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'''2004''' saw the US Navy acquire several thousand [[Mossberg 500|Mossberg 590A1]] shotguns, while 10 firing models of the [[AA-12]] were produced and demonstrated to United States Marine Corps. 

The US Justice Department under Attorney General John Ashcroft issued "Whether the [[Second Amendment]] Secures an Individual Right", a lengthy memorandum opinion tracing the historical development of the Second Amendment supporting its earlier conclusion: the Second Amendment secures a '''personal right''' of individuals, '''not''' a collective right that may be invoked only by a State.

[[File:W LaPierre.jpg|thumb|$895,897: cha-CHING!]]While Ashcroft was writing memos, the [[NRA]] raised $205,402,491 and had $206,886,970 in expenses ([[Wayne LaPierre]]'s salary accounted for $895,897). Their total assets at the end of 2004 were $222,841,128. 

Over in Germany, [[Mauser]]-Werke Oberndorf Waffensysteme GmbH was incorporated into Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, along with several other companies,  and Feinwerkbau began manufacturing their [[Feinwerkbau History No. 2 Revolver|History No. 2 Revolver]].  Meanwhile in Belgium, [[FN]] introduced the Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module ([[FN_SCAR#Enhanced_Grenade_Launcher_Module|EGLM]]), based on the 'GL1' designed for the [[F2000]]. 

== January ==
* [[January 23]] &mdash; US SOCOM issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for solicitation [[FN SCAR#Purchase|USZA22-04-R-0001]].

== February ==
* [[February 13]] &mdash; The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported obtaining federal documents that showed the cost of the [[Canadian long gun registry]] (which was originally supposed to cost less than $2 million) had soared to '''''CDN$2 billion'''''.

== March ==
* [[March 2]] &mdash; With sunset of the [[1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban|assault weapons ban]] looming, [[gun grabber]] Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) attached a ten-year extension to the ban to the Senate's [[Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act]]. With the Feinstein amendment, the bill was voted down 8-90. 

== May ==
* [[May 4]] &mdash; [[Canadian]] [[gun grabber]] [[Mike McCormack]] (a cop at the time) and several others are charged criminally with corruption, including influence peddling and breach of trust.

== June ==
* [[June 24]] &mdash; Ontario Justice D. J. Taliano rules in the case of [[Bardoscia v. Niagara]].
* [[June 26]] &mdash; Two days before a federal election, in a bid to placate the millions of gun owners they had alienated, the [[Canadian]] government under Liberal PM Paul Martin dropped all fees for [[Canadian gun registry|transferring firearms]]. Canadian gun owners weren't fooled and, sure enough, 18 months later, the Liberals would start promising a [[handgun ban]].

== September ==
* [[September 11]] &mdash; [[Canadian]] gun rights advocate [[Bruce Montague]] is taken into custody by the OPP at a [[gun show]] in Dryden, Ontario.  While Montague had been trying to get ''himself'' arrested for years, the OPP's treatment of his 12-year-old daughter [[Katey Montague|Katey]] was nothing short of disgraceful.
* [[September 13]] &mdash; The [[1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban]] in the US expired.

== November ==
* [[November 14]] &mdash; The Discovery Channel aired the special, "Unsolved History: JFK — Beyond the [[Magic Bullet]]," in which they tried to duplicate the path of the fatal bullet.  The results were surprising.

== December ==
* [[December 9]] &mdash; A federal grand jury indicted former CFO Denis Shusterman for embezzling $10 million from [[Kimber Manufacturing]] and Nationwide Sports Distributors.

== The year in pictures ==
<gallery>
File:M240G-0167-2004-01.jpg|March 24-25: MG'ing at Camp Hansen
File:Gau 17 7.62mm minigun.jpg|USS Philippine Sea in the Arabian Gulf
File:TANKSaimingin2041102.jpg|[[Nov. 2]]: tank integration training at Camp Baharia, Iraq
File:Spops2004afghanm60.jpg|[[March 3]]: on the way to Asadabad, Afghanistan.
File:Thomas with M60 Machine Gun.jpg|[[June 10]]: Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFEX) 04-2.
File:M60firingfromboat1.jpg|[[Nov. 2]]: small arms familiarization aboard USS Blue Ridge
File:L85A2.JPEG|[[Apr. 20]]: Joint Task Force Tradewinds 04 Multinational Training Exercise. 
File:M240Bapril2004iraq.jpg|[[Apr. 10]]: firing an [[M240B]] down range during weapons qualifications.
File:M240G Tripod Marines.jpg|On fight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry.
</gallery>

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	'''2004''' saw the US Navy acquire several thousand [[Mossberg 500\|Mossberg 590A1]] shotguns, while 10 firing models of the [[AA-12]] were produced and demonstrated to United States Marine Corps.		'''2004''' saw the US Navy acquire several thousand [[Mossberg 500\|Mossberg 590A1]] shotguns, while 10 firing models of the [[AA-12]] were produced and demonstrated to United States Marine Corps.