Could B Hussain Obunga's gun ban have unintened consequences?

[wtr100]

Most likely immediate action will be an Executive Order banning import of pretty much anything that goes bang. 

There is a demand for AK series rifles. 

So since there is a demand and for the moment capitalism is still alive and more or less well.  An entrpanurial man could say to himself, "Self there is an unmet demand for AK series rifles and you don't have to compete with cheap foreign imports.  Further Self the AK was designed to be easy to manufacture.  You could invest some capital (psst that means money), put people to work and make them here in the good oldie US of A"

[jnevis]

While possible, I think the unfortunate truth is that if someone was to decide to start production of a "Made in USA" AK, they'd never get the funding to do it from any bank or capital fund just based on the risk that not long after the EO there could be a all out ban on manufacture and sale of said AK or any other MSR and all variations.  Lenders like to get their money back eventually. 

If they already had a manufacturing company and a head start on tooling and such it might be possible to get it started. The risk and uncertainty right now of what the next couple months will bring form the White House and Congress  will imit the availablity of additional moneys to increase production or shift production to a new item.

[billt]

If any gun manufacturer out there thought there was profit to be made in producing an "All American" AK-47, you would have seen it by now.

[tombogan03884]

"Could B Hussain Obunga's gun ban have unintended consequences ?"
Like waking up the complacent sheeple ?
Don't count on it, they might miss "Dancing with the Stars".

[wtr100]

If any gun manufacturer out there thought there was profit to be made in producing an "All American" AK-47, you would have seen it by now.

indeed but that's with price pressure from cheap imported guns - my post makes two assumptions - 1 an executive order drying the pool of cheap imports and little to no further restrictions

[Sponsor]

[billt]

indeed but that's with price pressure from cheap imported guns - my post makes two assumptions - 1 an executive order drying the pool of cheap imports and little to no further restrictions.

It's extremely doubtful that would happen. The tooling costs would be very high, and for an upstart company to attempt it would be cost prohibitive. Especially on a gun that would be first on the ban list, regardless of where it was manufactured. "High Grade" AK's have limited appeal. One only has to look at the number of sales Arsenal has in relation to all of the Romanian models out there. One of the biggest draws the AK has, along with other Com-Block guns, is the fact it's cheap to buy and shoot. Much like the Mosin. Once the price goes up, they become much less attractive. Look at the SKS. Everyone loved them when you could buy them for a song. Now they're much less desirable at current prices. With that said, if you want one there is no time like the present.

[Pathfinder]

If any gun manufacturer out there thought there was profit to be made in producing an "All American" AK-47, you would have seen it by now.

Not necessarily. Here in ND, we have lots of oil (shale oil, Bakken and Taylor formations) but oil has to be selling more than $70 a barrel to make the drilling and frakking cost effective, i.e., make a profit.

With the AK, and America manufacturer could make them, say for $750 MSRP, but with imports selling south of $500, it's not cost effective. With all of the AK uppers made for AR lowers, I would think the interest is really there, just not profitable - for now.