Executive order banning sale of military surplus

[pittspilot]

Hi,

Does anyone know what the number of the executive order was that Clinton signed that forbade the retail sale of military surplus ammo?

Thanks,

And I did search.

 

[Outlaws]

Yeah....

BS#1Gazillion&1

Welcome to AZ.

 

[eab]

What!? Dude I don't think there is one.... I just bought some surplus .308 battle packs and 900 rounds of 8mm surplus couple weeks ago. Pretty sure you can buy surplus ammo.

Maybe you are confusing the ban on the importation of non sporting firearms?

 

[Outlaws]

He is refering to US surplus.

 

[Firethorn]

eab, there was an exective order that forbids the sale of military surplus ammunition by the US Military. That doesn't mean that the rest of the world's militaries can't sell their surplus to us.

And the order didn't cover primers, cases, powder, or bullets, just complete rounds.

So there's quite a business where the military pulls all the rounds, dumps the power into boxes, and sells it as surplus only to have a commercial agency buy the stuff and put it all back together.

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

CMP sells a load of military ammo. ???

 

[Creeping Incrementalism]

CMP was exempted in the order, but they pretty much only sell 30-06 anyway.

"Training use only" ammo can be surplused. I believe these are technically rejected lots.

I thought that for reloaded pulldowns, the military powder is sold, and commercial powder used--I thought companies couldn't reload with 100% military components.

 

[Fred Fuller]

http://www.talonammo.com/

 

[.45Guy]

I bought a case of Talon '06 back in 2002. Literally a 40% failure rate. Crappy primers all.

 

[Big Gay Al]

So, is there any reason that President Bush couldn't issue an executive order canceling out Herr Klinton's?

 

[ajkurp]

Bush has had six years

...to kill Clinton's executive order. He hasn't because the Bill of Rights is just a G_D piece of paper.

If the BOR meant something, it would interfere with total government control.

Cynical AND true.