-- so is Diallo

[Tom Lehman]

No, both Sig Sauer and Glock still import weapons into the USA.  What the
percentages are I'll try to find out.  Also that old canard of "assembled"
in the USA is relevant too.  Cheaper to put them together here than pay high
priced German, Dutch or even Swiss labor!

Tom Lehman

Jordan Hayes wrote:


> > All three were probably imported foreign weapons!
>
> Lucky for you, the protectionists like you got to this issue long
> before you thought of it:
>
> - Sigarms is an Exeter, New Hampshire-based company.  US-distributed
>   SIG-Sauer firearms are manufactured right here in the good old USA.
>
> - Glock, Inc., located in Smyrna Georgia, manufactures the
>   US-distributed Glock firearms in use on the NYPD.
>
> - The brand mentioned that you weren't suspicious of was Smith & Wesson,
>   which has it's manufacturing facilities in Springfield, Massachusetts.
>
> ... which is of course owned by Tomkins plc of London, England.
>
> ---
>
> I forgot about the Glock 18.  The select-fire Glock 18 is indeed
> available to law enforcement personnel, but to my knowledge has
> only seen service in counter-terror units and was not used by the
> NYPD Street Crimes Unit.
>
> /jordan