I don't think you understand the electronics industry. It's not just chips, it's virtually every semiconductor, as well as electromechanical parts as well.
Ok, for the uneducated: There are very few guns present in public here in NZ, full stop. I have never seen a pistol or assault rifle in public. About 1 in 200 people own a gun. Mostly hunters and farmers, for genuine purposes. I don't know anyone who owns a gun for personal protection. The...