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It appears that Winchester Repeating Arms Company has maintained a tradition of presenting each US president since Abraham Lincoln with a specially engraved Winchester lever action rifle. I wonder if Obama received one.
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Probably in a museum somewhere.
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he could get $50 bucks for it at a Chicago gun turn in event. Getting 'em off the streets, ya know?
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he could get $50 bucks for it at a Chicago gun turn in event. Getting 'em off the streets, ya know? He can't accept the gift but than laws don't pertain to the Emperor.
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I think they are going with a revolver design. ![[Linked Image]](http://www.zerohedge.com/sites/default/files/images/user5/imageroot/2012/06/SUICIDE%20GUN.jpg)
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I think they are going with a revolver design. Perfect LSU, Champlins out in Enid has one of those for sale  , Old Oliver will turn over in his grave puking if someone presents blowzero with a Winchester. Gunner
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Jeez, not that! Then Lyin' Joe Biden would be in charge!
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Jeez, not that! Then Lyin' Joe Biden would be in charge! Send two of 'em. Gunner
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It appears that Winchester Repeating Arms Company has maintained a tradition of presenting each US president since Abraham Lincoln with a specially engraved Winchester lever action rifle. I wonder if Obama received one. That would be a fine waste of steel and walnut.
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I think they are going with a revolver design. Yeah, that's the one he needs to be presented with, for sure.
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It appears that Winchester Repeating Arms Company has maintained a tradition of presenting each US president since Abraham Lincoln with a specially engraved Winchester lever action rifle. I wonder if Obama received one. That would be a fine waste of steel and walnut. Indeed.
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It appears that Winchester Repeating Arms Company has maintained a tradition of presenting each US president since Abraham Lincoln with a specially engraved Winchester lever action rifle. I wonder if Obama received one. WRAC, and it's employee-owned successor, USRAC, no longer exist. Don't know what effect that had on the tradition, but it likely didn't help it much.
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Well if they did give him one I hope they forgot the Vaseline. 
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As I understand, he was presented a gun as tradition and accepted it
Only sitting US president to refuse a gun:
Bill Clinton
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As I understand, he was presented a gun as tradition and accepted it
Only sitting US president to refuse a gun:
Bill Clinton Interesting. Thanks for that tidbit.
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As I understand, he was presented a gun as tradition and accepted it
Only sitting US president to refuse a gun:
Bill Clinton betcha if Clintoon was offered a cigar dippedincider he accept. The 'gar that is.
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On the subject of Biden, not that I would approve, but if somebody took a shot at Obama I wouldn't be surprised - and I don't think fear of putting Crazy Joe in charge would be a deterrent. If Biden took over in that situation, I doubt we'd see his cowardly ass leave a secure bunker until "his" term was over.
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Haven't heard of such a presentation. Winchester (Olin) went out of business in 1980 (sold to employees) as US Repeating Arms (went out of business in 1989) and then, sold to Hartzel (FN, Browning, etc.). With all these changes, I assumed the practice of presenting the US President an engraved rifle was over.
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Haven't heard of such a presentation. Winchester (Olin) went out of business in 1980 (sold to employees) as US Repeating Arms (went out of business in 1989) and then, sold to Hartzel (FN, Browning, etc.). With all these changes, I assumed the practice of presenting the US President an engraved rifle was over. It would sure be interesting to get some solid facts on this stuff. Anyone have any connections with what's currently operating under the name Winchester?
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Jeez, not that! Then Lyin' Joe Biden would be in charge! KDK, I don't know that Biten's stupidity is 1/10 as damaging as dipshitz!
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