Military Surplus Demilitarization Bill is DEAD

Neal Knox ^ | December 12, 2001 | Neal Knox

[Tree of Liberty]

   Dec. 12 Neal Knox Update -- Sec. 1062 of the Defense Authorization bill, the provision allowing any "significant military weapon" -- including all guns ever owned by the U.S. Government -- to be recalled or ordered destroyed, has been completely removed by House-Senate Conference Negotiators.

    Yesterday, the chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, Bob Stump (R-Ariz.), called to say he "had fixed that."  I had told my wife that he would be calling, and the two items to ask him about if he called while I was out.  Not until nearly midnight did I learn that Bob had gotten it taken it out completely.  That's what I'd asked him to do nearly two months ago because Sec. 1062 was so bad it was unfixable.

    Most of the 51 members of the conference didn't see the bill, negotiated by only the chairman and ranking member of each house committee, until late yesterday.  They are expected to finish up any wrangling this week and vote early next week.  The contentious issue is a round of base closings, which has caused the long delay.

    Some of the near-hysterical hype that's been on the internet said the bill required destruction of former government arms, vehicles and planes.  But it would have allowed a future administration to do it -- I can't imagine this one issuing such an order.

      Now we've got to find out where within the Defense Department this scheme came from, for the second year in a row, and see to it that he or she is dismissed or transferred to Lower Soblovia.

[AAABEST]

Good news bump.

[lelio]

They just had a machine gun rally out here in Albany, OR (just south of Portland) last week. Unfortunately I was unable to go.

[VOA]

They just had a machine gun rally out here in Albany, OR (just south of Portland) last week.

Hope it wasn't the draw for that guy (possible terrorist) that the
Portland police arrested recently!

Honestly, when a machine gun shoot can be held within 100 miles of Portland, OR
(and not be on a ship!), there is hope for the republic!

[therut]

I wrote both my senators about this and told them that my 68 y/o mom had a M-1 that my now deceased dad gave her and I doubted she or the rest of the family would allow the goverment to confiscate it. And that I did not believe the Founding Fathers would think it a good idea for the standing army to try and disarm WE The People.

[TERMINATTOR]

Garand bump!

Molon Labe!

[Hillary 666]

Oh yeah. Hype or not, I believed it. I wouldn't put it past the government for a second to pull a lousy stunt like this. How many stupid moronic laws have been passed? There's nothing far-fetched about the demilitarization bill.

[PatrioticAmerican]

cool.

[lelio]

Wasn't that Portland, Maine? If it were in Oregon he'll be too busy matting together some hemp shoes to plan any terrorist attacks.

[fella]

I still haven't heard who it is that tried to place this 'hystrical hype' into law under the radar.