That is exactly it. They don’t view that historic material as historic, they view it as a negative reminder of western, white hegemony (as silly as that sounds) and unworthy of any treatment.
I don’t doubt the NPS will staff it directly with some people who see the site for the important historic area it is, but the upper echelons will definitely not see it that way.
I did not hear about the destruction of those weapons. Shameful and wasteful.
https://www.pagunblog.com/2008/12/18/more-on-cmp-and-the-m-14
https://www.gunandgame.com/threads/destroying-federal-stocks-of-weapons.79893
https://www.pagunblog.com/2008/12/18/more-on-cmp-and-the-m-14
https://www.gunandgame.com/threads/destroying-federal-stocks-of-weapons.79893