Equipment export ban eased for Olympics

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WarWagon
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Equipment export ban eased for Olympics

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U.S. weapons restrictions meant to keep firearms and other equipment out of China were eased Monday so athletes and television crews can use them during the Beijing Olympics.

President Bush sent a notification to Congress that he had temporarily eased export restrictions to allow American firearms to be used by athletes competing in shooting events. Bush also eased restrictions on the military gyroscopes in high-definition television camera systems used by U.S. filming crews.

-USA Today article
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Post by Richard H »

Seems pretty risky cause you wouldn't want the chinese to get their hands on Morini's, Steyr's, Walther' FWb's or Anschutz's.
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Yah, they'd just copy them and sell them to us for a quarter of the price! (But they'd break right away! :^)

But wait - the report stated "American firearms" - which Olympic competitor uses American firearms these days?!
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