Update: AZ Gov Brewer Makes Colt Revolver Official State Gun
- Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:34am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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PHOENIX (The Blaze/AP) — Arizona’s governor has signed a bill designating the Colt Single-Action Army revolver as the state’s first official firearm.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill without comment on Thursday. There was speculation at one point that she might veto the bill.
Opponents say it was inappropriate to give the official designation to an out-of-state company’s commercial product. Colt is based in Connecticut.
Democratic Rep. Albert Hale also says the gun was an instrument of destruction that was used against Native Americans.
KPHO-TV reports on the detractors:
The bill had caused some controversy in the state House after a Navajo legislator called it an instrument of destruction.
Democratic Rep. Albert Hale of Window Rock implored fellow lawmakers to respect Native Americans who lived in what is now Arizona before it became a U.S. territory and later a state.
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“Another day, another waste of taxpayers’ time and money at the state capitol. My family owns guns, and I’m embarrassed that state government chose to spend hours on a state gun — even brought it back on reconsideration after it was defeated — instead of changing one word in statute to ensure 20,000 Arizonans‘ jobless aid isn’t cut off during tough times,” said House Minority Whip Anna Tovar.
“This is absolutely ridiculous and offensive, and it‘s even more humiliating that the weapon they chose isn’t even manufactured in Arizona. It’s time for a change,” she said.
Legislative supporters, however, argued that the designation was appropriate because the revolver was widely used during Arizona’s territorial days.
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Comments (94)
jdog777
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 12:05pmTo the Sovereign Navajo Nation (who truly believe they are a country within a country). What do you care what AZ does? If you made the tomahawk an emblem in your reservation… which you brandish in your religious ceremonies, in which, you dance and act as if you are scalping human beings and used to kill thousands…. I could care less. As you join the crazy Marxists and Revolutionaries in La Raza and MeCha to reclaim AZTLAN and try to hang to yoke of political correctness and white guilt on the necks of the innocent citizens of this State… please know that if you decide to get violent, there is a possibility that the Colt single action may find its way back into service… 1850s style.
Report Post »dasbunker
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 11:51pmWell said jdog777
Report Post »VLADTEPES
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:48amI still like (The Judge) as my personal protection..
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:47amEasily the best story of the week!
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miles from nowhere
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:45amThat is nice, but I am more concerned about the border, I want all illegal migrants out of this country. Clearly spoken!
Report Post »trooper
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:41amBye stock in Colt Fire Arms, it’s a sure bet!
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:26amThey need to make the Marty Robbins song Big Iron the state song .And Marty was born in Az
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 2:43pm@ QUICKER
Born and raised in Glendale, AZ.. I really like your choice for the
State Song, But the Song we have now gives me goose bumps too..
I wonder if LaRaza or the illigals know our State Song .. Sure they
don’t know, or care less, Seeing all the Trash, backpacks,plastic
bottles and all the garbage they deposit in our precious deserts.
Makes me sick every time I see the distruction they have caused
on their way to a better life.. you have to see it to understand what
I am talking about.. and its becoming more prevalent by the day..
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 7:49pmAnother song by Marty, which could best described the work ahead of all freedom lovers, might be,‘You Gave Me a Mountain’. Maybe available on u-tube not sure, but worth a listen.
Report Post »sister1_rm
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:25amYeah. It’s probably not the most important bill to cross her desk, but I like it. It’s a symbol and it tells the world that Arizona will defend itself.
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:17amAlright…I love this pistol and have multiples… mostly in nickel with Ivory grips….THIS is my favorite gun too! In fact Colt should move out of Hartford where it manufactures in hostile atmosphere to Arizona that is a friendly atmosphere…just like Ruger did!
Report Post »BIGPAPAPUMP
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 6:40pmThe Nickel plated gun pictured on Blaze’s home page is a Ruger.
Report Post »REVENANT
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:15amYou people criticizing Brewer need to take a minute, and look at what she’s done so far. She‘s gotten under Obama’s skin enough to sick his thug attporney General on the whole state with two, count em, two lawsuits, not to mention that the NLRB is suing us too. Brewer vetoed the insurance bill because it was poorly written. Unfortunately, we’ve seen a few badly written bills, that had great principals behind them. Take it easy on Jan. She’s only got the entire weight of the Federal Government on her back. Could you handle it?
Report Post »REVENANT
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:17amNot to mention she’s also contending with a drug cartel funded La Raza and MALDEF, causing havoc wherever they can. seriously, Back off people.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:13amTexas should either have the walker colt or one of the types used at the Alamo.
Report Post »Pinkie
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:11amUtah made the Browning M1911 automatic pistol their state gun in March, making the state the first official firearm of a U.S. state. John Browning was born and founded his company in Utah. I hope many more states follow suit.
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 7:38pmBrowning was a genius.
Report Post »oldfrank357
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:29pmThe Browning Musuem in Provo, UT is wonderful. Full of history!
Report Post »oldfrank357
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 10:27pmActually the Browning Museum in in OGDEN, UT not Provo…Sorry!
