On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:08:16 GMT, Bert wrote:

Gunner wrote:

Actually..an arsenal is a place where weapons are manufactured. An
armory is where they are stored.

arsenal 1. A governmental establishment for the storing,
manufacturing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war
materiel. 2. A source of supply for arms and other munitions. 3. A
stock of weapons.

armory 1. A storehouse for arms; an arsenal. 2. A building for
storing arms and military equipment, especially one serving as
headquarters for military reserve personnel. 3. An arms factory.

- American Heritage Dictionary, New College Edition, 1976

Main Entry: ar·mory
Pronunciation: 'ärm-rE, 'är-m&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ar·mor·ies
Date: 14th century
1 a : a supply of arms for defense or attack b : a collection of
available resources
2 : a place where arms and military equipment are stored; especially :
one used for training reserve military personnel
3 : a place where arms are manufactured

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Common usage today and historically has been as I claimed. You do not
find arms being manufactured in a National Guard Armory.

Springfield rifles were manufactured in Springfield Arsenal.

I agree that the term is used by the ill informed, but they are the
same people calling a detachable magazine for a weapon, a "clip"

Search the dictionaries for Clip..and you will likely find it to
indicate a magazine, where in fact it is a device to load a magazine.

Gunner

"No man shall be debarred the use of arms.
The laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm those only who are neither
inclined nor determined to commit crimes.
Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants.
They ought to be designated as laws not preventative but fearful of crimes,
produced by the tumultuous impression of a few isolated facts, and not by
thoughtful consideration of the inconveniences and advantages of a universal decree."
- Thomas Jefferson