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In '''2005''', the [[NRA]] Office of Advancement was created to focus on building the NRA's endowment and underwriting programs and projects across the organization, [[James Wesley Rawles]] started blogging full-time, and Heckler & Koch finished off the design of the [[HK416]]. | In '''2005''', the [[NRA]] Office of Advancement was created to focus on building the NRA's endowment and underwriting programs and projects across the organization, [[James Wesley Rawles]] started blogging full-time, and Heckler & Koch finished off the design of the [[HK416]]. | ||
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Speaking of [[shotguns]], the US Army placed an order for 14,818 [[Mossberg 500]]s at a price of just over US$316 each and phased out all its other [[pump-action]] shotguns. In the [[rifle]] department, [[OICW]] Increment 1 was put on hold in the summer, to take into account input from other services, and several months later was canceled outright. | Speaking of [[shotguns]], the US Army placed an order for 14,818 [[Mossberg 500]]s at a price of just over US$316 each and phased out all its other [[pump-action]] shotguns. In the [[rifle]] department, [[OICW]] Increment 1 was put on hold in the summer, to take into account input from other services, and several months later was canceled outright. | ||
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== May == | == May == | ||
− | * | + | * [[May 20]] — [[Colt Defense|Colt Defense LLC]] completed its acquisition of [[Diemaco]], which now operates as [[Colt Canada]]. |
== June == | == June == | ||
− | * | + | * [[June 5]] — the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear the case of ''[[United States v. Stewart]],'' but rather to vacate the ruling below and remand it to court of appeals "in light of" ''[[wikipedia:Gonzales v. Raich|Gonzales v. Raich]]''. |
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== July == | == July == | ||
− | * | + | * [[July 29]]: The [[Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act]] (S.397) passed the U.S. Senate (65–31). |
== September == | == September == | ||
− | * | + | * [[September 12]] — [[NRA]]n executive vice-president [[Wayne LaPierre]] condemned the [[Hurricane Katrina|gun confiscations in New Orleans]]: "What we’ve seen in Louisiana — the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster — is exactly the kind of situation where the Second Amendment was intended to allow citizens to protect themselves." |
− | * | + | * [[September 16]] — Gordon Gould, inventor of the [[laser]], passed away in New York City at the age of 85. |
− | * | + | * [[September 23]] — two weeks after seizures began, the NRA and [[Second Amendment Foundation]] filed for a temporary restraining order against the city of New Orleans to stop the ongoing government-ordered theft of firearms. |
− | * | + | * [[September 24]] — the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued a temporary restraining order barring any further gun confiscations in New Orleans and ordering the return of lawfully owned firearms to their owners. |
== October == | == October == | ||
− | * | + | * [[October 20]] — the [[Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act]] was passed by the US House of Representatives 283-144. |
− | * | + | * [[October 23]] — The [[Brazilian firearms and ammunition referendum, 2005|Brazilian firearms and ammunition referendum]] failed by nearly two to one. |
− | * | + | * [[October 26]] — the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush and became Public Law 108-73. |
− | * | + | * [[October 31]] — The [[OICW]]-1 competition was canceled altogether. |
== November == | == November == | ||
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== December == | == December == | ||
− | * | + | * [[December 8]] — a District court judge in Maine granted a [[M4_carbine#Trademark_issues|summary judgment]] in favor of [[Bushmaster Firearms]], dismissing all of [[Colt]]'s claims except for false advertising. More importantly, the court ruled that "[[M4]]" was now a generic name, and that Colt's trademark should be revoked. |
== The year in pictures == | == The year in pictures == |