Gun photos in the Life magazine Google archive

Google is hosting a huge archive of millions of Life magazine images since 1750. I thought I would see what interesting gun photos I could find.

Winchester 1890 pump action rifle. © Time Inc.

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Major News: Taurus Acquires Rossi

Heller`s Revolver Registration Approved

Dick Heller, whose lawsuit overturned the District`s handgun ban, is now officially authorized to keep a revolver in his Capitol Hill home.

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Getting Your Guns back

I get a lot of theft cases where the victim has no clue what the serial numbers on their stolen property are. The problem is that without a serial number there is almost NO way for the police to recover and get your stuff back to you. Even if we recover your stolen property there is no way to link it back to you. This is really painful when it comes to firearms.

If your gun gets stolen, it usually gets traded or sold on the street for drugs or cash. Sometimes it gets taken to a pawn shop and sold. Sometimes we, the police, catch bad folks with your gun and we put them in jail and confiscate the gun. The bad folks don’t care that they have lost the gun because they probably paid next to nothing for it. We are not going to give the bad folks back the gun so it sits in our property room for a loooong time.

Eventually, the unclaimed and seized guns get inventoried and boxed up. Then they get hauled down to a local steel mill where they are thrown into a giant vat of molten steel. This makes ol Cowtown Cop cry. A lot of these guns are garbage and there is no big loss. Along with the junk there is beautiful old long guns and revolvers that were the cherished possessions of someone who was a victim of crime. But, since they owners did not know the serial number of their firearms we don’t know who these guns belong too.

So, if you own a firearm follow these simple and easy steps to help you recover your guns in case of theft.

1. Find a pencil and a piece of paper.

2. Write down all the serial numbers of stuff you would like to get back if it gets stolen.

3. Put this piece of paper somewhere safe where it won’t get stolen or lost.

That’s it, cheap and easy. The likely hood of me recovering your property just increased drastically. And I won’t have to cry when an original S&W model 27 or a 1911 that someone brought back from WW2 gets melted down.

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S&W “Heller” Model 442

S&W have partnered with the Second Amendment Foundation to produce a S&W “Heller” Model 442 revolver

The Smith & Wesson Model 442 will be laser engraved with an insignia to commemorate the ruling by the Supreme Court. On the right side plate of the revolver, the scale of justice is depicted with the wording “D.C. vs. Heller” across the scale. The balance is in favor of the “Heller” name with the court date of “June 26, 2008″ positioned across the top. Underneath the scale, the side plate reads “Second Amendment” and “The right to keep and bear arms” in white lettering.

S&W Model 442 (the regular version)

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