Italian gunmaker Beretta threatening ‘war’ in takeover row with US-based Ruger.

[Bob Riebe]

                https://nypost.com/2026/04/02/business/beretta-accused-of-threatening-war-in-takeover-row-with-us-based-ruger/


       Italian gunmaker Beretta has been accused of plotting to gobble up to 50% of America’s biggest firearms maker, Sturm Ruger & Co. — even allegedly threatening to “go to war” in a nasty months-long boardroom brawl, The Post has learned.

       The Southport, Conn.-based Ruger dropped the bombshell claim in its annual proxy filing late Wednesday, warning its European rival that its power grab could be killed by Uncle Sam on national-security grounds.

       Any potential acquisition by Italian Beretta would place a major US defense and firearms manufacturer with operations in three key battleground states — under foreign ownership....
           

[Mule 11]

Well Italy is no longer a communist country. So, what could go wrong?