Report Post »mndjohnson
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:11amGuns don’t kill people, Cartels, Shria law, Islams, Gangs kill people!
Report Post »USAFRetired
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:10amIssue me one and I’ll move to there.
Report Post »TRUSTNO MAN
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:08amMaybe ya should’a made the Arrow or the War club or even the scalping knife the official “Tool of the West”! Now THAT would be fair!!!
Report Post »PER100
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:05amI might have prefered the Colt 1911, but… its still a colt 45.
Report Post »Code_Orange
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:22amTest out the new Rail Gun, if you like the 1911A.
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:27amOne can buy a colt SAA army with two cylinders – Colt 45 and 45 Auto…so get too it!
Report Post »REMVLS
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:00amHey ya think spending money on this issue is bad..Indiana spent a ton of money to get a “state pie”…@ least The Colt can be used more than twice…Once as a nice desert & the other to send to Washington as POTUS!
Report Post »UnreconstructedLibertarian
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:59amDidn’t the Native Americans also use the Colt Single Action Army in their own defense? Maybe they‘d be happier with the ’73 Winchester?
Wise choice by Arizona, that’s probably the most iconic gun ever made in America.
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 4:19pmThe Colt SA Army is an historic handgun for sure. But, let us not forget the Model 1911 .45. It could take a mere flip of the coin to determine which would be the “national handgun”. I would opt for the .45. But, carry on brother.
Report Post »usa2stay
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:54amWhy is this newsworthy? Is it because the President was given the Nobel Peace Prize? Is so, then the Colt Peacemeker should be the official firearm of the entire country.
Report Post »semihardrock
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:52am“The Peacemaker” love this gun and its history! i’m sure some will disagree and will remind of all the innocent peoples lives it took. PS the gun didnt do it, people did!
Report Post »quicker
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:51amGod made man .Sam colt made them equel
Report Post »GRANNYMOO
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 8:15pmQuicker you are a man of few words and I like’m!!
Report Post »Bronco II
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:49amRemember you can‘t believe everything you hear or read bad about the Governor they will attack anything to turn people against her because of the Ilegal Immigration Law that was passed that’s what it really is all about.
Report Post »conversationcanwork
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:46amThe government is a sideshow at this point.
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:43amI think Jan Brewer has taken a lot of heat from the administration….like O suing the state twice…..!!!!! I think this is a stick-it-to-them moment!
Report Post »pamela kay
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 12:27amLYNNISSMART. I agree. That colt is a very nice gun by the way………………………….It is more symbolism that choice of weapon.
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:41amGood! Hopefully it’s pointed at the border.
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:37amOh goody, She won’t enact sensible laws that enforce the constitution, but she does endorse a six shooter? Jan Brewer, is everything you do a political theater show?
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:42amThat comment is unfair and undeserved. At least the woman is trying, which is more than most everyone else in office these days.
Report Post »Patrick in AZ
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:42amWe could have been the first state with the authorization to buy medical insurance across state lines (adding competition to the market) and this so called republican vetoed it. She doesn’t want the federal government to control the states, but is fine with the states controlling the people. Thanks Jan
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:45amAnti-gun fanatics aren’t going to like what Brewer did: http://www.battlefield315.com/2011/04/gun-control-explained.html
Report Post »Rob
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:45amIf everyone carried one of these on their hips… we could take care of the constitution on our own. With all of us looking, the illegals could be taken care of in a few weeks.
Report Post »robin.kevin
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:47amJust following the lead set by Utah. There is some good that comes from it, as it embraces the states firm standing of the 2nd Amendment. Sadly with other laws “politics” play too much of a role. Both the right and left plays the game and neither side wins. Its time for common sense to start running the show again and not the politics.
As for state guns I think its a great idea, even through no needed. There’s much more important business to take care of at the time.
Report Post »Cymry
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 10:49amhttp://thedailypen.blogspot.com/2011/04/out-of-order-obamas-non-sequential.html
Report Post »1Dave
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:02amBetterdays, you are an idiot and deserve the day they drag you away to the gas chambers.
Report Post »Hopefully the rest of us can save your sorry a$$.
Code_Orange
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:07amProducing simple and beautiful weaponry from simple/beautiful Hartford Connecticut, the Colt company is singularly responsible for winning the war between the states, and then for taming the rugged aboriginal American West. Check out the new .45 ACP Rail Gun, that replaces their 1911A series as my favorite pistol.
Report Post »But for an impressive State revolver, Arizona should have chosen the excellent Ruger Alaskan .454 Casull, which is easier to conceal than the Colt Army, and can be speed loaded in less than 1 second.
heyjms
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:11amIt’s a lot better than here in Oregon where they are trying to take away plastic bags and force us to pay for the use of paper bags.
If a Liberal cries about a bill, it must be a good bill!
Report Post »Sam Brown
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:22am@code Orange
I bet your fishing stories are just as colorful. The Colt SAA in 45 LC with a 4 and 5/8 inch barrel is the gun when it comes to the relics of the past. Revolvers are all a thing of the past.
