Ban on Import Handguns Spurs Domestic Production
Domestic firms are expanding pistol manufacture after import bans under the Gun Control Act of 1958. By allowing foreign parts but requiring frames here, U S companies such as Imperial Metal Products in New York and a Miami firm plan to produce about 400,000 cheap handguns yearly, up from 75,000 prior to the act.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Imperial Metal Products, Inc
Miami
Gun Imports Surge as Domestic Firms Quick to Fill Gap
Exclusive: New York and Tennessee companies plan about 700000 handgun units annually amid tighter import laws. Titan Manufacturing and a Miami site convert a former church into a gun factory with Italian parts. Bynddie Arms and other firms race to meet demand as imports rise. Police report Boehm guns common in crimes. law boosts domestic production.
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Steve Oznick
Bynddie Arms Company
Fort Worth
Gun seizures show German manufactured revolvers common
Lieut Connolly notes 30 percent of NYPD seizures are German revolvers, Roehm Pnnda variants predominate, with Zip guns now rare. He cites easy street corner purchases by youths, reflecting street crime dynamics and gun sourcing.
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