Gunsopedia:Article of the day

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An Article of the Day or AOTD is a small lead-in/teaser placed on the front page describing the featured article that is being showcased that day. Since we don't have a the staff to do all the writeups ourselves, we allow individual users like you to suggest AOTDs and even design the front page intro yourself it you want.

This page not only provides instructions on how to make and get approval for an AOTD, but it also provides a handy list of, and links to, all active AOTDs.

[edit] Creating AOTDs

[edit] Criteria

see Gunsopedia:featured articles

[edit] Approval

Just like featured articles, no article should be posted as an AOTD until it has been approved by an administrator.

[edit] January

There are some AOTDs for January but more are needed
Page	Subject	Rationale	POTD	VOTD
January 1	January 1/article		Anatomy of a hangover	January 1/video
January 2	January 2/article		January 2/image	"Assault weapons" ban 2013
January 3	January 3/article		January 3/image	January 3/video
January 4	January 4/article		January 4/image	January 4/video
January 5	January 5/article		January 5/image	Interview with a gunfighter
January 6	January 6/article		January 6/image	January 6/video
January 7	January 7/article		January 7/image	January 7/video
January 8	January 8/article		January 8/image	The 21st, 18th, 14th & 2nd Amendments
January 9	January 9/article		January 9/image	January 9/video
January 10	Sam Colt	Sam Colt died in Hartford, Connecticut on this day in 1862 at the age of 47.	January 10/image	January 10/video
January 11	January 11/article		January 11/image	January 11/video
January 12	January 12/article		January 21/image	January 12/video
January 13	January 13/article		January 13/image	January 13/video
January 14	January 14/article		January 14/image	January 14/video
January 15	January 15/article		January 15/image	January 15/video
January 16	January 16/article		January 16/image	January 16/video
January 17	January 17/article		January 17/image	January 17/video
January 18	January 18/article		January 18/image	January 18/video
January 19	January 19/article		January 19/image	January 19/video
January 20	January 20/article		January 20/image	January 20/video
January 21	January 21/article		January 21/image	January 21/video
January 22	January 22/article		January 22/image	January 22/video
January 23	January 23/article		January 23/image	January 23/video
January 24	January 24/article		January 24/image	January 24/video
January 25	January 25/article		January 25/image	January 25/video
January 26	January 26/article		January 26/image	January 26/video
January 27	January 27/article		January 27/image	January 27/video
January 28	January 28/article		January 28/image	January 28/video
January 29	January 29/article		January 29/image	January 29/video
January 30	January 30/article		January 30/image	January 30/video
January 31	January 31/article		January 31/image	January 31/video

[edit] February

There are some Daily Articles for February but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
February 1	none		description	description
February 2	none		description	description
February 3	none		description	description
February 4	none		description	description
February 5	Hiram Maxim	His birthday, 1840	description	description
February 6	none		description	description
February 7	none		description	description
February 8	none		description	description
February 9	London Armoury Company	Date founded in 1856	description	description
February 10	none		description	description
February 11	none		description	description
February 12	none		description	description
February 13	none		description	description
February 14	none		armed cupid	description
February 15	none		description	description
February 16	none		description	description
February 17	none		description	description
February 18	none		description	description
February 19	none		description	description
February 20	none		description	description
February 21	none		description	description
February 22	none		description	description
February 23	The AK 47	"Defender of the Fatherland Day" in former USSR	description	description
February 24	none		description	description
February 25	none		description	description
February 26	R. J. Gatling	Date of his death in 1903	ownership/homicide map	description
February 27	none		description	description
February 28	none		description	description
February 29	none		description	description

