Colt revolver becomes Arizona's official gun
The Colt revolver, a historic remnant from the shoot-em-up days of the old West, is now Arizona's official gun.
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Jan Brewer, the Arizona governor, on Thursday signed a bill into law that makes the Colt Single Action Army Revolver the states firearm, making Arizona only the second in the nation to have such a designation.
The Colt revolver, made popular in the 1800s, was a common weapon carried by the likes of Bat Masterson, Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok, according to The Book of Colt Firearms, by R. L. Wilson.
Production first ran from 1872 through 1941 and then again from 1955.
Opponents said the designation was ill-timed, coming as the state deals with the fallout from a massive budget crisis and only months after a mass shooting in Tucson.
A Navajo Nation lawmaker also strongly objected to honouring a gun that killed his people and so many others during its long history in the American West.
Arizona is the second US state to have an official gun. Last month, Utah made the Browning model M1911 automatic pistol its official gun.
Good for both Arizona and Utah - the anti-gun crazies must be going nuts.
The Colt revolver, a historic remnant from the shoot-em-up days of the old West, is now Arizona's official gun.
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Jan Brewer, the Arizona governor, on Thursday signed a bill into law that makes the Colt Single Action Army Revolver the states firearm, making Arizona only the second in the nation to have such a designation.
The Colt revolver, made popular in the 1800s, was a common weapon carried by the likes of Bat Masterson, Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickok, according to The Book of Colt Firearms, by R. L. Wilson.
Production first ran from 1872 through 1941 and then again from 1955.
Opponents said the designation was ill-timed, coming as the state deals with the fallout from a massive budget crisis and only months after a mass shooting in Tucson.
A Navajo Nation lawmaker also strongly objected to honouring a gun that killed his people and so many others during its long history in the American West.
Arizona is the second US state to have an official gun. Last month, Utah made the Browning model M1911 automatic pistol its official gun.
Good for both Arizona and Utah - the anti-gun crazies must be going nuts.
