CoalTrain49
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I will say that the percentage of imported parts content on new cars is listed on the window sticker, along with the country of origin, per US law. If this IS important to the buyer, then the information is available.
It would just be nice to see the same standard applied to firearms, thats all- and bonus points to a manufacturer who has the courage to offer up the information without being forced to by the government.
It most certainly does matter to some consumers.
If it matters they should not buy one of these pistols. The same as they shouldn't buy a Mossberg shotgun. Some of Mossberg's parts are forged in Mexico. Everyone knows that, or should.
SA is playing by the same rules that Mossberg does. The only difference is Mossberg acknowledges they have a plant in MX. Most people that buy Mossberg shotguns couldn't care less. Those will be the same people that buy a SA-35.
In reaffirming the “all or virtually all” standard for domestic sourcing of content when making an unqualified “Made in USA” claim, the FTC rejected several proposed alternatives: (1) a percentage-of-costs standard; (2) a standard that makes allowances for imported parts or materials not available in the United States; (3) a Customs and Border Protection’s “substantial transformation” test standard; and (4) a standard that implements a safe harbor for “good faith” efforts to comply. Instead, the Rule codifies the Commission’s prior policy statement, decisions, and orders and prohibits unqualified “Made in USA” claims on labels unless (1) final assembly or processing of the product occurs in the United States; (2) all significant processing that goes into the product occurs in the United States; and (3) all or virtually all ingredients or components of the product are made and sourced in the United States.
https://www.reedsmith.com/en/perspectives/2021/07/ftc-issues-new-made-in-usa-rule
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