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Redneck_Buddha wrote:So would this cover the Croatian Springfield XD platform?

IMHO, it most certainly could because its an imported firearm. And this is what I'm talking about. Sure, initially there would be a surge of profits for American manufacturers but even with increased manufacturing there would be no way to keep up with demand. Some companies might be forced out of business by this, there would be fewer total manufacturers (and thus easier for the government to control), and the prices would be higher because supply would be lower. Also, competition from outside sources forces American manufacturers to innovate...without it, their quality might slip. I HATE this UN gun treaty with a passion. But then again, I'm no fan of the UN otherwise, either.

I'm still convinced that the short-term goal of the treaty is to do what it says: regulate the INTERNATIONAL SALE of arms. Thus being that it will become nigh on impossible for citizens in the USA to get any imported firearms or ammunition. And just what will that do to the already high price of ammo and the meager supply of firearms? Yep, the prices go up as the supply goes down, forcing people out of the shooting "sports". Its all about those stinking antis finding ways to decrease the numbers of folks with firearms so that there will be less and less opposition to any and all gun control efforts in the future. The eventual goal is still to confiscate all of them, at least out of the hands of the regular citizens (the criminals will always find a way to be armed) and the uber-rich will still get anything they want. This treaty is garbage, through and through.