Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I declare and proclaim that the articles listed below shall, on and after April 15, 1942, be considered arms, ammunition, and implements of war.

Proclamation 2549—Enumeration of Arms, Ammunition, and Implements of War

04/08/1942

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