300,000 M-14s destined for trash pile

WorldNet Daily ^ | June 15, 2003

[Squantos]

When I was active duty the LEO - WOD federal assistance program I was attached to for a while ,AKA JTF-6 , was providing such to LEO's on a regular basis. As you state the tewls and toys are still there for the asking by ones departmental logistics weenie pretty much.

My one concern and maybe you can answer this in FReep mail or open forum (or respectively not at all :o) is why are LEO's being given M60's and SAW's or in some cases even M2's (MaDuce) ?

I can understand the tactical application of a full auto M16 or Sub gun for Door kickers doing the dance of death from a stack having to remove as a last resort a POS from inside a dwelling but to unleash a belt fed SAW (M249 or M60) in urban settings would be IMHO a risk managers wakeup call .

A 50 calliber sniper rifle I could justify as I can plan or prepair the down range hazard to bystanders and occupied dwellings for that single surgically placed (hopefully) round by a trained selected marksman.

But my question is what is the mindset of those authorizing such use and what is the alledged scenerio they "think" their use would be justified.

Thanks ahead of time for taking the time to educate my old retired military/ deputy sheriff mindset...........:o)

Stay Safe !

[Chewbacca]

I would love to buy a semi-auto M-14 or M1A1.
I just don't have the cash to pay for a brand new one.

[quietolong]

Bang

[Travis McGee]

I AGREE!!! AND HOW!!!

[Joe Brower]

Well damn!

[ExSES]

Jeeeez, I'm 53 and don't remember those days. What planet was I living on?

At age 53 hmmhh, you were about 7 or 8 years old at that time. Too young to be very aware of DCM sales...

[Constitution Day]

BTTT

[Tijeras_Slim]

BUMP!

[PistolPaknMama]

Only a truly evil person could destroy a M-14.

Well, it's probably the gun's fault! :-)

[Blood of Tyrants]

YOu can get another fronm the CMP if you want.

[Blood of Tyrants]

It is well known that these are the weapons of choice for wiley gang-bangers

No, no, no. You have it all wrong. It is the evil AK-47-- no that was last year, it's the "pocket rockets"--no that was the year before, maybe it was the "Saturday Night special"-- no that was the 80's.

Oh, yes, it is the new Smith and Wesson .50 cal pistol that is the "gang banger's weapon of choice". (Never mind that none haveeven been sold to the public, yet.)

[Blood of Tyrants]

Have you looked at the price of a Garand on the street lately? Hint: a genuint USGI Garnad (even a mixmaster that has been through 3 arsenal rebuilds) will be north of $600.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Have you looked at the price of a Garand on the street lately? Hint: a genuint USGI Garand (even a mixmaster that has been through 3 arsenal rebuilds) will be north of $600.

[Future Snake Eater]

Petition signed. I want one, too!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Is that sergeantstill alive and does he have a precise location of these storage places?

[dd5339]

Damn! Sign me up for that petition. I'd love to see the M14's available through the CMP.

Semper Fi

[Blood of Tyrants]

All it takes is a presidential E.O. to declare that there be an exception for these M-14's. Stroke of the pen, law of the land. In this case, really cool.

[Tailback]

I recently got my CMP Garand for $425 It's a Danish return that has been given a new Danish VAR barrel which are highly prized by John C. Garand match shooters. I could easily turn around and sell it for $600 or more but she's such a good shooter that I can't even think of selling.

[Robert Drobot]

Bump for later.

[SJSAMPLE]

Yes, it's only a BATF rule, not codified into law. But I just don't see it happening. I'd really like an M14 with the rock solid receivers they were designed with, though. I've been burned by the supposedly "high-quality" Chinese receivers and I keep hearing bad things about the Springfield receivers and catastrophic failures.