Stop Congress From Forcing Army to Give 100,000 Semi-Automatic Military Handguns to Private Corporation to Sell on Internet Across State Lines
The Army has opposed this giveaway to this private entity that sells guns over the Internet across state lines.
Please do not let Congress force the Army to give away 100,000 obsolete Colt .45 M1911 handguns to the private Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearm Safety doing business as the "Civilian Marksmanship Program" ("CMP").
I ask you to support Amendment 180 for H.R. 4909 offered by Rep. Langevin of Rhode Island, to respect the decision of the Army and not force it to give away these semiautomatic, military grade weapons to a private corporation for it to sell on the Internet across state lines and risk flooding our streets with them.
The Army has previously opposed this transfer, citing public safety concerns in a white paper to Congress, saying: "There is a significant risk of approximately 100K semi-automatic handguns that are virtually untraceable, being released into commerce." The Army further noted that the Department of Justice has tracked an average of nearly 1,800 Colt .45s being used in crimes every year over the last decade, including a significant but unspecified number of those guns that were originally military surplus.
Thank you.
I ask you to support Amendment 180 for H.R. 4909 offered by Rep. Langevin of Rhode Island, to respect the decision of the Army and not force it to give away these semiautomatic, military grade weapons to a private corporation for it to sell on the Internet across state lines and risk flooding our streets with them.
The Army has previously opposed this transfer, citing public safety concerns in a white paper to Congress, saying: "There is a significant risk of approximately 100K semi-automatic handguns that are virtually untraceable, being released into commerce." The Army further noted that the Department of Justice has tracked an average of nearly 1,800 Colt .45s being used in crimes every year over the last decade, including a significant but unspecified number of those guns that were originally military surplus.
Thank you.
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