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"FYI: It is LEGAL to import such magazines, as long as they were made ofter the ban"

"True. It's why I'm currently considering the purchase of a Spanish CETME...the mags are a GREAT price."

Try www.cheaperthandirt.com. They have them for $2.95. (Steel are $4.95, but at the low price, you can buy 50 of the cheaper aluminum ones and have enough to dent, meanwhile enjoying the light weight should you actually need to carry a full load.)

"However, there ARE benefits to banning the import of such mags...like the business and jobs created domestically for their manufacture in the U.S."

Unfortunately, since the manufacture of such magazines for civilians is banned, no jobs are gained.

I should caution you severly not to buy a CETME you haven't shot (and even then, they are to be avoided. The worst problem is that the sights usually don't align. They have untold other problems. Read this thread http://sf1000.registeredsite.com/~user880686/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=003791#000000, and pay attention to what "Gunplumber" says. He is well respected, and knows what he is talking about. (You will probably enjoy the forum as well.) Freepmail me for more advice.

Also, before you buy a rifle, you MUST buy "Boston's Gun Bible" from your bookstore or from www.javelinpress.com. It tells you everything you must know before buying a battle rifle, in great detail, like a Consumer Reports for all the options.

Thanks for the iggies. I was attracted to the CETME because of the price, which, as an expectant father (3 months to go, now!) appeals not only to me but to my REAL CinC, Mrs. Cut.

"Unfortunately, since the manufacture of such magazines for civilians is banned, no jobs are gained."

I was taking the statements to mean that, while no importation would be allowed, a sunsetr of the AW ban would allow for domestic production. I could be wrong, of course, but wouldn't THAT be a great two-fer?

We get good, U.S.-made weapons, Americans get new jobs, and all we lose is the cheap crappy imports. Don't get me wrong, the Second still applies, but it says nothing about imported guns.

Besides, very shortly all the "banned" imports would be manufactured domestically as well, as a great number were before the ban anyway.