[edit] March

There are some Daily Articles for March but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
March 1	none		description	description
March 2	none		description	description
March 3	none		description	description
March 4	none		description	20/20 gun myths
March 5	none		description	description
March 6	none		description	description
March 7	none		description	description
March 8	none		description	description
March 9	none		description	description
March 10	none		description	description
March 11	none		description	description
March 12	none		description	description
March 13	none		description	description
March 14	none		description	description
March 15	none		description	description
March 16	none		description	description
March 17	none		description	description
March 18	none		description	description
March 19	none		description	description
March 20	none		description	description
March 21	none		description	description
March 22	none		description	description
March 23	none		description	description
March 24	none		description	description
March 25	none		description	description
March 26	none		description	description
March 27	none		description	description
March 28	none		description	description
March 29	none		description	description
March 30	none		description	description
March 31	none		description	description

[edit] April

There are some Daily Articles for April but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
April 1	none		description	description
April 2	none		description	description
April 3	none		description	description
April 4	none		description	description
April 5	none		description	description
April 6	none		description	description
April 7	none		description	description
April 8	none		description	description
April 9	none		description	description
April 10	none		description	description
April 11	none		description	description
April 12	none		description	description
April 13	none		description	description
April 14	none		description	description
April 15	none		A cop's too heavy	description
April 16	none		More useful than a camera	description
April 17	none		Is that OK with you?	description
April 18	none		Dang. Not.	description
April 19	none		1775	description
April 20	none		Shoulder thing that goes up	description
April 21	none		description	description
April 22	none		description	description
April 23	none		description	description
April 24	Eugene Stoner	Anniversary of Stoner's death in 1997; birthday (Nov 22) is already taken by the Magic bullet article, since it's the day JFK was assassinated.	description	No duty to protect
April 25	none		description	John Lott on America's Gun Laws
April 26	none		description	description
April 27	none		description	description
April 28	none		Triple barrel 10 gauge	description
April 29	none		L.A. riots	description
April 30	none		description	description

[edit] May

There are some Daily Articles for May but more are needed
Page	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
May 1	none		description	description
May 2	none		description	description
May 3	none		VOTD	the Flashbang bra
May 4	none		description	Gunpowder & Lead
May 5	none	Morris Fisher (5 Olympic golds in shooting ) has been suggested because its his bday, but there's no page.	description	description
May 6	none		description	description
May 7	none		boomstick hamster	description
May 8	none		description	description
May 9	none		VOTD	Mises: The Why of Gun Ownership
May 10	none	suggestion: it's Jeff Cooper's birthday	description	Piss Off a Liberal Day
May 11	none		description	Piss Off a Liberal Day II
May 12	none		description	description
May 13	none		description	description
May 14	none		Take your kids to the range	description
May 15	none	suggestion: it's Evelyn Owen's birthday.	Teach your kids the right lessons	description
May 16	none		Two good reasons	description
May 17	none		description	Jeff Cooper 1997 speech
May 18	none		description	description
May 19	none		description	description
May 20	Carlos Hathcock	Born in Geyer Springs, Arkansas in 1942.	description	description
May 21	none		fish in a barrel	description
May 22	none		description	Rejoining shotgun barrels
May 23	none		OCD?	high-cap mag PSA
May 24	none		description	description
May 25	none		Michigan Milit	description
May 26	none		description	description
May 27	none		description	description
May 28	none		Firearms welcome	description
May 29	none		description	description
May 30	none		description	description
May 31	none		description	description

[edit] June

There are some Daily Articles for June but more are needed
Page	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
June 1	none		description	description
June 2	none		description	description
June 3	none		description	description
June 4	none		description	description
June 5	none		description	description
June 6	none		description	description
June 7	none		description	description
June 8	none		description	description
June 9	none		description	description
June 10	none		description	description
June 11	none		description	description
June 12	none		description	description
June 13	none		description	description
June 14	none		description	Appropriate open carry
June 15	none		description	Canadian Opposition gets caught
June 16	none		description	Proper pistol shooting stance
June 17	Smokeless powder?	Patented by Hudson Maxim on June 17, 1890.	description	description
June 18	none		description	description
June 19	none		F88 Austeyr training in Shoalwater Bay	description
June 20	none		description	description
June 21	none		description	description
June 22	none		description	description
June 23	none		description	description
June 24	none		description	description
June 25	none		description	description
June 26	DC v. Heller	Anniversary of the decision in 2008	description	description
June 27	none		description	description
June 28	McDonald v. Chicago	Anniversary of the decision in 2010; case finally settled, once and for all, the question of the incorporation of the 2nd amendment for all states.	"Do I look like ..."	Otis McDonald - Everyday people can make a difference
June 29	none		description	description
June 30	none		description	description

