
AGun Store in Pakistan
The good news about Pakistanis is that they like guns, the bad news is that some of them are not exactly crazy about Americans, although they do love those Rambo movies.
WEST VALLEY CITY — A local gun manufacturer is gaining attention after announcing its decision to turn down a multimillion-dollar deal to legally supply Pakistan with precision rifles.
Desert Tech was approached with the opportunity to sell precision rifles to Pakistan in November. The company turned the deal down this week because of fears the guns could eventually be used against U.S. troops.
“The company was founded on the principle of keeping Americans and our allied forces safe,” said sales manager Mike Davis. “We’re not saying that Pakistan would get the weapons and do anything bad with them, but there’s just a heavy set of unrest over there.”
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A post by founder Nick Young on the company’s Facebook page on Tuesday has gone viral, with more than 2,000 likes and 1,000 shares so far. In the post Young asked readers if they thought the company’s concerns about selling rifles to Pakistan were legitimate.…
“Pakistan is an ally,” said Colonel Steven R. Watt. “We do put a significant amount of aid into Pakistan. There’s a continual struggle about the amount of support and assistance we actually get. I’ve got to admire Desert Tactical for potentially turning down what could have been a very lucrative contract in the interest of protecting American service members.”
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Yeah well, it seems to me that if Pakistan is an “ally” you wouldn’t be afraid of the Pakistanis getting a few guns. And frankly, do you really think a bunch of terrorists are gonna stop shooting at our troops just because they couldn’t get Desert Tech weapons?
The people of the provinces of Punjab and Sindh view the bearing and use of arms as a constitutional right whereas the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan view it as part of their culture.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_politics_in_Pakistan#History
- Repelling an invasion;
- suppressing insurrection;
- Facilitating a natural right of self-defense;
- Participating in law enforcement;
- Enabling the people to organize a militia system.
Jesus Christ, these people could almost be Americans if it wasn’t for those damn beards and the honor killings. Seriously though, I support the private sector, but if I was an investor in a company that rejects a deal out of political correctness and irrational fears, I would sell that investment.