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Obama to ban bullets by executive action, threatens top-selling AR-15 rifle
Washington Examiner2-26-2015 ^ | 2-26-2015 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 02/26/2015 9:14:31 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather

It’s started.

As promised, President Obama is using executive actions to impose gun control on the nation, targeting the top-selling rifle in the country, the AR-15 style semi-automatic, with a ban on one of the most-used AR bullets by sportsmen and target shooters.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this month revealed that it is putting the ban on 5.56mm ammo on a fast track, immediately driving up the price of the bullets and prompting retailers, including the huge outdoors company Cabela’s, to urge sportsmen to urge Congress to stop the president.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; ar15; ban; banbullets; banglist; bullets; executiveaction; executivefiat; executiveorder; guncontrol; gungrabbers; imperialpresidency; obama; rkba; secondamendment; unconstitutional; uniparty; weakpatriots
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To: Lazamataz

After looking around a bit.....I round these links.

http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/02/21/ban-armor-piercing-bullets/23816437/

http://epictactical.com/is-the-batf-trying-to-ban-5-56-ammo


141 posted on 02/26/2015 10:29:10 AM PST by Osage Orange (I have strong feelings about gun control. If there's a gun around, I want to be controlling it.)
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To: US_MilitaryRules
Then just buy .223!

Discussion went right over your head.

142 posted on 02/26/2015 10:29:12 AM PST by School of Rational Thought
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To: wagglebee; Artcore; stephenjohnbanker; GeronL; TheOldLady; trisham; jazusamo; P-Marlowe
What you need to get through your head is that when the voted are given the choice between two liberals with nearly identical positions, the one with the "D" after their name will typically win.

I agree. Romney tried to run as liberal-lite, and it cost him his conservative voters who wrote him off. The moderates still went for Obama and Romney was left without his conservative base. Result: he took a shellacking.

It was a poorly thought out strategy that thought they could cut into Obama's own voters, but all it accomplished was costing him his own. To the general goes the blame for bad strategy.

That said, only a thoroughly dishonest person could possibly believe that the 2nd amendment doesn't also include ammunition. "Arms" are not "arms" unless they are complete and lethal. Knives and swords without blades, bows without arrows? If there is a penalty that can be levied for frivolous action certain to be found lacking, then they need to throw the book at these people.

If we don't support the freep-a-thons, we are in jeopardy of losing free republic in the not too distant future. Jim Robinson is getting older, and there comes a time when everyday headaches say, "Is it time to retire?"

143 posted on 02/26/2015 10:29:17 AM PST by xzins (I Donated to the Freep-a-Thon - You Should, Too! https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: TXDuke

Single shot target pistols like contenders are exempt. This first came up when Olympic (I think) introduced the first AR pistol 20 years back.
But it wasn’t considered readily available. Now 55.6 pistols come from KelTec, and nearly every AR builder.

There is no new law, just the standard one from 20 years back that is now being applied. This sucks, and is obviously vindictive, but its no new law or even an executive order. The main effect will be to end imports of steel core 5.56 and no US military surplus components.

Like I said, there will always be a large supply found near every oppressor. But I still think you are better with 55gr. And if you want heavy bullet accuracy, you really should be using an A-max, a Nosler, or a Sierra and rolling your own accuracy loads that will be far more effective and accurate than 855. ANd if you need true armor piercing, you really shouldn’t be in a 5.56.


144 posted on 02/26/2015 10:29:39 AM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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To: doug from upland

—”I say that every time I see one more of his abuses. As bad as Romney is, we could have fought him where we disagreed. By Jan 20, 2017, we may not have a country left. Nice going to all who stayed home or voted 3rd party.”

Exactly!

As much as people don’t like Romney here, I would find it hard to imagine Romney acting like a king and doing all sorts of FASCIST EXECUTIVE ORDERS like Bork Obunga does.

At least he would have respected the process as a gentleman rather than a punk that Obama is.


145 posted on 02/26/2015 10:30:02 AM PST by AlanGreenSpam (Obama: The First 'American IDOL' President - sponsored by Chicago NeoCom Thugs)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Lots of ad hominem’s there guy, obviously typed in anger. Can’t blame you for being mad.


