I did not know

[the obsrver]

I was reading an article that said that in 1940 American citizens were donating their personal fire arms to the English for the war. They had eliminated citizens owning guns and could not arm a volunteer milita.
It would seem our second amendment was a good thing for them as well. They should learn their own history.

 

[Bassbob]

I was reading an article that said that in 1940 American citizens were donating their personal fire arms to the English for the war. They had eliminated citizens owning guns and could not arm a volunteer milita.
It would seem our second amendment was a good thing for them as well. They should learn their own history.

There was an article about this in the NRA magazines a few months back.

I believe there was a story about a specific individual, war hero or possibly a competition shooter who sent a letter along with his asking for it to be returned after the war. Which it was. I believe that gun is in the NRA Firearms Museum now.

 

[the obsrver]

There was an article about this in the NRA magazines a few months back.

I believe there was a story about a specific indivdiual, war hero or possibly a competition shooter who sent a letter along with his asking for it to be returned after the war. Which it was. I believe that gun is in the NRA Firearms Museum now.

Pretty much sounds like the same article.

 

[Annihilator]

I’m going to have to find that article now, never saw this or heard of it, thanks for sharing.

 

[Area52]

Where and to whom will Sleepy Joe [be advised to] donate confiscated hardware?

 

[the obsrver]

I’m going to have to find that article now, never saw this or heard of it, thanks for sharing.

The one I read is in the May issue of Shooting Illustrated. It also has a write up about the rdp, but is meh and does not say anything none of us do not already know.

 

[C. Sumpin]

Where and to whom will Sleepy Joe [be advised to] donate confiscated hardware?

Perhaps the BATF will need them to forward to the Cartels/Coyotes via another Fast & Furious operation?
Sure Eric WithHolder will be glad to offer his misguided services again.

Or to the security details of the politicos that have authored the grab?

And there will be adequate to issue to the Gulag Hacks guarding the rest of us?

 

[Annihilator]

The one I read is in the May issue of Shooting Illustrated. It also has a write up about the rdp, but is meh and does not say anything none of us do not already know.

ok, thanks, will check it out

 

[BobM]

I was reading an article that said that in 1940 American citizens were donating their personal fire arms to the English for the war. They had eliminated citizens owning guns and could not arm a volunteer milita.
It would seem our second amendment was a good thing for them as well. They should learn their own history.

An interesting off the wall read about initiatives results:

Why did England have to borrow firearms from US citizens during WWII?

Answer (1 of 17): The British government didn’t borrow anything from US citizens. As a private initiative by Americans, an “American Committee for the Defence of British Homes” was set up in the summer of 1940, with headquarters in New York and 364 local committees in all 48 states of the Union. ...

www.quora.com

 

[the obsrver]

From the article.
#1 Churchill wanted a 500,000 man militia and got 1.5 million. They had disarmed their population however.
plus they had just rescued 338,000 soldiers that needed rearmed.
#2 news papers at the time reported that 500,000 model 1917 eddystone enfields were being sent to the Uk via the lend-lease act. They showed up without manuals which the NRA made available. They were the weapons used by former soldiers in WW1. (But it did not end there)
#3 then they took out ads asking for confiscated weapons and gifted weapons. The person who started that Charles Cutting sent a rifle Springfield 1903 and put a brass plaque on it saying he would like it returned when they beat Germany. It was returned.