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Georgia Arms is the 5th largest retailer of .223 Ammo in
America. They sell 9mm, .45, ..223 ammunition. They normally buy spent
brass from the US Department of Defense. Spent brass is "one time used"
shell cases used by our Military for training purposes.
They buy the brass, recondition it, and then reload the brass
for resale to Law Enforcement, Gun Clubs, Gun Shops, and stores like
Wal-Mart. They normally buy 30,000 lbs of spent brass at a time.
This week the DoD wrote a letter to the owner of Georgia Arms
and informed him that from now on the DoD will be destroying the spent
brass, shredding it. It will no longer be available to the ammo makers,
unless they buy it in a scrap shredded condition (which they have no use
for).


The shredded brass is now going to be sold by the DoD to China as
scrap metal, after the DoD pays for it to be shredded. The DoD is
selling the brass to China for less money than the ammo makers have been
paying, plus the DoD has to pay to have the brass shredded and do the
accounting paperwork.
This sure helps the economy now doesn't it? Sell cheaper to
China, and do not sell at all to a proven US business. Any hidden agenda
working here? Obama going after the Firearms Industry and our
ammunition!!
The Georgia Arms owner even related a story that one of his
competitors had already purchased a load of brass last week. The DoD
contacted him this week and said they were sending someone over to make
sure it was destroyed. Shell cases he had already bought!


The brass has no value to the ammo maker if it is
destroyed/shredded/melted. The ammo manufacturer only uses the empty
brass cases to reload different calibers, mainly .223 bullets.

The owner of Georgia Arms says that he will have to lay off
at least half of his 60 workers, within 2-3 months if the DoD will no
longer sell spent brass cases to the industry. Georgia Arms has 2-3
months of inventory to use, by summer they're out.
If the Reloading Industry has to purchase new manufacture
brass cases, then the cost of ammunition will double or even triple,
plus Obama want to add a 500% tax on each shell.

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DoD rescinded this very shortly after announcing it. The following notice is posted on the front page of the Georgia Brass Website.

A hardy congratulation is due to our loyal customers, our good friends, and our fellow shooting enthusiasts through out this great nation! Due to the diligent and overwhelming effort of many thousands of you, calling, writing, and emailing our elected officials, DOD Surplus, LLC, has rescinded its prior directive that ALL small arms spent casings be mutilated rather than recycled. This was a huge victory for common sense and we would like to thank each and every person who made an effort and played a role in correcting this mistake. We at Georgia Arms are proud of everyone who took the time and had the courage to stand up for our rights. We believe, that by your outpouring of anger and dismay, you not only extended our liberty and freedoms but also took a stand for economic common sense in a time when we know our government should be trying to reduce costs at all levels rather than throwing money away for some politically correct reason or the other. Again, our hat is off to everyone who helped and thanks to God as well. We will roll up our sleeves and go back to work; we have 223’s and 308’s to build! (Below is a copy of the email we received from DOD on 3/17/09 @ 4:30pm)

GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!