incorporated on October 1, 1954 California, Illinois, Arizona October 1, 1954 a subdivision of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation – located in Hollywood, California – AR-5 was adopted and designated the MA-1 Survival Rifle 1954 Eugene Stoner became Chief Engineer – Stoner’s patents become much of ArmaLite’s catalog 1955 AR-10 January 1959 trademarked AR-10 & AR-15 to Colt … Read more
At a Glance “SouthNarc,” founder of ShivWorks and the ECQC close-quarters course. Schools ShivWorks (founder, 2003) Southern Regional Public Safety Institute (1992 to 1999) Accomplishments 21 years in law enforcement: SWAT commander and narcotics supervisor Created Extreme Close Quarter Concepts (ECQC) Developed the VCAST vehicle combatives course Trained more than 5,000 police officers at the … Read more
1954 – Dec 27, 2016 championship target shooter CCW permit instructor 2000 Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Toledo AmmoLand Contributor Speaker – Gun Rights Policy Conference Speaker – National Firearms Law Seminar 2002 Author – The National Rifle Association and the Media: The Motivating Force of Negative Coverage a landmark … Read more
founded in 1954 Union City, Tennessee largest supplier of blackpowder shooting equipment, parts and antique guns in the world 1931 Turner E. Kirkland began collecting guns – paid seventy five cents for a “dug up” 1849 Colt Pocket pistol 1938 By the time Turner entered college he owned about one hundred guns World War … Read more
National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) since 1954 BRINGING SHOOTING SPORTS BUYERS AND SELLERS TOGETHER The NASGW is the organizer and sponsor of the industry’s former Hunting Show, now known as the NASGW Annual Meeting/Expo Event. This annual event provides an unmatched educational, marketing and communications opportunity for the hunting and shooting sports wholesaler, manufacturer … Read more
1953 1976 started shooting IPSC USPSA membership number is “CL-15” 1977 started Wilson’s Gun Shop building 1911s in Berryville, Arkansas optimized pistols with aftermarket parts from noted gunsmiths 1983 he was making his own parts 1996 began building complete handguns 1996 co-founder of the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) IDPA number is “CL-01.” 2000 the company … Read more
1953 Director of Operations at SAF Publisher of Women & Guns Publisher of The Journal on Firearms and Public Policy Executive Committee of the World Forum on Shooting Activities 2010 – Co-founded International Association for the Protection of Civilian Arms Rights (IAPCAR) About Julianne Versnel Julianne Versnel is a senior figure at the Second Amendment Foundation … Read more
American Society of Arms Collectors 1953 1953 – Founded Membership is limited to a maximum of 250 active members, and membership is by invitation only permanent national organization for persons interested in the collection, research, study, and preservation of arms, armor, and accessories and accouterments; to establish and promote standards and ethics in research and … Read more
formed in 1953 1953 original name of the company was S & S Wholesale Sporting Good 1977 purchased by Richard Lipsey 1980’s Lipsey’s began concentrating full-time on its firearms distribution 2002 Laurie Lipsey Aronson took over as President 2006 expanded its facilities About Lipsey’s Lipsey’s is one of the country’s largest independently owned firearms distributors, … Read more
1952 1996 testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services about Anti-Gun Bias on CDC Research 1998 Americanism Medal from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) 1999 Gun Rights Defender of the Month Award, from the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms 2002 – 2005 Injury Research Grant Review Committee … Read more
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