(Analyst's note: Absolutley must read. And don't forget what was proposed by the current administration in what they thought would be "under the radar." It pays to be vigilent.
Notice: Thanks to the hundreds of U.S. citizens who have responded, and the thousands of gun owners who e-mailed DOD and their representatives in Congress...
This situation has been resolved -- just don't forget.
FOR THE MOMENT, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SOLVED by PATRIOTS LIKE YOU TAKING ACTION. This was another "under-the-table" move by our "transparent" socialist administration. Stunning! The DoD was directed by this Obama Administration to shred its "spent brass" -- making in unusable to American ammo producers -- and then sell it to China -- for less money than was currently charged to Americans ammo manufactures who buy the "spent brass" and use it to produce low-cost amo for sale to law enforcement, gun clubs & shops, and stores like Wal-Mart. We citizens would have expected ammo at double the price and inaddition "our" federal gov't wanted to place a 500% tax on each shell. With no real success in going after our arms protected by our Constitution, the socialist were going after the ammo used in those weapons. We have seen that outcome in the world over as communists and other tyrants take over. They go after the weapons first. America acted to protect it's a freedom.
Please - also see the article below this one - Charlton Heston's 'A Torch With No Flame' Now we understand the "Change" promised in the last election. As the most radical in the history of our country, this administration is NOT kidding, about destroying the roots of our national security here in America. If we really value our liberty and freedom, we'd better not be kidding either in the next election!
Notice: Thanks to the hundreds of U.S. citizens who have responded, and the thousands of gun owners who e-mailed DOD and their representatives in Congress...
This situation has been resolved -- just don't forget.)
UNBELIEVABLE... PROOF THAT WE HAVE A LOT of IDIOTS IN WASHINGTON.
This is totally crazy and it should make you want to slap the hell out of the idiots we have in Washington DC.
Georgia Arms is the 5th largest retailer of .223 Ammo in America. They sell 9mm, .45, .223 ammunition. They normally buy spent brass from the US Department of Defense. Spent brass is "one time used" shell cases used by our Military for training purposes.
They buy the brass, recondition it, and then reload the brass for resale to Law Enforcement, Gun Clubs, Gun Shops, and stores like Wal-Mart. They normally buy 30,000 lbs of spent brass at a time.
This week the DoD wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia Arms and informed him that from now on the DoD will be destroying the spent brass, shredding it. It will no longer be available to the ammo makers, unless they buy it in a scrap shredded condition (which they have no use for).
The shredded brass is now going to be sold by the DoD to China as scrap metal, after the DoD pays for it to be shredded. The DoD is selling the brass to China for less money than the ammo makers have been paying, plus the DoD has to pay to have the brass shredded and do the accounting paperwork.
This sure helps the economy now doesn't it? Sell cheaper to China , and do not sell at all to a proven US business. Any hidden agenda working here? Obama going after the Firearms Industry and our ammunition!! The Georgia Arms owner even related a story that one of his competitors had already purchased a load of brass last week. The DoD contacted him this week and said they were sending someone over to make sure it was destroyed. Shell cases he had already bought!
The brass has no value to the ammo maker if it is destroyed/shredded/melted. The ammo manufacturer only uses the empty brass cases to reload different calibers, mainly .223 bullets.
The owner of Georgia Arms says that he will have to lay off at least half of his 60 workers, within 2-3 months if the DoD will no longer sell spent brass cases to the industry. Georgia Arms has 2-3 months of inventory to use, by summer they're out.
If the Reloading Industry has to purchase new manufacture brass cases, then the cost of ammunition will double or even triple, plus Obama wants to add a 500% tax on each shell.
You can read the information and see the DoD letter to Georgia Arms here: The Shootist Site http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/dod-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html
Notice: Thanks to the hundreds of U.S. citizens who have responded, and the thousands of gun owners who e-mailed DOD and their representatives in Congress...
This situation has been resolved -- just don't forget
