As a young boy, Keith Takacs knew he wanted a Gatling gun. The rapid-fire weapon, a precursor to modern machine guns patented in 1862, looked cool in old cowboy movies. Fast-forward a few decades, and ...

Richard Jordan Gatling (1818-1903), the inventor of the weapon that bears his name, had a passion for setting objects in orderly motion. His first invention was a four-bladed, screw-type ship’s ...

Summary and Key Points: The A-10 Warthog is beloved by U.S. ground forces largely due to its powerful 30 mm GAU-8/A Avenger Gatling gun, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute. -This cannon, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Technically the Gatling Gun wasn’t a “machine gun” in the modern sense, as it was hand-cranked – with each crank essentially firing a round and chambering the next ...

Republican Representative Lauren Boebert was called out on Sunday online for inaccurate statements she made while arguing against gun control. "There were Gatling guns," the GOP lawmaker said during ...

KING AND QUEEN — A veteran-owned company based in King and Queen County has acquired ownership of the famous Gatling gun. Fulcrum Concepts LLC, which provides weapons system integration systems for ...