NRA All Access Web Clip - NRA National Sporting Arms Museum
In this NRA All Access clip, the new NRA National Sporting Arms Museum is unveiled at the original Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. (Original Air Date: February 9, 2014 on Outdoor Channel)
Curator's Corner: NRA National Sporting Arms Museum - The Timeline (Part 4)
Join Jim Supica, Director of the NRA Museums, and John Popp on a special edition of Curator's Corner in the new NRA National Sporting Arms Museum, at the Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. Take a tour of the fourth case in the Timeline Gallery featuring firearms from the Golden Age of Hunting 1900-1950, including the President Grover Cleveland's 8 Gauge Colt Shotgun and President Dwight Eisenhower's Winchester Model 21 Shotgun.
To find more than 10,000 zoomable images of the 3,000 firearms on the NRA Museums' website, NRAmuseums.com. (Originally aired on Sportsman Channel Cam & Co. 9/16/13).
Curator's Corner: NRA National Sporting Arms Museum - The Timeline (Part 5)
Join Jim Supica, Director of the NRA Museums, and John Popp on a special edition of Curator's Corner in the new NRA National Sporting Arms Museum, at the Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. Take a tour of the fifth case in the Timeline Gallery featuring firearms from 1950 through today, America's Hunting Heritage.
To find more than 10,000 zoomable images of the 3,000 firearms on the NRA Museums' website, NRAmuseums.com. (Originally aired on Sportsman Channel Cam & Co. 9/23/13).
The New NRA Museum in the Making
Jim Supica, Director of the NRA Museums, joins Cameron Gray and John Popp on a special edition of Curator's Corner in the new NRA National Sporting Arms Museum, at the Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. Jim not only provides a history of the museum in the making, but also a sneak peek of the museum the day before the grand opening.
To find more than 10,000 zoomable images of the 3,000 firearms on the NRA Museums' website, NRAmuseums.com. (Originally aired on Sportsman Channel Cam & Co. 8/1/13).
NRA Gun Gurus Season 1 Trailer
NRA Gun Gurus, Jim Supica and Phil Schreier, bring over a half century of experience in firearm history. Together they travel across the country, making stops at the NRA National Firearms Museum and the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, MO, meeting everyday people who discover whether their old firearm is worth much more than they had imagined or only has sentimental value.
NRA Gun Gurus - Foreign Exchange
In Foreign Exchange, NRA Gun Gurus Phil and Jim examine international firearms at the world's largest gun show in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum at Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri. Discover Russia's first semi-automatic rifle, a flintlock owned by Napoleon Bonaparte, and more!
Catch full episodes Wednesdays at 7 pm ET/PT on Outdoor Channel.
Presidential Guns From the NRA Museum at the 2016 SHOT Show
Memphis: Bass Pro Shop
Bass Pro Shops is a privately held retailer of hunting, fishing, camping and related outdoor recreation merchandise.
The majority owner, John Morris, began his career in sporting goods with a fishing section in the back of a Brown Derby liquor store owned by his father, located in Springfield MO on the road to Table Rock Lake and Branson, Missouri. That small fishing department sold homemade bait and worms, proving popular enough that Bass Pro Shops was incorporated in 1971. These homemade baits were so popular that many people wanted the opportunity to buy these when they had returned home. Thus began the Bass Pro Shops catalog, first mailed in 1974. Soon, it became the world's largest mail order sporting goods store.
In 1975, to meet the burgeoning demand for Bass Pro Shops exclusive products, American Rod and Gun was established. Acting as a separate wholesaling entity ARG serves more than 7,000 independently owned retail stores worldwide. In 1977, Bass Pro Shops introduced the first fish-ready complete boat motor and trailer package with the Bass Tracker. In 1984, construction began on the Outdoor World Catalog Showroom in Springfield, Missouri. Big Cedar Lodge opened in 1988 on Table Rock Lake.
