U.S. Government Blocking Return Of Surplus M-1 Garand Rifles From Korea

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...everses-course-forbids-sale-antique-m-rifles/

 

$100 says they get melted down. Godamn socialist regime. WE NEED A CHANGE.

 

I would bet on it, would love to see a real article where a CMP garand or carbine was ever used in the commission of a crime. Guess the ones we have acquired from the CMP just got a little rarer. The current administration will probably start the furnace to melt them down with a Bible.

 

The Anointed One is afraid of the M1 Garand, the U.S. rifle that helped win World War II, defeating Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Administration officials earlier this year moved to block the government of South Korea from selling vintage U.S.-made M1 Garands and M1 carbines to eager stateside collectors.
The State Department confirmed to The Washington Times that it was considering "alternative options" to deal with the classic rifles. During the Clinton administration, such code words meant melting them down. The government in Seoul was told that this step was being taken for the protection of Americans. "The U.S. insisted that imports of the aging rifles could cause problems such as firearm accidents," a South Korean Ministry of National Defense official told the Korea Times last month.
It's hard to see how these M1 rifles could be considered risky when they already are offered for sale by the U.S. government through the Civilian Marksmanship Program. In fact, the federally sponsored CMP puts on summer camps that teach boys and girls how to handle the Garand properly and safely. In the past seven years, there hasn't been a single accident. Many of the participants go on to serve their country or take part in shooting sports at the collegiate and Olympic level.
It's more likely that the administration is seeking to win the admiration of gun grabbers. Mr. Obama has a history of supporting gun control as a state senator and U.S. senator, but he's been limited in his ability to implement this anti-gun agenda as president. Democratic members of Congress remember the federal assault-weapons ban as one of the lead issues motivating voters to turn Congress over to Republicans in 1994. Senators facing tight races in pro-gun states don't want to see a repeat of that midterm landslide. Therefore, the best way for Mr. Obama to appease the gun-grabbing fringe is to take actions that won't bring too much attention to what he's doing. As long as the destruction of these rifles stays under the public radar screen, he will have achieved his goal.
"In my opinion, the M1 Rifle is the greatest battle implement ever devised," Gen. George S. Patton famously said. Future generations, young and old, should have a chance to experience this piece of history at an affordable price. Congress should take action to reverse the State Department and allow these storied weapons to return home.


Read About It: The Washington Times

 

i've got one,but you can never have enough

 

x2

 

Sen. Tester introduces bill aimed at allowing antique gun re-importation, sales​

Senator Jon Tester is introducing legislation to allow American made guns that were given or sold to a foreign government to be re imported and sold in the U.S. Tester's Collectible Firearms Protection Act comes days after he pushed the U.S. State Department to reconsider a decision denying the proposed sale of surplus M1 Carbines and Garand rifles from South Korea to qualified American buyers. Many collectors consider the firearms antiques.


Read About It: The U.S. Senate

 

Sen. Cornyn: Backdoor gun ban violates Americans' Constitutional right​

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R TX) today led a bipartisan group of Senators including Senators Mike Enzi (R WY), Tom Coburn, M.D. (R OK), and others in sending a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to reverse the State Department's reported decision to ban the sale of surplus antique rifles from South Korea to qualified buyers in the United States. The letter was also sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and Acting Director Kenneth Melson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE).


Read About It: The U.S. Senate

 

There is some madness to this statement that I like. I would buy two, one for me and one for my son. We would both shoot the hell out of them.

 

x3 with Colton, love to have an M1. Props to those senators!

 

I absolutely love the Garand. 2 or 3 years ago I actually shot it at the CMP Matches in Camp Perry and got 2nd in the Jr division by an X.....

But If they ban these guns then they are essentially banning a part of history. Thats not right. Like everyone else said gangs and terrorists dont want these guns. you cant hold them sideways and miss 16 times

 

WTF, i bought an AK and a SKS but we cant get back an American piece of history!! The American leadership needs to wake the hell up!!!

 

frickin socialist liberals

 

There is truly absolutely no logical reason for them to not let these historical American rifles come back to the USA, LET ALONE HAVE THEM MELTED DOWN! WTF


The President of the United States of America needs to be an actual AMERICAN!
-makes sense right??

 

Thats BS. I forget his name, but there's some California liberal saying that they should not be imported because they accept a high capacity magazine. Funny, because an m1 garand uses an clip, which holds 8 rounds, which is less than what they call high capacity (11 is I think)...

 

DOH!

 

Damn, this thread is hilarious. All you gung-ho die-hard AMERICANS, posting on a website dedicated to a foreign car company.

Whatever happened to Americans buying American?

 

tacomaworld = on topic conversation to political idealogy in under 20 posts, guaranteed!

someone lock this crap before it gets out of hand