Arizona governor makes Colt revolver official state gun

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Arizona governor makes Colt revolver official state gun
– Thu Apr 28, 8:31 pm ET

PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Colt revolver, a historic remnant from the shoot-em-up days of the old West, is now Arizona's official gun.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Thursday signed a bill into law that makes the Colt Single Action Army Revolver the state's firearm, making Arizona only the second in the nation to have such a designation.

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Opponents said the designation was ill-timed, coming as the state deals with the fallout from a massive budget crisis and only months after a mass shooting in Tucson.

A Navajo Nation lawmaker also strongly objected to honoring a gun that killed his people and so many others during its long history in the American West.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110429/us_nm/us_arizona_colt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. A state *gun*?

Most states have a state bird, a state tree, etc. But a state gun? That's fucked up.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. You need a state gun to shoot the state bird...

;-)

[Buzz Clik]

7. Anyone who can shoot a cactus wren with a Colt revolver....

... is one helluva shot and deeply disturbed.



Poor thing.

[happyslug]

18. My Father knew a Captain in the Army, that shot crows out of trees with a 45

Now, this was pre-WWII, about 1941, My father and the Captain was on some sort of detached service, sitting on the Rappahannock River in Virginia and drinking M&M Whiskey (Every time my father saw M7M Whiskey, the story would come up), the Captain was using a 45 Auto and doing snap shooting i.e. pull the pun bring it up, aim the 45 and hit the Crow sitting in the tree. That Captain was one of those "Disturbed" people we read about.

My father was an excellent shot with a rifle (1903 Springfield or M1 Rifles, through NOT the m1 Carbine) but NOT with the 45 auto, took to much time and effort to get that good.

[boppers]

21. Oh, Arizona has a lot of state things....

Animate insignia
Amphibian: Arizona Tree Frog
Bird(s): Cactus Wren
Butterfly: Two-tailed Swallowtail
Fish: Apache trout
Flower(s): Saguaro Cactus blossom
Mammal(s): Ring-tailed Cat
Reptile: Arizona Ridge-Nosed Rattlesnake
Tree: Palo verde

Inanimate insignia
Colors: Blue, Old Gold
Fossil: Petrified wood
Gemstone: Turquoise
Mineral: Fire Agate
Rock: Petrified wood
Ship(s): USS Arizona
Slogan(s): The Grand Canyon State
Soil: Casa Grande
Song(s): Arizona (song), Arizona March Song

For comparison, here's California:
Animate insignia
Bird(s): California Quail
Fish: Golden Trout
Flower(s): California Poppy
Grass: Purple Needlegrass
Insect: California Dogface Butterfly
Mammal(s): California grizzly bear (State Animal)<1>
Reptile: Desert Tortoise
Tree: California Redwood

Inanimate insignia
Beverage: Wine
Colors: Blue & Gold
Dance: West Coast Swing
Fossil: Sabre-toothed cat
Gemstone: Benitoite
Mineral: Native Gold
Rock: Serpentine
Soil: San Joaquin
Song(s): "I Love You, California"
Tartan: California State Tartan

[jmowreader]

25. Too bad we can't get a Democratic governor in there...

That person could pronounce the Maricopa County Tent Gulag the Official State Atrocity.

[boppers]

27. They had one.

She's now head of DHS.

[wordpix]

23. well they do have the state idiot, the present governor

[no_hypocrisy]

3. At least it wasn't an Uzi.

[HolyCity2012]

4. A Modest Proposal About Arizona

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x578857

[Buzz Clik]

5. If they need to adopt State Products, may I suggest one?

[Kolesar]

9. A state...funeral...eom

[Buzz Clik]

10. Catchy.

[struggle4progress]

24. And Boot Hill in Tombstone would be a great state cemetery

[struggle4progress]

26. Suggestions for state epitaphs from the proposed state graveyard

"Here lies George Johnson, Hanged by mistake, 1882.
He was right, we was wrong, but we strung him up and now he's gone."

"Here lies Lester Moore,
Four slugs from a .44,
No Les, no more."

http://www.boothillgraves.com/

[Roy Rolling]

6. next....

"Assault With A Deadly Weapon" has been named the "official state felony" for the state of Arizona :hide:

[border_town]

8. OMG!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Historic NY]

11. Too funny, Colt Firearms from Connecticut.

[bongbong]

12. Next up

Arizona State Knife (1-4 inches)
Arizona State Knife (5-10 inches)
Arizona State Knife (11 inches or more)
Arizona State Baseball Bat
Arizona State Club With Spike In It
Arizona State Ax Handle (Lester Maddox Memorial)
Arizona State Taser

[AlbertCat]

15. What! No Arizona State Bow & Arrow?

Ignoring the native Americans again!

[bongbong]

16. Bow & Arrow

A bow & arrow requires training & skill to use. That is why there won't be a State B&A in Arizona.

[bahrbearian]

13. And Meth is Brewers drug of choice

[jpak]

14. Arizona shoot 'em up days are not over - Fuck the GOP/NRA

yup

[HopeHoops]

17. That's an insult to Colt firearms.

[jmowreader]

19. I know what her next proclamation should be

She needs to sign a proclamation declaring Crack to be the Official Illegal Drug of Arizona, considering how many Arizona politicians seem to be on it.

[slackmaster]

20. I voted for the Model 1973 Winchester rifle

Maybe it's because of all the old Western TV shows and movies I watched as a kid.

That said, the Colt Single Action Army is a historically important and effective weapon. I have a German replica that's a lot of fun to shoot.

[saras]

22. Fine until some other state declares surplus ICBMs THEIR state gun...

[Endangered Specie]

28. North Carolina's would be the M1 Carbine

[Canuckistanian]

29. Do they have an official state gun wound, too?

Maybe a shot to the head, a shot to the thoracic region, maybe?