CMP Questions

[Guest Rando]

What must one do to be able to buy from the CMP? Do you order stuff and have it shipped to you or do you have to go somewhere and pick stuff out like a store? I think I read something on here once about joining a gun club and buying stuff through them from the CMP but I am not aware of any gun clubs near Newport.

Thanks Rando

[Guest bkelm18]

What must one do to be able to buy from the CMP? Do you order stuff and have it shipped to you or do you have to go somewhere and pick stuff out like a store? I think I read something on here once about joining a gun club and buying stuff through them from the CMP but I am not aware of any gun clubs near Newport.

Thanks Rando

http://www.thecmp.org/eligibility.htm

You can have them shipped directly to your home.

[R1100R]

http://www.odcmp.com/

There's a lot of good info on their site.

[Mark@Sea]

You order either from the catalog or their online website / e-store. It is delivered via FedEx.

Proof of U.S. Citizenship:

You must provide a copy of a U.S. birth certificate, passport, proof of naturalization, or any official government document that shows birth in the U.S. or states citizenship as U.S.

Proof of Age:

You must provide proof of age. Usually proof of citizenship also provides proof of age. In those cases where it may not, a driver’s license is sufficient.

Membership in CMP Affiliated Organization:

You must provide a copy of your current membership card or other proof of membership. This requirement cannot be waived. The CMP currently has over 2,000 affiliated organizations located in many parts of the country.

Membership in many of these organizations costs $25.00 or less and can be accomplished online. A listing of affiliated organizations can be found by clicking on our Club Search web page at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/clubSearch.cgi. If you have any difficulty in locating a club, please contact the CMP at 256-835-8455 or by emailing CMP Customer Service. We will find one for you. In addition to shooting clubs, the CMP also has several special affiliates. Membership in these organizations satisfies our requirement for purchase. These special affiliates include: Congressionally chartered veterans' organizations such as the VFW, AL, DAV, MCL, etc. U.S. Military services (active or reserves), National Guard, to include retirees. Professional 501©3 law enforcement organizations and associations such as the FOP, NAPO, NSA, etc.

Note: Club membership IS required for purchase of rifles, parts, and ammunition.

Club membership is NOT required for instructional publications or videos or CMP memorabilia.

Marksmanship or other Firearms Related Activity:

You must provide proof of participation in a marksmanship related activity or otherwise show familiarity with the safe handling of firearms and range procedures. Your marksmanship related activity does not have to be with highpower rifles; it can be with smallbore rifles, pistols, air guns or shotguns. Proof of marksmanship participation can be provided by documenting any of the following:

- Current or past military service.

- Current or past law enforcement service

- Participation in a rifle, pistol, air gun or shotgun competition (provide copy of results bulletin).

- Completion of a marksmanship clinic that included live fire training (provide a copy of the certificate of completion or a statement from the instructor).

- Distinguished, Instructor, or Coach status.

- Concealed Carry License.

- Firearms Owner Identification Cards that included live fire training.

- FFL or C&R license.

- Completion of a Hunter Safety Course that included live fire training.

- Certification from range or club official or law enforcement officer witnessing shooting activity. A form for use in completing and certifying your range firing can be downloaded from the CMP web site at http://www.odcmp.com/forms/marksmanship.pdf

No proof of marksmanship required if over age 60. proof of club membership and citizenship required for all ages.

NOTE: Proof of marksmanship activity is not required for purchase of ammunition, parts, publications or memorabilia.

Be Legally Eligible to Purchase a Firearm:

The information you supply on your application will be submitted by the CMP to the FBI National Instant Criminal Check System (NICS) to verify you are not prohibited by Federal, State or Local law from acquiring or possessing a rifle. Your signature on the Purchaser Certification portion of the purchase application authorizes the CMP to initiate the NICS check and authorizes the FBI to inform CMP of the result. IMPORTANT: If your State or locality requires you to first obtain a license, permit, or Firearms Owner ID card in order to possess or receive a rifle, you must enclose a photocopy of your license, permit, or card with the application for purchase.

Order Form and Purchaser Certification and Agreement:

Order forms and other required documents may be downloaded from http://www.odcmp.com/Forms/1orderform.pdf. For those customers who receive our hard-copy catalog, we recommend they make several copies of the blank form for use in placing future orders. Customers should complete both the Order Form and the Purchaser Certification and Agreement and sign it before a notary. Orders received without notarized signature will not be processed.

Repeat Customers:

In the summer of 2003, the CMP revised the purchase forms and streamlined procedures for repeat customers. If you complete a new Universal Purchaser Certification and Agreement to buy a rifle from the CMP, signed before a Notary Public on or after July 1, 2003, you may for a period of three (3) years thereafter submit an application to purchase additional rifles, parts or ammunition without having the Purchaser Certification and Agreement notarized - provided that the “SHIP TO” address on the order form remains exactly the same.

Although for repeat orders you will not have to have the forms notarized, hard copy liability/order/certification forms – pages 1a,2a,and 3a – must still be completed and sent to the CMP with original (wet) signatures. These orders may not be faxed or emailed.

After three years a new notarized Universal Purchaser Certification and Agreement will be required for any additional rifle purchase. Any change of address on the order form automatically will require a new notarized Universal Purchaser Certification and Agreement.

Please note that this streamlined procedure is available only to customers who have completed a notarized “Universal” Purchaser Certification and Agreement. An application submitted on an earlier form (dated before summer 2003) will still be processed by CMP, but for that transaction only; it will not be accepted for repeat sales.

Proof of citizenship, age, CMP-affiliated club membership and competitive shooting participation, and any copy of any license, permit, or Firearms Owner ID card required by your State or locality submitted with your initial “Universal” application will be kept on file by the CMP. If any item of proof above has expired, you must submit proof of current status with any subsequent application.

[Mark@Sea]

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Edited February 9, 2009 by Mark@Sea

[Jasongar8]

Since the other guys have told you how you can buy from CMP, I will recommend that if you decide to get some guns from them I would go down to the Anniston AL store and actually pick your guns out and either bring them home or have them shipped. We have bought 8 Garands from CMP since Oct. They were all service grade Springfields and HRA's. When you go down there you can actually guage the rifles and hand pick the one you want. There were some service grades that if i got in the mail without seeing them would have disappointed me. There are ruff ones mixed in with the good ones. I think it is worth the drive down to find the exact one you want.

-Jason G

[Guest Rando]

Thanks guys, but the only thing this side of Knoxville is the Cocke County NJROTC is this not just for high school kids?

[Guest bkelm18]

Thanks guys, but the only thing this side of Knoxville is the Cocke County NJROTC is this not just for high school kids?

I think there is a national Garand collectors club you can join or something like that. If you are veteran, you can join the American Legion or any of the veteran's associations.

[Garufa]

I think there is a national Garand collectors club you can join or something like that.

Yes. http://www.thegca.org Joining them satisfies club affiliation.

[Guest c.a.s.]

A military retiree?

Hey, that's both my grandfather and Uncle

But I don't think either are interested in joining. My Uncle MIGHT be, but he spends all his money on bills.

[Guest bkelm18]

My Uncle MIGHT be, but he spends all his money on bills.

Sounds like 99.9% of adults.

[Guest Rando]

A military retiree?

Hey, that's both my grandfather and Uncle

But I don't think either are interested in joining. My Uncle MIGHT be, but he spends all his money on bills.

They join and we I mean you buy through them:D

[Highpower]

A Tennessee Shooting Sports Association membership will work for your CMP affiliated club. http://www.tennesseeshootingsportsassociation.org/

Plus a yearly membership is only $15

[Guest abailey362]

ORSA is listed and is a nice facility as well