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This was sent to me this morning by a reputable source but I can't confirm or deny it....nothing at Snopes, either.



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Georgia Arms is the 5th largest retailer of .223 Ammo in America . (they sell 9 mm, .45, etc ammo)



They normally buy spent brass from the US Dept of Defense - 'one time used' shell casings by our Military - from training on Military bases, etc. They buy the brass and then re-load for resale to Law Enforcement,



Gun Shops, Gun Clubs, Wal-Mart, and etc.



They normally buy 30,000 lbs of spent brass at a time.



This week the DOD wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia Arms and said that from now on the DOD will be destroying the brass - shredding it. It is no longer available to the Ammo makers - unless they just buy it in a scrap shredded condition (which they have No use for). The shredded brass is NOW going to be sold by the DOD to China as scrap metal....after the DoD pays for it to be shredded. The DOD is selling the brass to China for less money than Ammo manufacturers have been paying...plus the DOD has to pay to have the brass shredded and do all the accounting paperwork. That sure helps the US economy now, doesn't it? Sell cheaper to China - and do not sell shells at all to a proven US business. Any agenda working here???? Obama going after our ammunition!!!!!



The Georgia Arms owner even related a story that one of his competitors had already purchased a load of brass last week - and the DOD contacted him this week and said they were sending someone over to make sure it was destroyed. Shell Casings he had already bought! THE BRASS HAS NO VALUE TO THE AMMO MAKER IF IT IS DESTROYED/SHREDDED/MELTED. THE AMMO MANUFACTURER ONLY USES THE EMPTY BRASS SHELLS TO RELOAD DIFFERENT CALIBERS - MAINLY .223 BULLETS. Georgia Arms owner says that he will have to lay off at least Half of his 60 workers, within 2 - 3 months if the DOD no longer sells their spent brass to him. He has 2 - 3 months inventory of shells to use. By summer - he's out. If he has to buy new manufactured brass shells, then the cost of ammunitioin to the buyer will double and triple...plus Obama wants to add a 500% tax on each shell.



You can read the info and see the DOD letter to Georgia Arms here:



The Shootist Site







 
I saw that awhile back. Then I alsosaw an article that the DOD changed their mind. Cant remember where though.
 
I saw that article somewhere. I bought some .223 and 9mm from them at gun shows. Hopefully Georgia Arms will still get their spent cartridges from DOD.
 
saw articles where the Prez is wanting to implement controls over the ammo for guns already in public hands, must provide ID when buying ammo, etc., and limitiing the amount you can buy, so in turn, control over guns.
 
I seem to remember the BO supporters telling us....No way BO's team and support from congress and staff, would mess with private arms...:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::eek:
 
Its just the beginning. He won't ban guns but put extreme conditions on licensing, ammo, and fee's. Do you really believe anything BHO says?
 
I guess the Constitution granted us the right to bear arms, but it never said they would necessarily be loaded, or that you could afford to buy the ammo for them.



...Rich
 
The DOD agency creating the spent shells, or any excess property, list it as surplus property. Then any Military unit, Federal agency, or State agency, in tht order, can pick them up without cost. They then become that agencys property. Anything not picked up by one of these agencys is sold by bids in lots to private individuals. Some sensitive items are not sold, but, distroyed. I suspect that spent shells have been listed, this combined with the fact that the DOD can get more money by selling raw brass is the result of this change. It makes sense. Private buyers of shells could sell them to anyone. Having brass converted to raw materials help with tracking of new ammo.
 
Could kick myself in the ass, went to a surplus sale in sacto when Mather field closed 7/8 yrs ago, they had hundreds of 55 gal drums filled with spent brass, .50 cal, 223. 45, 40 bux a drum.

tons of .50 cal copper clad bullits, 3 cents ea. hindsite sucks:(
 
that you could afford to buy the ammo for them.



So where do they guys who get those illegal (and poor quality) firearms that are always used in inner city shootings get their ammo? I'd loose even more respect for today's "organized crime" if it turns out that they get the rounds for their illicit automatic weaponry from a KMart equivalent.



 
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