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New Gun Confiscation Law
Investig8tor
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Very Urgent Notice Affecting CMP & Your Property The message below is from the Illinois State Rifle Association. The NRA has the same message out also as probably does your State Association. Take the time to write yourCongressman and Senators to protest this. If you have ever bought anythingthrough the DCM, CMP or any other source, the firearm, material, equipment(even a surplus Jeep or a P51) that was originally owned by the DOD is nowsubject to being "demilitarized". ALERT!!! Shooting Heritage to be Destroyed!Date: 10/9/01 12:19:54 PM Central Daylight From: isranotices@lb.bcentral.com (IL State Rifle Association) * * * I S R A Action Alert No. 01005 * * * All M-1 Garands, M1911s, Carbines, 1903s, etc. Must Be Destroyed, Government Orders This week, the U.S. Senate passed S. 1438, the Department of Defense (DoD) annual authorization bill, which contains a provision that is of grave concern to hunters and sport shooters. Section 1062 of this bill provides the Secretary of Defensewith the authority to require "demilitarization" of any "significant military equipment" that has ever been owned by the DoD. This would include all firearms (such as the venerable M1, M1 Carbine, and Model 1911, as wellas all Civilian Marksmanship Program rifles, even "sporterized" surplus bolt-action Springfields!); firearm parts such as barrels, bolts, triggers, firing pins, sights, etc.; ammunition and ammunition components; and firearm accessories such as cleaning rods, oilers, and even cleaning brushes. "Demilitarization" is the term for rendering such items permanently inoperable, and Sec. 1062 allows for this action to be carried out either by the owner or a third party, with the owner paying the cost, or by theDoD. However, if the DoD determines itshould perform the demilitarization, it can also determine that the cost of returning the demilled item is prohibitive, then simply keep the item, and reimburse theowner only for the fair market scrap value of the item. Furthermore, this new authority would require private citizens to determinefor themselves if an item they own is subject to demilitarization, and facecriminal penalties for non-compliance. The DoD would be under no obligation to notify law-abiding citizens that items they have lawfully owned for years, and perhaps that their families have owned for generations, are suddenly subject to forced demilitarization. This becomes extremely significant when one considers that U.S. military surplus has been "regularly and legally" bought, sold, and traded for centuries. Countless Americans own items that could be subject to Sec.1062. It is likely millions of law-abiding Americans would be affected, and could unknowingly become criminals overnight without having done anything or having ever been informed. The DoD already has the authority and responsibility to demilitarize anyitem it sells as surplus, so there is absolutely no reason to seek newauthority to confiscate and destroylawfully sold and lawfully owned items that are now the property of privatecitizens. Be sure to contact your U.S. Senators at (202) 224-3121, and your U.S. Besure to contact your U.S. Senators at (202) 224-3121, and your U.S.Representative at (202) 225-3121, and urge them to strike Sec. 1062 fromS. 1438, Representative at (202) 225-3121, and urge them to strike Sec.1062 from S. 1438, the "National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002." the"National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2002." Act Today - Or Lose Your Heritage This notification brought to you as a courtesy to the gun owning communityby the Illinois State Rifle Association. Please, pass it on. Thank you,Investig8tor
"To take no action, is an action"Get involved today, tomorrow depends on it!NRA Life Member
"To take no action, is an action"Get involved today, tomorrow depends on it!NRA Life Member