Not sure exactly where to post this, so please move it if there is a better section.

 

I attached an article below showing what our idiotic leaders in Washington are about to do. Readers Digest version: Instead of selling our militaries used brass casings to companies to reload and re-sell, they are going to pay to have it shredded, then sell it to the Chinese, for less money than the re-loading companies were paying for it in the first place.

 

Looks like another way to drive-up the cost of ammo. Just another way to try to deter us from buying guns and ammo. Those that can afford it will continue-on, those that were on a shoe string budget will not be able to afford protect themselves...................

 

http://www.theshootist.net/2009/03/dod-ends-sale-of-expended-military.html

Am I missing something? This news is a few years old. That policy change immediately sparked a shitstorm and it was rescinded.

I started reading the article you posted, at the link you provided. I stopped reading after the first 2 paragraphs:

 

Notice: Thanks to the hundreds of people who have responded to this posting, and the thousands of gun owners who e-mailed DOD and their representatives in Congress...

 

This situation has been resolved.

 

DOD rescinded the order after a firestorm of criticism--which began almost immediately when they issued a directive to mutilate all expended military brass before it could be sold to the civilian reloading market.

 

 

Yeah, that was a stupid policy, it's been long gone, though.

But it does show how much influence the Chinese have with our gov. Thank God it's still not strong enough but it's getting there.