Because I imagine H&K holds parents on it and would prevent other manufacturers from making them. No such restrictions exist for the M16 or AR-15 anymore. While the HK416 may well be superior, there’s nothing wrong with the AR that hasn’t been addressed for years. And it might send a bit of a message if Europe starts building a bunch of them.
There are no patent limitations on manufacturing M16s. It’s a solid, proven, affordable design. Europe is a manufacturing powerhouse, with plenty of superb weapons manufacturers who don’t even need to use Stoner’s design. They risk absolutely nothing.
History doesn’t exactly repeat. It sometimes rhymes. Just because it happened one way doesn’t mean it’ll go the exact same way again.
Might I suggest you don’t deserve your citizenship.
Heroin OD on some remote overlook in Yellowstone. I know it might be rough on somebody eventually, but that would be the place.
I work blue collar. I know some.
Well don’t announce it. Change them.
I’ve seen all our known planets with my own eyes, including Pluto. Not many can say that.
Because idiots clearly need to feel pain in order to leave this cult.