August 31 in Firearms History

2 dates for gun owners on August 31

  • Birthday 1
  • Law or Ruling 1
  1. Birthday

    Ken Hackathorn (born)

    Aug 31, 1946

    • 1966-1971  US Army 19th SFG – Staff Sergeant Weapons Specialist
    • US Army Special Forces Small Arms Instructor
    • Deputy Sheriff – Washington County SO, Ohio
    • 1975 Met Jeff Cooper
    • Gunsite Instructor
    • One of the FIrst Traveling Firearms Instructors
    • NRA Police Firearms Instructor.
    • FBI Certified Firearms Instructor
    • 1975 wrote a column for Soldier of Fortune magazine
    • Writer for: Guns & Ammo, Combat Handguns, Soldier Of Fortune, American Handgunner
    • 1976 – Founding member of IPSC
    • 1996 – Founding member of IDPA.
    • 2016 – AZTEC Training Services

    http://minutemanuniversity.com/ken-hackathorn/

  2. Law or Ruling

    Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed 1911

    Aug 31, 1911

    • Sullivan Law (1st CCW Law) signed
    •  a gun control law in New York city
    • corrupt politicians created laws to use against their rivals
    •  required licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed
      - possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor
      - carrying them in public was a felony