Ed Johnson

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About Ed Johnson

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  • Birthday 05/16/1940

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    Office: Groton, CT Home: near Mystic, CT
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    Part-Time Journalist, firearms research

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About Me

High School & College Crew, USAF F100 flight control tech. & family firearms business during '60's, 20 years security/fire alarm sales/management, 20 years psychiatric health care transportation & safety management, volunteer firefighter & firepolice Captain, retired. Still writing articles and working on local environmental and transportation groups. . Married over 50 years, wife died in 2020, 1 daughter, a former national athlete, lives nearby, active in healthcare & also coaching track & field.

Father was Melvin Maynard Johnson, Jr., ,noted inventor of Johnson 1941 JSAR, 1941 JLMG, 1944 JLMG, and 5.7 mm "Spitfire" sub-rifle.  Assisted with or managed several other projects including AR-10 series rifles and Dardick pistols. This Website, managed by Jim Pullen and assisted by our WebTeam, is dedicated to Mel Johnson's work and his contributions to the American Firearms Industry.

Helped organize book material with Robert Lamoreaux with assistance by my older brother, MMJ III, finally authored by Bruce Canfield and published by Mowbray in 2002, 2nd printing 2006 - "Johnsons Rifles and Machine Guns."