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U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers’ participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 days ago

    What till Americans figure out where high quality small arms come from. Glock anyone? Beretta, Heckler & Koch, Benelli, Browning Arms Company (yes, Browning), SIG Sauer, Springfield Armory, Taurus (some), Chiappa, and more. And don’t forget our Filipino friends at Rock Island Armory!

    Sadly, this part of the tariff shitshow may actually work since we already have plenty of quality domestic producers. But fuck me, the SIG Sauer is the standard US military sidearm and Glock is standard everywhere else. Have fun cop budgets!

    • federal reverse@feddit.orgMEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I … can’t imagine the US government cares about that (excuse the pun) caliber of gun too much. Police guns will largely be paid for from municipal and state budgets rather than the federal budget, and there’s something larger at stake:

      • Large US producers want to make profits, and I can’t imagine that small, extremely commoditized weapons are the best option for that.
      • The US government would probably like gain more control over the EU. If the US were to attack Greenland, they’d probably be happier if EU nations were immobilized because [shenanigans].

      I may be wrong.