Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s parting gift to the NATO leaders he hosted this week was a revolver, and an accidental expose of squeamish European attitudes to firearms.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s parting gift to the NATO leaders he hosted this week was a revolver, and an accidental expose of squeamish European attitudes to firearms.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s parting gift to the NATO leaders he hosted this week was a revolver, and an accidental expose of squeamish European attitudes to firearms. After a NATO summit focused on Iran, Ukraine and ties with Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised leaders with an unusual gift: engraved vintage revolvers with live ammunition.
Bloomberg reported the story as "Erdogan’s NATO Gift of Revolvers Runs Into Europe’s Gun Laws."
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