September 2 in Firearms History

4 dates for gun owners on September 2

  • Law or Ruling 1
  • Military 1
  • Remembered 1
  • Birthday 1
  1. Law or Ruling1937 · 89 years ago

    Pittman-Robertson Act.

    September 2, 1937

    • Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669-669i; 50 Stat. 917)
    • an 11 percent excise tax on sporting arms and ammunition
      – Internal Revenue Code of 1954, sec. 4161(b)
    • apportioned to States on a formula basis for paying up to 75 percent of the cost approved projects
      – improvement of wildlife habitat
      – introduction of wildlife into suitable habitat,
      – research into wildlife problems,
      – surveys and inventories of wildlife problems,
      – acquisition and development of access facilities for public use
      – hunter education programs
      – construction and operation of public target ranges
    • October 23, 1970
      – added provisions for the deposit of the 10 percent tax on pistols and revolvers
      – provided for development of comprehensive fish and wildlife management plans
    • October 25, 1972
      – P.L. 92-558 (86 Stat. 1172)
      – added 11-percent excise tax on bows, arrows, and their parts and accessories
    • July 18, 1984
      – Public Law 98-369 (26 U.S.C. 1 note; 98 Stat. 502),
      – expanded the tax on arrows to include those used in crossbows

    https://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/FAWILD.HTML

  2. Military1945 · 81 years ago

    World War II Ends

    Sept 2nd, 1945World War II Ends
    Combat ends in the Pacific
    The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed and accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay

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  3. Remembered

    Glyn Bindon, died

    Glyn Bindon

    • Sept 2, 2003 died
    • founder of Trijicon

     

  4. Birthday

    Hiram Percy Maxim (66) Born

    Hiram Percy MaximSept 2, 1869 - Feb 17, 1936 
    age 66

    * He was the son of Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor of the Maxim Machine gun

    • Hiram Percy Maxim patented a suppressor for firearms in 1908 Also invented a muffler for gasoline engines.
    • Maxim created the ARRL in 1914 to pass messages via amateur radio, allowing them to travel farther than any single station's reach.
    • Maxim founded the Amateur Cinema League in 1926

      #Suppressor #StopTheNoise #QuietLife #CanLifestyle

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