Re: [MV] Big Brother IS watching for sure!

From: Jon Shoop (shoop19@brick.net)
Date: Fri Sep 06 2002 - 05:45:46 PDT


One correction Floyd......I beg to differ. I own a vehicle with a title that
was traded by the CMH...Center of Military History, Automotive and Tank
Command...in Mich. They dole out the vehicles to the VFW and cities.

They traded this vehicle I have for one thay wanted for a base Museum..and
gave a title to boot...free and clear....

They can and do .

Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Floyd Petri" <fpetri@eastex.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Big Brother IS watching for sure!

> I am retired CID and I was wondering when this was going to happen. It is
> important for everyone to know that tanks, artillery and military weapons
of
> war that you see at VFWs, schools or Cities that are on display and the
such
> are still owned by the United States Military. It is kind of like if you
> took your tank, artillery or military vehicle to park it at a theater to
> advertise a war movie. You would still own it. When the military gives a
> tank, artillery or military weapon of war end item to a school, VFW, City
or
> what ever for display they retain title to it. It can not be sold or given
> away and the government really does not care if they read the fine print
> when they got it. It is subject to recovery at anytime. I imagine the CID
> just wanted to advise you about this while attempting to "look" at what
may
> be in plain sight to see if any of it fit the bill of anything missing.
This
> is the only category I am discussing so don't confuse it with DRMO or
other
> avenues of legal sale. These display pieces were not sold. Only loaned.
>
> Floyd
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Parmley Jr." <artillerydan@prodigy.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 12:01 AM
> Subject: [MV] Big Brother IS watching for sure!
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Well I had an interesting visit today. It was from CID this is the
> > military version of the FBI.
> > A couple of weeks ago I posted a message in regards to adding some web
> > pages to my sight in regards to helping people find the SN and Mfg of
> > there vehicle if the data plates were gone.
> > Well at the bottom of my post I put my usual info of what I had and that
> > I was looking for artillery as I collect US towed ordnance and am
> > currently working on a book about the same. Well the post was red
> > flagged for "wanting to buy artillery". Well everything I own is
> > non-operational and will not fire anything anyway, and I have no desire
> > to make my guns live and deal with all the paper work to register them.
> > These are used for school living history displays, movie rental, and
> > parades. Besides it would cost $100.00 a round to shoot the things.
> > It was also brought up that it was "illegal" to buy old artillery pieces
> > off of VFWs and the such. This I am still not sure on the legality of
> > this either way. I have heard many different variations on who can sell
> > what and if they originally received it before the 1968 gun act.... so I
> > do not know for sure. But be aware that the military CID is interested
> > in checking the hobby out to see what is out there.
> > After talking with the guy this sure seemed to be a 9-11 red flag call.
> > So obviously watch what you say because a joking comment might wind you
> > up with a visit from Big Brother.
> >
> > Dan Parmley Jr.
> > XMVPA-7411
> > 1952 - USMC M37 - Restored
> > 1985 - M1009 CUCV - Work in progress
> > 1968 - M35A2C
> > 1966 - M114A1E1 APC/ARV - Help, need parts current project
> > 1956 - M59 APC (FOR SALE) or trade any US towed ordnance
> > 1943 - M2A2 105mm How. - Restored
> > 1960 - XM34 Little John Rocket Launcher - Need original rocket
> > 1941 - BMW R71 - Restored
> > www.mvdataplates.com
> > artillerydan@prodigy.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
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