[OldMarksman]

This may be a dumb question but....
Why are so many gun consumers concerned with products being "Made in the USA?" Aside from the fact that American made products might be of higher quality, why is everyone concerned with whether a gun or gun part is American Made? Is it a pride thing?

Try this for an answer:

My reason for buying American would be to keep Americans working and keep the money in this country.

Or this:

Mostly to me it's the jobs. Not only the jobs of the factory workers who produce the guns, but of the ripples of those jobs. That employed factory worker spends a good portion of his money locally. At the deli for lunch, the dry cleaners, appliance stores, etc. This helps support local businesses, many of whom order materials from other American companies.

Or this:

Some suggest that if you own foreign made guns, a future political shift in either country could cause the supply of spare parts to dry up. Some don't want to spend their money supporting workers in socialist or communist countries.

Now, we cannot always buy American. A shirt made in this country would cost many times what you no pay for it. There are no American cameras, televisions, etc. any more.

However, in some areas you do have a choice--so far. But if enough people buy Toyotas or Hondas over Fords or Malibus, there will be no more Fords or Malibus.

We do have choice with firearms.

My fighting firearms however are selected exclusively from what works best for me. Thankfully most are made in America by Americans.

Same goes for me. My M&P Compact and J-Frames, and my Texas-made 1911, do just fine. In fact, I happen to really prefer them to any of the competitors made abroad.

Yeah, I'd take a Beretta, made either in Italy or here, but it doesn't really meet my needs.