Thread: Extent of availibility of "American" handgun calibers overseas
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Old January 16, 2010, 07:12 PM   #11
Gary L. Griffiths
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Just one weirdness about the 9x19: it's forbidden! In place, we have 9x21. The limitation was born in the '70s (internal red terrorism was a huge issue, so ordnance calibers ownership was forbidden), but now you can have 45 ACP or .223 or .308... but no 9x19 and nobody knows why.
You obviously know a lot more about your country than I do, but when i was stationed there back in '71, you couldn't have 9mm, .380 (9mm Corto) or .45 ACP because these were for "War Weapons" and thus forbidden.

I have no idea why the .380 and .45 ACP were allowed for civilian ownership, but the 9mm wasn't.
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