when congress privatized the cmp, we made clear that it would need to be self-sufficient. if the excellent private training programs offered by entities like the nra have obviated need for a government-subsidized alternative, then i'm happy to yield to that ingenuity of the private sector. and i'm particularly happy to do so if it does not involve injecting 100,000 additional handguns into our streets. i oppose this amendment, and i yield back. chair recognizes the subcommittee chair mr. whitman. >> mr. chairman, i just wanted to highlight that this is a transference not to individuals but it's transference to the corporation for the promotion of rifle practice and firearm safety also known as the civilian marksmanship program. this is really to promote firearm safety. i think it's a very reasonable and thoughtful way to make sure that those firearms that now are sitting idol can actually be put to a good purpose a purpose i think all of us should agree on and that is firearm safety to make sure people can learn the proper handling and safety of those firearms, including h

headquarters where he also served a stint as the drip -- deputy director of the anti-terrorism that cmp headquarters. seated next to chief fischer is paul anstine staff director of the subcommittee on border and maritime security. he advises chairman mccall and candace miller on a wide variety of maritime security issues. prior to this assignment he was congressman candace miller's legislative director and he began in the united states marine corps where he had two tours in iraq in the first marine division. next to paul is christian ramirez. christian was born in tijuana mexico and has been active in issues regarding -- he is the director of human rights programs and staffed in the rights consortium and the director director of southern borders community coalition. last but not least brian roberts who is the author principle author of the report we are discussing today. brian is the senior economist at econometric.incorporated. dr. roberts was previously assistant director for border and immigration programs and program and analysis evaluation of the department, security where he tried