[edit] July

There are some Daily Articles for July but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
July 1	none		Canadian flag/pistol	"Gun Culture in Canada" (CBC)
July 2	none		description	description
July 3	none		description	description
July 4	The Second Amendment	Seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it?	description	description
July 5	none		description	description
July 6	none		description	description
July 7	none		description	description
July 8	none		description	description
July 9	none		description	description
July 10	none		description	description
July 11	none		description	description
July 12	none		description	description
July 13	none		description	description
July 14	none		description	description
July 15	none		description	description
July 16	none		description	description
July 17	none		description	description
July 18	none		description	description
July 19	Sam Colt	Born this day in 1814.	description	Hypocrites of Gun Control (Gun Control, But Not for Me)
July 20	none		description	description
July 21	none		description	description
July 22	none		description	description
July 23	none		description	description
July 24	none		description	description
July 25	none		description	description
July 26	none		description	description
July 27	none		description	description
July 28	none		description	description
July 29	none		description	description
July 30	none		description	description
July 31	none		description	description

[edit] August

There are some Daily Articles for August but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
August 1	none		description	description
August 2	none		description	description
August 3	none		description	Natalie Foster: "Language"
August 4	none		description	description
August 5	none		description	description
August 6	none		description	description
August 7	none		description	description
August 8	none		description	description
August 9	none		description	description
August 10	none		description	description
August 11	none		description	description
August 12	none		description	description
August 13	none		Stone jungle	description
August 14	none		Single shot gun ban	description
August 15	none		"Negotiators"	description
August 16	none		BMG vs aircraft = BS	description
August 17	none		Safety: eye, ear, skin	description
August 18	none		long range martial art	description
August 19	none		description	Katey on Bill C-391 to kill Canada's Gun Registry
August 20	none		description	description
August 21	none		description	description
August 22	none		description	description
August 23	none		description	description
August 24	none		description	description
August 25	none		description	description
August 26	none		description	description
August 27	AR-15 rifle	Why not?	AR15 Barbie	AR15/M4 Disassembly & Cleaning
August 28	none		AR15, to the MSM	description
August 29	none		description	description
August 30	none		description	description
August 31	none		description	description

[edit] September

There are some Daily Articles for September but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
September 1	none		description	How Guns are Made: One at a Time (1969)
September 2	Veronica Foster	WW2 (started the previous day) forever changed the role of women in industry. Ronnie the Bren Gun Girl was Canada's Rosie the Riveter.	Hattie Johnson, 10m air rifle	description
September 3	none		description	description
September 4	none		description	description
September 5	none		description	description
September 6	none		description	description
September 7	Uziel Gal	Date of his death in 2002	description	description
September 8	none		description	description
September 9	none		description	description
September 10	Veronica Foster	The day Canada declared war on Nazi Germany.	description	description
September 11	none		description	description
September 12	none		description	description
September 13	none		description	description
September 14	none		description	description
September 15	none		description	description
September 16	none		description	description
September 17	Molon labe	The battle of Termopylae, where king Leonidas I used it as a battle cry, began on 9/17, 480 BC.	Molon labe in marble	description
September 18	none		description	description
September 19	none		AR stands for Armalite	CCW couple stop assault
September 20	none		description	description
September 21	none		Gun stats	description
September 22	Bill C-391	Bill killed this day 2010.	description	description
September 23	none		description	description
September 24	none		description	description
September 25	none		description	description
September 26	none		description	description
September 27	none		description	description
September 28	none		description	description
September 29	none		description	description
September 30	none		description	description

