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| − | '''Trijicon''' (pronounced ''Trîj-î-(kòn)'') is the leading maker of [[tritium]]-lit [[sights (firearms)|sights]] and [[rifle scope]]s. They are an [[American]] firm based in Wixom, [[Michigan]]. They produce and distribute different types of optical sighting devices for [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s and [[pistol]]s. | + | '''Trijicon''' (pronounced ''Trîj-î-(kòn)'') is the leading maker of [[tritium]]-lit sights and [[rifle scope]]s. They are an [[American]] firm based in Wixom, [[Michigan]]. They produce and distribute different types of optical sighting devices for [[rifle]]s, [[shotgun]]s and [[pistol]]s. |
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| − | Their specialization is in "self-luminous" [[optics (firearms)|optics]] and [[night sight]]. These use the slightly [[radioactivity|radioactive]] [[isotope]] [[tritium]] combined with light-gathering fiber optics, and in certain products a [[battery]]. | + | Their specialization is in "self-luminous" optics and [[night sight]]. These use the slightly [[radioactivity|radioactive]] [[isotope]] [[tritium]] combined with light-gathering fiber optics, and in certain products a [[battery]]. |
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| | ==Trijicon Supports the Bible== | | ==Trijicon Supports the Bible== |
| | [[ABC News]] reported that Trijicon had been placing [[Bible]] verses numbers on the side of the [[ACOG]] sights sold to the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-military-weapons-inscribed-secret-jesus-bible-codes/story?id=9575794 U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes], [[ABC News]], On Published January 18, 2010, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref> After [[atheist]] activist organizations heard about the practice, they attacked Trijicon in the [[propaganda|court of public opinion]] and via legal challenges to the company that forced Trijicon to stop the practice and provide clients with free kits to remove the Bible verse numbers from their existing scopes.<ref>Cornett, Daryl C., ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=hacwtHSh9aEC&pg=PA170 Christian America?: Perspectives on Our Religious Heritage]'', B&H Publishing Group, 2011: p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8054-4439-1</ref> | | [[ABC News]] reported that Trijicon had been placing [[Bible]] verses numbers on the side of the [[ACOG]] sights sold to the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-military-weapons-inscribed-secret-jesus-bible-codes/story?id=9575794 U.S. Military Weapons Inscribed With Secret 'Jesus' Bible Codes], [[ABC News]], On Published January 18, 2010, Accessed January 14, 2015</ref> After [[atheist]] activist organizations heard about the practice, they attacked Trijicon in the [[propaganda|court of public opinion]] and via legal challenges to the company that forced Trijicon to stop the practice and provide clients with free kits to remove the Bible verse numbers from their existing scopes.<ref>Cornett, Daryl C., ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=hacwtHSh9aEC&pg=PA170 Christian America?: Perspectives on Our Religious Heritage]'', B&H Publishing Group, 2011: p. 170. ISBN 978-0-8054-4439-1</ref> |
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| − | * [[Aimpoint]]
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| − | * [[EOTech]]
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| − | * [[Elcan]]
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| − | * [[Scope]]
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| − | * [[Rifle]]: [[Bolt-action]] [[Hunting rifle]]s and [[Sniper rifle]]s
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| − | * [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#2._Defense_and_Security_.28.22Bullets.22.29|Invest in tangibles]]: [[Firearms]]
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| − | * [[List of rifle cartridges]]
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| − | * [[List of firearms]]
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| − | * [[Essay:Buy Made in America]]
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| − | * [[Essay:Why do conservatives own firearms?]]
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| − | * [[List of American firearms manufacturers]]
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| | ==Bibliography and Further Reading== | | ==Bibliography and Further Reading== |
| | * [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition, 848 pages, ISBN-10: 1888766069, ISBN-13: 978-1888766066, Chapter 1: Terminology. [https://www.amazon.com/review/R108LZZSMP5YPU Reviews], [https://www.amazon.com/Bostons-Gun-Bible-Boston-Party/dp/1888766069 [[Amazon.com]] Paperback]. | | * [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]] [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition, 848 pages, ISBN-10: 1888766069, ISBN-13: 978-1888766066, Chapter 1: Terminology. [https://www.amazon.com/review/R108LZZSMP5YPU Reviews], [https://www.amazon.com/Bostons-Gun-Bible-Boston-Party/dp/1888766069 [[Amazon.com]] Paperback]. |
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| − | * [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], ''[[Tools for Survival]]: What You Need to [[Survive]] When You’re on Your Own''. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2015. Released December 30, 2014, 368 pages, ISBN-10: 0452298121, ISBN-13: 978-0452298125, Glossary and Chapter 11: "Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns". [https://www.amazon.com/review/R2CUQ89CXOYB48 Reviews], [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/Tools-for-Survival-Audiobook/B00QFUC7BE [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0452298121 [[Amazon.com]] Paperback].
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| − | * [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]], . ''[[How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It]] - Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times''', [[New York City|New York]]: [[Plume]]/[[Penguin Books]], 2009. Released September 30, 2009, 336 pages, ISBN-10: 0452295831, ISBN-13: 978-0452295834, Glossary.[http://www.amazon.com/review/R3MD25DIFATBCU Reviews], [https://www.audible.com/pd/Self-Development/How-to-Survive-the-End-of-the-World-as-We-Know-It-Audiobook/B002ZEQI9Q [[Audible.com]] Audio book], [https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-End-World-Know/dp/0452295831 Amazon.com Paperback].
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| | * [http://www.trijicon.com official Trijicon website] | | * [http://www.trijicon.com official Trijicon website] |
| | * [http://www.shootingtimes.com/optics/st_prij_0920/index.html Trijicon AccuPoint], Shooting Times magazine | | * [http://www.shootingtimes.com/optics/st_prij_0920/index.html Trijicon AccuPoint], Shooting Times magazine |
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| | [[Category : Firearms Glossary]] | | [[Category : Firearms Glossary]] |
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| | [[Category : Firearms Manufacturers]] | | [[Category : Firearms Manufacturers]] |
| | [[Category : Firearms Industry]] | | [[Category : Firearms Industry]] |