Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: A discussion of rifle ammunition bans and .223/M855 murders, by the numbers. [View all]jimmy the one
(2,708 posts)wash post: How angry gun owners shouted down a ban on armor-piercing bullets
but first, the good news: Last year, the ATF successfully banned Russian-made 7N6 bullets on the grounds they were armor-piercing. Some gun-rights groups objected, but that ruling stood.
LOOP HOLE ALERT! LOOP HOLE ALERT! Seward said the proposed "green tip" ammo ban came from the ATF's decision to review all ammo exemptions to the 1986 law. The agency had seen a recent increase in the number of "sporting purposes" exemptions requested by ammunition manufacturers. From 1986 to 2011, the agency received "very few" exemption requests, Seward said. But it has received 30 requests since then.
the bad news: The reaction?" ATF spokeswoman Danette Seward said. "All you have to do is go to our Facebook page to see the reaction."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/10/how-angry-gun-owners-shouted-down-a-ban-on-armor-piercing-bullets/