The Congressional testimony of Eric Larson on the NFRTR errors and 
recommendation for Congress to consider establishing a national, 
well-publicized 1-year amnesty period has been printed.  It includes 
testimonials about NFRTR data errors by by Capt. Monty Mendenhall and 
Noel Napolilli; and of John Picchietti, President, Collector Arms Dealers 
Association to create a Civilian Commission on Historical Firearms, and 
an Historical Firearms Data Center.  The legislation proposed by Mr. 
Picchietti would specifically allow transfers of Form 10 NFA firearms 
from governmental entities, in conformity with 922(o), if the firearms 
were classified as historic firearms.  It would also transfer the 
statutory authority to classify firearms that have special value to 
collectors from ATF to a 9-member Commission.  Three members would be 
appointed by the President, and the remaining 6 members would be 
appointed by the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary.  The 
Commission would provide a greater depth and breadth of knowledge 
regarding the classification of historical firearms than presently is (or 
is likely to be) the case with ATF, who fundamental mission of arresting 
street criminals is unlikely to change.  The Commission would remove the 
bureaucratic task of firearms classification from ATF agents who could 
then be freed from their desk jobs to increase the number of ATF agents 
on the street fighting criminals.  Be sure and let your Congressional 
representatives know if you support this proposed legislation.  

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GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000, PART 5, TESTIMONY OF 
CONGRESS AND OTEHR INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS.  Washington, 
D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999.

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