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2004-04-20 Europe

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Posted by Bulldog 2004-04-20 8:34:29 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 $7.15 million divided by 7000 = $1,021 each

Value on illegal market in Europe?

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-04-20 10:17:12 AM|| 2004-04-20 10:17:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Value on illegal market in Europe?

Don't know about Europe, but used full-auto AK-47's were running for about $400-$500 each in Middle East. There is a glut on the market for those. These sound like brand new semi-auto versions for the legal civilian market. Nice polished metal parts, matching varnished wood with all the accessories. Legal always costs more, and collectors will be lined up ready to pay. Bet this was going to a major wholesaler, 7000 guns spread across the entire US market is a drop in the bucket. The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban expires on Sept 13, 2004.

Posted by Steve 2004-04-20 10:45:20 AM|| 2004-04-20 10:45:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 According to the travel documents, the arms belong to a large U.S. company with headquarters in the state of Georgia. "We know that the destination was North America, but we don't effectively know if that's where the arms were going," a customs official told RAI state television on Tuesday. The arms were found inside three containers during a routine customs check earlier this week. They were confiscated due to discrepancies in the customs forms, but the news was only made public on Tuesday. The customs office said the weapons had been described as "common guns" instead of assault rifles and longer-range combat arms in the travel documentation.

Somebody screwed up the paperwork.

The weapons had been modified and were declared as being destined for civilian, rather than military, use. Italian magistrates suspect the rifles had been modified to dodge international laws on the sale and transport of arms.

Just like I thought, modified or remanufactured for semi-auto operation.

Posted by Steve 2004-04-20 12:13:41 PM|| 2004-04-20 12:13:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The AK's at the gun shows in Texas only run for about 300-400$. but used though. I would love to have a fully auto one though.

Posted by Bill 2004-04-20 12:19:47 PM|| 2004-04-20 12:19:47 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Man, and they just missed the NRA show in PA! Imagine if a band of NRA members came knocking on UBL's cave door with some mighty fine looking weapons like that!

Posted by BA 2004-04-20 3:00:32 PM|| 2004-04-20 3:00:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 discovered 7,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles after noting irregularities in the documentation

Contents: Ululators, Kalashnikov

Posted by Steve 2004-04-20 3:16:47 PM|| 2004-04-20 3:16:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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