Fellas, I sent this to a member of my living history group. I've forwarded
it to our list for your review. Greg's comment was that items that had
undergone a demil should not be required to undergo a second demil if
restored to milspec. I disagreed, of course.
TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Smith" <timothy.smith1@worldnet.att.net>
To: "G Company" <G_Company@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 12:56 AM
Subject: demilled....or not demilled
> Greg,
>
> By way of example, your former military weapons are subject to this law
(by
> the way) and I see no evidence of their having been demilled. They might
> have been, but how does one prove it?
>
> My US Scout is missing it's rear armor and its frame has never been cut.
> Can I prove that it underwent a demil process....?....certainly not. On
the
> other hand, presuming for the moment that it was fully restored, I would
> have a tough time convincing the AG's office that it HAD been if the
> restoration was sufficient to return it to mil-spec. Those of you who
have
> seen my Greek Scout know what a disaster IT is, having undergone a
thorough
> demil.
>
> Therein lies the rub. Legally obtained milspec items can now suddenly put
> one in trouble with the law. In fact many parts of 1062 contain the
phrase
> "but not limited to" which is a blank check for someone to include many of
> the things you and I hold near and dear into what must be demilled.
> Normally I am not a doom-sayer but I can lay out a couple of scenarios
> (especially with current events in the background) where the government
> might see fit to come cut up some items of considerable historical value.
>
> In fact, one call by Miss Concerned In Fredericksburg, to the AG's office
(Concerned in Fredericksburg complained to the local newspaper about the
public living history program of the Admiral Nimitz Museum in
Fredericksburg, Texas)
> could lead each of us down that long, expensive legal trail to a battle
with
> the Feds that is unwinnable, whereas before we were just a bunch of guys
who
> were minding our own business. I know that some of you aspire to own your
> own military vehicle someday....or perhaps just a milspec rifle. Well,
now
> is the time to become involved and to become involved will take a minimum
of
> effort on your part as you will see below.
>
> I have a big problem with governmental intrusions, especially in what
comes
> as close to an ex-post facto law as one can imagine. Greg, you and I,
(who
> work for the government) know better than most how ponderous and
unthinking
> our government can be. By golly, it's like being a mouse in an elephant
> stampede! Inevitably, the little guy gets squashed. This is a VERY
poorly
> written piece of law BUT fighting the fight now will hopefully mean we
won't
> have to spend a ton of money later trying to keep our (OUR!) I say again
O
> U R valuable historical artificts off the scrap heap. And I don't know
> about the rest of you, but a significant part of my estate is wrapped up
in
> this stuff and I want my kids to have the benefit of it's value later on
in
> their lives..... after all it's as good a savings plan as any...and I'd
> rather not have some goof in D.C. keep it from them.
>
> This battle ain't over just yet. I would encourage each of you to visit
> www.senate.gov/senators/senator_by_state.cfm in order to obtain your
> senator's email address or other contact information.
>
> Review S.1438 and section 1062 by going to www.senate.gov and typing
> "S.1438" into the bill search field. Section 1062 is buried way down in
the
> list but isn't too hard to find.
>
> Review the United States Munitions List at
> www.fas.org/spp/starwars/offdocs/itar/p121.htm to see just what
"significant
> military equipment" IS. You will be surprised how much of what each of us
> owns falls into this catagory (items on the list marked with an asterisk).
>
> Contact your senator and briefly (and professionally) mention S.1438 and
> section 1062 and state your concerns. YOU have a voice!
>
> Regards,
> TJ
>
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