Bill Would Make Colt Arizona's Official Firearm

myfoxphoenix ^ | 22 Feb 2011 | AP story

[smokingfrog]

PHOENIX - A Colt revolver that was popular in the West in the late19th Century would be designated as Arizona's official state firearm under a new bill introduced in the Legislature.

The bill honoring the Colt single-action Army revolver was introduced Monday for consideration Tuesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

[smokingfrog]

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[gundog]

Will Ruger start making knock-offs?

[smokingfrog]

I’d suggest starting with a .22 caliber six shooter and see how it goes.

[Jeff Chandler]

Wouldn’t Ruger be more appropriates? Ruger actually manufactures firearms in AZ.

[libertarian27]

Can't we all just get along...This bill is Gunist...

[ozzymandus]

Ruger already makes knockoffs.

[ozzymandus]

Bill Ruger supported gun control when he thought it would benefit his company by restricting his competitors.

[gundog]

Yeah. I laugh whenever anyone says Bill Ruger was a great gun designer. Other than his rimfire semi-s, he was more of a gun stylist. Not that he didn’t make some purty guns.

[buzzer]

Umhh... that was the law i ever waited for, beneath making John the official boys name of the state of AZ, the law to make sand the official “basic” soil of AZ and ...

Hell, how much time and tax money was wasted on this useless s**t ?!?

[ozzymandus]

I own several Ruger products because they're reliable and reasonably priced. Their best product was their Mk1 .22 auto pistol, which was designed by Ruger’s partner, Sturm. Every new version of this pistol they've introduced wasn't as good as it's predecessor. The rest of their guns are mostly variations of somebody else’s stuff.

[Inyo-Mono]

19th Century Tactical Colt's Single Action Army:

[OKSooner]

*ahem* I thought Bill Ruger was doing something else than running the company these days? :)

[ozzymandus]

So is Col. Colt. *ahem*?

[IYAS9YAS]

I understand the revolver and the scope. I don't get the candle. Early frontier night scope for your six-shooter?

I was going to ask if it was a fancy candle holder picture turned on its side, but the flame belies that.

[Inyo-Mono]

Early frontier night scope for your six-shooter?

Yes!

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Billy Mayes here!!!

For every thousand dollars you pay in taxes you get a two gun rig as a rebate.

[GenXteacher]

Tacti-cool flashlight...

[Armedanddangerous]

they make the ruger Vaquero..which looks just like one to me, shoots great and half the cost.

[grayeagle]

Absolutely. I’ve been to his ranch near the Mogollon Rim (now closed to public) where it is said he shot all his firearms before releasing them for sale.

Ruger is an Arizonian.

[gundog]

*ahem* I thought Bill Ruger was doing something else than running the company these days? :)

Well...to be fair, I refered to him in the past tense.