>>a lot of firearm companies are going vanish if a civilian ban on firearms materializes and they can only sell to the government, which is a drop in the bucket of sales.
If a complete US ban on firearms ownership ever happens the firearms industry worldwide would implode. So long term the companies would benefit versus going out of business. So it's in their own self-interest.
With citizens reaping a secondary benefit in that if the police want the toys, the citizens have to be able to own and buy the toys as well.
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