Obama Administration Moves to Block the Sale of M1s to Law-abiding Americans

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Obama Administration Moves to Block the Sale of M1s to Law-abiding Americans
-- State Department intimates that these historic relics may be melted down

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Friday, September 10, 2010


Apparently, things are going so well in the Middle East that the State Department now feels it can turn its attention to banning the lawful possession of firearms by American citizens.

In a little-noticed decision in March, the Obama administration reversed an earlier decision and moved to block the importation of 857,470 lawful M1 semi-automatics which were being sold by South Korea in an effort to raise money for its military. According to Hillary Clinton's State Department, this action was taken because the M1's "could potentially be exploited... for illicit purposes."

Even worse, a spokesman for the State Department left the impression that the valuable historic relics could even be melted down, as Clinton's husband did during his administration. Suffice it to say that this is just another reiteration of the same anti-gun political theatre. And the cheers coming from anti-gunners like Dennis Henigan of the Brady Campaign are ample proof of that.

Possession of these guns by Americans is lawful. They are antiques of historical interest, particularly for those who, unlike Clinton and her husband, served this country honorably in America's foreign wars. And anyone wishing to acquire one would have to go through an Instant Check.

If any American, going into the November elections, had any doubt that Barack Obama and the Democratic Party leaders hate guns and have contempt for the Second Amendment, this is proof. Reps. John Boozman and Paul Broun are submitting a letter to State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton -- demanding that this unlawful decision be reversed.

And we are working with several legislators to offer an amendment on the next available legislative vehicle which would prohibit the administration from blocking the importation -- or even the destruction -- of these firearms. Please see the ACTION item and pre-written letter below.

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ACTION: Write your Representative and urge him or her to cosign the Boozman/Broun letter which demands that the unlawful decision against the M1s be reversed. You can go to the Gun Owners Legislative Action Center at http://gunowners.org/activism.htm to send your Representative the pre-written e-mail message below.


----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Representative:

Please stand up for the Second Amendment in opposition to the Obama administration's anti-gun efforts to block the importation of -- or even destroy -- over 850,000 legal, historic M1 semi-automatic firearms.

Reps. John Boozman and Paul Broun are submitting a letter to State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton protesting this unlawful action.

I urge you in the strongest terms to cosign that letter with them. You can contact either Boozman's or Broun's office to get a copy of the letter and to indicate your desire to add your name to this effort.

Thank you.

Sincerely,


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[phillykev]

In analyzing any political decision, I always start by following the money. Who would financially benefit by the importation of almost a million firearms into the country being blocked?

Firearm manufacturers.

Writing your representative probably won't help unless they're willing to repeal the 1976 Arms Control Export Act which gives the President sole authority to authorize or disallow the re-importation of military weapons which were given or sold to a foreign nation.

[Yellowfin]

In analyzing any political decision, I always start by following the money. Who would financially benefit by the importation of almost a million firearms into the country being blocked?

Firearm manufacturers.

Not necessarily. M1 Garands and carbines don't directly compete with firearms made today, if anything they whet the market appetite for more new firearms, particularly from new first time buyers. Ammo manufacturers can make a lot of money from feeding them, and usually those are owned by the same companies as the new manufacturers. The losers would be the anti gun political complex.

[JayBell]

already being discussed here:
http://forum.pafoa.org/news-123/1103...stroy-m1s.html