HEALDSBURG, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- "GUNPAL, Inc. is a transaction-neutral online payment platform with a philanthropic spirit," announces Founder/CEO Ben Cannon. "It is also the first serious competitor for PayPal Inc."

A percentage of each transaction is donated to a selected charity at no additional cost to the user. The initial list of organizations includes the American Red Cross, American Cancer Society, and the Supercomputing Disease Research Center. Users can also suggest charities for consideration.

An avid supporter of constitutional rights, Cannon created a discrimination-free online payment application, starting with the recognition of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms.

Prohibited by PayPal's "Acceptable Use Policy", the $3 billion firearms and accessories industry has adopted GUNPAL as the payment platform of choice. "Firearms can only be sold by licensed dealers. GUNPAL is more convenient than other forms of payment as its comprehensive transaction tracking system is secure and reliable for our audits," says Mitchel Chapman of WBtactical.com, a licensed firearms dealer.

The 2010 Locked and Loaded Ladies calendar celebrates the 2nd Amendment Rights of these beautiful models to keep and bear arms!

World famous swimsuit photographer, Brian B. Hayes chose to shoot this inaugural year in the beautiful Red Rock Canyon National Park in Las Vegas , Nevada.

Each model poses seductively with her weapon of choice in this military themed calendar for admirers of beautiful women and powerful weapons.

Calendar Size: 12" × 12"

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its “Device/Not a Device” determination and ruled the pistol will be listed as a Class I Medical Device, exempt from 510(k) Pre-Market Notification, in accordance with and subject to 21 CFR 890.5050 “Daily Activity Assist Device.”

An effort is underway to obtain Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Durable Medical Equipment (DME) coding for the Palm Pistol. DME is defined under federal law as equipment that is capable of withstanding repeated use, is primarily used to serve a medical purpose, generally is not useful to an individual in the absence of an illness or injury, and is appropriate for use in the home.  We argue the pistol meets this definition in that is can withstand repeated use, the medical purpose served is extension of life expectancy, all living individuals are subject to the “injury” of shortened life expectancy due to loss of life from criminal assault and it most assuredly is appropriate for use in the home.  An additional function of the device is prevention of sudden onset death, analogous to the benefits offered by on-body alarm systems which permit independent unassisted living without the need for Certified Nursing Assistants. If we are successful in obtaining DME coding, it is possible the medically prescribed purchase of the Palm Pistol will be reimbursable by Medicare or private health insurance companies for qualified insured’s.