In 1995, Bass Pro Shops Sportsman's Warehouse opened in Atlanta, Georgia, its first store outside the state of Missouri. In November 2001, taking advantage of Outdoor World's popularity as a tourist destination, the Wonders of Wildlife museum was opened next door to the store in Springfield.
In 2015, Bass Pro Shops opened a store inside the Memphis Pyramid, a former sports arena and concert venue in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition to the retail store itself, the building houses two restaurants, a bowling alley, a 100-room hotel, an observation deck, and the tallest free-standing elevator in America. At 535,000 sq ft, The Pyramid is Bass Pro's largest store.
In October 2016, Bass Pro Shops announced that they had reached a deal to acquire competitor Cabela's for $5.5 billion.
Bass Pro Shops has 94 existing stores in the United States and Canada. The store sizes range from 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) up to 535,000 square feet (49,700 m2). The largest flagship stores are known as Outdoor World stores. The decor of the stores includes taxidermy mounts native to the local area. All stores have an indoor water feature that showcases fish species that are indigenous to the area. The fish in their tanks are game fish of great size. In some of these aquariums, professional anglers and store pro-staff hold demonstrations showing the use of an artificial bait. They catch the fish in these tanks to show how well the bait works. Bass Pro Shops is also known for its Outdoor Skills Workshops, teaching skills as varied as fly fishing, Dutch oven cooking, archery hunting with an archery range in the store, and GPS navigation. They hold many skills workshops with the top names in the outdoor world.
After nearly a decade of work by the NRA and Bass Pro Shops, the NRA National Sporting Arms Museum opened in the flagship store in Springfield, Missouri on August 2, 2013.
Bass Pro Shops and its owner, John Morris, have had a longtime interest in NASCAR racing. The company has sponsored such racers as Dale Earnhardt, Kerry Earnhardt, and Martin Truex Jr.
NRA Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA (HD)
This was shot at the NRA Firearms Museum in Fairfax, VA on Feb. 28, 2012.
Wonders Of Wildlife Aquarium
After five years in the making, the Wonders of Wildlife Aquarium opened in September 2017 to huge fanfare and acclaim. It is currently ranked the number one aquarium in the United States, surpassing Monterrey Bay's, Seaworld and the Georgia Aquarium. It was a three and a half hour experience~ the time slipped by un-noticed there was so much fascinating stuff to see. They say it is a 1.5 mile walk which I believe fully; there are just tons of galleries and sections with everything you can image. They even had black bears, bats, alligators, sharks of course and lots of them! Sorry for the poor video, but they do not allow flash, understandably. I hope I gave you a nice brief glimpse of this wonderful vacation spot in Springfield, Missouri. The kids are down here for two weeks visiting and we are having a blast!
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National Rifle Association | Wikipedia audio article
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National Rifle Association
00:01:25 1 History
00:01:34 1.1 Early history
00:04:39 1.1.1 Rifle clubs
00:06:07 1.2 1934–present
00:08:30 1.2.1 Political expansion
00:11:04 2 Lobbying and political activity
00:14:12 2.1 Elections
00:18:31 2.2 Russian influence
00:20:02 2.3 The ATF and Senate confirmations
00:22:43 2.4 Legislation
00:24:31 2.5 Litigation
00:29:17 3 Programs
00:31:12 4 Organizational structure and finances
00:31:23 4.1 Leadership
00:31:31 4.1.1 Executive staff and spokespersons
00:33:08 4.1.2 Board of directors
00:34:11 4.2 Membership
00:35:12 4.2.1 Notable members
00:36:00 4.3 Interconnected organizations
00:37:15 4.3.1 NRA Foundation
00:38:16 4.3.2 Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF)
00:39:41 4.4 Finances
00:41:34 5 Public opinion and image
00:44:54 6 Criticism
00:45:40 6.1 Political involvement
00:46:57 6.2 Gun control
00:48:54 6.3 Gun manufacturing industry
00:49:35 6.4 Mass shootings
00:49:44 6.4.1 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
00:51:33 6.4.2 2017 Las Vegas shooting
00:52:20 6.4.3 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
00:53:53 6.4.4 Boycott
00:54:35 6.5 Media campaigns
00:56:33 6.6 Pro-gun rights criticism
00:57:27 6.7 Lack of advocacy for black gun owners
00:58:52 7 List of past and present leaders
00:59:03 7.1 Presidents
00:59:16 7.2 Directors
00:59:28 8 See also
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The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun rights. Founded in 1871, the group has informed its members about firearm-related legislation since 1934, and it has directly lobbied for and against firearms legislation since 1975.Founded to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA continues to teach firearm safety and competency. The organization also publishes several magazines and sponsors competitive marksmanship events. According to the NRA, it has 6 million members as of May 2018.Observers and lawmakers see the NRA as one of the top three most influential lobbying groups in Washington, DC The NRA Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) is its lobbying arm, which manages its political action committee (PAC), the Political Victory Fund (PVF). Over its history the organization has influenced legislation, participated in or initiated lawsuits, and endorsed or opposed various candidates at local, state and federal levels.
