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In reply to the discussion: Obama to ban the ammo used in AR15's [View all]Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)24. But it's the standard they're using.
Ammunition fired from a handgun that can penetrate the standard soft body armor of a cop. That body armor is Level IIIA which is designed to stop pistol ammunition. It won't stop any rifle round. The 5.56 is a rifle round. You could shoot a Level IIIA vest with a plain military surplus round, no green tip, and it would go right through. You could shoot it with any 5.56 ammunition and it will not stop the bullet.
So by that standard, any and all 5.56 ammunition is in violation of the law.
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Indeed, any rifle with even ordinary ammo will go through several walls and a kid or two.
NYC_SKP
Feb 2015
#50
From the reading by Remington arms it was developed for the M16 automatic rifle as a military round
glasshouses
Feb 2015
#36
There are already a few threads on this in the Gungeon. Please continue there when this gets locked.
Electric Monk
Feb 2015
#18
Obama should do everything in his power to stick it to these assholes day and night
alcibiades_mystery
Feb 2015
#23
"It is only logical." Illogical and painfully simplistic to suggest that Obama can "ban" anything.
Fred Sanders
Feb 2015
#27
As I heard it, gun lovers are all hot about some surplus ammunition that's about to hit the market.
hunter
Feb 2015
#28
Of course you forgot to say all the gun nuts will get pissy because he banned anything. nt
Logical
Feb 2015
#44
I think pistols that shoot .30 carbine ( M1 ammo) have been around for decades.
indie9197
Feb 2015
#48