Paul Mauser (Died)
Paul Mauser June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914 1889 - Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k 1889 - 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges 1892 - 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges
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Clinton Eastwood – Born
Clinton Eastwood – Born
Clinton Eastwood, Jr.May 31, 1930 What is your favorite quote? #ManWithNoName #MakeMyDay #ItsAHellOfAThingKillingAMan #ThisIsTheAK47ThePreferredWeaponOfYourEnemy #ItMakesADistinctiveSoundWhenFiredAtYou #IfYouWantAGuaranteeBuyAToaster https://www.instagram.com/p/3YCb_VqhWH/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Anniversary of D-Day (1944)
Anniversary of the World War II Allied invasion in Normandy, France, know as D-Day (1944) https://www.instagram.com/p/BVAC57oA19o/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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BLADE Show 2019
Join BLADE magazine for the world’s largest knife show and ultimate blade shopping experience! At the 2014 BLADE Show, you’ll find exhibitors large and small—from the big names to artisan bladesmiths, with an astounding variety of knives for sale. 6/7/19 … Continue reading
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First National Conference on the Shooting Sports (1960)
First National Conference on the Shooting Sports June 8, 1960 Created by Warren Page (Shooting Editor for Field & Stream 1947-1974) This would become the NSSF
Air Force Captain Scott O’Grady rescue (1995)
June 8, 1995 Marine TRAP Team, 24th MEU rescues Air Force Captain Scott O'Grady from Bosnia
Walter Hunt – Died
Walter Hunt - Died (63) July 29, 1796 – June 8, 1859 1848 Volcanic Firing cock repeating gun Patent 6663 lockstitch sewing machine (1833) safety pin (1849) b
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Battle of Dong Xoai
Battle of Dong Xoai June 10, 1965 11 Green Berets of Detachment A-342, 5th Special Forces (SF) Group 9 Seabees of Team 1104, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 435 Cambodians and South Vietnamese Dong Xoai, district capital of Phuoc Long … Continue reading
National Flag Week
June 09–15, 2019 designated as "National Flag Week." During National Flag Week, the president will issue a proclamation urging U.S. citizens to fly the American flag for the duration of that week. The flag should also be displayed on all government buildings
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Reverend John Forsyth (died)
Reverend John Forsyth Dec 28, 1769 – June 11, 1843 Scotland 1805 - Percussion Cap ignition system
John Wayne “Duke” (72) Died
John Wayne “Duke” (72) Died
John Wayne "Duke"American film actor, director, and producer. Born: May 26, 1907 Died: June 11, 1979 Between 1949 and 1973 Wayne was in more than 169 feature length films #JohnWayne #TheDuke #WesternMovies #Cowboy https://www.instagram.com/p/BUj2FibgFMo/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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Fedor Tokarev – Born
June 14, 1871 - March 6, 1968 Fedor Tokarev – Died (96) designer of the Tokarev TT-30 pistol TT-33 pistol Tokarev SVT-38 rifle SVT-40 rifle
Flag Day
Flag Day
A day to commemorate the adoption of the United States flag Flag Day June 14 From the US Flag Code: • The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or … Continue reading
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United States Army Special Forces Birthday (1952)
Motto: De Oppresso Liber Founded: June 19, 1952, Fort Bragg, NC Nickname(s): Green Berets, Quiet Professionals Role: Counter-terrorism Founder: John F. Kennedy
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (1968)
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 enacted June 19, 1968 Pub.L. 90–351, 82 Stat. 197 codified at 34 U.S.C. § 10101 legislation passed by the Congress of the United States signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson prohibited interstate trade in handguns Increased the minimum age to 21 … Continue reading
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William Fairbairn – Died (75)
William E. Fairbairn February 28, 1885 – June 20, 1960 (75) 1901 - British Royal Marine Police Officer 1907 - Shanghai Police during the interwar period 1941 - Trained allied special forces during World War II Received the U.S. Legion of Merit (Officer grade) … Continue reading
Christopher Spencer (Born)
Christopher Miner Spencer June 20, 1833 – Jan 14, 1922 USA Spencer repeating rifle 1860 Colt Spencer Arms Company Roper Repeating Arms Company
Neal Knox (Born)
Clifford “Neal” Knox (June 20, 1935 – January 17, 2005) – 1966 testified before Congressional committees at least fifty times, before the House Subcommittee on Crime against what eventually became the Gun Control Act of 1968 – 1977 The NRA Cincinnati Revolt – … Continue reading
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Rex Applegate – Born
Rex Applegate June 21, 1914 – July 14, 1998 American military officer worked for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II 1941 - developing armed and unarmed close quarter combat courses for the US Army served as the personal … Continue reading
John Thompson (Died)
John Taliaferro Thompson Dec 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940 USA Thompson submachine gun 1920 One of only seven individuals have invented firearms adopted by the United States Military
Baby Browning (1909)
June 21, 1909The application for a patent on a 25 caliber semi-automatic pistol was filed. It has been manufactured and sold by both FN and Colt. It was part of the Browning Arms Company line from 1955 to 1969. #25acp #PocketBrowning #Pistol#PocketPistol … Continue reading
William Ruger (86) – Born
William RugerBorn June 21, 1916 – July 6, 2002 https://www.instagram.com/p/BWNnwycgWPY/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Jonathan Browning (Died)
Jonathan Browning October 22, 1805 – June 21, 1879 American inventor/ gunsmith born in Tennessee producing firearms independently by 1831 living in Quincy, Illinois invented a "sliding breech" repeating rifle also called a Harmonica gun between 1834 and 1842
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Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act
prohibits the manufacturing, importing and selling of ammunition that can penetrate a bulletproof vest Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA)
Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show
O.F.A.S.T.S. is an event created by Mike Friend, owner of Firing Line, and the first event was held in June 2002. The event was strategically placed on the weekend after Fathers Day so all the guys would have something "special". … Continue reading
2019 OWAA Conference
OWAA conference is an opportunity for outdoor communicators and outdoor groups, businesses and agencies that are involved in the world of outdoor communication to learn and connect with others in the industry. It gives attendees a chance to network with … Continue reading
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Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday
February 19 is formally recognized as the birth of the Coast Guard Reserve while June 23 is recognized as birthday of the Coast Guard Auxiliary History Of The Coast Guard Auxiliary On June 23, 1939, Congress authorized the creation of a Reserve component for the … Continue reading
US Secret Service is created (1865)
US Secret Service is created July 5, 1865 one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the USA end of the American Civil War, the Secret Service was originally founded to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency 1901, … Continue reading
4-H Shooting Sports National Championships 2019
2019 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held June 23-28 in Grand Island, Nebraska at the Heartland Public Shooting Park. The event is hosted by Nebraska 4-H. 4-H youth from across the country will compete in compound archery, recurve … Continue reading
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National Firearms Act (1934)
June 26, 1934 National Firearms Act President Franklin D. Roosevelt hoped this act would eliminate automatic-fire weapons like machine guns from America's streets. Other firearms such as short-barreled shotguns and rifles, parts of guns like silencers, as well as other … Continue reading
Heller Decision (2008)
June 26, 2008 The US Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4, that Americans have an INDIVIDUAL right to own firearms, for self-defense and hunting. This was the Court's first major pronouncement on gun rights in US history It is NOT over, … Continue reading
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Printz v. United States (1997)
6-27-1997Printz v. United States U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled the Brady Law requirement for background checks unconstitutional (violated 10th Amendment). #GunLaws #SCOUS #SupremeCourt #BradyLaw #BadLawsGetRemoved https://www.instagram.com/p/BV2fu_vg5pv/?taken-by=gunwebsites
Paul Mauser (Born)
Paul Mauser June 27, 1838 – May 29, 1914 1889 - Germany Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k 1889 - 7.65×53mm Mauser rifle cartridges 1892 - 7×57mm Mauser rifle cartridges
PTSD Awareness Day
June 27, 2014 PTSD Awareness Day a day dedicated to creating awareness regarding PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). lthlthlthth It is acknowledged annually on the 27th of June 2010 - US Senate officially designated this day 2014 - US Senate … Continue reading
Oklahoma Full Auto Shoot and Trade Show
O.F.A.S.T.S. is an event created by Mike Friend, owner of Firing Line, and the first event was held in June 2002. The event was strategically placed on the weekend after Fathers Day so all the guys would have something "special". … Continue reading
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McDonald v. City of Chicago – Decided
June 28, 2010 McDonald v. City of Chicago - Decided Supreme Court Case
Treaty of Versailles Signed (1919)
The Treaty of Versailles Jun 28, 1919 the most important peace treaty that brought World War I to an end. Treaty of Versailles ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers the armistice, signed on 11 November … Continue reading
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Browning patented Pump Shotgun
June 30, 1890 - Patent application was filed on a pump action repeating shotgun. Marketed as the Winchester Model 1893. A later take-down version was known as the Winchester Model 1897
Federal Firearms Act (1938)
Federal Firearms ActJune 30, 1938 The FFA imposed a federal license requirement on gun manufacturers, importers, and persons in the business of selling firearms. federal firearms licensee (FFL) The FFA was repealed by the Gun Control Act of 1968. However, many of its provisions … Continue reading
Arms Export Control Act of 1976
Arms Export Control Act Title II of Pub.L. 94–329, 90 Stat. 729 codified at 22 U.S.C. ch. 39 H.R. 13680 legislation was passed by the 94th Congressional session enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford on June 30, … Continue reading
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Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms created (1972)
July 1, 1972 Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms was created Enforcement of the Gun Control Act was given to the Dept. of the Treasury's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service. The organization replaced "tax" with … Continue reading
John Marlin (died)
May 6, 1836 - July 1, 1901 During the American Civil War - worked at the Colt plant in Hartford 1863 - Starting making pistols in New Haven, Connecticut 1881 - lever-action repeating rifle sons Mahlon Henry and John Howard took over the company … Continue reading
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Rock Island Arsenal Museum opened 1905
Rock Island Arsenal Museum was established in 1905 opened to the public on July 4, 1905 October 1, 1903 - Chief of Ordnance sent fifteen boxes of ordnance 1904 after St. Louis World’s Fair - weapons confiscated during the Philippine … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson (83) Died
Thomas Jefferson (83) Died
April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826Thomas Jefferson was born third President of the United States from 1801 to 1809 #ThomasJefferson #GunChannels #MyFavoriteFounder #WeNeedMoreJeffersons #Monticello https://www.instagram.com/p/BS2x70qg0Nx/?taken-by=gunwebsites
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William Ruger (86) – Died
William RugerBorn June 21, 1916 – July 6, 2002 https://www.instagram.com/p/BWNnwycgWPY/?taken-by=gunwebsites