The NRA has been criticized by gun control and gun rights advocacy groups, political commentators, and politicians. The organization has been the focus of intense criticism in the aftermath of high profile shootings, such as the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
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Colt's Manufacturing Company | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:37 1 History
00:02:47 1.1 19th century
00:02:56 1.1.1 1830s–1850s
00:14:50 1.1.2 1860–1865: American Civil War
00:19:13 1.1.3 1865–1880s: Post–Civil War
00:29:11 1.1.4 1890s
00:31:29 1.2 20th century
00:31:39 1.2.1 1900–1920s
00:35:02 1.2.2 1930s: Great Depression
00:36:07 1.2.3 1939–1945: World War II
00:37:23 1.2.4 1945–1950s
00:38:43 1.2.5 1960s–1970s
00:40:33 1.2.6 1980s–1990s
00:47:11 1.3 21st century
00:47:21 1.3.1 2002–Present
00:50:14 1.3.1.1 Reorganization and mergers
00:52:02 2 Colt Presidents
00:54:38 3 Handguns
00:54:57 3.1 Percussion revolvers
00:55:57 3.2 Metallic cartridge revolvers
00:57:50 3.3 Semi-automatic pistols
00:59:11 3.4 Machine pistols
00:59:23 4 Long guns
01:00:08 5 Cartridges
01:00:57 6 Woolaroc
01:01:08 7 See also
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Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt. It is the successor corporation to Colt's earlier firearms-making efforts, which started in 1836. Colt is known for the engineering, production, and marketing of firearms, most especially between the 1850s and World War I, when it was a dominating force in its industry and a seminal influence on manufacturing technology. Colt's earliest designs played a major role in the popularization of the revolver and the shift away from earlier single-shot pistols. Although Samuel Colt did not invent the revolver concept, his designs resulted in the first very successful ones.
The most famous Colt products include the Colt Walker, made 1847 in the facilities of Eli Whitney Jr., the Single Action Army or Peacemaker, the Colt Python, and the Colt M1911 pistol, which is currently the longest-standing military and law enforcement service handgun in the world and is still used today. Though they did not develop it, for a long time Colt was also primarily responsible for all AR-15 and M16 rifle production, as well as many derivatives of those firearms. The most successful and famous of these are numerous M16 carbines, including the Colt Commando family, and the M4 carbine.
In 2002, Colt Defense was split off from Colt's Manufacturing Company. Colt's Manufacturing Company now serves the civilian market, while Colt Defense serves the law enforcement, military, and private security markets worldwide. The two companies remained in the same West Hartford, Connecticut location cross-licensing certain merchandise before reuniting in 2013. Following the loss of its M4 contract in 2013, the reunited Colt was briefly in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, starting in 2015 and reemerging in January 2016.