{"id":132,"date":"2025-09-18T00:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-09-18T00:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:26:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241f014 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"241f014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bec4a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bec4a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b426cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b426cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c3fdd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c3fdd3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d448d76 elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-end elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d448d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluepenpublishing.com\/americanguncrafters\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3af6fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3af6fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d127dd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d127dd5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f402f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87f402f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">American Guncrafters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d90b40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d90b40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>American Guncrafters is a Type 01 FFL Dealer. Founded as a gunsmithing shop we have evolved by adding a small store stocking new and used guns to supplement the gunsmithing. Our services include firearm repair and modification, blueing, firearm transfer and instructional classes.<\/p><p>Robert S. (Bob) Maroldy is the Owner.Gunsmith\/Instructor. Bob is a Benefactor member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), and a member of the Ohio Gun Collector&#8217;s Association (OGCA), Buckeye Firearms Association (BFA) and the American Gunsmithing Association (AGA).<\/p><p>Bob has been repairing guns for over 50 years and has built competition-winning 1911 auto pistols.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bd45a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"57bd45a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d669f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4d669f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1f208 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d1f208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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