US civilian firearm industry penetrates the European markets.

[Cryhavoc101]

Also interesting that British gun laws were compared to today so loose but there cops were unarmed. qi was reading about an incident where Lithuanian anarchist robbed a factories payroll. Which resulted in a ridiculous long distance gun battle/ chase which involved first the robbers and then the cops hijacking trams in order to escape/ chase the robbers. The robbers were armed while the cops were not. On a couple occasions cops ended up borrowing hand guns from random nearby civilians who were just carrying pistols in London. Other armed and unarmed civilians also gave chase ( including an entire rugby team).

See! The system works

These days we use Wulrus tusks and fire extinguishers to fight off terrorists

 

[misterwibble]

See! The system works

These days we use Wulrus tusks and fire extinguishers to fight off terrorists

Or we wait for them to set themselves on fire, then punch them unconscious.

 

[Father Maryland]

See! The system works

These days we use Wulrus tusks and fire extinguishers to fight off terrorists

It was a narwhal tusk. Don't be utterly ridiculous. Be far harder to beat them with a walrus tusk

Or we wait for them to set themselves on fire, then punch them unconscious.

It's wait for them to set themselves on fire and then kick them in the testicles until the kicker breaks something in their foot.

 

[TDM]

It was a narwhal tusk. Don't be utterly ridiculous. Be far harder to beat them with a walrus tusk

Plus walrus tusks are caught under the assault tooth ban, (narwhal tusks are ok so long as you don't shorten them too much)

 

[Lord High Executioner]

In the US in the 1920s you used to be able to mail order brand new Thompson SMGs

I've seen a/the ad and can't help thinking they may have misidentified the market...

 

[marathag]

I've seen a/the ad and can't help thinking they may have misidentified the market...

Ranchers were not going to spend $200+ on something like that, when you could get more powerful Winchester Self-Loader for $28

 

[Father Maryland]

Ranchers were not going to spend $200+ on something like that, when you could get more powerful Winchester Self-Loader for $28

Not except for the type who'se "Ranches" are about equal in size to Belgium and have the sort of assets and income that make even 200 dollars at the time a utter pittance.

 

[marathag]

Not except for the type who'se "Ranches" are about equal in size to Belgium and have the sort of assets and income that make even 200 dollars at the time a utter pittance.

Having money, and wanting to spend it on the hired help is a whole different thing

 

[Father Maryland]

Having money, and wanting to spend it on the hired help is a whole different thing

I didn't mean that said sort would buy them gor practical purposes. More that I could see that sort potentially buying one or two for themselves for fun.

 

[Lord High Executioner]

Ranchers were not going to spend $200+ on something like that, when you could get more powerful Winchester Self-Loader for $28

I was thinking more about how, by the time Thompson appeared, the days of fighting off bandits attacking your ranch
or plantation had begun to wane...

 

[Jellico]

Be cheaper to buy a senator.

 

[Jaehaerys48]

Even if there was a change in European gun laws*, the US gun industry would still have to compete against European gun manufacturers. I don't see many/any unique selling points of the US manufacturer's they could leverage here. Especially when licensing is also a thing.

Yeah, ironically European gun makers are some of the dominant ones in the US, either directly or through subsidiaries. Glock, Sig, Beretta, HK, etc. Hell, Colt is owned by CZ nowadays and Winchester/Browning have been owned by FN for ages.
The best post-war American firearm designs, Stoner's AR-10 and AR-15, aren't proprietary. They're made by manufacturers around the world, including in Europe.