M1 Carbine Imports Banned

[montanto]

48. Question for gunners:

Is there any feeling that current gun mfgrs might have a say in whether these get imported? I mean, if these things were made 40-50 years ago, someone (either long dead or retired) already got paid to build them. Sure there is money to be made in importing and reselling, but not manufacturing jobs for people today. Is it possible that Para and others don't want to lose their market share which would cause them to have to cut jobs? Do they have the ability to influence such things? Or do people think that importing these things wouldn't cause a drop in the market for those who are making them now? See, I wouldn't go out and buy either of these weapons new, but I would buy either of them as a historical piece. So I don't see that as impacting the current "new-old gun" market, but others might.