-Caveat Lector- Feds Selling Armor-Piercing Bullets UPI 16-JUN-99 CHICAGO, June 16 (UPI) _ The United States military is inadvertently selling .50-caliber armor-piercing ammunition to the public, providing at least 100,000 rounds of surplus military supplies in the past year alone. A report by the General Accounting Office contends the Pentagon is selling excess and obsolete stocks of the brass-covered shells for $1 per ton to West Virginia-based Talon Manufacturing Co. The Chicago Tribune obtained a summary of the report, which notes that Talon is supposed to dismantle the shells and sell them for scrap. Instead, some of the shells were reassembled and sold to groups ranging from armies in Brazil and Columbia to civilian weapons dealers. Some of the latter ammunition wound up being sold to gun owners through the Internet. Ammunition also was purchased by federal agents posing as potential buyers of .50-caliber shells who contacted gun dealers across the U.S. ``Fifty-caliber armor-piercing ammunition has little, if any, legitimate sporting or recreational use,'' the report said. Another 35,000 rounds of refurbished ammunition was sold back to the U.S. Army. ``The investigation showed that the U.S. military is indirectly arming civilians with some of the most powerful and destructive ammunition currently available,'' reads the report, which was requested by Reps. Rod Blagojevich, D-Ill., and Henry Waxman, D-Calif. Blagojevich, who in the past has tried to pass laws banning the civilian sale of surplus M-1 rifles and other military weapons, says he hopes the report puts pressure on the Pentagon to crack down on their surplus sales. ``It is my personal view that the purpose of the United States military is to provide for the national security,'' Blagojevich said. ``It is not to augment the use of weapons on the street.'' _- Copyright 1999 by United Press International. All rights reserved. _- ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
