Posted on 06/16/2016 6:05:18 PM PDT by marktwain
But Senator John McCain had other ideas, as now he's introduced legislation in with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 that will have the 1911's destroyed and recycled into components or different firearms.
SEC. 331. REPURPOSING AND REUSE OF SURPLUS MILITARY FIREARMS.
(a) Army Transfers.
(1) REQUIRED TRANSFER.Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to Rock Island Arsenal all excess firearms, related spare parts and components, small arms ammunition, and ammunition components currently stored at Defense Distribution Depot, Anniston, Alabama, that are no longer actively issued for military service.
(2) REPURPOSING AND REUSE.The items specified for transfer under paragraph (1) shall be melted and repurposed for military use as determined by the Secretary of the Army, including
(A) the re-forging of new firearms or their components; and
(B) force protection barriers and security bollards.
I understand what might be the sentiment. It costs $200,000 a year to store them, and the metal could be used to construct things the army could actually use. My problem here is that the 1911s McCain has marked for destruction and repurpose are primarily the ones meant to go to the CMP.
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
It's an ageless design - good for your Dad.
I just got this email from McCain’s opponent, Kelli Ward, whom I have donated money to:
Once again, John McCain says one thing, means another, and has refused to take responsibility for his actions.
In the wake of the horrific terrorist attack in Orlando, he asserted that President Obama was directly responsible — then, in the blink of an eye, he backtracked and claimed he did not mean to imply that the president was personally responsible.
The truth is, John McCain is responsible for the rise of ISIS.
His knee-jerk, trigger-happy foreign policy of promiscuously arming supposedly moderate militants has created vacuums which have allowed jihadist ideologies to flourish for years.
We need to make sure Establishment John is called out for his disastrous foreign policy views — add your name and show that we won’t let him backtrack his way out of this one.
W
Establishment John’s “Invade the World, Invite the World” foreign policy hasn’t only led to blowback in the Middle East — it’s reached US soil.
It’s time to put America First.
— Kelli
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.