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Republican lawmakers began circulating a bill Thursday that would designate a lever-action rifle produced in northwestern Wisconsin as the state's official rifle.
Wisconsin Republicans are circulating a bill that would designate an official state rifle. The legislation would designate the Henry All-Weather .45-70 as Wisconsin's official state rifle. The rifle's manufacturer, Henry Repeating Arms, is based in Rice Lake. The company's Big Boy All-Weather Rifle won the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce's “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest in 2019. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is the state's largest business association and a staunch Republican ally. According to the National Rifle Association, at least nine states have designated an official firearm.