The Importation of Cheap, Short-Barreled Guns into the United States

question 76

Multiple Choice

The importation of cheap, short-barreled guns into the United States is prohibited, but the sale of those guns is legal. As a result Beretta, the Italian gun manufacturer and a maker of cheap, short-barreled guns, opened its own manufacturing plant in Maryland. Beretta engaged in:

• A)direct exporting.
• B)licensing.
• C)direct investment.
• D)joint venture.

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