Domestically Built Arms Circumvent the 1989 Import Ban, GOD Bless the USA ~ VIDEO

By John Farnam

Opinion

Ft Collins, CO –-(Ammoland.com)- “You should not have special fondness for a particular weapon, nor anything else for that matter. You should have as much weaponry as suits you.” ~ Musashi

1989 Import Ban

Since the 1989 Stockton, CA school shooting, and the subsequent panicked “import ban” of certain autoloading rifles (which is still in place) under the George HW Bush Administration, choices enjoyed by most American gun owners have actually expanded.

The ban effectively stimulated our domestic arms industry. I’m sure that was not the intent.

In 2004, FN ended the production of their gas-piston (long stroke), rotating-bolt FNC, their 5.56×45 rifle designed to compete with the American M4. FN was unsuccessful in its effort to interest western powers, the USA in particular, in this rifle.

The FNC was a scaled-down version of the 7.62×51 FAL, but the two rifles have different operating systems, little in common.

The FNC was subsequently superseded (2009) by FN’s SCAR (Special Combat Assault Rifle).

However, both the FNC and the SCAR have reciprocating bolt handles, which is a deal-buster for most western militaries. Thus, neither ever garnered much interest from the Pentagon, although both were sold commercially in the …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand