H&K will no longer sell arms to several nations

[Amp]

This probably has more to do with German export laws than a corporate decision by HK:

http://www.alloutdoor.com/2017/09/12...paign=RSS+Feed

[GCBHM]

Maybe. Either way, it's really of no consequence. They ought to be free to do as they please.


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[Peally]

Ideally it's more retarded German laws. It's pretty hypocritical if it's an HK decision.

[Amp]

From The Guardian:

Heckler & Koch, whose weapons have killed 2 million people, vows to end sales to warzones and countries falling short of corruption and democracy standards:

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...ckler-and-koch

[alohadoug]

I suspect that it was more about German prosecutors and laws. One of the prosecutors (a "Green" party iirc) went after SIG because SIG pistols turned up in Colombia. Turns out SIG USA (not SIG in Germany) sold them to the US DoD who then transferred them to Colombia in a Foreign Military Sale. Prosecutors didn't care. H&K made a deal with Mexico for G36 but the German government scuttled that one. Some German rights groups (Women's Rights, LGBT rights, etc) threw a public fit because H&K struck a huge deal with Saudi Arabia on the same trip when the King refused to meet with Merkel because she wouldn't cover her head (their house, their rules...she did cover her head when meeting with Pope).

It's all about politics and staying out of trouble with law (politicians).

[Peally]

From The Guardian:

Heckler & Koch, whose weapons have killed 2 million people, vows to end sales to warzones and countries falling short of corruption and democracy standards:

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...ckler-and-koch

The part they miss is how many of those 2 million people are a net gain being dead.

[JHC]

From The Guardian:

Heckler & Koch, whose weapons have killed 2 million people, [/url]

Pshaw! Pikers.


But seriously. Israel? That's messed up.

[Amp]

This gem was also in the Guardian article:

There are an estimated 15 million of the firm’s G3 rifles in circulation alone, and Grässlin has estimated that one person gets killed by a Heckler & Koch bullet every 13 minutes.

[okie john]

This gem was also in the Guardian article:

There are an estimated 15 million of the firm’s G3 rifles in circulation alone, and Grässlin has estimated that one person gets killed by a Heckler & Koch bullet every 13 minutes.

I've estimated some crazy shit with no basis in reality, too, but it never makes the news.


Okie John

[voodoo_man]

Not only do they hate their customers they also hate money...