David R.Birch wrote:

I googled and "Snoped" this and didn't find anything, but I don't see
where it contradicts my response to the original post. I know of at
least one VFW post that was told to turn in their govt loaned M1903 and
M1917 rifles, presumably for CMP distribution, but were never provided
with a serial number list. It still looks like a fishing expedition
resulting in serial number registration where the govt can't identify
specific rifles but wants the VFW posts to tell them what they have.

I say, have the govt send a list of what the govt thinks the VFW posts
are supposed to have.

I guess I don't get your beef. There is no argument that the weapons
belong to DA. DA is belatedly trying to get a handle on the weapons it
_loaned_ out. You want to give them a hard time because they might
"grab" their weapons back.
I don't know how these weapons are distributed. But I can assure you
that if you give DA a hard time, they can find a reason not to do it any
more.

Kevin Gallimore