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A good & reasonable start, Mr President misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #1
"Can be used in handguns"? NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #2
The way I read it is madokie Feb 2015 #3
Earlier stories seemed concerned only with the alleged armor piercing aspect. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #6
You can buy single shots as well Mnpaul Feb 2015 #42
Do you mean it would go through the drawbar of a trailer hitch, solid iron? NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #47
The part where the ball attaches - yes Mnpaul Feb 2015 #49
Indeed, any rifle with even ordinary ammo will go through several walls and a kid or two. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #50
Those pistols have been around for a long time. razorman Mar 2015 #59
The AR-15 can be built into a legal handgun. Travis_0004 Feb 2015 #12
Are not some models sold as handguns directly from the manufactures ? glasshouses Feb 2015 #15
Yes Travis_0004 Feb 2015 #16
A very illegal handgun. mybuddy Feb 2015 #55
They are carbines. The action is far too large to engage the cartridge. Drahthaardogs Feb 2015 #53
No, they are not carbines dumbcat Feb 2015 #56
Not really. They are banning just one of many available bullets. hack89 Feb 2015 #4
Its a small start for mankind.. misterhighwasted Feb 2015 #5
It is a meaningless gesture hack89 Feb 2015 #7
But it's the standard they're using. Savannahmann Feb 2015 #24
The law is specific to armor piercing ammo with materials and construction. hack89 Feb 2015 #25
I've read this and I still don't know the real difference Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #29
Military 5.56mm is based on the civilian.223 hack89 Feb 2015 #32
If the ammo was gasoline sarisataka Feb 2015 #43
Gun republicans not liking this one. Kingofalldems Feb 2015 #8
Snopes... TeeYiYi Feb 2015 #9
Good idea libodem Feb 2015 #10
.223 is a small round. Travis_0004 Feb 2015 #14
except for the 17 caliber ones madokie Feb 2015 #30
In many state it is illegal to hunt with that round hack89 Feb 2015 #26
From the reading by Remington arms it was developed for the M16 automatic rifle as a military round glasshouses Feb 2015 #36
A typical 30 caliber deer hunting round has 3 times the power hack89 Feb 2015 #39
Relevance? Travis_0004 Feb 2015 #40
Just to be pedantic and picky, it was developed for the M249 sir pball Feb 2015 #41
Thanks for the post, interesting Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #45
Pres Obama was not involved in the process. lpbk2713 Feb 2015 #11
as usual fox 'news' has it wrong. spanone Feb 2015 #13
I found a nice Luckovich 'toon that seems fitting... Electric Monk Feb 2015 #20
As a kid growing up back in the 50s madokie Feb 2015 #31
agreed. spanone Feb 2015 #38
Good news is there's still dozens of great projectiles to choose from. ileus Feb 2015 #17
There are already a few threads on this in the Gungeon. Please continue there when this gets locked. Electric Monk Feb 2015 #18
Wont matter there are other rounds to choose from. dilby Feb 2015 #19
The way I understand it these bullets have a steel core inside glasshouses Feb 2015 #21
Most rifle rounds will go through bullet proof vests steel core or not. dilby Feb 2015 #22
Obama should do everything in his power to stick it to these assholes day and night alcibiades_mystery Feb 2015 #23
I'm all for that madokie Feb 2015 #33
"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
There you go, now he is coming for your guns liberal N proud Feb 2015 #34
Stupid proposal, terrible news interpretation. X_Digger Feb 2015 #35
Of course you forgot to say all the gun nuts will get pissy because he banned anything. nt Logical Feb 2015 #44
Well, at this point, nothing has been banned at all. n/t X_Digger Feb 2015 #46
Snopes.com calls bs on this headline Kaleva Feb 2015 #37
I think pistols that shoot .30 carbine ( M1 ammo) have been around for decades. indie9197 Feb 2015 #48
The M1 fires what is essentially a handgun cartridge. Kaleva Feb 2015 #51
Will not penetrate body armor mybuddy Feb 2015 #52
Incorrect. krispos42 Feb 2015 #54
What I find odd about this, is B2G Feb 2015 #57
This pointless pandering is just causing a ton of ammo to be sold LittleBlue Feb 2015 #58
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