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  • #16
    fal_762x51
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2005
    • 2702

    Refusal to sell to the general population in the near future. Mark Serbu will fill the void.
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    Antelope Valley grown, now State of Jefferson transplant.

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    • #17
      SDDAVE56
      Senior Member
      • Jun 2011
      • 2030

      Barrett Firearms sold to an Australian company

      Barrett Firearms sold to an Australian company

      Australian defense contractor NIOA has expanded its global reach with the 100 percent acquisition of the industry-leading rifle design and manufacturing company, Barrett Firearms.

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      • #18
        BobB35
        Senior Member
        • Nov 2008
        • 782

        Originally posted by SDDAVE56
        Barrett Firearms sold to an Australian company

        https://barrett.net/2023/01/16/nioa-...rett-firearms/
        So Barret sold out to the Australian MIC, guess freedom wasn't free after all and everyone has a price. Wonder if he has seen the gun law down under?

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        • #19
          calwoodbutcher
          Member
          • Mar 2011
          • 260

          Keeping the REC10. Don't care.
          An Armed Society is a Polite Society!

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          • #20
            223556
            Veteran Member
            • Sep 2009
            • 3344

            Well, that's interesting. To me Barrett was an American icon
            "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."

            "Between your faith and my Glock 9mm I'll take the Glock."
            - Arnold Schawarzenegger (End of Days)

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            • #21
              OlderThanDirt
              FUBAR
              CGN Contributor - Lifetime
              • Jun 2009
              • 5817

              Gun control for the masses could easily be achieved by rich commies buying up all the large manufacturers and suing small companies into bankruptcy. This would cause prices for existing firearms to skyrocket, making gun ownership beyond the means of the average serf.

              I suspect Barrett is getting older and needed an exit ramp for his investment. This is common for closely held companies that aren?t able to divest (i.e. cash out) their ownership stake. Cabelas is a good example where the family couldn?t sell their stock fast enough after they went public.
              We know they are lying, they know they are lying, they know we know they are lying, we know they know we know they are lying, but they are still lying. ~ Solzhenitsyn
              Thermidorian Reaction . . Prepare for it.

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              • #22
                deckhandmike
                Calguns Addict
                • Jan 2011
                • 8325

                Well, they had a good run and I thank them for what they’ve done.

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                • #23
                  fabularny
                  Banned
                  • May 2023
                  • 39

                  All it takes is time and money to compromise someone.

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                  • #24
                    Killer Bee
                    Senior Member
                    • Feb 2010
                    • 2195

                    Originally posted by SDDAVE56
                    Barrett Firearms sold to an Australian company

                    https://barrett.net/2023/01/16/nioa-...rett-firearms/
                    hmmm, now where I have I heard this before?
                    I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it

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                    • #25
                      Killer Bee
                      Senior Member
                      • Feb 2010
                      • 2195

                      Originally posted by calwoodbutcher
                      Keeping the REC10. Don't care.
                      oh hell yes, keeping my m82a1 .50bmg as well

                      I've spoken to Ronnie a couple of times and Chris oversaw the factory inspection and service, even sent me a righteous bucket of cool swag!

                      ratedRR logged millions of views of it destroying stuff, our meeting actually occured right here on calguns

                      always sad tho when a good thing comes to an end
                      I started out with nothing - and I still have most of it

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                      • #26
                        The Gleam
                        I need a LIFE!!
                        • Feb 2011
                        • 12345

                        Originally posted by 223556
                        Well, that's interesting. To me Barrett was an American icon
                        And so was Colt, but then.....


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                        Originally posted by Librarian
                        What compelling interest has any level of government in knowing what guns are owned by civilians? (Those owned by government should be inventoried and tracked, for exactly the same reasons computers and desks and chairs are tracked: responsible care of public property.)

                        If some level of government had that information, what would they do with it? How would having that info benefit public safety? How would it benefit law enforcement?

