Firearms history happens every day of the year. Gun Calendars.com logs the patents, birthdays, laws and battles that shaped the guns Americans own today, and puts each one on the date it happened.
The inventors
From John Moses Browning and Samuel Colt to John Garand and Dr. Richard Gatling, the calendar marks the birthdays, deaths and big breakthroughs of the people behind the designs.
- Firearms Inventors: birthdays, deaths and career milestones
- Famous People: shooters, lawmen, soldiers and advocates
Inventions and patents
Many of the most famous guns started as a drawing in a patent filing. The calendar marks the day each one was granted, from the Gatling gun to the M1 Garand.
- Inventions: patents and first production dates
- Guns: the history of individual models
Gun laws and the Second Amendment
Gun laws have dates too. The calendar tracks when major federal and state laws were signed, when court decisions came down, and when restrictions were rolled back.
- Firearms Laws: federal and state laws by date
- Gun Control: the history of restrictions and the fight against them
- New Gun Laws starting in 2024
Military dates and US gun history
Battles, adoptions and service rifles are part of the story as well, along with the holidays that honor the people who carried them.
