House OKs bill creating official state firearm (Utah - M1911)

[shadowrider]

SALT LAKE CITY -- After a heated debate, the Browning M1911 handgun is one step closer to becoming Utah's official firearm.

The handgun was designed for the military by Ogden native John Moses Browning for World War I and served as the military's standard-issue sidearm into the 1980s.

Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, sponsored House Bill 219, which was passed by the House today on a vote of 51-19. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. If passed and signed into law, Utah would be the first state with a designated official firearm.

http://www.standard.net/topics/utah-legislature/2011/01/26/house-oks-bill-creating-official-state-firearm

[CurtEastPoint]

1. States-righter, ex-cop, weightllifting Beckerhead teabagger, chiclet teeth idiot.

And with a cheesy 'stache. What a stereotype realized.

[pocoloco]

2. Works for me....

wonder if the BAR was in the running?

[guitar man]

3. I just wonder

If all the states will want their own now? :shrug:

[slackmaster]

5. Ironically, the best candidate for California would be the AR-15 which was developed here

Of which only "neutered" clones are available due to a silly state law.

http://www.armalite.com/Categories.aspx?Category=376e8176-9800-47af-ad62-932357d7be9f

[guitar man]

6. Yep

Massachusetts is home to John C Garand and the Springfield Armory :P

[PavePusher]

4. The very best part is that Laurence O'Donnell's head nearly exploded last night...

while he covered this.

That man licks cow pies... and likes it.