Summary
Donald Trump criticized Panama Canal fees as “ridiculous” and demanded lower costs or the canal’s return to the US.
In a Truth Social post, Trump also expressed concern about potential Chinese influence over the waterway, despite no direct Chinese control of canal operations.
The canal, transferred to Panama in 1999, is vital for global trade, handling 5% of maritime traffic.
Trump’s comments follow record revenues of $5 billion announced by the Panama Canal Authority. Panama has not yet responded to his statements.
I think in general this is a problem with how the US elections work, there shouldn’t be this 2 month window.
In the late 1700s it took months to get election results. Things that seemed normal hundreds of years ago…such as allowing bearing of arms in the form of a musket that maybe shot 1 bullet every 3 minutes… Today they are crazy…same rule applies to a machine gun that can spray hundreds of bullets in same time frame. The founding fathers had no idea what was to come.
I get where you’re coming from but in regards to the above, this isn’t remotely true.
Old powder fired guns made before a certain date (I think it’s like 1850?) can be owned by anyone, even felons.
Modern firearms require a background check and other requirements to be purchased from a legit store.
Short barrel rifles and suppressors require additional ATF checks, forms and taxes.
Machineguns have even more regulations on top of all that.
In addition, the seller is required to abide by additional rules, regulations, inspections, etc.
Source: https://regulations.atf.gov/