Firing Back: MSM Fails to Pick up on M1 Rifle Story
Posted by FirearmsTruth on August 25, 2010 · 1 Comment
This vintage "American" rifle is being blocked by Obama
Last week The Korea Times reported that the Obama administration has blocked efforts by the South Korean government to sell more than 100,000 vintage M1 Garand and M1 Carbine rifles in the United States. The rifles, which were actually produced in America, were supplied to the South Koreas during the Korean War. So far the mainstream media in the United States has been silent on the issue. But should we really be the least bit surprised?
The MSM has gone out of its way to note that the Democratic controlled congress, along with President Obama have not made any effort to draft new gun legislation. However, there has been no mention of this ban of the importation of the M1 rifles. The irony is that these rifles, which were the first semi-automatic rifles generally issued to infantry soldiers, were in fact made in the United States. Thus these are not a foreign-made import firearm. These guns could be seen as “simply coming home,” and they would appeal to collectors. Prices of M1s have gone up dramatically in recent years. So why the holdup?
As we previously noted, The Korea Times reported that concerns from the United States government included the age of the rifles, and that gangs or terrorists could obtain these weapons. The latter is of course ridiculous as the weapons are pre-World War II technology, and again these would hardly be sold at bargain basement prices – thus not even close to the first choice for either terrorists or gangbangers.
Of course the real question is why isn’t the American media bothering to report on this issue?
The truth is that the current administration does hate firearms and any time that they can use some underhanded trick to get back at the firearms folks in this nation, they will. AND, with the bulk of the MSM on the administration’s side (like Pravda in the Soviet Union), of course you will never hear about it. Unless you are a “gun person” AND you stay diligent on these kinds of things. I’d love to have a Garand, but they just cost too much for one in good, safe, shootable condition. AND, a Garand is not the kind of rifle you just hang on the wall.