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Connecticut must not accept the rejection of National Landmark status for the historic 19th-century Colt factory. From the Hartford Courant, October 15 , 2006.
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Fake signature on letter of protest draws anger. From the Hartford Courant, October 13, 2006.
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Colt complex deserves another shot at landmark designation. From the Hartford Courant, October 22, 2006.
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Equipment was auctioned off from the old Winchester factory in New Haven, CT. From the Hartford Courant, Thursday, September 28, 2006.
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Samuel Colt's legacy is tarnished by his support for slavery and his treatment of his own workers. From the Hartford Courant, September 24, 2006.
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The fusion of advertising, art and industrial ingenuity is the focus of an exhibit at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. From the Hartford Courant, September 20, 2006.
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The Hartford Courant argues that schools should be armed with guns.
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The Colt factory complex in Hartford has been rejected as National Historic Landmark from Hartford Courant.
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The Manufacturer Magazine profiles US Firearms and Douglas Donnelly in the article Keeping the Old West alive. This is an advanced copy of an article that will be published in The Manufacturer Magazine.
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The 2007 Shot Show Daily profiles US Firearms and Douglas Donnelly. This is an advanced copy of an article that will be published in the 2007 Shot Show Daily. The article might also be published in SHOT Business.
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When the National Rifle Association offered a women only introductory shooting clinic at a Simsbury, CT. gun club, the place was loaded.
From NE Magazine, 7/30/2006.
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Three articles from Shooting Retailer, July/August, 2006: San Francisco Compelled to Back Off on Hand Gun Ban, Castle Doctrine Sweeps Across U.S., and Protection of Firearms Commerce Law Succeeds in Courts.
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NRA President Sandra Froman talks about the sacrifice that we make for freedom. From American Rifleman, August 2006.
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National Rifle Association President and Stanford alumna, Sandra Froman is being interviewed in Stanford, March/April 2006.
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Douglas Donnelly, President of USFA was mentioned in American Pistolsmiths Guild. Mr. Donnelly was the last American to compete against the Soviet Union.
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Record attendance at the 2006 Shot Show.
From NSSF.
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The Samuel Colt exhibit at the Wadsworth museum has been cancelled and the author goes on about the negative media frenzy about guns on the East coast. From the Hartford Courant, Sunday, March 12, 2006.
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Lawsuits, high insurance costs to continue despite new law according to the Shooting Sports Retailer, January 2006.
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Winchester Arms to Close CT. factory. From the Hartford Courant, 1/18/2006.
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In November, President Bush signed a bill into law that puts an end to junk lawsuits against the nation's firearms industry. From the Shooting Industry.
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Bushmaster Firearms wins the lawsuit against Colt.
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A favorable law for the gun industry was recently passed by the Senate and signed by the President.
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Junk lawsuits derailed as Bush signs bill.
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The author argues that Colt's old armory should be made into a permanent museum. From the Hartford Courant , November 4, 2005
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A bill to shield gun makers was approved. From the Los Angeles Times, October 21, 2005
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Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention, an exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, CT. from May 6, 2006 through January 7, 2007, will explore his fascinating roles in world history as an inventor, entrepreneur, industrialist, and mass marketer long before there was a global economy.
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Ex-marine has firearms maker's military business front and center. From the Hartford Courant, Sunday, December 5, 2004
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Letter
from the Great Rivers Habitat
Alliance acknowledging
USFA's generous contribution to preserve one
of the most important flood plain habitats in
North America.
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Vendors
at a local Gun Show claims that rules are strictly
followed and it wouldn't be the place where
terrorists would come to buy weapons. From
the Hartford Courant, October 24, 2004
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The
National Park Service will conduct a meeting
to determine if the Colt Park location fits
the criteria to become a national park according
to the Hartford Courant, September 27,
2004
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Sponsored
by USFA, the one and only television series
dedicated to Cowboy Action Shooting premieres
(new dates) Sunday, September 26th, 2004 at
5:00pm EST with an encore on Monday, September
27th, 2004 at 6:30pm EST on Outdoor Life
Network. Click
here for details on all 13 episodes. |
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Sam
Colt's Blue Dome might be turned into apartments
according to the Hartford Courant, May
15, 2004.
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The
city plans to build the Colt Gateway to recapture
the riverfront. From the Hartford Courant 5.24.04
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Colt
is claiming in a lawsuit that Heckler & Koch
and Bushmaster Firearms are selling copycat
versions of the Colt M4 rifle. From the Hartford
Courant 4.22.04
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SASS'
national Cowboy Action Shooting™ Championship
program includes nine events in seven regions
of the United States. From End of Trail.
