Difference between revisions of "November 13"
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| + | * [[1907]] — [[Canadian]] inventor [[G.B. Crandall]] submitted his application for a [[patent/862,717|U.S. patent]] for his [[aperture sight]]. | ||
* [[1917]] — [[Joseph Huot]], an engineer from Richmond, Quebec, files [[Canadian]] patent #193725 for his [[Huot automatic rifle|modification of the Ross rifle]]. | * [[1917]] — [[Joseph Huot]], an engineer from Richmond, Quebec, files [[Canadian]] patent #193725 for his [[Huot automatic rifle|modification of the Ross rifle]]. | ||
* [[1993]] — The New York Times publishes "[http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/13/opinion/high-tech-death-from-winchester.html High-Tech Death From Winchester]," regurgitating [[gun grabber]] propaganda that the [[Black Talon]] [[cartridges]] manufactured by [[Winchester]] were somehow armor-piercing "cop killers;" supposedly due to their black "Teflon" coating (actually a substance called ''Lubalox''). The round was in fact entirely unsuited to such a purpose, having difficulty penetrating even soft body armor. | * [[1993]] — The New York Times publishes "[http://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/13/opinion/high-tech-death-from-winchester.html High-Tech Death From Winchester]," regurgitating [[gun grabber]] propaganda that the [[Black Talon]] [[cartridges]] manufactured by [[Winchester]] were somehow armor-piercing "cop killers;" supposedly due to their black "Teflon" coating (actually a substance called ''Lubalox''). The round was in fact entirely unsuited to such a purpose, having difficulty penetrating even soft body armor. | ||
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