{"id":23841,"date":"2016-08-29T10:15:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T15:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=23841"},"modified":"2016-08-30T11:59:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T16:59:53","slug":"on-gun-stories-the-uzi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/on-gun-stories-the-uzi\/23841\/","title":{"rendered":"On Gun Stories: The Uzi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GunStories3-1-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"GunStories3-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GunStories3-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GunStories3-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>His friends called him Uzi, but Major Uziel Gal never wanted that name attached to the firearm he designed. The Israelis simply ignored his request and the Uzi submachine gun, one of the most iconic firearm in history came into being. Hosted by Joe Mantegna.<\/p>\n<p>First aired July 3, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Air times on Outdoor Channel: Wed Aug 31: 11:00PM ET | Thu Sep 1: 5:00AM ET | Thu Sep 1: 4:00PM ET | Tue Sep 6: 4:00PM ET.<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/osa.outdoorchannel.com\/video_iframe.aspx?video-player-id=44912&#038;vid=37888&#038;hideplaylist=true&#038;autoplay=false\" width=\"478px\" height=\"269px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"yes\" 0=\"Your\" 1=\"browser\" 2=\"does\" 3=\"not\" 4=\"support\" 5=\"iframes.\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Outdoor Channel is available to cable and satellite customers across the United States. Additionally, some cable providers offer Outdoor Channel HD. <a href=\"outdoorchannel.com\/channelfinder.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to look up where to watch the channel in your area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Presenting Sponsor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.midwayusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">MidwayUSA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Participating Sponsors:<br \/>\n<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/danieldefense.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Defense<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star15.com\" target=\"_blank\">DoubleStar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.armscor.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Island Armory<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/us.armscor.com\" target=\"_blank\">Otis Techology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ruger Firearms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured guests in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Larry Potterfield, MidwayUSA<br \/>\nRichard Moll, Chief Conservator &#8211; Autrey Museum<br \/>\nGene Pearcey, Competitive Shooter<br \/>\nSteve Russell, Two River Arms Company<br \/>\nFrank James, Historian<br \/>\nJason Schubert, Curator J.M. Davis Arms Museum<br \/>\nLarry Zanoff: Armorer Independent Studio Services<br \/>\nSteve Sanetti: President National Shooting Sports Foundation<br \/>\nBuzz Mills: President &amp; CEO Gunsite Academy<br \/>\nKen Fournier, U.S. Air Force Special Operations<br \/>\nD.B. Sweeney, Actor<br \/>\nTim Clemente, Former Counterterrorism FBI Agent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uzi\" target=\"_blank\">Uzi Submachine Gun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uzi.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.uzi.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.israel-weapon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli Weapon Industries (IWI)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/iwi.us\/uzi.html\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli Weapon Industries USA (IWI-US)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1849085439\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1849085439&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=cascityinassociw\" target=\"_blank\">The Uzi Submachine Gun (Weapon)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/outdoorchannel.com\/show.aspx?show-id=851\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gun Stories Home Page on Outdoorchannel.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GunStories\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gun Stories Facebook Fan<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joemantegna\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Mantegna on Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeMantegna\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Mantegna on Twitter<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joemantegna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Joe Mantegna&#8217;s web site<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His friends called him Uzi, but Major Uziel Gal never wanted that name attached to the firearm he designed. 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