Indian tribe may buy Colt

[pudly]

This is still early, but the Morongo Indian tribe has expressed an interest in buying gun maker Colt. Apparently, they have an affinity for the classic gun maker and are pretty business savvy. Maybe it will work.

For Colt’s Native American suitors, it’s not just business; it’s history, interest and commitment, their attorney said. “We have gone to great lengths to get our hands on Colts,” he said. “Just ask General Custer.”

 

[Kernal1984]

That would be cool, maybe they will bring back revolvers.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Interesting.

 

[churchmouse]

Maybe they will offer up a good product (pistols) at a fair price.

 

[MAJB Retired]

Maybe they want to skip the middle man and buy rifles at a reasonable price...

 

[Trigger Time]

Maybe they will not be stuck up pricks and fix the quality control issue

 

[halfmileharry]

Maybe they will offer up a good product (pistols) at a fair price.

I see what you did. CYA CM

 

[churchmouse]

I see what you did. CYA CM

 

[Thor]

So...in 150 years or so we go from "Don't sell them guns or liquor" to "Sell them the gun company and let them run casino's"...

Yet still we are to feel guilty.

I don't care what American owns them if they build good guns at honest prices. Honest injun prices even.

 

[Mgderf]

Cowboy guns made by Indians.
What is this world coming to?

 

[2A_Tom]

We won' be able to buy them, because, they are produced in another nation.
That is if they move the factories to the reservation.

 

[pudly]

Not sure about exactly how that works. American Indians are actually given various tax benefits by the government to support their own business growth. The article even mentioned that Colt would be treated as a minority-owned company. Are Indian nations treated like external nations for purposes of exports? Don't know. Supposedly, this group is business savvy. I'm sure they already have some level of knowledge on the subject and could hire experts on details like location of production, business organization, tax status, etc.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

I thought primarily it was the Sioux that downed Custer?...

Anyway, I hope someone right-sides Colt. Just doesn't seem right that it's dying.

 

[Thor]

I believe that the status of the Indian 'nations' is that they are considered dependent and not sovereign. IIRC that was determined back during the Jackson administration, and why they are not allowed a separate foreign or trade policy.

 

[pudly]

I thought primarily it was the Sioux that downed Custer?

That part was intended to be humor.

 

[2A_Tom]

My comment was kind of tongue in cheek, but considering the gubments past dealings with the American Indians / American aboriginals / Native Americans / whatever, the gubment will probably just take it away from them anyway.

 

[Thor]

Well...since this is INGO, location of the first North West Territory, and home to Tecumseh and Tescquatawa the Prophet (his brother) I could refer you to the book Frontier Indiana which does a good job of describing the politics and people involved. The Indians at that time had already sold most of their land rights to the British or French, the side of which they fought on during the war of 1812. They lost that war and the territory in the peace treaty. The American government still tried to come to individual settlements with them, but "The Prophets" policy sounds a lot like another those of the followers of another 'prophet' which can be summarized as "Death to America!" The only peace to be found was the peace of the tomahawk.

400 years before Columbus landed the Vikings called the tribes savages...they refused to deal with them because they only wanted steel in trade and they knew that they would use it to kill the messenger so to speak.

What we did wrong (easy to see in retrospect) was to set up the reservations. We should have given them deed to the land and made them citizens same as everyone else.

The myth of the noble savage was a creation of novelists and dramatized by Hollywood...not a reality in any of the first hand reports.

 

[BoilerMakerME]

Maybe they stand a better chance of bring back the snake guns.

 

[Leadeye]

Let them take a shot at it, it's not like Colt could be run much worse. Nowhere to go but up.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Maybe they will offer up a good product (pistols) at a fair price.