April 4 in Firearms History

2 dates for gun owners on April 4

  • Remembered 2
  1. Remembered1988 · 38 years ago

    Roy E. Weatherby (77) Died

    Roy E. Weatherby(September 4, 1910 - April 4, 1988)
    age 77
    Roy founded Weatherby, Inc. In 1945

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  2. Remembered2014 · 12 years ago

    Otis McDonald (died)

    Otis McDonald (died)
    1933 - April 4, 2014 (80)

     

    "the man who brought down Chicago's gun ban."

    The justices' 5-4 decision in 2010 said the Second Amendment did indeed apply to the states, effectively ending the city's nearly three-decade handgun ban