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Utah Becomes First in US to Designate a Pistol as Its Official State Gun
17 March 2011
Reuters
Utah has become the first U.S. state to name an official firearm, placing an automatic pistol on a list of designated symbols, right along with the honeybee and the cutthroat trout.
Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed the bill into law this week, designating the Browning model M1911 automatic pistol as the official state firearm.
The gun, which turns 100 years-old this year, is manufactured in Ogden, Utah.
"It does capture a portion of Utah's history," Utah State... (GunPolicy.org)