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The thesis of Arming America is that gun culture in the United States did not have roots in the colonial and early national period but arose during the 1850s and 1860s. The book argues that guns were uncommon during peacetime in the United States during the colonial, early national, and antebellum periods, that guns were seldom used then and that the average American's proficiency in use of ...
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. Companies appearing in this list were manufacturers of arms within the Confederate States.
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[13] [attribution needed] U.S. civilians own 393 million guns. American civilians own more guns "than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined." [14] [attribution needed] In 2018 it was estimated that U.S. civilians own 393 million firearms, [15] and that 40% to 42% of the households in the country have at least one gun ...
Julian Sommerville Hatcher (June 26, 1888 – December 4, 1963) was a major general in the United States Army.As a firearms expert, he wrote technical books and articles relating to military firearms, ballistics, and autoloading weapons.
The Rifle is a 1995 novel by American writer Gary Paulsen. [1] The novel is a work of historical fiction, written for a young adult audience. The story focuses on the history of a rifle crafted prior to the American Revolution, and on the lives of its various owners until the present day. Although Paulsen romanticizes the creation and the ...
Written by former Philadelphia Inquirer author Nathan Gorenstein, The Guns of John Moses Browning details the events of John Browning's life, his inventions, and their historical impact. [1] The book provides information on Browning's designs, as well as relevant aspects of his biography that impacted their creation. [ 2 ]
He also designed the Johnson Light Machine Gun, derived from the M1941 rifle, which was used in limited numbers during World War II and the M1947 Johnson auto carbine, also derived from the M1941 rifle and M1941 light machine gun. He co-authored the 1942 book Weapons for the Future, which is part of the Infantry Journal series. The other author ...