Nearly all metal in guns is steel and aluminum

[lame54]

But not all guns are made in the U.S.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. But why would the gun nuts buy guns not made in the US????

Sarcasm...of course.

[lame54]

2. The only immigrant they approve of

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Steel is not the point, tariffs are.

To start getting into silly things like costs of goods is playing their game. The point is that these tariffs will start a trade war that we will all lose from.

[genxlib]

7. Yes

The cost of steel is only the first casualty in a trade war.

There will other casualties as they retaliate.

Such is the nature of any kind of war. The total casualty count is rarely considered when starting it.

[LanternWaste]

8. Specifically how?

"To start getting into silly things like costs of goods is playing their game...

Specifically how?

[Johnny2X2X]

9. Because they can win that argument

A can of beer? These tariffs might cause beer to be 1/2 of 1 penny more expensive. Guns, a few cents. Even anew car, a hundred or two dollars.

The argument here we should be making is that the EU is going to slap tariffs back on us and we will be less competitive because of it.

This is the start of horrible horrible things for our country if we don't change direction.

[nolabels]

3. Except the lead in the bullets

[lame54]

4. We can mine that from Flint's water supply

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Always looking for the silver lining, I like that!

Actually, you're on the money. As Flint (and other communities) replace the old lead supply line into old houses with something else (copper? plastic?), the old line could be harvested for recycling into other products. Batteries, fishing weights, bullets. I'm not sure if the old lines are removed, or just left in place and bypassed by the new lines.