From: Glenn McCalley (glenn@combatcatering.com)
Date: Mon May 10 2004 - 16:24:14 PDT
Glenn,
Do you know -which- Senator is considering a ban on camo paint jobs?
Is the desire to ban private ownership of military vehicles expressed in a
bill yet? Do you know who is behind that?
Is anybody (MVPA??) actively monitoring and tracking these things?
If these efforts get to the point of bills being introduced, we need to
be -ready-ready-ready- to open up with the letter writing cannon. Doing
nothing we guarantee that the man will come by with a tow truck to take our
vehicles away.
Glenn.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Shaw" <mpmutt@mtaofnj.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Homeland Security Needs Your Help
> Hi
> Just a few pointers may make your journeys to and from the US easier.
>
> The country is on a war footing these days with security jacked way up.
> Many things now are questioned that were not before 911 and sometimes it
> can be frustrating to people.
>
> The Customs Border Guards are not ussually MV collectors. They are just
> Law Enforcement officers trying to do a tough job with the rules they
> are given. It does no good to argue with them. You will just get in
> deeper and deeper.
>
> RT 524 and RT 246 are no longer permitted to civilians in the USA. They
> are now on the Significant Military Equipment List (SME) and are
> required to be destroyed before releasing to the civilian purchaser.
> Around here they are running them over with an M88 Tank Retreiver. I
> know it sounds stupid because it is just a simple single channel no
> comsec FM radio but that's the reg now. If you want to come to the USA
> do not bring US type or design commo gear over the border. Save
> yourself the trouble. You are lucky you still have the stuff. I have
> seen many times, many times this situation ending up with your truck and
> gear impounded. If you get it back it would be several years at least.
> I know everyone is thinking what about all the ones already out there.
> I don't have an answer for that. If they could think of a practical way
> to get them all back then they would. At the present time there is a
> move to have them all declared contraband.
>
> The M1009 is still (had to believe I know) a current used vehicle by
> the US Army all over the country but IT IS allowed to be owned as is by
> a civilian. It is not on the SME list, but there is a move by a certain
> Senator to ban all camo paint jobs. But remember a Humvee IS on the SME
> list and can no longer be driven across the border without State Dept.
> Approval. It can be owned by a US citizen however. Humvee parts fall
> into the same class for the most part. Although this is not uniformly
> enforced everywhere yet it will be.
>
> I guess the easiest way to come to the US to rallies (although it sounds
> like you probably don't want to do that again) is to make sure that you
> do NOT have any commo gear from approx 1970 on, no weapons including
> dummies, no cammo clothing to be worn at the border crossing, and no
> items of other classes on the SME list. Using these pointers as a guide
> you will have a much easier time during these difficult days. Don't
> forget that Congress has been entertaining the idea of banning the
> private ownership of all military vehicles and ex ambulances, and ex
> police cars due to the fear that they can be used by terrorists to help
> pull off an attack. I don't think we should stir this one up too much
> if you get the drift.
>
> So I hope that you have an easier time in the future here when visiting
> our country and give the guys in uniform a break. They are just doing
> the best they can out there. As far as being in the computer I didn't
> check on that but you can be sure you are after that encounter.
>
> Later
> Glenn
> MVPA
> MTANJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chance wolf [mailto:chance_wolf@shaw.ca]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 1:49 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] Homeland Security Needs Your Help
>
>
> They need your help to carry out their mandate without acting like a
> pack of jackbooted Rottweilers.just run over a favourite pet.
>
> For background at this point, my 1009 sports the stock camouflage job,
> two MX-6707 mounts and antennas either side, a rear mount for the AB-652
> and copper whip, one RT-246, one RT-524, and the associated cables and
> junction boxes.
>
>
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