Obama Quitly Signs Ban To Prevent Ownership Of The Famous WW2 M-1 Garand Rifle

He didn't ban the M1 entirely. Just the million that korea wanted to sell us. Anyway the M1 is an interesting historical piece but an outdated gun. Big and heavy and low capacity. It shot a 30 caliber bullet much deadlier than the 22 cal our military rifles now use but then, the military does not want soldiers to kill the enemy. Injuries (that tie up money and personell) are better.

 

If it has a wooden stock and the projectile flips end over end before striking the target, then I have one of those too.

 

Here's about a dozen bolt action Springfields that have escaped Dumbo's wrath. No doubt these too are assault rifles according to the unknowing liar.

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After researching this further, there is very little information released about this. Almost every comment is based upon the very first article. What I was really looking for was some recent information- since this refusal to allow importation happened over a year ago.

There was discussion by several legislators about a bill to allow the importation of the guns- did this every happen?

 

And how is that different from any other rifle in today’s market?

 

Rand Paul is pretty good at fabricatiing.

After all, the reason he is a "Board Certified" doctor is that he CREATED the phony "board" that supposedly certified him!

http://wonkette.com/416013/is-rand-paul-a-board-certified-opthamologist

 

What makes the American Board of Ophthalmology more "real" than the national board created by Paul? Just because it's been in business longer? Is someone who has trained to be an Ophthalmologist required to join the ABO rather than exercise his own entrepreneurial spirit and create something he sees as, perhaps, better than what the ABO provides?

There are actually quite a number of Ophthalmology boards and organizations that offer credentialing and certification. Many of them created after the ABO. Do you have some evidence that these boards are also phony?

For all we know, the ABO could be responsible for certifying people who shouldn't be certified. They could bet the DMV of ophthalmology. Oh wait, the DMV is a government organization, and I know that to you the government is never wrong. Anyone licensed to be a driver by a government organization that certifies drivers must be very capable in that skill.

 

Heston was a certifiable lunatic. There, sue me.

 

A second-rate 'swords and sandals' movie actor? Iconic? Not in a million years-unless of course you like bad acting.
However he did support the Civil Rights Movement, was a declared anti-racist and, initially at least, had the good sense not to be a conservative, so he didn't have a bad start. Then something went horribly wrong.
Evidently his early-onset dementia fried something...

 

OP thread title is decieving and misleading. No one banned ownership of M-1 Garand.

I actually own a Garand and an M-1 Carbine. I like the carbine significantly more, granted it's in much better shape wear wise.

I see it doesn't take much to get the RW echo chamber rolling though. Its like chumming shark infested waters.

 

Because a "national board" self-certifying the president and director of that "national board" is the obvious act of a con man.

No person of character would do it in the first place.

We are not talking about any other boards, but NO other board I know of was create by the VERY person it certifies.

Oh, sometimes the government is wrong, sometimes it is right.

But a certifying board CREATED by the VERY person it supposedly certifies is ALWAYS wrong. A certifying board is supposedly a 3rd party verification of the skills of the people it certifies. Rand Paul certifying HIMSELF is NOT a 3rd party verification.

Therefore, Rand Paul is a LYING CON MAN if he does NOT note that "DETAIL" on his advertisements of being a "board certified doctor".

 

If Obama can ban the importation of the M-1 because he thinks it should not be in private hands what do you think the next step is?

Taking this "dangerous" weapon away from everyone.

 

Well maybe someone might actually drag America into the 21st century, and join the rest of the first world in banning the stupid, useless dick-extensions.

 

Americans demand freedom in ways that downtrodden Euro's could never understand.

 

Well you ignore the slight issue of the law.

No one has a right to import anything into the United States. There are laws regulating importations, and even a further layer of laws regulating the importation of weapons, and even further layers of laws regarding weapons provided by the U.S. government to other governments.

You do however have a right to own firearms.

No one has been banned from owning M-1's as the original poster claimed.

You know what is really scarey?

Obama won't allow you to import any guns from Cuba!

 

Funny coming from one that's long since been neutered. First your teeth then they got your guns!

 

If there is a law then why was Obama considering his decision?

There is no law that prohibits the importation of American-made firearms.

This is just Der Furher being himself.

 

It isn't practical to sue the mentally impaired!

 

Almost all rifles on the market are derivatives of military models.

The M-1 holds 8 rounds, not 20-30. The gun weighs about 10 lbs and is 3 1/2 feet long. It's hardly ideal for crime. Any destruction of these guns to "reduce crime" is criminal.

 

Did you carry it in Korea, or in the National Guard?

 

Nope, we grew up and left America to its kindergarten and toys. It's ok, we understand; you're a young country but, like the horny teenager, some day that dick you wave around is going to deflate. Still, it's fun watching you grow up.

Oh, and 'they' never 'got' our guns because we had precious few of them to give 'them'. Britain has never had, or wanted (or needed), a gun culture.

 

Don't waste your time arguing with gamewell45 about guns.

He obviously doesn't know which end of the barrel the bullet comes out of.

 

A gun is a tool, nothing more, nothing less. Brits knew them about as well as their aerospace knew about building the Comet or shipbuilders the Titanic.

Your growing time has come and gone, left impotent for muslims to eventually rule. Fear not, you will cry to us once again and once again we will save your worthless asses.

 

That's great. There is no good reason for people to have those things. Most of us shouldn't own guns so gun prohibition is a good thing as far as I'm concerned.

 

Why does the thread title mention the Garand and then the body talk about the M1 Carbine? Contrary to popular believe the M1 Carbine was not a carbine of the M1 Garand. It is one of a few rifles made just to be a carbine.

Anyway, on with the thread!