July 30 in Firearms History
1 date for gun owners on July 30
- Anniversary 1
- Anniversary2014 · 12 years ago
Winchester Model 70 Adopted as State Rifle of AK
Alaska Adopts the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 as State Bolt-Action Rifle of AK
7th state to adopt a state gun (out of just 11 states so far)
July 2014
- 1st = Utah - March 16, 2011 - M1911 pistol
- 2nd = Arizona - April 28, 2011 - Colt Single Action Army revolver
- 3rd = Indiana - March 6, 2012 (final passage; signed March 15) - Grouseland Rifle
- 4th = West Virginia - April 5, 2013 - Hall Model 1819 flintlock rifle
- 5th = Kentucky - June 25, 2013 - Kentucky long rifle
- 6th = Pennsylvania - June 26, 2014 - Pennsylvania long rifle
- 7th = Alaska - July 2014 - Winchester Model 70 rifle
- 8th = Tennessee - February 24, 2016 - Barrett M82 rifle
- 9th = Arkansas - April 5, 2019 - Shotgun
- 10th = Texas - May 24, 2021 - Colt Walker revolver
- 11th = Missouri - July 6, 2023 - Hawken rifle
- Texas adds a second state gun - May 29, 2025 - Cannon
- Idaho - November 3, 2026 - Winchester Model 1873 wins an advisory vote (not yet law)