Re: Possible reason for the gun manufacturers to lobby for the extension of the 1994 AWB

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:12:32 -0600, "D.A. Tsenuf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Just talking to a seller of magazines at a gun show.
>He is of the opinion that the major gun manufacturers such as Ruger, Glock,
>Smith & Wesson will be very actively lobbying to EXTEND the 1994 Assault
>Weapon Ban due to expire next year.
>The reason ?
>They are facing major inventory and production costs if the ban expires
>Thnk of all those 10-round mags that nobody will want ?
>Think of all the guns that are already packaged with 10-round mags that will
>have to be re-packaged with larger capacity magazines to meet the demand ?
>
>Somthing to think about.
>    Definitely something to take action about...

  He is full of shit. The AWB meant that companies produced a big pile
of mags at a cheap price, which they sold for a fortune during the
ban. When the ban expires, whatever they've got left over will be sold
at a lower price, but not at a loss.
    Besides, there's many types of magazines (such as the 9mm Beta C
Mag) that were not available to civilians prior to the ban, which can
now be sold.


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