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                        • #27
                          The Gleam
                          I need a LIFE!!
                          • Feb 2011
                          • 12345

                          Originally posted by BobB35
                          So Barret sold out to the Australian MIC, guess freedom wasn't free after all and everyone has a price. Wonder if he has seen the gun law down under?
                          There are manufacturers behind the CA rusted Iron Curtain that are just as diehard on 2nd Amendment rights as any manufacturer in a 'free state' so I don't doubt an Australian manufacturer could have the same views about firearm ownership, even though they are caught behind their own Iron Curtain.

                          If that's the case, buying an American firearm manufacturer would make sense, to still pursue and protect their interests, while doing it from outside their country, whereby they can smite Australian tyrants from afar and from within.

                          I think a large percentage of the Australian people are very pro gun rights, but they've been railroaded by government for lack of a 2nd Amendment.

                          There are plenty of places in Australia where you should not find yourself WITHOUT a firearm!

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                          Originally posted by Librarian
                          What compelling interest has any level of government in knowing what guns are owned by civilians? (Those owned by government should be inventoried and tracked, for exactly the same reasons computers and desks and chairs are tracked: responsible care of public property.)

                          If some level of government had that information, what would they do with it? How would having that info benefit public safety? How would it benefit law enforcement?

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                          • #28
                            Quiet
                            retired Goon
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 30241

                            Originally posted by BobB35
                            So Barret sold out to the Australian MIC, guess freedom wasn't free after all and everyone has a price. Wonder if he has seen the gun law down under?
                            See post #12 in this thread.

                            Originally posted by OlderThanDirt
                            I suspect Barrett is getting older and needed an exit ramp for his investment. This is common for closely held companies that aren't able to divest (i.e. cash out) their ownership stake. Cabelas is a good example where the family couldn't sell their stock fast enough after they went public.
                            See posts #7 and #14 in this thread.
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                            "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).

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                            • #29
                              garand1945
                              Senior Member
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 1012

                              Originally posted by OlderThanDirt
                              Gun control for the masses could easily be achieved by rich commies buying up all the large manufacturers and suing small companies into bankruptcy. This would cause prices for existing firearms to skyrocket, making gun ownership beyond the means of the average serf.

                              I suspect Barrett is getting older and needed an exit ramp for his investment. This is common for closely held companies that aren?t able to divest (i.e. cash out) their ownership stake. Cabelas is a good example where the family couldn?t sell their stock fast enough after they went public.
                              Or get the Mexican government to do it for you.

                              Saw this:



                              Googled for the brief:

                              HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is leading a coalition of 20 states against a foreign attack on the American firearms industry. In an amicus brief filed Thursday, the 20 attorneys general seek to protect the law-abiding firearms manufacturers within their borders and to uphold the rights of their citizens to keep and bear


                              Mexican Govt is suing these manufacturers:

                              SMITH & WESSON BRANDS, INC.; BARRETT FIREARMS MANUFACTURING, INC.; BERETTA U.S.A. CORP.; GLOCK, INC.; STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC.; WITMER PUBLIC SAFETY GROUP, INC., d/b/a Interstate Arms; CENTURY INTERNATIONAL ARMS, INC.; BARETTA HOLDINGS SPA, GLOCK GES.M.B.H; COLT?S MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC,

                              Link to the Brief:




                              Looks like CA is supporting the Mexican Govt in their own brief.

                              I am sure there was no phone call from the big guy asking for a little quid pro quo from the Mexicans.

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                              • #30
                                Spyder
                                CGN Contributor
                                • Mar 2008
                                • 16994

                                Originally posted by garand1945
                                I live in Murfreesboro and the Barretts are stand up people...real deal, so don't bash them because they reached a point that selling the company they poured their blood, sweat, and tears into was the right decision. Few of us have spent our life navigating the crazy of being a govt contractor as well as dealing with international arms sales and all the risk and stress that brings. Celebrate what Ronnie did and don't eat one of our own who is a solid 2A supporter.
                                Silly to me that so many supposed freedom loving people hate capitalism so much.

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