JUNE 2005

Congress Defeats Moran (D-VA) Amendment to Ban the Export of .50 Caliber Rifles
June 16, 2005
On June 16th, US Rep. Moran (D-VA) introduced an amendment to an appropriations measure in the US House of Representatives to "prohibit the use of funds appropriated in H.R. 2862 for licensing the export of .50 caliber rifles to nongovernmental entities". The amendment was soundly defeated by a vote of 278-149, but this amendment is a good example of how some of our elected officials are working diligently to undermine the efforts of our govt. to protect the US in the war against terrorism. In addition, this amendment is an affront to the men & women who wear the uniform of the United States of America.

The Moran amendment would do absolutely nothing to make America safer, and would seriously damage the State Department and Pentagon's ability to assist friendly foreign nongovernmental entities.

The NRA-ILA office was opposed to this amendment also and we want to thank their quick efforts to defeat this amendment.

The Fifty Caliber Institute (FCI) and the fifty caliber community are opposed to this kind of representation from our elected officials and we applaud the other members of Congress who took a strong stand against this back door circumventing of the policies of our govt.

The Fifty Caliber Community has maintained a strong relationship with our Military and Law Enforcement agencies for many years and is responsible for passing on valuable information to our military that has helped many times in the development of the tools they need to fight the war on terrorism. We strongly resent those elected officials who continue to try to handcuff those allies willing to help the US fight to protect this country.

We ask all members of our community to contact their representatives in the US Congress and express your outrage regarding Congressman Moran's Amendment.