Obama has blocked the re-importation of the historic WWII-era, M1 Garand rifles from South Korea – causing a Vermont gun importer, Century International Arms, to lay off 41 employees.
Century Arms stated they had secured all necessary permits and was about to start importing a large number of these rifles when the deal was blocked by the White House.
The Obama admin didn’t respond to requests for comments, although last summer they did state they would start blocking the importation of surplus military weapons to reduce gun violence.
FAIRFAX, Vt. — The White House isn’t responding to claims from a Vermont gun importer that it is to blame for blocking a permit that would have allowed it to re-import a number of historic America-made firearms from South Korea.
Century International Arms, of Fairfax, says the White House’s blocking the deal led to its laying off 41 employees.
While the White House didn’t respond to requests for comment Friday, last summer it issued a release saying it was blocking the re-importation of surplus military weapons as a way to reduce gun violence.
Century Arms said Thursday it had been planning on importing a large number of vintage WWII-era, M1 Garand rifles from South Korea and it had all the permits to do so until the White House intervened and blocked the deal.
Obama is an ass hole scum
Damn, I would really love to have one. I seriously doubt the gangbangers use M1 garands for their weapon of choice. Obummer and his cronies really need to go!
This power grab by the president is out of control and for congress to continue to let it happen, they all need to be replaced with anybody that is a American.
impeach and imprison obozo and his henchmen
Another one of his muslim thug efforts to dis arm real Americans!
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good for u
Fricking muslim ass Kisser !!
EVERY move Obama makes kills jobs! And banning the importation of these “American” rifles from the Korean war will NOT reduce gun violence, as not ONE M1 Garand has been used in ANY mass shooting incident in U.S. history. By the way, the M1 Garand only holds 8 rounds & should NOT be classified an assault rifle because they are no more dangerous than any other semi-automatic hunting rifle that holds ten rounds or less. One other thing, Hillary Clinton was complicit with Obama in this decision to deprive law-abiding American Patriots the ability to own one of these fine pieces of United State’s military history. My own dad carried an M1 Garand into battle when his unit was one of the first to hit Omaha beach at Normandy on D-Day June 6, 1944 & ANY American that can have the privilege to buy one of them should not be deprived of it. The assault rifles that Obama & Holder ordered the BATF to smuggle into Mexico during Operation Fast & Furious that ended up in the hands of the cartels are responsible for many many more deaths of innocent people than ANY M1 Garands ever owned by American citizens! One of them being an American border patrol agent, on U.S. soil BY THE WAY.
Focasing like a laser on the economy