Korean perspective on the M1 Garand sale
The Koreans have been trying to sell back M1 Garand’s that were lent to them around the time of the Korean war but the US Government has blocked the importation. For more detailed information check out SayUncle who has blogged about it.
The Korean news website The Chosun llbo has an article about the sale …
A Korean government official said, “It’s difficult to understand why the U.S. opposes the deal now, when we already shipped tens of thousands of these firearms to the U.S. in the early 1990s. We are trying to grasp the real underlying cause of this reversal through diplomatic channels.” He added that because these firearms were originally made in the U.S., selling them back needs approval from Washington.
[ Many thanks to 54Bravo and for emailing me the links. ]
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PLEASE!! find me just one article where a felon held up a bank or even commited a crime with an M1 Garand! Try concealling an M1 in your pants or on your body! come on! Our federal officials must think we are stupid. NO ONE in their right mind would use a 9.5 lb 4 foot long 70 year old rifle for those purposes. especially since a decent one costs 600 to 1500 dollars ! and when you can buy a new AK47 with two 30 rd mags and a thousand rounds of ammo for around 400 bucks! as John Stossel says GIVE ME A BREAK!
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