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Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008
The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibits Americans from acquiring any military vehicle made after 1968. Anything made after 1968 must be built from other 'grandfathered' vehicles. The only exemption is a museum which had approval from the DOD and ATF. No one in the U.S. will get a T-72 in a rental capacity. The only guy I know who had one, had it in his museum, which he jumped through many hoops to get 'approval' for
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Interesting, I did not know this. But then how did Army Trucks, Inc. get its T-55s? Were they imported before 1968? (that seems kind of hard to imagine)
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Originally Posted by MoviePropMaster2008
The Humvee is regarded as a TRUCK. Not a gun platform. It's like a JEEP. It's all about what the Government regards as a 'threat to the stability of the public' .... as if gang bangers would buy, restore and use a T-72.
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Even then...it's important to keep in mind that some of the "military" Humvees seen in movies are actually civilian H1s which have been made to look like HMMVs.