Originally posted by redlevel:
Originally posted by FrankD45:
I took this as an opportunity to again write my Representatives.
I am going to email, phone, and send a snail-mail letter to my Congress Critters. Mine actually have a pretty good pro-gun record, even Sanford Bishop. He is a liberal, and his record isn't as good as Chambliss and Isakson, but he does know which side his bread is buttered on in relation to the Second Amendment. Here is my letter.
Dear Senator Chambliss:
There is a rumor circulating on various internet sites that DRMS (Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service) has adopted a requirement that surplus fired military shell casings be “mutilated” rather than sold as surplus to ammunition remanufacturers. This rumor is apparently true.
I think this is a “back door” attempt by the Obama Administration to further limit individual’s Second Amendment rights in a non-legislative manner. It is also an example of more government waste. There is an extra expense in mutilating the shell casings, and the end product is worth much less than the shell casings.
I ask you, Senator Isakson, and the rest of the Georgia Congressional Delegation to bring whatever influence you have to bear against the DRMS, DOD, and Obama Administration to reverse this decision.
Those who oppose this should not be dismissed as paramilitary extremists or anti-government. Many of us who don’t use any of the ammunition that will be directly affected are opposed to this on principle, and for the practical reason that it will eventually impact all ammunition prices and availability.
Thank you for your continued support of sportsmen and gun owners.
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