M1 Garand help???

[AKA Hugh Uno]

Most VFW rifles are on loan from the federal government. You may want to send an email with the serial number to tomwhitten@odcmp.com to see if yours on on the list of stolen rifles. Better to find out now than to risk a felony arrest in the future.

1. I would venture to speculate that maybe HALF the VFW rifles "loaned" out by the CMP/DCM over the last 40 years or so have LONG AGO "left the auditorium" (accountability lost)

2. Checking the list of "stolen" rifles isn't a bad idea, but if it is "stolen," you would then have to decide if returning the rifle (I am sure CMP will send you a postpaid box/label) is something you are morally bound to do (I would, but some folks would not).

3. The chances of anyone ever getting arrested for possessing a single VFW rifle that was in fact "stolen," is ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WAY BELOW ZERO.ZERO percent. Throwing the word "felony" around in this situtation is a rather extreme bit of hyperbole.

Bottom line, don't lose any sleep waiting for any black helicopters.