Sorry if this is in the wrong section.
For about two years or so I've been hearing about the 87,000 M1 Garands (and 700,000 M1 Carbines) that have been sitting in limbo in South Korea. I heard that the USG had been denying their import because they felt they would fall into 'criminal hands' which is so laughably false it's sad, however, I heard a few days ago from this article (http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/u-s-to-import-87310-m1-garand-rifles-from-korea.html) that the Garands were finally going to return home, the M1 Carbines with their terrifying 'high-capacity' magazines are still not granted import privileges but hey, I'll settle for the Garands
The only thing is that I haven't been able to find any other information indicating that the M1 rifles had been green-lighted for re-import into the USA. If this article is correct and the market is about to be flooded with new M1 rifles, I may actually be able to afford a decent quality one which has been a lifelong dream of mine. The article from War History has been the only reference to re-importation that I can find so I'm hesitant to get my hopes up for cheap Garands.
Any information is appreciated.
Thanks!