R&S
04-05-2013, 22:00
So we can't get our M1 Garands and M1 carbines back in the country because of whom?
A surplus military firearm is any firearm which has ever been possessed by a regular or irregular military force. Surplus military firearms are prohibited from importation under 18 U.S.C. § 925(d)(3) (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=RETRIEVEandFILE=%24%24xa%24%24busc1 8.waisandstart=1696324andSIZE=16704andTYPE=TEXT); however, § 925(e) authorizes licensed importers (FFL type 08 or 11) to import surplus military rifles and shotguns classified as curios or relics; and handguns classified as curios or relics which meet the sporting criteria. In order to qualify for importation the firearms must be in their original military configuration and cannot have been sporterized. Further, under the AECA, the importation of U.S.-origin surplus military firearms is generally prohibited without retransfer authorization from the Department of State. 27 CFR § 447.57
A surplus military firearm is any firearm which has ever been possessed by a regular or irregular military force. Surplus military firearms are prohibited from importation under 18 U.S.C. § 925(d)(3) (http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=RETRIEVEandFILE=%24%24xa%24%24busc1 8.waisandstart=1696324andSIZE=16704andTYPE=TEXT); however, § 925(e) authorizes licensed importers (FFL type 08 or 11) to import surplus military rifles and shotguns classified as curios or relics; and handguns classified as curios or relics which meet the sporting criteria. In order to qualify for importation the firearms must be in their original military configuration and cannot have been sporterized. Further, under the AECA, the importation of U.S.-origin surplus military firearms is generally prohibited without retransfer authorization from the Department of State. 27 CFR § 447.57