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Reports of military brass destruction could be bad news for reloaders and shooters
March 14, 2009 | Tagged Another attack on gun owners?, Cutoff of military brass? | Leave a Comment
A usually reliable source has reported today that that the U.S. Government, i.e., the Obama Administration, has decided to attack civilian gun ownership in the United States by “demilitarizing” all surplus empty cartridge cases, known as “brass,” before selling those cases on the civilian market. In plain English this means that the cartridge cases will be intentionally damaged, so that they can not be reloaded and used again.
Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership has received similar information here. I have not yet found other independent confirmation of this report. Several Internet forums have conflicting opinions about the validity of this warning.
If this is true, this action will force some commercial reloading companies out of business and will certainly drive up the price of ammunition in an already tight market. Military brass is used by commercial reloaders and sold to civilian target shooters, hunters and persons interested in self-defense.
If this is the Obama Administration’s way of “supporting” the Second Amendment, alert, intelligent Americans who believe in armed self-defense against crime, tyranny, and genocide were right to fear the election of the junior senator from Illinois. Maybe this is just a rumor. Maybe Joe (Biden) will be able to say, “It ain’t so.”)
Given Obama’s dismal record on guns and his appointment of anti-gun rights ideologues to cabinet posts, this would be a disgusting, but not unexpected development. Stay tuned. This report could be a flash in the pan or another step in a potentially really ugly chapter in American history.
Def Mech