R L Wilson is alive and doing well, no doubt being the expert again and writing another book. He is a preacher's kid from small town Minnesota, went to Carleton College and now lives and writes in San Francisco, last I heard through a mutual acquaintance several months ago.
The NRA has sold off many guns donated to its museum, some to members of this forum. Donate 40 or 50 mil to the NRA , get placed on the board and change policies if you feel strongly enough about it.
Many museums sell off parts of collections when they need money, run out of space , don't like the article or other reasons. Their ability to do so has been upheld by the courts many times.
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