Arizona Names Colt Revolver State Gun

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Arizona Names Colt Revolver State Gun 1

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday April 21, 2011 @12:41PM from the shoot-em-if-you-got-em dept.

Spurred on by Utah's love of the Browning M1911, the Arizona legislature has named the Colt Single Action Army Revolver the state's official gun. The 32-25 vote approving the measure makes Arizona only the second state to officially recognize a state firearm. From the article: "'Anytime you see a Western movie, the revolver in John Wayne's hand is a Colt single action,' Arizona state Sen. Ron Gould (R) told Reuters. 'This is a historic firearm and it fits well with the story of Arizona.'"

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