April in Firearms History

49 dates across 30 days

  1. 1Nothing recorded yet
  2. 2Nothing recorded yet
  3. 3Pony Express created
  4. 4Roy E. Weatherby (77) DiedOtis McDonald (died)
  5. 5Arisaka Nariakira (Born)Hall flintlock rifle Adopted as State Firearm of WVand 4 more
  6. 6Nothing recorded yet
  7. 7Herman Johannes Krag (born)7N6 5.45×39 Ammunition Ban 2014
  8. 8Nothing recorded yet
  9. 9End of Civil WarSergei Gavrilovich Simonov – Born
  10. 10Nothing recorded yet
  11. 11Nothing recorded yet
  12. 12Nothing recorded yet
  13. 13Thomas Jefferson (83) Born
  14. 14Sergei Mosin, BornAir Force Reserve Birthdayand 1 more
  15. 15Jean LeMat (born)Mississippi passes Constitutional Carryand 1 more
  16. 16Arizona Constitutional CarryKansas Second Amendment Protection Actand 1 more
  17. 17United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
  18. 18Paul Revere’s ride
  19. 19Battles of Lexington & Concord51 day siege in Waco, Texas ends in flames
  20. 20Wisconsin ends prohibition on Open Carry
  21. 21The Red Barron, Shot DownM1 Garand Patent Filed – 1930and 2 more
  22. 22“Earth Day” is Communist
  23. 23Army Reserve BirthdayMontana ends prohibition on Hunting w/ Suppressorsand 1 more
  24. 24Eugene Stoner (74) Died
  25. 251st Shots at NRA’s Creedmoor RangeFirearms Industry Compliance Conference (FICC) 2022
  26. 26Marion P. Hammer (Born)Gun Possession Near Schoolsand 2 more
  27. 27Henry Quackenbush (Born)A Girl & A Gun National Conference 2023
  28. 28Colt Single Action Army revolver Adopted as State Gun of AZ
  29. 29L.A. Riots
  30. 30Vietnam War endsNational Military Brats Day