When discussing the Bill of Rights,
particularly the Second Amendment which more people are giving in to
the propaganda that unarmed citizens makes a safer nation, it seems
that was a popular idea in Nazi controlled German in the 1930s, which
the surrounding nations who were impressed with Germany's speedy
recover from inflation and economical failure [they did not realize
they had already implemented slave labor and began persecuting and
ripping off Jewish families] – so they also disarmed their
populace. Well, history tells the rest of the story. The only people
with weapons were “officials” of the government, the army, and
local law enforcement controlled by the Nazi political machine.
Jul 21, 2013
Jul 10, 2013
Firearm History: Remington Arms Company
Remington
Arms Company is the oldest firearm manufacturer in the United
States, founded in 1816 by Eliphalet
Remington in Llion, New York. It is also the only US company
that produces both firearms and ammunition domestically and is the
largest producer of shotguns and rifles. Its products are distributed
to over 60 foreign countries. Remington is owned by Cerberus
Capital Management. In 2013, the Model
1100 semiautomatic shotgun celebrated its 50th
anniversary. The Remington
Model 700 bolt-action rifle celebrated its 50th
anniversary in 2012. After a 12-year absence from the market,
Remington began producing Model 1911 R1 handgun in June 2010.
Remington Arms stopped making handguns in 1998.
Jul 1, 2013
John Moses Browning: America's Most Famous Gunsmith
John Moses Browning, January
23rd 1855 to November 26th 1926 was born in
Ogden, Utah and was an American firearms designer who developed
military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms that
are still used around the world. When it comes to automatic and
semi-automatic firearms, he is still the king with 128 firearm
patents credited to his name. He made his firearm at the age of 13 in
his father's gun shop, and was awarded his first patent on October
7th 1879 at the age of 24. Browning was a great influence
in almost all categories of firearm design, inventing or improving
the single-shot, lever-action, and slide-action rifles and shotguns;
as well as pistol bolts and shrouds and pistol slides. He developed
the first gas-operated machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895. He
also designed the M1911 pistol, the Browning Hi Power pistol, the
Browning .50 caliber machine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle, and
the Browning Auto-5 that was an original semi-automatic shotgun. Most
of these firearms are still produced today with some minor changes
and cosmetics and his guns are the most copied in the world.
Weapons of Choice: Browning Hi-Power Semiautomatic Pistol
After selling his rights to Colt Firearms for the M1911
US Army pistol, commonly referred to as the “.45 Colt”, John Browning was commissioned by FN
[Fabrique Nationale] to design a new military sidearm that
would be capable of killing at 50 meters, the bullet be at least 9mm
with a muzzle velocity of 350 m/s (1148 ft/s), compact, capacity of
at least 10 rounds, a magazine connect device, an external hammer, a
positive safety, and simple to disassemble and re-assemble.
Browning built two prototypes in Utah
and filed patent for Browning design on June 28th, 1923,
granted on February 22nd, 1927.
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