American Firearms

Author : Chris Kyle,William Doyle
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780062242730

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American Gun by Chris Kyle,William Doyle Pdf

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPER Join Chris Kyle on a journedy to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review) Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the present—through the lens of ten iconic guns and the remarkable heroes who used them to shape history: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester 1873 rifle, Springfield M1903 rifle, M1911 pistol, Thompson submachine gun, M1 Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M16 rifle platform Kyle himself used. American Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and sacrifice. Featuring a foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle and illustrated with more than 100 photographs, this new paperback edition features a bonus chapter, “The Eleventh Gun,” on shotguns, derringers, and the Browning M2 machine gun.

Author : S. P. Fjestad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1936 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1886768552

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Blue Book of Gun Values by S. P. Fjestad Pdf

The "bible" of the firearms industry for accurate value information and descriptions of rifles, pistols, and shotguns. The industry standard for over 25 years!

Author : S. P. Fjestad,Allen John
Publisher : Blue Book Publications, Incorporated
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1947314076

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Second Edition Blue Book of Antique American Firearms & Values by S. P. Fjestad,Allen John Pdf

*700 Manufactures/Trademarks are identified and most of them have short histories with dates of manufacture *Close to 1,500 hi-resolution color images are provided *More than 7,750 values have been provided for Good, Fine, Very Fine/Extra Fine and Excellent condition factors

Author : Arthur Corbin Gould
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066235888

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The Modern American Pistol and Revolver by Arthur Corbin Gould Pdf

"The Modern American Pistol and Revolver" by Arthur Corbin Gould Arthur Corbin Gould was an avid shooter and member of the Massachusetts Rifle Association. He used his passion and affinity for the topic of firearms and directed it toward writing this book about the newest developments in pistols and rifles to help introduce curious and interested readers to everything from the single-shot pistol to the colt revolver.

Author : Arthur Corbin Gould
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Pistols
ISBN : HARVARD:HN5RRT

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Modern American Pistols and Revolvers by Arthur Corbin Gould Pdf

Author : Alexander Rose
Publisher : Delta
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780553384383

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American Rifle by Alexander Rose Pdf

George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized. In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of foot soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and spanning from the Revolution to the present day, American Rifle is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of the rifle and its place in American culture.

Author : Jaclyn Schildkraut,Gregg Lee Carter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1188 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781440867743

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Guns in American Society [3 volumes] by Jaclyn Schildkraut,Gregg Lee Carter Pdf

The revised third edition of the landmark Guns in American Society provides an authoritative and objective survey of the history and current state of all gun-related issues and areas of debate in the United States. Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law is a comprehensive and evenhanded three-volume reference resource for understanding all of the political, legal, and cultural factors that have swirled around gun rights and gun control in America, past and present. The encyclopedia draws on a vast array of research in criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and social science. It covers all aspects of the issue: gun violence, including mass shootings in schools and other public spaces; gun control arguments and organizations; gun rights arguments and organizations; the firearms industry; firearms regulation, legislation, and court decisions; gun subcultures (for example, hunters and collectors); leading opinion-shapers on both sides of the gun debate; technological innovations in firearm manufacturing; various types of firearms, from handguns to assault weapons; and evolving public attitudes toward guns. Many of these entries place the topics in both historical and cross-cultural perspective.

Author : Louis A. Garavaglia,Charles G. Worman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Firearms
ISBN : MINN:31951D01669187Q

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Firearms of the American West, 1866-1894 by Louis A. Garavaglia,Charles G. Worman Pdf

This is the second volume of a two-part encyclopedic reference to firearms in the 19th-century American West, offering both technical information and historical narrative. Covering the period from the close of the Civil War to the modern period, it draws on advertisements from newspapers, catalogues, and other primary sources to discuss the military and civilian firearms used in the settling of the West, including rifles, shotguns, and handguns, as well as the guns used by the Native Americans. Illustrated with some 500 photographs of the weapons and of the people who used them. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Bruce Wexler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781510770560

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50 Guns That Changed America by Bruce Wexler Pdf

The History of America—And Our Guns The history of the United States is, like it or not, interwoven with the history of firearms. The young colony needed technologically advanced arms to hunt for food for survival and to maintain a secure base in the face of Native American opposition to European settlers. As the Vikings discovered several centuries earlier, the Indians were tough opponents expert in the use of bladed weapons and bows. The advent of firearms gave European settlers an advantage, although it was only a matter of time until the Native Americans gained access to firearms themselves. Ironically, this was often through unscrupulous white traders. Because these superior weapons gained them their freedom, the principle of the right to bear arms remains etched into the American psyche to this day. Since then, the US has been through a terrible Civil War, at which time many different guns were invented and deployed against brother Americans, each one playing a part in the eventual outcome of the war. After the Civil War came a period of frontier establishment when the country consolidated itself from coast to coast. The outside world knows this best as the Wild West, and again guns played a big part in civilizing unruly parts of the nation. Two world wars also tested America's ingenuity in ensuring that its troops were competitively armed. The invention of automatic weapons by John M. Browning made this a reality. In the post Second World War period the country has had to fight its way through Korea, Vietnam, and numerous other conflicts in the Middle East and Asia. Gun development has not stood still at any time in United States history, and this book illustrates fifty examples that form essential parts of that story. 50 Guns That Changed America will explore the most significant American weapons from the early days of firepower to the amazing modern guns in use today, including: Simeon North/Hall pistol Dimick plains rifle Spencer carbine rifle Winchester Model 1866 Smith & Wesson Army revolver Colt Peacemaker M60 machine gun ArmaLite AR-18 machine gun Each firearm is illustrated in full color with archive photography of the manufacturers and the guns in action where possible.

