Originally posted by ve2vfd It's an assault weapon so obviously it's illegal here.
Besides what the heck would anyone want one of those for? It's not exactly a great hunting weapon... I'll take my Browning A-Bolt any day over an AR-15.
And for home protection I'm quite happy with a short Remington 870 12ga. Since I don't wanna kill anyone, I got a buckshot rubber round for my first shell, a rubber slug for my 2nd shell and 2 00 steel buckshot rounds in case #1 and #2 did not deter the intruder.
We're probably veering way off topic here, and I don't think this is the place to debate the pros and cons of gun control... but I do find it interesting to see how things are done elsewhere.
Pat
An AR makes a nice hunting weapon once you move to something other than .223. Chambered in .300 whicper, it's a lot liek a 30-30, but WAY more accurate than most lever-guns, while still being as light as a lever gun. In 6.8SPC or 6.5 grendel, it's even more versatile.
As fro the rubber ammo. Unless you have a REALLY big house, it's lethal due to the range and velocity. Don't kid yourself, and don't use it in a manner that isn't respectful of that fact.
As for the OPs topic, The store puts in a HUGE order, probably getting distributor pricing and any spiffs or kickbacks for high volume dealers it triggers. THen marks them up a smidge when determining a contract price for the government, and probably finds a way to write them off as an expense at full MSRP when doing the accounting. The gov't spends less than $400 a pop while claiming that is the price, and the store probably realises close to the MSRP in actual effective revenue.