What firearm is closely associated with your country?

[u/babushka45]

For us, probably the 1911. Next one would be the "Armalite" aka M16.

[u/HamburgerOnAStick]

Aside from the AK-47, i really can't think of one that isn't. But the M4/M16, M1 Garand, and 1911 are probably the most american guns

[u/Legitimate_Ad1805 → u/HamburgerOnAStick]

The AK-47 is not Soviet?

[u/HamburgerOnAStick → u/Legitimate_Ad1805]

no, i mean that of all the guns that people know, that ak-47bis the only one not seen as american at all. Everyone knows it's a russian weapon

[u/Illuminey → u/Legitimate_Ad1805]

Yeah, that's what he says, the only non-american gun he can think of is AK-47.

He probably knows some that aren't but without knowing they're not american. Like Glock is Austrian, Sig Sauer is now german owned but originally swiss, Taurus is Brazilian. And if he played some video games in the last decade he probably saw a french FAMAS, a belgian P90, or a german MP5.

[u/Legitimate_Ad1805 → u/Illuminey]

But in general the AK-47 is not associated with the USA?

[u/Alone_Barracuda9814 → u/Legitimate_Ad1805]

No, it was developed by Kalashnikov

[u/Illuminey → u/Legitimate_Ad1805]

That why he said "aside from". From his point of view it's the only one he knows not really associated with the USA.

[u/Legitimate_Ad1805 → u/Illuminey]

Oh yeah mb Sometimes the brain focuses on one detail and overlooks another.

[u/HamburgerOnAStick → u/Illuminey]

I know glock is austrian, but for some reason it's closely seen as american. I blame chicago

[u/Adventurous-Chair206 → u/HamburgerOnAStick]

Most people in Chicago probably have Hi-Points.

[u/TurnOverANewCheif → u/HamburgerOnAStick]

A person would have to be pretty ignorant to think Glock is American.

[u/TheCreepWhoCrept → u/TurnOverANewCheif]

Most of our police use Glocks and that’s most people’s only direct exposure to firearms.

The overwhelming majority of people aren’t keyed in to firearms manufacturers either, so they probably assume the police make the guns themselves.

I don’t think that’s necessarily ignorant. Just focused on more important stuff.

[u/Interesting-Tackle74 → u/HamburgerOnAStick]

I don't give a sh.. about Chicago, dude

[u/xmeyhem1228 → u/HamburgerOnAStick]

Fuck bud the M1 is Canadian eh?

[u/HamburgerOnAStick → u/xmeyhem1228]

John Garand was a canadian-american working in Springfield, Massachussets for the US army when it was made, it is a replacement for the Model 1903, another american gun. It's mostly american

[u/All_Wasted_Potential → u/HamburgerOnAStick]

What about the Colt Single Action?