Editing M1 Garand (section)

==Civilian use==
[[File:Ryan M1.jpg|thumb|A civilian, target shooting with an M1 Garand]]
[[File:CMP Cartouche, M1 Garand.jpg|150px|right|thumb|The Civilian Marksmanship Program cartouche on an M1 Garand.]]
[[File:Ingrid M1 - 7726397068.jpg|thumb|A woman, target shooting with an M1 Garand]]
[[United States nationality law|United States citizens]] meeting certain qualifications may purchase U.S. military surplus M1 rifles through the [[Civilian Marksmanship Program]] (CMP). The CMP is run by the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety (CPRPFS), a [[not-for-profit corporation]] chartered by the [[United States Congress]] in 1996 to instruct citizens in marksmanship and promote practice and safety in the use of firearms.<ref>{{USStatute|104|106|36|5502|1996|02|10}}</ref> The group holds a [[congressional charter]] under [[Title 36 of the United States Code]]. From 1903 to 1996, the CMP was sponsored by the Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM), a position first within the [[United States Department of War|Department of War]] and later in the [[Department of the Army]]. The DCM was normally an active-duty Army [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]].

In 2009, an effort by the South Korean government to export about 850,000 firearms to the United States, including 87,000 M1 rifles, for eventual sale to civilians, was initially approved by the Obama administration, but it later blocked the sale in March 2010.<ref name="foxy">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/obama-administration-reverses-course-forbids-sale-of-850000-antique-rifles |title=Obama Administration Reverses Course, Forbids Sale of 850,000 Antique Rifles |date=1 September 2010 |website=Fox News}}</ref> A [[State Department]] spokesman said the administration's decision was based on concerns that the guns could fall into the wrong hands and be used for criminal activity.<ref name="foxy"/> However, in January 2012, the U.S. and South Korea agreed on the sale of 87,000 M1 Garand rifles, and the South Korean government entered into discussion with U.S. civilian arms dealers.<ref name="chosun">{{cite news |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2012/01/19/2012011901790.html |title=정부, M1소총 8만7000여정 수출 추진…美 정부 동의 |trans-title=Government promotes export of 87,000 M1 rifles...U.S. Government Consents |newspaper=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |date=19 January 2012 |language=ko}}</ref> Korea has sold tens of thousands of M1 Garand rifles to the U.S. civilian market between 1986 and 1994.<ref name="chosun"/> In 2018, the CMP reported they had received a shipment of more than 90,000 M1 Garand rifles from the Philippines and also stated plans to restore many of those rifles for civilian sale.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/News/News-Article-View/Article/1505614/transporting-history/ | title=Transporting History | work=Defense Logistics Agency }}</ref>

In August 2013, the Obama administration banned future private importation of all U.S. made weapons, including the M1 Garand.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/obama-executive-actions-guns_n_3836183.html |title=Obama Offers New Executive Actions On Gun Control |first=Josh |last=Lederman |date=29 August 2013 |work=Huffington Post |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309084851/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/29/obama-executive-actions-guns_n_3836183.html |archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation provides no detail on the type of regulatory action taken, such as rulemaking or executive order, nor anything but basic details on the regulation adopted. Better would be a citation to the appropriate Federal Register issue.|date=September 2020}} This action did not preclude the return of surplus U.S. weapons, including M1 Garands, previously loaned by the U.S. to friendly nations, to the custody of the U.S. Government; in recent years, the CMP has received most of its surplus weapons through such returns from foreign countries. However, all civilian and military firearms imported into the U.S. after 30 January 2002, are required by federal law to have the name of the importer conspicuously stamped on the barrel, slide, or receiver of each weapon.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.atf.gov/file/61776/download |title=ATF Guidebook - Importation & Verification of Firearms, Ammunition, and Implements of War |date=2001 |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}</ref> This requirement significantly lowers a military weapon's value relative to those without the importation markings as they distract from its original state.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.robertankony.net/publications/the-financial-assessment-of-military-small-arms |title=The Financial Assessment of Military Small Arms |first=Robert C. |last=Ankony |date=April 2000 |magazine=Small Arms Review |pages=53–59 |via=robertankony.net}}</ref>

Military surplus Garands and post-war copies made for the civilian market are popular among enthusiasts. In 2015, [[President John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy's]] personal M1 Garand was auctioned by Rock Island Auction Company and sold for $149,500.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/65/1807/springfield-armory-national-match-1959-m1-garand-john-f-kennedy |title=Lot 1807: Springfield Armory National Match 1959 M1 Garand John F. Kennedy |date=11 September 2015 |work=Rock Island Auction}}</ref> This rifle was acquired by Kennedy in 1959 from the Director of Civilian Marksmanship and has the serial number 6086970.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}