In looking thru the pictures of the violence down in Haiti, watching the news and such I came across something interesting.
The majority of the guns seen being use by the police, and by looters are 3 types. <most likely they are what the police are issued, and the looters stole them.
1. mossberg 590 w/ heat shield
2. M14 <lots of m14s>
3. Beretta 92s, nickle plated
I just find this combination... kinda odd.
Especially the nickle plated berettas. Isnt a M14 a little .. huge for a police weapon?
So does the US supply Haiti with surplus firearms? M14, Mossberg, Berettas are all military arms, maybe the plating is refinished ?
Attached are picture examples.
OK so the meat of the question I have is, if M14s are plentiful down in S. America, and say someone was planning a S. American vacation, what is the feasability of picking up a cheap m14 and having it imported back into the US?
I totally have never thought this out before and have NO idea whats involved with all of this.
But it made me wonder. South American Surplus M14s.
The majority of the guns seen being use by the police, and by looters are 3 types. <most likely they are what the police are issued, and the looters stole them.
1. mossberg 590 w/ heat shield
2. M14 <lots of m14s>
3. Beretta 92s, nickle plated
I just find this combination... kinda odd.
Especially the nickle plated berettas. Isnt a M14 a little .. huge for a police weapon?
So does the US supply Haiti with surplus firearms? M14, Mossberg, Berettas are all military arms, maybe the plating is refinished ?
Attached are picture examples.
OK so the meat of the question I have is, if M14s are plentiful down in S. America, and say someone was planning a S. American vacation, what is the feasability of picking up a cheap m14 and having it imported back into the US?
I totally have never thought this out before and have NO idea whats involved with all of this.
But it made me wonder. South American Surplus M14s.