146 posted on 02/26/2015 10:30:21 AM PST by Loud Mime (Keep the Commandments; it's better than gambling on forgiveness.)
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To: MaxMax

Being stuck on Romney is senseless and a waste of time. But then that’s why you
and others are here raising the dead.


Anyone who did not do all they could to prevent Obama from being re-elected are guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy.


147 posted on 02/26/2015 10:31:02 AM PST by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Cheerio

Cult of Subud, Islam, ancient Egypt, and Obama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFCQvvXSwx4
http://obamamessiah.blogspot.com/

OBAMA: FALSE HOPE, FALSE MESSIAH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNRT0P-oZfw


148 posted on 02/26/2015 10:31:41 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: laplata

It wouldn’t have made a difference.


149 posted on 02/26/2015 10:32:36 AM PST by riri (Obama's Amerika--Not a fun place.)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Obama thanks you for electing him twice. I don’t thank you for electing Obama twice.


150 posted on 02/26/2015 10:33:03 AM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Logical me
BS. It's idiots like you who knew nothing about Romney.

I really didn't think the /s tag was necessary. Ban triggers? Who is the idiot, idiot?

151 posted on 02/26/2015 10:35:20 AM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: BigCinBigD

I heard the Chechens made good use of .22 LR, some Russians getting sniped in the neck by them.


152 posted on 02/26/2015 10:35:54 AM PST by baltimorepoet
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To: ozzymandus
And where the hell did I say I didn't vote? Tell me, I demand you tell me!!

Screw you pathetic libertarians and you're disruptive agenda here on FR.
All you people do is come here attacking Conservatives and you all should be banned.

Just keep on hijacking the threads because you know that will solve todays problem in DC!
No wait, that's right, all you Romney-bots are stuck on 2014 stupid.

Next time you see Romney give him a big fat Man-kiss and tell him how much you love him.
It wasn't Conservatives that lost the election anyway, it was the Romney GOPe.

153 posted on 02/26/2015 10:37:44 AM PST by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: laplata

ditto

People here are among the most intelligent demographic of informed voters. We all knew what was coming and how bad it would be.


154 posted on 02/26/2015 10:39:16 AM PST by doug from upland (Obama and the leftists - destroying our country one day at a time)
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To: doug from upland

They continue to try to explain their juvenile refusal to vote for GR by saying that he would have been “just as bad” when in fact that is an intellectually vacant argument. I think they’re basically trying to justify an unjustifiable act. And yet they promise to do the same thing again. And they will have helped another Clinton get elected as surely as they helped Obama get elected.


155 posted on 02/26/2015 10:40:16 AM PST by clintonh8r (ISIS IS ISlam)
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To: Artcore
YOU ARE NO PATRIOTS!

Bullshit. Who are you to make such assertions? Get over yourself.

156 posted on 02/26/2015 10:40:34 AM PST by Jagdgewehr (It will take blood.)
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To: laplata
That's your opinion, and you're opinion is dead wrong. Your undefined "All they could do"
is an open perception of an angry Romney-bot. Get over yourselves.

Cruz/Walker (2016)

157 posted on 02/26/2015 10:40:46 AM PST by MaxMax (Pay Attention and you'll be pissed off too! FIRE BOEHNER, NOW!)
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To: MaxMax

Temper, temper, there, Elmer. Save your rant for the kids on your lawn. Name-calling and calling for people to be banned are all you have. Obama thanks you.


158 posted on 02/26/2015 10:41:00 AM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Axenolith

We don’t need to guess what Romney would do. He signed an assault rifle ban in 2004. Believe what is right in front of you. He also signed Obamacare for Massachusetts.
He was also for open borders, homo marriage, abortion, and believes in Global warming. But other than that he’s really VERY conservative. He would have waved the flag and looked very middle America circa 1965, as he implemented Obama’s agenda.


159 posted on 02/26/2015 10:41:45 AM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office.)
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BTW,
I held my nose for Romney, even though I knew he didn’t want to win, his son told us that.

When they shove Jeb down our throats, he’ll make McCain and Romney look like winners.

I will do my first write in, Ted Cruz

You will not be able to castigate enough people to elect a Democrat in an R jersey.

It didn’t work the last 2 elections, won’t work in the next one.


160 posted on 02/26/2015 10:44:16 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace- No Islam, Know Peace)
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