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Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by nickthemagicman »

injidup wrote: post #25
DamnYuppie wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The dream and goal of every tyrant and despot ever is to reduce the martial capacity of their "subjects".

The dream of every gun nut is to imagine they live in a world where they gotta pack that go bag and ammo and head down to the Capitol to stop the steal.

It's the second amendment for a reason.

Modern America is a historical anomaly.

And as inequality grows here in America and we slowly but surely descend back to what has been the default state of humanity for thousands of years...with a few rich and powerful with their neck on the rest of society who is poor...we'll be glad the average citizen has guns to fight back at some point.

There's a saying: History repeats itself.

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by orange_tee »

ed_blackburn wrote: post #5

Doesn't seem like a lot of money. Shame somebody didn't buy it and shutter it. Less guns in the world is better for everyone.

> Less guns in the world is better for everyone.

If the defenseless had guns they would be able to protect themselves. I am not sure if that would result in more peace or more war, but it would definitely be a more just world.

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by leesalminen »

tshaddox wrote: post #29
DamnYuppie wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The dream and goal of every tyrant and despot ever is to reduce the martial capacity of their "subjects".

Lots of tyrants have implemented strict rules against theft as well. It’s really not a great argument on its own.

It's unclear to me how enforcing laws on theft pertains to a tyrant retaining power over their citizens.

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by cinntaile »

milesdyson_phd wrote: post #12
csunbird wrote: post #4

I do not know much about how good Colt is doing, but isn't 220mil plus 18mil in stocks a bit cheap?

I think FN has a lot of the US military contracts now, so it that might help explain why

But FN is a Belgian gun manufacturer, how does this relate to CZG from the Czech Republic?

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by TecoAndJix »

mrweasel wrote: post #30
SilasX wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But still, that means several of those highly-valued SV companies could afford to buy most gunmakers in existence...

Apple could just have bought the music industry when they launched iTunes. The value, and in some cases the profit, of tech companies are weird outliers in the business world.

I'm now trying to picture what an Apple handgun would look like

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by alex_young »

vageli wrote: post #16
ed_blackburn wrote: post #5

Doesn't seem like a lot of money. Shame somebody didn't buy it and shutter it. Less guns in the world is better for everyone.

“Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.” With 3d printed guns already a reality (I have seen designs for completely printed models, including the bolt carrier), the cat is out of the bag.

Don’t 3D printed guns have a not insignificant chance of blowing the user up?

Seems like a big commitment to using one.

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by nicoburns »

nickthemagicman wrote: post #31
injidup wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The dream of every gun nut is to imagine they live in a world where they gotta pack that go bag and ammo and head down to the Capitol to stop the steal.

It's the second amendment for a reason. Modern America is a historical anomaly. And as inequality grows here in America and we slowly but surely descend back to what has been the default state of humanity for thousands of years...with a few rich and powerful with their neck on the rest of society who is poor...we'll be glad the average citizen has guns to fight back at some point. There's a saying: History repeats it…

Modern America is an anomaly in a different sense: AFAIK it's the only country with a constitution that guarantees the right to bear arms.

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by SideburnsOfDoom »

DamnYuppie wrote: post #8
ed_blackburn wrote: post #5

Doesn't seem like a lot of money. Shame somebody didn't buy it and shutter it. Less guns in the world is better for everyone.

The dream and goal of every tyrant and despot ever is to reduce the martial capacity of their "subjects".

It's true because invariably the more well-armed a country's civilians are, the more democratic it is!

Oh wait, actually they're unrelated and you're being stupid.

Re: Czech gunmaker CZG buys Colt in cash and stock deal

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Post by einpoklum »

vageli wrote: post #16
ed_blackburn wrote: post #5

Doesn't seem like a lot of money. Shame somebody didn't buy it and shutter it. Less guns in the world is better for everyone.

“Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.” With 3d printed guns already a reality (I have seen designs for completely printed models, including the bolt carrier), the cat is out of the bag.

The fact that it is possible to make a gun using 3D-printed parts does not make it a significant contributing factor to the prevalence of guns (for non-recreational use) in the US.
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