Posted on 05/23/2016 5:36:01 AM PDT by DWW1990
As debates about guns and gun rights in America rage, truly to understand the gun, one needs to look at its history. The story of the gun is a fascinating and riveting look not only at history, but science, business, politics, justice, and morality as well. Throw in a great deal of ingenuity, a good deal of heroism, and a small dose of romance, and the story of the gun is the world’s greatest tale of human invention.
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I happen to like the 16 inch, 45 calibre myself.
A bit tricky to holster for a concealed carry permit though.
I have a Taurus 9mm I keep in my vehicle. My wife carries a Walther p22 in her purse. She had a small .380 but didn’t like the recoil. I now have it as a conceal-carry. It fits nicely inside my belt-line.
The P22 is a good gun.
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
My bad. 16 inch 50 calibre. (The 45 calibre was the revolver.)
Well, actually, it’s that 267,900 lbs that causes the headache (er, backache).
But, then again, the the gun side of the USN didn’t communicate with the ship side of the same USN, so they had to re-design the original guns. Couldn’t fit the guns in the turret and couldn’t fit the turrets in the battleship.
Ooopsie.
That was a great article. Thanks for sharing.
You’re welcome!
(Although Wiki has it both ways, go figure...)
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“However, gun users were still plagued by a centuries old problem: they were limited to a single shot before reloading. Enter Samuel Colt.”
There was the Seven-shot breach-loading Lorenzoni-repeating-flintlock-pistol in the 17-th Cenutury described by Samuael Pipyps as “very serviceable, and not a bauble.” The Cookson company in Boston made repeating flint-lock rifles and pistols using the same design at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Yes, and there was the Girondonni air rifle on the Lewis and Clark expedition... and numerous multi-barreled designs.
But it is a very condensed history, so I do not fault the author.
I wrote the post because “gun grabbers” claim that the Second Amendment was written at a time when there were only single-shot weapons. There were also very early multi-shot flintlock revolvers and long guns. Henry VIII was said to have one well over two hundred years before the Bill of Rights was written.
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