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History of Firearmd
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Richard Gatlin the inventor of the Gatlin Gun
Richard Gatling died. The Gatling gun, an early type of machine gun, was named after him. -
Winchester
First automatic rifle a Winchester was invented. -
Springfield Rifle
The Springfield Rifle, Model 1903, adopted by the U.S. military. -
.30-06 cartridge
U.S. military adopts .30-06 cartridge for use in M1903 Springfield rifle. -
Model 1911 .45 ACP
The Model 1911 in .45 ACP, designed by John Browning, adopted by the U.S. military. -
!st machine gun mounted on plane
US army tested the 1st machine gun mounted on a plane. -
Naval Torpedo
A Naval torpedo, launched from an airplane, was patented by B.A. Fiske. -
German guns
At Luik, German 12"/16.5" guns reached Belgian boundary. -
BAR
A light machine gun used during most of the 20th century. -
American Enfield
The U.S. Rifle, Model 1917, or American Enfield, produced as a modification of the British rifle to allow use of American ammunition. -
Thompson Submachine Gun
The thompson submachine gun was the first handheld machine gun. It help end the first world war. It is most famous because of its use by the gangsters of the prohabition era. -
.50 Cal MG
The Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun entered U.S. military service. It remains in service, the longest serving firearm iin history. -
Browing MG
The Browning Automatic Rifle, designed by John Browning, adopted by the U.S. military. -
Model 1911 A1
The Colt .45 automatic was modified and became the Model 1911 A1. -
M-1
John C. Garand developed the M-1 semiautomatic rifle. -
NFA Regulations
National Firearms Act regulated machineguns, silencers, and short-barreled rifles and shotguns. -
Bren light machine gun
A light machine gun used by the British in WWII. It is still used today. -
Legal Sawed Off Shotguns
United States v. Miller decided upholding the National Firearms Act, ruling that a short-barrelled shotgun is not a militia weapon. -
US Supreme Court Justice James McReynolds in the US vs. Miller case
US Supreme Court Justice James McReynolds in the US vs. Miller case said that the 2nd Amendment did not bar restrictions on the ownership of sawed-off shotguns. -
Bazooka
The first bazooka rocket gun, produced in Bridgeport, Ct -
AK-47
In Russia Sgt. Mikhail Kalashnikov created the AK-47. -
1st U.S. missle
1st U.S. missle launced. -
Uzi Invented
Uzi Gal, the inventor of Israel's Uzi submachine gun. -
Nike
The US military unveiled a Nike guided missile at the SF Presidio. -
M-16
The first M-16 Rifles were delivered to the U.S. Army. -
Minigun
The Minigun was practically the Gatling gun on steriods. Shooting about 6,000 rounds per minute. First used on helicopters in the Vietnam war. Now are attached to helicopters, car, hummers, and tripods. -
Gun Control Act
It regulated firearms above .50-caliber as destructive devices and required registration and owner’s fingerprints. Enforcement was up to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. -
Taser development
NASA researcher, began developing the Taser in 1969 to combat hijackings and riots. -
ATF
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is created within the Treasury Department, with the thinking that the taxation of these items is similar work. -
Taser
taser was created. -
Armor Peircing Bullets
The Law Enforcement Protection Act bans the possession of "cop killer" bullets that can shoot through bulletproof armor. -
Gun-rights
Gun-rights groups successfully lobbied for law allowing firearms to be transported across state lines. -
.40 S&W
The .40 S&W cartridge introduced. -
five-day waiting period
President Clinton signed into law the Brady bill, which required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers. -
Brady Law
Enforced a five day wait-period to buy a hand-gun, It amended a 1968 law that prohibited felons from buying guns and required a 5-day waiting period for a handgun purchase to allow for a criminal record check. -
Assult weapons ban
The US House passed the assault weapons ban. -
Safety
Smith & Wesson, a US gun maker, agreed to introduce a series of safety measures. -
Childproof Guns
Smith and Wesson signed an unprecedented agreement with the Clinton administration to, among other things, include safety locks with all of its handguns to make them more childproof; in return, the agreement called for federal, state and city lawsuits against the gun maker to be dropped. -
.50 caliber TAC-50
This rifle set the world record for distance kill. The distance was 1.5 miles -
"common sense"
Thousands of mothers and children gather in Washington, D.C. and cities across the country for the Million Mom March, a demonstration for "common sense" gun control laws.
