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Every company selling its products in the US is vulnerable for being confronted with possible lawsuits that can ruin your company. Blood pointed out the single reason why Stihl sends out that particular message : it's to protect their ass, and from a legal point of view, ...
Sure it is, otherwise they wouldn't do something like that!
The liability suits in the US became a big issue in the gun industry already in the early 1980s, when the US made semi-auto handguns became just about inoperative because of "safety" systems (semi-autos became even slower to bring into action than DA revolvers) - this is a new chapter in the same story! :censored:
Btw, the gun issue was solved by importing some European brands in huge numbers, mainly Glock and H&K - they found smarter solutions that were just as safe!.....
Drawing a pistol, and at the same time flicking a safety switch that is up on the slide upwards, is by no means convenient or fast - but that was how the US lawyers wanted it! :censored:
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Sadly, the US Army was forced into adopting that sort of semi-auto pistol as well.
Those morons will probably never (want to) understand that what kills or cause damage is the human being, and not the tool!
Rant over!