Samuel Colt

Texas Gov. Rick Perry tours Connecticut gun factories seeking jobs

2013-06-18 12:14:00

Six months after a lone gunman invaded a Connecticut elementary school and shot 20 children and six adults to death, the massacre in Newtown remains the symbol most often used by gun control advocates to push for tougher laws. But for some, like Texas...

Near Newtown, U.S. gun ethos on display at museum

2012-12-20 15:21:00

Connecticut's familiarity with weapons manufactured for personal use long predates the horrifying recent mass killing in Newtown, one of the worst outbursts of gun violence in American history. About 50 miles northeast of the village, Hartford's Wadsworth...

Workouts Help Keep Him 94 Years Young

2013-04-06 17:52:50

If Jim Elsner doesn't show up at the gym by 7:15 a.m., the receptionist starts to get nervous. "Because he's been here for so many years and we're all so attached to him, if he doesn't come for a day, we get worried," Maureen Byak, the receptionist at...

Region's Firearm Factories Invested Heavily To Build AR-15

2013-03-11 00:00:00

It doesn't take long to see the effects of massive investment at the Connecticut factories that make the AR-15 military-style rifle. Deep in the heart of the sprawling Colt firearms plant in West Hartford, Bobby Craddock sets up rifle barrels in an...

Connecticut moves cautiously on guns in Newtown's wake

2013-01-10 04:55:00

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after the Newtown school tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is moving cautiously on gun control in Connecticut, a relatively liberal Northeastern state that nevertheless has a strong gun culture and is home to some of...

In Theory: God, guns and country

2012-12-28 11:24:00

Glendale City Councilman Rafi Manoukian is pushing a ban of gun shows at Glendale Civic Auditorium. Mayor Frank Quintero is backing Manoukian's proposal, saying, "I think the time has come for this country to reexamine easy access to guns." Manoukian...

Exploring Hartford's Famous Burial Grounds

2012-08-30 11:10:00

Since its founding by English settlers, Hartford has been one of New England's most populous cities. Over the nearly four centuries of Hartford's existence, millions of people have lived and died here and, in most cases, their earthly remains were...

Texas Gunman Apologized as He Lay Dying, Medic Says

2012-08-15 08:43:00

COLLEGE STATION, Tx. -- The gunman who killed two others before police ended his life in a shootout near Texas A&M University had been battling mental health issues on and off for years, his mother said. Police say Thomas Caffall, known to his family...

Born in Hartford in 1814, Samuel Colt spent time as a farmhand in Glastonbury as a child. Colt is credited with being the first person to mass produce the revolver.

2013-01-14 11:29:00

A custom Colt 45 single action built to commemorate the company's 175th anniversary has one of a kind hand tooling and a scrimshaw handle depicting Samuel Colt.

2012-07-23 00:00:00