Should Antique US Military Pistols be Sold to Civilians?

An amendment just made it out of committee that would allow citizens to buy old WWII pistols from the government!

Currently, taxpayers spend $200,000 every year just to store these relics in the armory. We've spent millions of dollars on storage costs since they were all decommissioned. The amendment would allow the Civilian Marksmanship Program to sell these WWII relics to the general public. Any qualified American would be able to purchase these pieces of history and instead of paying to store them in a warehouse, the pistols would start paying the taxpayers back.

The first hurdle is over. Now it is up to you to make sure that this amendment survives and is kept in the final bill!

Americans deserve to own these pieces of history!

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[Sen./Rep.] [FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME]
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Dear [Sen./Rep.] [LAST NAME]:

In the coming days, you will vote on whether to approve the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. This is a 'must pass' piece of legislation, so you'll likely vote to support it.

Right now, there is an amendment attached to it that would save taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars every year.

Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL) added an amendment that would alter the Civilian Marksmanship Program's charter to allow the organization to sell US Military Surplus pistols to the public.

Right now, there are around 92,000 WWII M1911A1 pistols that are sitting in an armory. Every year, this storage costs taxpayers $200,000. Since they were decommissioned, we have paid millions of dollars just to have them sit in an armory.

This is our heritage. These pistols defeated Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany, beat back the Communists in Korea, and were strapped to our boys' hips in the jungles of Vietnam.

These are legally classified as Curios and Relics, meaning that many licensed Americans can have them shipped right to their doors.

Under the amendment, the CMP would take control of these pistols, clean and repair them, and then offer them for sale to qualified citizens.

To purchase a weapon from the Civilian Marksmanship Program, you must pass a background check, submit notarized identification forms, belong to an approved club, and show evidence of marksmanship.

Instead of paying to have these relics stored, how about we let them start paying the taxpayers back?

Under the proposal, the military would be reimbursed for all costs associated with transporting the pistols into the CMP's care. Then, the CMP would have to hire dozens of employees to sort, clean, and repair the pistols. It's a win-win.

It just makes complete sense and that is what worries me. Truly common sense amendments rarely make it into the final bill.

As a constituent, I am asking you to help ensure this amendment survives. It is ridiculous that we are paying this much just so these relics can sit in boxes. They belong in collectors' hands.

You MUST vote to keep this amendment in the final bill!

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