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Factory
workers at Colt have returned to their jobs
according to the Hartford Courant, 4.14.04
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Colt
locks out 348 union workers according to the Hartford
Courant, 4.2.04
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“Should
shooting victims be allowed to sue gun makers?” asks Glamour
Women, August 2003.
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The
majority of catastrophic failures are caused
by ammunition according to American Handgunner,
May/June 2004.
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Shooting
Industry says that we should protect the rights
of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms
and strictly enforce our gun laws.
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A
reader claims that The
Hartford Courant is ignorant of many
aspects of guns, gun control laws and actual
gun statistics.
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The
Hartford Courant article discusses the
preservation of the Colt building.
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Cowboy
sport combines history, gunsmoke according
to CNN.
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The
Colt complex that helped win the Civil War
and revolutionize Gilded Age manufacturing
has miraculously
survived, but this Hartford treasure is threatened by neglect. From
the Hartford Courant, September 8, 2002.
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US
Firearms Master Engraver Dennis Kies' work
is widely known by collectors according to
the Hartford Courant, September 2, 2002.
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Coltsville
redeveloper is highly regarded and promises
new jobs according to the
Hartford Courant, August 28, 2002.
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According
to the Hartford Courant, Tuesday August 27,
2002, a New York developer will buy the Colt
Armory
complex.
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An
August '02 progress report on Hartford's development
projects including Coltsville - published by
the
Hartford Courant on August 4th.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article on
Sunday, July 21, 2002, saying that this the
last chance
to re-develop the old Colt site.
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The Wall
Street Journal published this article
on Friday, May 31st, 2002, writing about Cowboy
Action
Shooting in Dutchess County, NY.
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US
Firearms sponsors the Metropolitan Revolver
League of Hartford. You can download the 2001-2002
Season
Result as a PDF document by clicking on the link below.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article on
Sunday, May 12, 2002, outlining what is happening
in Hartford's
neighborhoods.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article on
Sunday, March 17, 2002, discussing the story
of Connecticut's industrial heyday is strong
enough to warrant a national park.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article on
Wednesday, March 6, 2002, writing that Sen.
Christopher
Dodd and Rep. John Larson are meeting today to develop a plan to
make Hartford's Coltsville area a national
park.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article on
Sunday, March 4, 2002, discusses the making
of Coltsville
a national park and bring to Hartford's downtown area a new convention
center, luxury housing, a hotel and restaurants.
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This
very interesting article describes the founding
of United States Fire-Arm's Manufacturing
Co, Inc and how the superior quality in our products continues to
make USFA the leader in this custom manufacture
of fire arms.
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This
article published in the Hartford Courant,
Sunday February 24, 2002, argues making Coltsville
a national
park.
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This
article published in the Hartford Courant,
Thursday February 21, 2002, is saying that
a Bridgeport legislator
who'd made money but little progress in the effort to restore the
historic Colt Armory has left the project.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article in
January 27, 2002, saying that tenants are angry
and state
funds are in limbo as landmark's revival stalls.
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This
article features Sacramento Johnson showing
off the U.S. Fire Arms Colt Lightening rifle
and the affordable
Rodeo Revolver.
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This
article from New York
Times, December 16, discuss
the increase of gun sales in the wake of September
11th.
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“Coltsville” the
home of U.S. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. Inc. since
1993 - makers of all of the historic “Colt” product
lines dating from around the civil war through
the cowboy era – can be reached through
the web link coltsville.com.
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This
interesting article appeared in the
Hartford Courant. John Lott, Scholar Turned Gun Advocate.
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This
article discuss the lack of progress in the
restoration of the Colt Armory.
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This
article is written in the aftermath of September
11.
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This
article appeared in the
Hartford Courant in
September, 2001. The article is describing
how the wild
west lives on, thanks to characters like the Tahoe Kid.
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Connecticut
featured this article about Weekend Connecticut
cowboy taking up arms against a sea of imaginary
foes.
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The
Hartford Courant published this article in
1998 describing the restoration of the old
Colt armory
and how U.S. Fire-Arms capitalized on Colt's legacy.
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Sam
Colt would have approved of the restoration
of the Old Armory and Coltsville- according
to this editorial
from the Hartford Courant, June 1998.
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The Preservation magazine
published this historic article about Coltsville
in the 1998 January/February issue.
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