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To: MtnClimber

Unfortunately the new gun will be picked for the same reason as the Beretta... political pull.


7 posted on 06/08/2016 9:26:41 AM PDT by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost, like tears in rain.)
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To: Seruzawa

“Unfortunately the new gun will be picked for the same reason as the Beretta... political pull.”

Yep. Interest in this affair isn’t about the “best gun”. It will only answer who has the most political clout.


64 posted on 06/08/2016 11:12:46 AM PDT by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: Seruzawa
Unfortunately the new gun will be picked for the same reason as the Beretta... political pull.

There was also the not-inconsequential matter of the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Italy at the time we adopted the M9 Beretta. That's not likely to be a factor this go-around.

82 posted on 06/10/2016 11:56:40 AM PDT by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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