[edit] October

There are some Daily Articles for October but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
October 1	none		Old age & firepower	description
October 2	none		description	description
October 3	none		description	description
October 4	Charlton Heston	Born this date, 1923	description	description
October 5	none		Val Browning & M1917	description
October 6	none		description	description
October 7	none		description	description
October 8	none		description	description
October 9	none		description	description
October 10	none		description	25 reasons to ban guns
October 11	none	How about Pink Pistols? Oct. 11 is national coming out day.	description	description
October 12	none		description	description
October 13	none		description	description
October 14	none		description	description
October 15	none		description	description
October 16	Henry Rifle	Patented this date 1860	description	Suzanna Hupp testimony
October 17	none		description	description
October 18	none		description	Nadine Teter interview
October 19	none		description	description
October 20	none		description	description
October 21	none		description	description
October 22	none		description	description
October 23	none		description	description
October 24	none		description	description
October 25	none		description	description
October 26	none		description	description
October 27	none		description	description
October 28	none		description	description
October 29	none		description	description
October 30	none		description	~~SWAT~~ Zombie sniper
October 31	none		description	description

[edit] November

There are some Daily Articles for November but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
November 1	none		description	description
November 2	none		description	description
November 3	none		description	description
November 4	none		description	description
November 5	none		description	description
November 6	none		description	description
November 7	none		description	description
November 8	none		Proposition H	description
November 9	none		description	description
November 10	Mikhail Kalashnikov	Born this day in 1919	description	description
November 11	none		description	description
November 12	none		description	description
November 13	none		description	description
November 14	Joe Horn	Anniversary of the incident that brought him to public light	description	description
November 15	none		description	description
November 16	none		description	description
November 17	none		description	Home invasion, armed victim
November 18	none		description	description
November 19	none		description	description
November 20	none		description	description
November 21	none		description	description
November 22	1) The magic bullet 2) Eugene Stoner	1) Anniversary of JFK assassination which led to the single bullet theory 2) born today in 1922	description	description
November 23	none		description	description
November 24	Hiram Maxim	Died this day, 1916.	description	Gun safes (weaponseducation.com)
November 25	none		description	description
November 26	John M. Browning	Anniversary of his death in 1926; birth date is uncertain.	IndiansForGuns.com	description
November 27	none		description	description
November 28	none		description	description
November 29	The magic bullet	Date the Warren Commission was established by Johnson.	description	description
November 30	Oliver Winchester	Born in Boston on this day in 1810	description	description

[edit] December

There are some Daily Articles for December but more are needed
Day	Subject	Rationale	Image	Video
December 1	FN MAG / M240	Was selected as the US Army's replacement for the M60 on 12/1/95	description	description
December 2	none		description	description
December 3	none		description	description
December 4	none		description	description
December 5	none		description	description
December 6	none		description	description
December 7	none		description	description
December 8	none		description	description
December 9	none		description	description
December 10	none		description	description
December 11	Oliver Winchester	Died on this date in 1880	description	description
December 12	none		description	description
December 13	none		description	description
December 14	none		description	Merry Xmas from Tiger Valley
December 15	Uziel Gal	He was born this date, 1923.	description	description
December 16	none		description	description
December 17	none		description	description
December 18	none		description	description
December 19	none		description	description
December 20	none		description	2 vids re: the 2012 Armi Jager AP80 confiscation in Canada.
December 21	none		description	Larry Pratt schools CNN's Piers Morgan Over Gun Rights
December 22	none		description	description
December 23	none		description	description
December 24	none		description	description
December 25	none		description	description
December 26	none		description	description
December 27	none		description	description
December 28	Heckler & Koch	Date founded in 1949.	description	description
December 29	none		description	description
December 30	none		description	description
December 31	none		description	description

Gunsopedia:Article of the day

Contents

[edit] Creating AOTDs

[edit] Criteria

[edit] Approval

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

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