Turkey’s leader gives revolvers to every NATO leader as parting gift
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To be perfectly honest, I think this is a brilliant gift for several reasons listed below in no particular order:
The gift is a functioning tool of violence like NATO, reminding everyone of the core mission of NATO
The gift is a revolver, a type of firearm that is considered by many to be more reliable than a modern semi-automatic firearm in adverse conditions, symbolizing the requirement of NATO partners to still work together, despite difficult circumstances.
The Turkish branding tells the recipient that Turkey is committed to the fight and has an arms industry to consider.
As a symbol this is a brilliant gift!
Plus he gave them ammo. How funny would it have been if someone took the opportunity?
A criminal giving revolvers to other criminals
I wonder if they each came with a single ceremonial bullet. Article says "ammunition"!
I mean hey I'll take it if they don't want it. Also Jesus Christ 500 rounds?
This shouldn't really be allowed imo.
Isn't this pretty normal? World leaders give ceremonial gifts all the time, and its usually to the office rather than the individual
In Canada's case
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-recep-tayyip-erdogan-nato-summit-gun-9.7264610
Why not? If I was the leader of a country known for its guns, I'd take advantage of it and use them to impress/build a relationship with other world leaders. They'd think of my country every time they shot it or dealt with arms procurement.
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