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The House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act was approved and included a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45 ACP M1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

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An Alabama Congressman has managed to pass an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act out of committee aimed at moving surplus Army pistols to the public.

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We recently had the chance to tour U.S. Army's Museum Support Center at Anniston Army Depot, the keepers of the flame for military history in the country.

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We recently had the chance to tour the surplus rifle warehouses of the Civilian Marksmanship Program and find out about both current and potential future operations.

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President Trump’s second nominee for civilian leadership of the Army has backed away from the job following controversy over past comments he made about gays and Muslims.

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President Trump's nominee for civilian leadership of the Army can expect to run into a wall of questions during in his Senate confirmation over past comments he made about gays and Muslims.

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This week the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed the 2017 defense authorization act-- but hidden inside its pages is a section that could destroy the military's current stock of surplus rifles and pistols.

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Lawmakers from coast to coast in 2015 sought to expand gun rights or implement gun control measures in a number of states, with a measure of success on both sides.

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President Obama last week signed the NDAA into law, which, among other pro-gun reforms, will allow the Civilian Marksmanship Program to sell surplus Army .45s.

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The White House announced President Obama would officially veto the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes several pro-gun measures, on Thursday afternoon.

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An add-on to the 2016 NDAA includes a plan to transfer the U.S. Army’s remaining stock of .45 ACP 1911A1 pistols to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

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An Army whitepaper released Monday questions a plan sending as many as 100,000 "untraceable" 1911s to the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

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