The POTUS who was packin'

[4v50 Gary]

Yep, Ronnie was armed and the cowboy he played in the movies came out in real life.

 

[anothernewb]

maybe I missed it - but does anyone have any info on What he carried?

 

[GEM]

Teddy supposedly carried some kind of FN and it once fell out of his cummerbund on the King of Spain's toes. Don't know if this is true.

Lincoln was a gun enthusiast and played around with designing rifle sights. He impressed soldiers with his marksmanship when he tested new rifles.

 

[SSN Vet]

It was either Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt who had a range set up on the White House grounds and when new rifle designs were being pitched to the Army, he would test them on site.

Looks like we've come a long ways since then... huh.

 

[JRH6856]

It was either Lincoln or Teddy Roosevelt who had a range set up on the White House grounds and when new rifle designs were being pitched to the Army, he would test them on site.

Looks like we've come a long ways since then... huh.

There are several accounts of Lincoln doing this.

 

[Artofgolf]

maybe I missed it - but does anyone have any info on What he carried?

....finally in page 709 (the footnotes of Dutch) it is mentioned that Reagan carried a 1934 Walther PPK .380 pocket pistol that he acquired during his days in Des Moines.
Reagan said he carried the pistol in his briefcase, even while he was President.