Jody said:

Thanks Dan for giving us all a great gun and something to talk about!

Absolutely!

Without him, we would all be scattered to the winds today instead of being united here on the

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"Hello Sir, my name is Dan Wesson. I would like to take some time to talk to you about a new revolver design that I am making. Here is my card"

Steve CT said:

With Thanksgiving just passed, a reminder that Dan died Thanksgiving Day 1978, splitting logs in his yard.

I had forgotten that it was on Thanksgiving day.

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Adam42 said:

I think he was in John Browning's class and should be remembered as such.

I agree, and speaking of John Browning...

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=13561290

Soldiers used it in both
World Wars and gun enthusiasts say it has defended American values, but
does that mean the Browning 1911 handgun, designed by Ogden native John
Browning, deserves a spot as Utah's state firearm? The idea is getting
mixed reviews.

 

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Browning 1911

The Browning 1911 would be in the same class as the seagull, the state
bird; the Sego Lily, the state flower; and the Dutch oven, the state
cooking pot. The question some have is whether a state gun is somehow
different.

Steve Gunn (how's that for lame irony?), with the Gun Violence Prevention Center, said, "I
would prefer that if we adopt a firearm as our symbol, that we use
something more modern like a .50 caliber sniper rifle or perhaps an
assault rifle."

It's a sarcastic response to the idea of a state firearm from
a man concerned about gun violence. Rep. Carl Wimmer, (R) Herriman,is
serious about elevating this historic, semi-automatic .45 caliber
handgun, though.

"This is not an implementation of death, this is an
implementation of freedom. This is the firearm that helped win World
War II, that helped win World War I and defend American values," Wimmer
said.

John Moses Browning, who was born in Ogden, created the gun along with
many others. Wimmer says the Browning 1911 is the most proficient
firearm in the history of the United States. He also said next year
would be the perfect year to honor Browning and this particular gun as
it is the 100 year anniversary that it was adopted by the United States
Army. Its design is virtually unchanged today.

"Next year, 2011, will be the 100 year anniversary that it was
adopted by the U.S. Army. So I think it's very fitting and appropriate
that we designate this as the state firearm of Utah," Wimmer said.

Not everyone is thrilled with the state firearm but there's not a huge appetite for a big fight at the Capitol.

Scott Hyatt said, "I think it's good recognition for the state,
and good to recognize Mr. Browning, but I don't know if we need to
designate a gun for our state."

Cory Alexander said, "If we had a state gun it would be cool I guess, but there's no real relevance to it."

Instead of a fight, there might simply be more sarcasm.

"I would nominate arsenic as our state poison, because, of
course arsenic is often a by-product of our state mining industry,"
Gunn told KSL.

Gunn said Wimmer's proposal is in bad taste at best.

Wimmer said he'll propose the state gun designation in the
upcoming legislative session, although he said he doesn't want to spend
a lot of time debating it because there are more important issues that
need to be addressed.

Several lawmakers are opposed to the idea, but none of them expressed any appetite for putting much effort into opposing Stewit.

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