Army Model 1911 Pistols for CMP? Report from Congress
Report by NRA Institute for Legislative Action
On July 14, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018. Included in the bill is a provision that would make U.S. Army surplus model 1911 .45 ACP pistols available to the American public through the Civilian Marksmanship program (CMP).*
In November of 2015, then-President Obama signed the NDAA for Fiscal year 2016 into law with language that authorized the Secretary of Defense to transfer 1911s no longer in service to the CMP for public sale. That language made the transfers subject to the Secretary’s discretion and capped them at 10,000 per year. Unsurprisingly, no actual transfers were made under the program while Obama remained in the White House.
This year’s language, however, would effectively make the transfers mandatory and would remove the yearly cap. Currently, the military has some 100,000 excess 1911s sitting in storage at taxpayer expense. The CMP’s sales of 1911s would be treated as other retail sales under the federal Gun Control Act, including the attendant background checks and point of sale record keeping.
TAKE ACTION TODAY
If you would like to see 1911 sales return to the CMP, please contact your U.S. Senators and Representative and urge them to keep the House language on this matter intact in the final bill they send to the president. You can contact Senators and Representative at 202-225-3121.
Pistol photo courtesy NRA-ILA
* Upon completion of the Senate NDAA, the House and Senate will convene a conference committee to resolve the differences in their bills. Please urge your representatives to retain the House language regarding the 1911s in the final bill.
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I would like to fined out how to be a member. And possibly get one of these 1911’s. Can i become a member and do we have close shooting ranges??
I would like to purchase one when
available…..!!!
Manufacturers of other pistols will not be happy at this, and probably consider it unfair competition.
I would agree with a limited sale every year as long as backgrounds are checked. However 10,000 a year is too small a figure.
I would like to see how to become a member also! I have 2 CMP M1 GRAND BEAUTIFUL WEAPONS Bought in auctions!
Please let CMP have access to these 1911 hand guns.
Terry Crowell
I believe it’s as simple as joining an online club that is authorized by the CMP website at a cost of about $25 then then makes you a eligible member also military or police retirees and active-duty are allowed to bypass. The membership I believe check out the CMP website http://www.thecmp.org