Anybody who does not view this as a possible threat to any kind of military item
collector had better get their head out of the sand, and if you believe what a
politician tells you, you are doomed. Do not let them 'divide and conquer', as
you will be included in the next group if not this one.
Jon
> =>SENATE BILL'S PROVISION NOT VIEWED AS THREAT TO SURPLUS RADIO<BR>
> FANS<BR>
> <BR>
> Amateurs who also collect military surplus radio "boat anchors"<BR>
> apparently<BR>
> have nothing to fear about a provision contained in the Senate<BR>
> version of<BR>
> the huge Department of Defense appropriations bill, S.1438. The<BR>
> provision,<BR>
> Sec 1062, would create governmental authority to "ensure<BR>
> demilitarization of<BR>
> significant military equipment."<BR>
> <BR>
> That provision, now a topic for discussion on news groups and Web<BR>
> sites,<BR>
> would require anybody possessing "significant military equipment<BR>
> formerly<BR>
> owned by the Department of Defense" either to have it<BR>
> "demilitarized" or to<BR>
> return it to the government for demilitarization. The provision also<BR>
> has the<BR>
> National Rifle Association and a large number of firearms<BR>
> enthusiasts up in<BR>
> arms and wondering whether it would affect their hobby if it's<BR>
> included in<BR>
> the final legislation.<BR>
> <BR>
> ARRL Legislative and Public Affairs Manager Steve Mansfield, N1MZA,<BR>
> looked<BR>
> into the issue and determined that those with surplus radio gear<BR>
> have<BR>
> nothing to worry about. "While we cannot speak reliably for the<BR>
> issue of<BR>
> firearms, we did contact one of the top lawyers for the Senate<BR>
> Committee on<BR>
> Armed Forces, where the provision was added to the bill," Mansfield<BR>
> said,<BR>
> "and he assured us that it would not be an issue unless a ham<BR>
> somehow had<BR>
> custody of some kind of top-secret and highly sophisticated military<BR>
> radio<BR>
> gear."<BR>
> <BR>
> Mansfield said his Capitol Hill contact explained that the<BR>
> definition of<BR>
> "significant" derives specifically from the Arms Export Control
> Act<BR>
> (22 USC<BR>
> 2778), and that, in turn, was intended to provide "control of arms<BR>
> exports<BR>
> and imports" and not the typical ARC-5 transmitter or BC-348<BR>
> receiver.<BR>
> <BR>
> "In other words, it does not refer to radios, but rather to large<BR>
> shipments<BR>
> of large military ordinance like missile guidance systems and rocket<BR>
> launchers," Mansfield said.<BR>
> <BR>
> The text of federal legislation may be found on the Thomas<BR>
> Legislative<BR>
> Information Web site, <<a
> href="http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.html">http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thoma
> s.html</a>>.<BR>
> Mansfield<BR>
> said the ARRL will continue to monitor the issue.<BR>
> <BR>
> --<BR>
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