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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra
What is so difficult about buying an off-the-shelf item like a handgun?  |
Canada makes it hard. Rather than simply buying off the shelf, we want all the drawings given to Colt Canada ( formerly Diemaco) so they can make us the spares in the future. We tendered for the pistols and for rifles to replace the Cno4MK1* Enfields in use by the Cdn Rangers. There were apparently no takers.
We had done this in the past with various arms, including the Hipower. Often we pay a royalty per gun, and agree not to sell to other countries. However, we often did sell or give them as mutual aid.