OMG! 100,000 Untraceable .45-Caliber Handguns on the Streets! OMG!

By Robert Farago

“Psst. Want an untraceable gun? Courtesy of Congress and the U.S. military?” Well, yes, actually. huffingtonpost.com gives us the milsurp 1911 411. “That may soon be possible thanks to a provision tacked onto this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, which the House of Representatives is set to pass this week.” Tell me more tell me more! Are they really out-of-sight? “According to a white paper prepared for Congress by the Army opposing the amendment, the measure would allow the unregulated distribution of up to 100,000 Colt .45s, more formally known as .45-caliber semiautomatic M1911 handguns.” Unregulated? Wait. What? . . .

 

Rogers’ amendment would change language in the law that specifies certain rifles allowed in the program to include the much broader category of “firearms.”

Although the marksmanship program aims to educate youth about safety and shooting, according to the military’s white paper, “There is a significant risk of approximately 100K semi-automatic handguns that are virtually untraceable, being released into commerce.”

Untraceable? Wait. What? Don’t the guns have serial numbers on them? I bet they do.

That’s because although the amendment specifies that the weapons cannot be sold to people who are barred by law …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns