ATF to reclassify M855/SS109 ammo (Victory!)

Gator 45/70 · Mar 10, 2015

"at this time."
Its not over for sure

Buy it cheap and stack it deep!

T. Riley · Mar 10, 2015

Too bad congress could not stop amnesty as easy. Makes me wonder if they really want to.

Gator 45/70 · Mar 10, 2015

Anyone know about this?

The US Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday, Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association that reverses a nearly two decade old ruling from the DC Circuit that required administrative agencies go through the notice and comment process BATFE was using with this ban. The Perez case stands for the premise that interpretations of administrative rules do not have to go through the notice and comment process and can simply be issued. Don't count this ban out yet.

Dunerunner · Mar 11, 2015

I had an email from GOA that BATF had backed off sighting the immense opposition to the ban.

Yard Dart · Mar 11, 2015

Time will tell.....

But the battle rages on to maintain our right to bear arms !!!!

Dunerunner · Mar 11, 2015

One battle at a time....

Brokor · Mar 12, 2015

Dunerunner said: ↑

I had an email from GOA that BATF had backed off sighting the immense opposition to the ban.
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Yup! The ATF shelved the Obama ammo ban proposal due to well over 80,000 vigilant Americans who bombarded them with emails, faxes and phone calls.

@Grand58742 I hope you don't mind my editing the title to appropriately fit the current situation. (victory!)

Grand58742 · Mar 12, 2015

No sir, it's worth celebrating.

I just get this feeling it isn't over. Call me pessimistic and all.

Grand58742 · Mar 13, 2015

Yep, there it is...

ATF raises new concerns about AR-15 ammo | WashingtonExaminer.com

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Thursday raised new concerns about surplus military ammo used in popular AR-15 rifles and pistols just days after pulling back on a proposal to ban the ammo because it could threaten police safety.

In a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, ATF Director B. Todd Jones said all types of the 5.56 military-style ammo used by shooters pose a threat to police as more people buy the AR-15-style pistols.

"Any 5.56 round" is "a challenge for officer safety," he said. Jones asked lawmakers to help in a review of a 1986 bill written to protect police from so-called "cop killer" rounds that largely exempted rifle ammo like the 5.56 because it has been used by target shooters, not criminals.
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Grand58742 · Mar 14, 2015

I'll inject some humor into the discussion...

In New Haven, Blumenthal, Murphy, Esserman call for ban on armor-piercing bullets

The bullets can be used in a popular type of rifle but can penetrate bulletproof vests when fired from certain types of handguns. Blumenthal said the bullets should be forbidden because they pose such a danger to police officers that they are “rightly known as cop-killing ammunition.”

“These handguns are widely available, easily affordable and readily concealed,” said Blumenthal. “That’s why they are so dangerous to the law enforcement professionals that are here today.”
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I'd love to see the honorable Blumenthal attempt to show us how easily an AR-15 pistol can be concealed. And get it at quickly enough to pop a few rounds at a cop...with blanks of course just to prove his point.

Esserman said he and police chiefs across the country are always concerned about the safety of their officers. He said that when officers are wearing a bulletproof vest, they should be able to be confident that they will be protected from any kind of bullet they might face.
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Are they going to require police to wear full Level IV body armor for "any kind of bullet" they might face?

Yet more stupidity from our elected officials.

oldawg · Mar 14, 2015

And somebody keeps voting these fools in.Well maybe give the cops live ammo just for grins.

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