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TikTok saves itself from US ban by launching a range of semi-automatic assault rifles (newsthump.com)

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[-] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago

They joke, but it would likely work. Become a defense contractor and the US government will let you do anything

[-] MyNamesNotRobert@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

And they really do mean anything. They're even allowed to assassinate potential whistleblowers.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

But just "making rifles" doesn't make you a defense contractor without a contract to supply America's "defenses" with arms. And if they're made outside the US they'll be subject to import laws and could be blocked that way like Russian guns.

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