Delicate detail: The assault rifle in the foreground - left/used at today's attack on Mexico City security secretary #harfuch - appears to be a FN Scar 17s
It's made by FN Herstal, owned by Herstal Group - which in turn is fully owned by Belgium's Wallonia regional government
It's made by FN Herstal, owned by Herstal Group - which in turn is fully owned by Belgium's Wallonia regional government
FN Herstal is one of Europe's leading military small arms exporters, self-describing as a "global reference in the world of small caliber firearms"
Its U.S. subsidiary, where the rifle is sold for USD 3,569, describes itself as "one high-powered family tradition"
Its U.S. subsidiary, where the rifle is sold for USD 3,569, describes itself as "one high-powered family tradition"
Euro guns have an infamous history in MX, used by both security forces in human rights violations and by criminal groups
2019, Germany's Heckler&Koch, whose rifles were used vs. Ayotzinapa students, was fined 3.7m Euros for circumventing export bans
npr.org/2019/02/21/696…
2019, Germany's Heckler&Koch, whose rifles were used vs. Ayotzinapa students, was fined 3.7m Euros for circumventing export bans
npr.org/2019/02/21/696…
