CMP closer to getting 1911s! Cross your fingers!

[DerekB711]

man it would be nice

 

[TheGman]

We shall see. I am sure your president would not want all those dangerous weapons on the streets (sarcasm font on)

*An update on the 1911 pistols. The revised NDAA has passed the House and Senate. It is on its way to the President's desk for signature. We have no further information at this time.
Thank you for your support,
Mark Johnson
Chief Operating Officer

 

[palmettomoon]

That was an older quote from October. I am certain I read the revised section of the bill that came out of committee and the Senate version proposed a "limited test" of selling pistols by the CMP, about 10,000 units. I wouldn't get too excited about this just yet, besides, it'll be years before any are made available to the Joe Schmoe public. The best ones will be culled, the okay examples will be auctioned on the website and the rubbish will be in the stores for the plebeians.

 

[MILSURP Collector]

That was an older quote from October. I am certain I read the revised section of the bill that came out of committee and the Senate version proposed a "limited test" of selling pistols by the CMP, about 10,000 units. I wouldn't get too excited about this just yet, besides, it'll be years before any are made available to the Joe Schmoe public. The best ones will be culled, the okay examples will be auctioned on the website and the rubbish will be in the stores for the plebeians.

That was released today in a CMP sales update. I spoke with a store worker last Saturday and he said even when it passed it would probably be a few years before sales would begin.

 

[palmettomoon]

That's odd because I could have sworn I saw that same quote from the same person in an October 9 news story.

Be great if it happens, but I'm not holding my breath. Forever the pessimist I suppose.

 

[boxer90]

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/11/foghorn/breaking-obamau-s-army-1911s/

HE SIGNED IT.

https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1356/BILLS-114s1356enr.pdf

Rounding out the list of pro-gun provisions is section 1087, which restores authorization to the Secretary of Defense to transfer to the Civilian Marksmanship Program surplus M1911 and M1911A1 .45 ACP pistols for sale to the public. The component of the CMP that dispenses the pistols would be required to obtain a federal firearms license and abide by all requirements of the Gun Control Act pertaining to licensed sales and transfers. Currently, the military has some 100,000 such pistols that it no longer needs and that are being stored as taxpayer expense. These historically-significant firearms can now be transferred to law-abiding owners at a net gain to the government’s heavily-indebted balance sheet.

1911's are coming.

 

[Cadcom]

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2015/11/foghorn/breaking-obamau-s-army-1911s/

HE SIGNED IT.

https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1356/BILLS-114s1356enr.pdf



1911's are coming.

I guess he had to pass it to see what's in it?!

 

[boxer90]

Yes. There's also a section about active military being able to carry on military installation, but appears it is up to "Commander's Discretion" so nothing is going to change. FULL TEXT

SEC. 1087. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FIREARMS TO CORPORATION FOR
THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS
SAFETY.
(a) A
UTHORIZATION OF
T
RANSFER OF
S
URPLUS
F
IREARMS TO
C
ORPORATION FOR THE
P
ROMOTION OF
R
IFLE
P
RACTICE AND
F
IRE
-
ARMS
S
AFETY
.—
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Section 40728 of title 36, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
S. 1356—288
‘‘(h) A
UTHORIZED
T
RANSFERS
.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary may transfer to the corporation, in accordance with the
procedure prescribed in this subchapter, surplus caliber .45 M1911/
M1911A1 pistols and spare parts and related accessories for those
pistols that, on the date of the enactment of this subsection, are
under the control of the Secretary and are surplus to the require-
ments of the Department of the Army, and such material as may
be recovered by the Secretary pursuant to section 40728A(a) of
this title. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable schedule
for the transfer of such surplus pistols.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may not transfer more than 10,000 surplus
caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols to the corporation during any
year and may only transfer such pistols as long as pistols described
in paragraph (1) remain available for transfer.’’.
(2) T
ECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
.—Such title
is further amended—
(A) in section 40728A—
(i) by striking ‘‘rifles’’ each place it appears and
inserting ‘‘surplus firearms’’; and
(ii) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 40731(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘section 40732(a)’’;
(B) in section 40729(a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 40728(a)’’
and inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘40728(a)’’ and
inserting ‘‘subsections (a) and (h) of section 40728’’;
and
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and caliber
.45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols’’ after ‘‘caliber .30
and caliber .22 rimfire rifles’’;
(C) in section 40732—
(i) by striking ‘‘caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30
surplus rifles’’ both places it appears and inserting
‘‘surplus caliber .22 rimfire rifles, caliber .30 surplus
rifles, and caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 surplus pistols’’;
and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘is over 18 years
of age’’ and inserting ‘‘is legally of age’’; and
(D) in section 40733—
(i) by striking ‘‘Section 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(a) I
N
G
ENERAL
.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), section 922(a)(1)-(3) and (5)’’; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) E
XCEPTION
.—With respect to firearms other than caliber
.22 rimfire and caliber .30 rifles, the corporation shall obtain a
license as a dealer in firearms and abide by all requirements
imposed on persons licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, including
maintaining acquisition and disposition records, and conducting
background checks.’’.
(b) P
ILOT
P
ROGRAM
.—
(1) O
NE
-
YEAR AUTHORITY
.—The Secretary of the Army may
carry out a one-year pilot program under which the Secretary
may transfer to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle
Practice and Firearms Safety not more than 10,000 firearms
described in paragraph (2).
S. 1356—289
(2) F
IREARMS DESCRIBED
.—The firearms described in this
paragraph are surplus caliber .45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols and
spare parts and related accessories for those pistols that, on
the date of the enactment of this section, are under the control
of the Secretary and are surplus to the requirements of the
Department of the Army.
(3) T
RANSFER REQUIREMENTS
.—Transfers of surplus caliber
.45 M1911/M1911A1 pistols from the Army to the Corporation
under the pilot program shall be made in accordance with
subchapter II of chapter 407 of title 36, United States Code.
(4) R
EPORTS TO CONGRESS
.—
(A) I
NTERIM REPORT
.—Not later than 90 days after
the Secretary initiates the pilot program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an interim
report on the pilot program.
(B) F
INAL REPORT
.—Not later than 15 days after the
Secretary completes the pilot program under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final
report on the pilot program.
(C) C
ONTENTS OF REPORT
.—Each report required by
this subsection shall include, for the period covered by
the report—
(i) the number of firearms described in subsection
(a)(2) transferred under the pilot program; and
(ii) information on any crimes committed using
firearms transferred under the pilot program.
(c) L
IMITATION ON
T
RANSFER OF
S
URPLUS
C
ALIBER
.45 M1911/
M1911A1 P
ISTOLS
.—The Secretary may not transfer firearms
described in subsection (b)(2) under subchapter II of chapter 407
of title 36, United States Code, until the date that is 60 days
after the date of the submittal of the final report required under
subsection (b)(4)(B).

 

[MILSURP Collector]

OUTSTANDING! Spoke with a CMP staff member last month will still take about 2 years to get things set up to sell

 

[TheGman]

I am ready to buy 1 or 3 or 10 or 1

any old war horses are exciting to own