding background checks and making gun trafficking a federal crime, remains the single most important step we could take to reduce gun violence."

With Obama in Northern Ireland for the G-8 summit, Vice President Biden will discuss the report in a speech Tuesday afternoon.

The Senate blocked a background check bill in April, thanks mostly to the votes of Republicans. Obama administration officials and Senate Democrats are trying to revive the bill by pressuring senators who voted against it to reconsider.

Gun-control opponents say the proposals are ineffective, and undermine the Second Amendment rights to gun ownership.

The Obama administration began pushing for new gun legislation after the Dec. 14 shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 students and six educators.

The new White House report listed the executive actions on guns taken by the administration.

Among them: Ending a freeze on federal research into the causes of gun violence, reducing barriers that prevent states from submitting certain records to the existing background check system, and easing the ways in which federal law enforcement agencies can trace guns recovered in investigations.

The report did not mention two other legislative proposals backed by gun-control supporters: A new ban on assault weapons, and restrictions on the size of ammunition magazines. Neither proposal has sufficient support in Congress as of yet.

The White House report says the president's executive actions are designed to address several goals, including improvements to the existing background check system, law enforcement, and school safety, as well as promote responsible gun ownership.