Posted on 02/27/2015 5:12:49 PM PST by Brad from Tennessee
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has unveiled a new “Framework For Determining Whether Certain Projectiles Are ‘Primarily Intended For Sporting Purposes.’” Under that rather bland rubric, ATF says that it will prohibit the sale of ammunition using the M855 bullet, which includes some of the most common types of ammunition used in AR-15 rifles.
This gets rather technical, but briefly, what we are talking about here is the projectile, or bullet. The M855 bullet has a lead core and a steel tip. It is commonly used in 5.56 and .223 cartridges. ATF proposes to ban the M855 as an armor-piercing projectile under the Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1986 and the Gun Control Act of 1968. These laws generally prohibit the sale of armor-piercing ammunition in order to protect law enforcement personnel who wear bullet-proof vests.
Under the statutes, whether a bullet is armor-piercing depends on its materials. A bullet made entirely from steel or certain other materials is considered armor-piercing. However, the NRA argues:
[The M855] does not, however, have a core made of the metals listed in the law; rather, it has a traditional lead core with a steel tip, and therefore should never have been considered “armor piercing.”
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You are EXACTLY right.
Why the h311 do we let them frame reality??!
The 2nd Ammendment is about the people’s responsibility to stop tyrants !!
That’s not a “sport”.
It is incrementalism, but they call it progressiveness. There is no difference. It is just the action of the evolution vs. revolution wings of the communist party.
Well, not yet anyway
I used to have a paperback but no more.
If you like Patterson, look into copies of Jim Corbett’s books. You will not be dissappointed.
It’s on Amazon
The Man-eaters of Tsavo Paperback
http://www.amazon.com/Man-eaters-Tsavo-John-Henry-Patterson/dp/146107830X
Most Russian ammo is steel core and it is the cheapest for shooting and millions of rounds are imported. That's next. Then they will ban the lead core bullets (the American stuff) to save the wildlife.
Fait Accompli...
Already tested the ban on 5.45x39 Russian AK 74 ammo a few months ago worked as expected so now it’s on like Donkey Kong.
Most cops I have seen wear soft armor. Pretty much any rifle will go through that like its not even there.
All the BATF has to say is it IS armor piercing. Body Armor that is. Like virtually every other rifle round.
This is where the bureaucracy is going.
“I believe the armor they refer to is body armor.”
Well then that covers every rifle round.
Eric where are those Illegal Guns you had?
That’s not a “sport”.
The way things are going, it might just become an American past-time... Again.
5.45mm 7N6M is steel core, M855 is not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Empire
“In the Ottoman Empire, in accordance with the Muslim dhimmi system, Christians were guaranteed limited freedoms (such as the right to worship), but were treated as second-class citizens. They were forbidden to carry weapons or ride on horseback, their houses could not overlook those of Muslims, and their religious practices would have to defer to those of Muslims, in addition to various other legal limitations.[153]”
Now I can understand why Obama, as a Marxist and a Muzzie, is pushing the gun control and getting people out of their cars.
The main problem here is that our Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty in that it has given away it’s exclusive Constitutional power of legislation to the executive without retaining the powers of oversight and concurrence.
“The main problem here is that our Congress is guilty of dereliction of duty...”
The question is, what threats have been made? Who is pulling the strings behind the scenes, what has been done in the dark, in the dead of night?
Just asking.
IMHO
“Well then that covers every rifle round.”
Yes, I believe there are some pistol grip short barrel firearms chambered for these rounds that they are determining to be pistols. They are looking for any excuse to ban firearms and ammunition.
It’s about the peacock president strutting around in front of his idiot base...and that’s all it’s about!!!
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