Posted on 05/20/2010 8:00:23 AM PDT by neverdem
Fairfax, Va. Today, by a unanimous voice vote, an NRA-backed amendment was added to the House Armed Services Committees National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5136) that will ensure serviceable and once-fired small arms cartridge cases are available for commercial sale.
The Ellsworth amendment, offered by U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.), compels military bases to sell small arms ammunition and ammunition components intact meaning not demilitarized for scrap as long as these items arent unserviceable or unsafe.
This brings us one step closer to a significant victory for law-abiding sportsmen, especially during these trying economic times. Reloaded ammunition costs considerably less, and military-sourced spent brass cases are of the calibers most widely used for marksmanship training and competition by civilians, said Chris W. Cox, executive director, NRA Institute for Legislative Action. Also, with widespread ammunition shortages, the passage of this amendment will be well received by NRA members, gun owners and ammunition suppliers.
Last year a bureaucratic glitch led to the Department of Defense temporarily suspending sales of once-fired cartridge cases. Montanas U.S. Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester quickly conveyed to the Defense Logistics Agency their judgment that the destruction of fired brass is unwarranted and has far reaching implications, including its impact on small businesses who sell reloaded ammunition utilizing these fired casings, and upon individual gun owners who purchase spent military brass at considerable cost savings for their personal use.
Recently, NRA-ILA again recognized a loophole that would prevent the sale of surplus small arms cartridge casings and contacted Senators Baucus and Tester to request further review and to determine the best way to assure continued availability to Americans who buy the cases for resale and reloading. Jointly, Senators Baucus and Tester determined that further steps should be taken to ensure that all interested buyers have the opportunity to purchased once-fired small arms cartridge cases.
Serviceable and safe military spent brass cases should be made available for commercial sale, because these cases are reloaded and developed for civilian use, and are a revenue source for military bases, concluded Cox. Id like to thank Brad Ellsworth for his leadership to find a permanent solution to this issue, and I am also grateful for the efforts of amendment cosponsors Reps. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), Dan Boren (D-Okla.), Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) and Ike Skelton (D-Mo.).
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Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is Americas oldest civil rights and sportsmen's group. Four million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and to advocate enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation's leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military.
They will never fund anyone to inspect these cartridges.
More smoke and mirrors.
Good. Nothing sadder than the sight of perfectly good once-fired brass headed to the shredder.
TC
If we can’t stop the UN we won’t need cases!
Sigh, a little blue dog cover for a rat in the IN senate general. I can only ask why our guys didn’t think this one up?
Wow.
This guy nabbed the D nomination for Evan Bayh’s Senate seat.
Not a Coates fan, so this guy is interesting.
He walked the Pelosi line.
This is a conflict between the NRA and ammunition manufacturers. Back in the 1970’s, live surplus 30.06 and .45 acp ammunition was being incinerated in at least one Army depot I know of. It was perfectly serviceable ball ammo.
Just one of the reasons the NRA is not the National Republican Association.
You are scaring me....I hope the people in IN educate themselves better than you have.....
He voted for Healthcare Reform. He is no friend of conservatives.
Please don’t allow yourself to be fooled so easily.
I’m an NRA life member and this guy is not our friend. He is a Pelosi Democrat through and through. He will be no better than Evan Bayh.
Thanks.
I don’t recall saying that I’d vote for that guy.
Here’s what I said:
“Not a Coates fan, so this guy is interesting.”
Comprehension, friend.
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