[Cyclops08]

So paint a blue tip on it, alter the bullet slightly and keep selling ammo under a new name.

[alexander_busek]

It is commonly referred to as “Green Tip” because the military puts a bit of green paint on the tip of the bullet to help soldiers easily identify it.

...Identify it - as what?

As a bullet? As a NATO bullet (as opposed to a Warsaw Pact bullet)? Sloppy writing!

Regards,

[pepsionice]

Just an odd question, but of the million-odd occurrences a year where some exchange occurs with a gun within the US....is there a database that lays out the event and the type of gun used?

I read the news of various states on a frequent basis, and frankly....nine times out of ten when you see a shooting reporting....it’s a pistol used. And for AR-15 type events...I just don’t see these ever mentioned. Or am I simply missing these events?

[Red_Devil 232]

I seem to remember green tipped rounds indicated it was a Tracer.

[Organic Panic]

And since the can ban that by executive fiat BATF can ban any bullet using a copper jacket, uses lead, uses metal. Who knows what BS they come up with next.

[jcon40]

Tanto have comment on Silver Bullet

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_bullet

[Vendome]

[Vendome]

[RC one]

ss109s won’t stabilize in a pistol length barrel. They impact the target sideways more likely than “pointy end” first. For this reason, I’m not convinced that they they would reliably penetrate a bullet proof vest when fired from a pistol length barrel. Furtheremore, I have never once heard of a LEO being killed with an AR15 pistol firing M855 ball ammo. I don’t believe it has ever happened. this is a virtually non-existent threat. It’s complete BS as we all know, a ruse to deny mil-surp ammo to Americans and nothing more.

[9thLife]

They should call it “Bullets for Obama”

[Dubh_Ghlase]

"The proposed ban won’t apply to other common types of 5.56 ammunition, only the SS109/M855 rounds. It also won’t ban possession of this ammunition, just manufacture, importation and distribution. So someone with a crate of this stuff in his basement won’t have to worry about becoming a felon overnight."

Yet...

[Steve0113]

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[arthurus]

It appears to be a foot in the door for banning all ammunition other than .22 rimfire. How bad can a .22 rimfire be made?

[Boomer One]

I think my 45-70 is a lot more dangerous than 5.56. Kind of reminds me of when Black Talon ammo was banned. They took it off the market so newer, more potent rounds were developed. Guess that will happen with 5.56 as well. I see this action as an attack on the ammo supply. Green Tip has already shot up from .36 to .60 and higher in some cases. Supplies have almost disappeared, so I expect another ammo crisis. Even non-affected 5.56 is up about .04 and more per round. Green tip is not a particularly preferred ammo, simply an alternate available when better rounds are not in supply. Taking it out of the supply chain means less ammo available, higher prices, and less people shooting or purchasing the AR style rifles now being discounted due to over supply. This is back door gun control, and one must ask why?

[unread]

How many policeman have been killed with this round.??

And what are they saying...that a 3006 or a 308 or even the lowly 7.62x39 won't penetrate body armor...??

I don't get it at all.. Body armor can not be the primary reason for this silly crap...