In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump stated his doctrine: “Buy American and hire American.”
I actually believe in this idea, although I did not vote for him. I support the creation of good-paying jobs for my fellow Americans.
So, wow, why would we want to end the ban on importing assault weapons into the United States? Surely enough of these types of guns are made in the good old U.S. of A. Wouldn’t each one that we import take a good-paying job away from one of our own citizens?
Yet an 11-page “white paper” by Ronald Turk, associate deputy director and chief operating officer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, dated Jan. 20, calls for a study on lifting this ban. The National Rifle Association certainly moves quickly.
Oh yeah, and while we are on the topic, has the Trump Organization started manufacturing all of its brand-name products in the U.S. now?Or is it all still coming in from China and other countries?
We, as a nation, have descended into something so ridiculous, it staggers the mind.
— Joanne E. Zienty, Wheaton