Author : Gregg Lee Carter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1344 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216093534

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Guns in American Society [3 volumes] by Gregg Lee Carter Pdf

Thoroughly updated and greatly expanded from its original edition, this three-volume set is the go-to comprehensive resource on the legal, social, psychological, political, and public health aspects of guns in American life. The landmark 2002 edition of Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law was acclaimed for helping readers get beyond the sometimes overheated rhetoric and navigate the overwhelming amount of unbiased academic research on gun-related issues. Now, in light of the steady rate of gun violence and several high-profile shooting incidents, this extraordinary three-volume work returns in a timely and thoroughly updated edition. With over 100 new entries, the latest edition of Guns in American Society is the most current resource available on all aspects of the gun issue, including rates of violence, gun control, gun rights, regulations and legislation, court decisions, pro- and anti-gun organizations, gun ownership, hunters and collectors, public opinion toward guns, and much more. With expert contributions from the fields of criminology, history, law, medicine, politics, and social science, it gives students, journalists, policymakers, and researchers a foundation for their own investigations, while helping readers of all kinds make decisions as family members, potential gun owners, and voters.

Author : Paul M. Barrett
Publisher : Crown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307719959

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Glock by Paul M. Barrett Pdf

The Glock pistol is America’s Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time. Law enforcement agencies had concluded that their agents and officers, armed with standard six-round revolvers, were getting "outgunned" by drug dealers with semi-automatic pistols; they needed a new gun. With its lightweight plastic frame and large-capacity spring-action magazine, the Glock was the gun of the future. You could drop it underwater, toss it from a helicopter, or leave it out in the snow, and it would still fire. It was reliable, accurate, lightweight, and cheaper to produce than Smith and Wesson’s revolver. Filled with corporate intrigue, political maneuvering, Hollywood glitz, bloody shoot-outs—and an attempt on Gaston Glock’s life by a former lieutenant—Glock is not only the inside account of how Glock the company went about marketing its pistol to police agencies and later the public, but also a compelling chronicle of the evolution of gun culture in America.

Author : William S. Brophy USAR
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1989-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780811746946

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Marlin Firearms by William S. Brophy USAR Pdf

From 1863 to the present--the company and the men who made it successful, the details of all models of rifles and the many other Marlin products.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0199251754

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Small Arms Survey 2003 by Anonim Pdf

This title includes information and analysis on global small arms production, stockpiles and legal and illicit transfers, and a review of international, regional and national measures to address the issue of small arms proliferation.

Author : Donald J. Campbell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9798216093527

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Guns in America by Donald J. Campbell Pdf

This work provides readers with an authoritative resource for understanding the true extent and nature of gun violence in America, examining the veracity of claims and counterclaims about mass shootings, gun laws, and public attitudes about gun control. This work is part of a series that uses evidence-based documentation to examine the veracity of claims and beliefs about high-profile issues in American culture and politics. Each book in the Contemporary Debates series is intended to puncture rather than perpetuate myths that diminish our understanding of important policies and positions; to provide needed context for misleading statements and claims; and to confirm the factual accuracy of other assertions. This particular volume examines beliefs, claims, and myths about gun violence, gun laws, and gun rights in the United States. Issues covered in the book include trends in firearm violence, mass shootings, the impact of gun ownership on rates and types of crime, regulations and Supreme Court decisions regarding gun control and the Second Amendment, and the activities and influence of organizations ranging from the National Rifle Association to Everytown for Gun Safety. All of these topics are examined in individualized entries, with objective responses grounded in up-to-date evidence.

Author : Nicholas J. Johnson,David B. Kopel,George A. Mocsary,E. Gregory Wallace,Donald E. Kilmer
Publisher : Aspen Publishing
Page : 1470 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781543826821

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Firearms Law and the Second Amendment by Nicholas J. Johnson,David B. Kopel,George A. Mocsary,E. Gregory Wallace,Donald E. Kilmer Pdf

Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on CasebookConnect, including: lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities, plus an outline tool and other helpful resources. Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Learn more about Connected eBooks. The right to keep and bear arms evokes great controversy. To some, it is a bulwark against tyranny and criminal violence; to others, it is an anachronism and serious danger. Firearms Law and the Second Amendment is the leading casebook and scholarly treatise on arms law. It provides a comprehensive domestic and international treatment of the history of arms law. In-depth coverage of modern federal and state laws and litigation prepare students to be practice-ready for firearms cases. The book covers legal history from ninth-century England through the United States in 2021. It examines arms laws and culture in broad social context, ranging from racial issues to technological advances. Seven online chapters cover arms laws in global historical context, from Confucian times to the present. The online chapters also discuss arms law and policy relating to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other statuses and how firearms and ammunition work. New to the Third Edition: Important cases and new regulatory issues since the 2017 second edition, including public carry, limits on in-home possession, bans on types of arms, non-firearm arms (like knives or sprays), Red Flag laws, and restoration of firearms rights Expanded social science and criminological data about firearms ownership and crimes Deeper coverage of state arms control laws and constitutional provisions Extended analysis of how Native American firearm policies and skills shaped interactions with European-Americans, provided the tools for three centuries of resistance, and became a foundation of American arms culture The latest research on English legal history, which is essential to modern cases on the right to bear arms Professors, students, and practicing lawyers will benefit from: Practical advice and resource guides for lawyers, like early career prosecutors or defenders, who will soon practice firearms law Five chapters on the diverse approaches of lower courts in applying the Supreme Court precedents in Heller and McDonald to contemporary laws Historical sources that shaped, and continue to influence, the right to arms