Role of firearms have played over the course of American History. Welcome to the nra National Firearms museum. Im jim supica, the museum director, we will take a look at the history of americans and their firearms. We will start with the earliest precolonial days and go up through current times. We will look at the role firearms have played in terms of the settlement and expansion of america. The role firearms have played in military and sporting and personal shooting rolls. We will see the guns of champions, the guns of president s and heroes and we will see some great pieces of art. Firearms engraving on a steel canvas. The National Firearms museum is at nra headquarters in fairfax virginia. The museum has existed itself for nearly 80 years and we have been in this location for about 15. We are custodians of about 7000 firearms that have been donated to us or lent to us over the past 75 years. We have about 3000 on display here and about 1000 more at the nra National Sporting arms mu
Public service and brought to you by your television provider. Up next on American History tv, a conversation from the texas book festival with the author of the book gunfight the battle over the right to bear arms in america. Good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the texas book festival. Im rick dunham, the Washington Bureau chief of the Houston Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers and the creator of the texas on the potomac Political Blog on crime. Com and my san antonio. Com and ive been highjacked to perry president ial because some governor is running for president right now. In my extracurricular life i am the president of the National Press clubs Journalism Institute of which the crown jewel is the enational journalim library. Libraries are what the book festival is about. Raises money for Public Libraries in tbs and for literacy programs. All of the books you buy benefit the libraries of the state of texas. I highly recommend you buy gunfight. Our author will sign books after our pro
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the texas book festival. I am rick dunham, the washington brew yo chief of the houston chronicle, and the creator of the texas on the potomac Political Blog on crime. Com and mysanantonio. Com. And ive been highjacked to perry president ial because some governor is running for president right now. In my extracurricular life i am the president of the National Press clubs Journalism Institute of which the crown jewel is the National Journalism library. Libraries are what the book festival is about. Raises money for Public Libraries in texas and for literacy programs. All of the books you buy benefit the libraries of the state of texas. I highly recommend you buy gunfight. Our author will sign books after our program in the book signing tent up congress avenue. I have been asked by the folks at cspan to ask you to turn off our silence your cell phones. Weve had some problems earlier today. If you want to take out your concealed weapons permits now its
Learned about the role firearms have played during the course of American History. Welcome to the nra National Firearms museum. Were going to go through the museum and take a look at the history of americans and their firearms. Well start with the earliest precolonial days, go up through current time. Well look at the role firearms have played in terms of the settlement and expansion of america, the goal firearms have played in military and sporting and personal shooting roles. Well see the guns of champions, the guns of president s and heroes, and well see some great pieces of art, firearms engraving on a steel canvas. The National Firearms museum is at nra headquarters in fairfax, virginia. Weve been in this location for about 15. Were custodians of about 7,000 firearms. We have about 3,000 on display here and about a thousand more that the nra National Sporting arms museum in springfield, missouri. What i want people to come away from the museum with beyond the wow, thats a lot of c
Podcasts. Now, on american artifacts, a visit to the nras National Firearms museum in fairfax, virginia to see the collection of guns and learn about the role firearms have played over the course of American History. Welcome to the nra National Firearms museum. Im gypsumica, Museum Director, weve going to go through the museum and look at the history and their firearms. Well start with the earliest precolonial play and look at the role firearms have played in terms of the settlement and expansion of america and the role firearms played in military and the sporting and personal shooting roles. Well see the guns of champions and president s and heroes and great pieces of heart firearms engraving on a steel canvas. It is at nra headquarters in fairfax, virginia. Now the museum has existed for nearly 80 years and weve been in this location for about 15. Were custodians about 7,000 firearms donated to us or lent to us over the past 75 years. We have about 3,000 on display here. And about a