Posted on 05/24/2015 12:41:01 PM PDT by OK Sun
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-Alabama) made headlines recently when he introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1735). The amendment allows for the transfer of surplus 1911A1 handguns to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) for sale to the general public.
Last week, in response, the U.S. army released a white paper voicing “concern” over this amendment and claimed that there would be “potential negative impacts on public safety from the large amount of semi-automatic and concealable pistols that will be released for public purchase.” These concerns included the traceability of the firearms after sale, and the applicability of the Gun Control Act of 1968.
Public safety concerns revolved around the fact that there is “no statutory requirement or record keeping obligation for CMP,” which could make it difficult for federal agencies to track some firearm transfers, once they are completed.
As John Richardson of No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money notes, though, the Civilian Marksmanship Program has stringent standards that must be met by an individual before they can acquire a firearm from this program. These firearms are not released to any person who inquires – they must be non-prohibited persons and meet CMP’s eligibility requirements. . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at firearmspolicy.org ...
Thanks, atomic_dog!
Time to call and write Army offices and place beacons on the Net for anyone searching. The civil service subversive must go.
Remember, folks, in this time, ‘career’ means politician,
and not a blood and guts officer.
Contact another Army office as soon as possible (not her office), and from there, find out who to contact on the matter at hand. Here are some possibilities. There should be an officer in charge of each civil service office. Find out how to contact him or her. Be sure to include the info/properties file from the PDF with the name (Natalie Abt, etc.) and the article and file posted to the Huffington Post.
Contact Comrel
Address
Community Relations Division
HQDA, Office of the Chief, Public Affairs
1500 Army Pentagon, Room 1D470
Washington, D.C. 20310-1500
Email Comrel
usarmy.pentagon.hqda-ocpa.list.crd1@mail.mil
Fax: 703-614-3354
U.S. Army Public Affairs
Media Relations Division
Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
1500 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-1500
Civilian Marksmanship Program
1401 Commerce Blvd
Anniston, Alabama 36207
Phone: (256) 835-8455
Fax: (256) 835-3527
E-mail: custserve@thecmp.org
The national Labour MP Harold Nicolson recorded in his war diaries that the Ministry of Information censors had refused to publish the wording of a leaflet, of which two million copies had been dropped over Berlin, on the grounds that "we are not allowed to disclose information that might be of value to the enemy."
When the enemy is less dangerous to government than the governed, democracy cannot long last.
Re. “beacon,” follow my username link.
Gotta love the liberal fantasy land.
Oh, but what if the CMP treated 1911’s completely different than they have treated M1’s for the last 70 years. We need to be concerned that they will do that!
Make sure that any message has a comprehensive title/subject, is concise and to the point. Put yourself in the shoes of whoever reads it.
Army Chief Information Officer/G-6
cio-g6.stratcomm.inbox@mail.mil
For example, “Is Natalie Abt the spokesperson for the U.S. Army? Is she posing as spokeperson for the Army to the media?”
Yeah, anybody who wants a 1911 can get a much better one anywhere else.
“Since when has a military issue 1911 been considered concealable?”
Was just going to ask that myself, LOL
Not to worry, that may well be shut down soon just like the NSA program to snoop on our phone calls to grandma.
obligatory /s
Yes, civil service—not an officer or enlisted person. There’s no rank shown for the person in documents, but one shows a “Ms.”
“Not talking Desert Eagles here, just service grade pistols.”
Desert Eagles are well over a grand.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Desert-Eagle/Browse.aspx?Keywords=Desert+Eagle
You're telling me! Those things were so worn they practically had to be wrapped in something to keep the rattling from breaking noise disipline.
That’s a great idea. If the DoD doesn’t need the guns, the government should sell them, get money, and help more Americans defend themselves from criminals.
You just could not shoot then and probably still can't.
How many M1 garands and 03A3s have been used as murder weapons over the years I wonder? versus, say, tire irons or baseball bats.
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