Pistols for Colombia

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From this month's The American Rifleman: SIG Sauer has secured a $306 Million contract for 55,890 units for the entire Colombian National Police Force. The second delivery will be for 42,000 pistols.

Ranger's questions:

• Why SIG-Sauer? Why didn't the contract go to an American firm?

• Why is it a Department of Defense function to purchase pistols for Colombian police? DoD isn't in the foreign police business -- or are they?

• Why are the U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for over 1/2 $Billion in pistols for another country's police force?

• When will U.S. policy makers realize arming Third World countries is counterproductive?

• Why doesn't Colombia buy their own pistols?

• Did Colombia have to endure a five-day cooling off period?