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NDAA Signed: Including the CMP 1911 Amendment 

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Well, it looks like the impossible happened. The 2016 NDAA has been signed including a provision allowing CMP to sell surplus 1911s. 

According to CMP it could be up to two years until they are available. Plenty of time to start saving. The NRA states in their press release that the 45 Autos will need to be sent to an FFL as opposed to home delivery like Garands. I’ve read some  things around limits per year and some other regulations, but let’s wait for CMP to work out the details.

Don’t expect these to be discount pistols the CMP’s mission is to promote marskmanship, not to provide subsidized pistols. The sales of these 45s will help support their mission, hopefully for many years to come.
 

NRA press release: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20151125/appropriations-act-passes-with-important-pro-second-amendment-provisions
Maybe it will turn out service grade jeeps are not so far fetched after all.

CMP 1911s and the NDAA: passed the senate, veto threat.

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10/22/15 update: The NDAA was vetoed as a whole, not specificity because of CMP. 

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Well, I have some crow to eat. Despite my predictions that the NDAA amendment to allow CMP to sell 1911s was probably dead, it passed the senate Thursday. 

CMP’s Facebook post with the announcement: https://www.facebook.com/TheCMP.org/posts/1199740316719786
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Don’t start sending CMP orders for service grade Colts just yet. What this does is change CMP’s charter so they are not limited to 30 and 22 cal firearms only. It could still be years,  best case, until CMP sells 1911s.

This has to be signed by Obama and he has recently threatened to veto the bill over other issues in the NDAA so it’s still anyone’s ball game. But this is very good news.

Big thanks to CMP for their efforts to get it this far.