Sam
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:42amThe colt Revolver is Not a gun of the past. One can load it and leave it stored forever without the clip spring fatiguing. Very rarely jams or misfires..not like autos. The fastest reload always was a second gun anyway. Chambered in .357 makes it a very, very lethal weapon. 95% of all gun fights are 7-12 feet and 3 shots. The US army is changing it’s policy in the mideast to rifle squads vs spraying squads because the kill ratio vs bullets is ridiculous at 50,000 bullets per!
Report Post »Sam Brown
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 12:10pm@ templarnite
Revolvers are a thing of the past. Todays revolver isn’t much different than what the Earps carried. No army issues revolvers. Guns need to be carried, not left loaded somewhere else.
Sam
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 12:59pm@Sam Brown
Clueless you are as well arrogant…anyone who is arrogant exudes ignorance!
Report Post »Sam Brown
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 1:16pm@Templarnite
Personal attacks usually take place when one side is unfamiliar with the truth. You gave no rebuttal of my points but made a personal attack. If revolvers are state of the art then what police department still issues them?
While I own a number of revolvers I relegate them to sport shooting or hunting use. Like Brewer did, they are noted for their historic place.. Oh and don’t let better knowledge of a subject be confused for arrogance.
Sam
Report Post »MIBUGNU2
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 1:37pmThank You Jan !!
I have one like this in my arsenal, Great choice for ARIZONA..
Report Post »SB1070 seems to be working, I know the border is far, far from
being secure but a least most illigals are going to NV. CO. and
Utah. My son works in Salt Lake, He tells me that they now have
the same situation we had..So it seems most are moving to other
Bleeding Heart States..Like Colorado and Utah.. would like to
give thanks to Sheriff’s Joe and Babue for the effort they have put
into SB1070 and others whom have worked on this bill.. Maybe
we Arizonans will get more respect from the next Admin..2012
Pray to God, People will wake up and take time to see exactly
how this Administration in destroying this country. .Please !!!
MIBUGNU2
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 2:52pm@ REVERE
Anti-gun fanatics aren’t going to like what Brewer did…
They can all KISS our AZZ !!!
NOBAMA-2012 SB1070 is working in AZ Now,They are coming your way !
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 4:54pm@ TMPLRNITE @ 50,000 (per kill) Hey it costs money to dress well, and it costs money to kill those Ba***rds. And sorry, I got to agree with Sam. Anybody that goes to a gunfight with a revolver versus an auto will most likely come out the loser. Why do you think the cops changed from .38 S&W Specials to Glocks? Simple – fire power. See the problem comes in when you do have a gunfight that lasts past 6 rounds.
Report Post »Love_Small_Dogs
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 5:40pmLike I said, I prefer the 1911 ACP but if we need to choose a’ revolver” at least use a powerful one! (What ever happened to Dirty Harry, anyway.)
Truth be known, I would carry the H&K MP5-N if I had a free choice.
I don’t think I would choose the Colt 175th anniversary special (Limited Edition 175th Anniversary Colt Single Action Army® Revolver) that costs $1,560.00 MSRP
But hey,
Report Post »avenger
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 7:24pmI’m in..anything that ****** off the libs and illegals is good !
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 8:29pmFTA: AZ Gov Brewer Makes Colt Revolver Official State Gun
This is great! I wish every state would pass an official “state gun” resolution!
I vote for the M1911A1 .45cal ACP for my state! can I vote twice?
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on April 29, 2011 at 11:03pmNow if Jan would have chosen an H&K, or a anti-material rifle then I’d be impressed.
Report Post »Seems I ruffled a feather or two, oh well because I say it as I see it, and in Jan Brewers case she’s done bunches good, but some has been pure showmanship.
Guerrino_P
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 9:26amSo, this is the the official gun to use when you rob a store clerk in Arizona? This is America so criminals should have the right to use any firearm.
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on April 30, 2011 at 7:19pm@Sam Brown
Personal Attack – not… observation of fact – yes…You confirm it and prove it every time you moo. The fastest first shot of “any” pistol is a single action revolver…but if you need to spray the area with your hooey you keep us posted with your “better knowledge of a subject”…LMAO.
Report Post »Sam Brown
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 3:25pm@tmpnite
Your comedy act is just that. No agency issues revolvers because they want to win a gunfight, not see how fast they get off the first shot. Funny how some people live in the past and won’t accept the truth. While you are at it how many modern handgun matches like IPSC or IDPA are won with SAAs?
While Colt SAAs are very good guns nobody who wants to win a fight carries one.
Sam
Report Post »dasbunker
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 11:48pmHaven’t you been reading the news?
The Gov. tried to enact sensible laws to enforce the constitution.
Unfortunately the US Justice Department and POTUS slapped her in the face and tied the state of Arizona up in court over a reasonable State immigration law that mirrors the Federal law.
Kudos to you Jan Brewer for embracing our 2nd amendment.
Just learned Bin Laden was dead at the hands of troops on the ground!!!
Report Post »Outstanding