-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:36 am Subject: Re: dubious assertion Can you imagine the chaos that would result if a bunch of civilian-owned firearms in an assortment of calibers and conditions were suddenly called into military service?? I could see this happening on a limited basis by "home guard" types for use by local militia providing their own guns and ammunition, i.e., the firearm owners themselves, but on a national scale it would be a disaster.? There are enough dangerous cross-combinations of similar cartridges that this proposal could never work for the military. ? The only firearms that would be suitable for such an endeavor are contained in National Guard armories, or are now part of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, sold to the public as surplus.? I'm not sure whether that program existed prior to WWII, but I do know that a significant part of the service started the war armed with Model 1903 bolt-action rifles of various sorts and manufacture, some newly made on government contracts, even though the M1 Garand had been adopted in 1936. What was actually done regarding civilian owned firearms is that national donation requests were made for firearms suitable for shipment to the United Kingdom to be used by their home guard in case of a German invasion.? Most of these firearms were destroyed by the British after the war when they were dumped at sea.? At least one rifle was returned, a 1903 national match rifle used to win a national championship at Camp Perry.? The owner of the rifle affixed a plate to the buttstock describing its history and specifically requesting its return.? It came home after the war and currently resides in the National Firearms Museum.? Perhaps the donation drive is what Mr. Coleman referred to. Scott Hattrup -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe Rickershauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; 'Firearms Regs List' <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:09 am Subject: Re: dubious assertion I recall reading *somewhere* that there was a congressional proposal to do just that, for that purpose, that got voted down. -----Original Message----- >From: Joe Rickershauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Jan 24, 2008 11:02 AM >To: 'Firearms Regs List' <[email protected]> >Subject: dubious assertion > >A Robert L. Coleman wrote a column the other day in which he says: > > "A wise and learned friend reminds that everyone had to register >their firearms when World War II broke out, in the event they would be >needed in the war effort." >[http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080122/OPINION03/801220380/1008/OPINION01] > >I don't think this happened in the USA (if it did, wouldn't you like to >see that database for some research). > >Any ideas where this "wise and learned friend" got this idea -- other >than conflating events in Germany and perhaps England? > > --jcr > >_______________________________________________ >To post, send message to [email protected] >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof > >Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. > Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others. More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com
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