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To: Ish who wrote (18241)	10/13/2001 2:41:17 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 59480

Hi Ish; Re the M1A1 and other military surplus rifles. It's probably a matter of bad wording rather than intent to eliminate obsolete military equipment: "Section 1062 of this bill provides the Secretary of Defense with the authority to require "demilitarization" of any "significant military equipment" that has ever been owned by the DoD. This would include all firearms (such as the venerable M1, M1 Carbine, and Model 1911, as well as all Civilian Marksmanship Program rifles, even "sporterized" surplus bolt-action Springfields!), firearm barrels, ammunition, and gun powder." nraila.org The above is from the NRA web site: nra.org Note the phrase "significant military equipment". It's not obvious to me that obsolete bolt action rifles (or M1A1 Garands for that matter) that are significantly less powerful than widely available hunting rifles are "significant" military equipment. I'll post the appropriate Senate document in a moment. The U.S. government web site is a bit clunky... -- Carl