Calling Forth Act (1792)
2023-05-02 00:00 UTC
May 2, 1792 The United States Congress passes the Calling Forth Act, clarifying the procedures and the circumstances under which the president can call state militia into service.
This helped end the Whiskey Rebellion
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Hudson Maxim (74) Died
2023-05-06 00:00
Hudson Maxim(February 3, 1853 – May 6, 1927)
Invented Smokeless Gun Powder (in the USA) in 1890
*Brother of the Machine Gun Inventor
**Uncle of the Suppressor Inventor
***No left hand (he blew it off inventing explosives)
#SmokelessPowder
#GunPowder
#Maxim

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Dick Casull - Died (87)
2023-05-06
Richard J. “Dick” Casull
February 15, 1931 – May 6, 2018 (87)
Gunsmith and Wildcat Cartridge Developer
Creator of the .454 Casull cartridge & More..
1957 – .454 Casull cartridge
1966 – Casull Model 290
– 290-round detachable pan magazine
– MSRP $1060 !!
– only 87 manufactured
1967 – all production of Model 290 stopped
1970 – American-180, AM-180, or A180
– 177-round pan magazine
– fires at 1200 rounds per minute
1971 – Casull developed a mini-revolver design
– Rocky Mountain Arms Corp
– RMAC of Salt Lake City, Utah
1975 – Rocky Mountain ceased operation
1978 – Casull became partners with Wayne Baker in Freedom Arms, based in Freedom, Wyoming
1983 – Freedom Arms Model 83, 5-shot prototypes on Ruger Super Blackhawk frames chambered in .454 Casull
1988 – Freedom Arms ended mini revolver production
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Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov - Died
2023-05-06
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov – Died
April 9, 1894 – May 6, 1986
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, Russia
1945 – SKS

John Marlin (born)
2023-05-06
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 after their father’s death in 1901

US Senate Rejected Background Checks at Gun Shows (1999)
2023-05-12 00:00
May 12, 1999
US Senate rejected 51 to 47 a Democratic proposal that would have required background checks for firearms sales at gun-shows.
Now, 18 years later, we are under this attack again, but Washington, Oregon and Nevada have already fallen to un-nessessary infringement
Learn our past, fight
#GunChannels
#GunWebsites #LearnHistory #GunLaws#WTFOregon #WayToFoldWashington
#WTFNevada

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Gun Show Bill REJECTED
May 12, 1999
US Senate rejected 51 to 47 a Democratic proposal that would have required background checks for firearms sales at gun-shows.
A GOP proposal for voluntary checks passed 53 to 45.
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Eric Sykes - Died
2023-05-12
Feb 5, 1883 – May 12, 1945 (62)
Eric A. Sykes –
Instructor
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Children of Fallen Patriots Day
2023-05-13 00:00
A day to honor the families our Fallen Heroes have left behind – especially their children

Arthur William Savage (Born)
2023-05-13
Arthur William Savage
May 13, 1857 – Sept 22, 1938
1899 Savage Model 99 lever-action rifle
1894 Savage started Savage Arms

Marlin Repeating Arms

United States v Miller (1939)
2023-05-15
United States v MillerMay 15, 1939
The United States Supreme Court decided today, in 1939, that the 1934 National Firearms Act does not violate the 2nd Amendment
Since then, this decision has been used to validate most federal level gun control legislation
Do your own research on the Miller decision.
Learn, then act. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it
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#GunHistory #FirearmsLaws #LearnOurPast#MillerDecision #2ndAmendment

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Silencer for Firearms - Patent Filed 1910
2023-05-16
May 10, 1910 Silencer for Firearms – Patent Filed

Russia Sends 100,000 AK47 to Venezuela (2005)
2023-05-17 00:00
May 17, 2005Russia and Venezuela signed a contract for 100,000 Russian assault rifles to be provided to the South American nation.
Am I the only one that wants a Venezuelan AK ?
#GunChannels
#GunWebsites #AK47
#AK47BuyersGuide

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Daniel Wesson (Born)
2023-05-18
Daniel B. Wesson
May 18, 1825 – Aug 4, 1906
USA

the Volcanic – the first repeating rifle
1854 patented Rimfire cartridge

Firearm Owners Protection Act (1986)
2023-05-19 00:00
Firearm Owners Protection ActMay 19, 1986
United States federal law that revised the Gun Control Act of 1968. – Banned the sale & manufacture of Full Auto (NFA) weapons after the date of enactment May 19, 1986 – Ended record keeping on ammunition sales
– “Safe passage” provision allows travel with firearms through states w/ strict gun control laws
– Forbid the U.S. Government or any agency of it, from keeping any records linking non-NFA firearms to their owners
– Records of NICS Check are legally required to be destroyed after 24 hours
It was NOT all bad, but the #HughesAmendment certainly was
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#GunWebsites #FightForChange #KnowTheGunLaws #GunLaws #RepealTheNFA #FullAuto

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The Mingle: Openness to Experience
2023-05-20 - 2023-05-21
the mingle 2023:
openness to experience
​FOR WOMEN IN THE FIREARMS/self protection INDUSTRY
http://www.thecompletecombatant.com/the-mingle-may-2023.html

John Wayne "Duke" (72) Born
2023-05-26
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

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No Other Choice Train & Learn
2023-05-26 - 2023-05-28
No Other Choice
Train & Learn
Leadington, MO
May 26-28

Paul Mauser (Died)
2023-05-29
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

Clinton Eastwood - Born
2023-05-31 00:00
Clinton Eastwood, Jr.May 31, 1930
What is your favorite quote?
#ManWithNoName
#MakeMyDay
#ItsAHellOfAThingKillingAMan
#ThisIsTheAK47ThePreferredWeaponOfYourEnemy
#ItMakesADistinctiveSoundWhenFiredAtYou
#IfYouWantAGuaranteeBuyAToaster
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