So apparently the end of the ammo world isn't happening just yet.
Posted on 08/31/2016 8:34:47 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine
Fellow Conservative,
This is not a drill. The Obama administration just implemented a new regulatory change that has sent the entire firearms industry into a tailspin overnight.
A key ingredient necessary for making gunpowder has been re-classified as a high explosive, making it illegal for any company within the industry to transport or store it as they have for decades.
It all stems from how the ATF regulates a chemical compound known as nitrocellulose. For decades, the firearm industry has been allowed to store and transport wetted nitrocellulose without having to treat it as a high explosive. Manufacturers deliberately mix the chemical compound with water to make it less volatile.
Overnight, the ATF just completely changed its regulations, turning everyone in the ammunition industry into felons if they do business the way they have for decades.
The entire industry is now at a standstill. Without nitrocellulose, you can’t make smokeless gunpowder. Without smokeless powder, there’s no ammunition.
This is the real deal. If this regulation stays in place, it will take months for the industry to recover and send ammunition prices through the roof!
There’s nothing “sexy” about ATF regulations pertaining to wetted nitrocellulose. This isn’t going to get any coverage in the media. Start talking to the average American about nitrocellulose and other chemical compounds and their eyes will start to glaze over.
The chemistry isn’t really all that important. This new regulation has ground the entire domestic ammunition manufacturing industry to a halt.
The ATF gave the industry no notice. No grace period. This came down overnight. The entire supply chain for this crucial gunpowder component is now non-compliant.
This isn’t the first time that Obama has gone after ammunition components. Two years ago, the administration shut down the last remaining lead smelter in the United States.
Just a few weeks ago, the administration redefined the term “firearm manufacturer” to include gunsmiths, forcing thousands of small businesses to pay thousands of dollars a year in new fees to the State Department just to be allowed to stay in business.
Obama knows that any grandiose attempt at disarmament will fail. They tried to push gun control through Congress in 2013 and failed miserably. So, they are doing everything they can behind the scenes to attack the firearms industry and gun owners alike.
They just made it impossible to commercially produce gunpowder in the United States. Left unchecked, this regulation will leave gun shop shelves bare. If the industry is able to recover and become compliant, say goodbye to affordable ammunition.
You are receiving this email because you have stood with us against the anti-gun Obama administration in the past.
I am calling on your support one more time. Rise up and STOP this backdoor ammunition ban before it cripples the entire gun industry!
This is the real deal. If Obama isn’t stopped, it’s game over.
Your brother in arms,
Joe Otto Conservative Daily
This is precisely to produce intended consequences, a raw stab at the 2A, nothing else.
Good catch
And now we know why the feds bought billions upon billions of rounds for all the federal alphabet agencies.
Federal tyranny and unconstitutional as all executive legislation - “regulations” - are, and which the states must NULLIFY AND REJECT.
IMO, they want us to spend our money on ammunition and such instead of Donald Trump’s candidacy.
It’s always been the root currency along with beans.
Beans and Bullets.
Study the human behaviors, the starvation, the ensuing savagery of for example the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992.
Under such conditions, Gold and Jewelry don’t matter.
The only thing that matters to survival under such conditions are BEANS and BULLETS.
IMHO, if SHTF, it will be worth more than gold, possibly a price above rubies..
at bottom of this page:
http://www.ammoland.com/2016/08/atf-reclassifies-wetted-nitrocellulose-as-explosive-materials-under-federal-laws/#axzz4IyfLqNt6
June 2016 - Addendum August 31, 2016
Nitrocellulose - Update
ATF’s June 2016 Explosives Industry Newsletter included a brief discussion of Nitrocellulose, and attempted to clarify the circumstances under which wetted Nitrocellulose is considered a high explosive under 27 CFR, Part 555. As with all explosives, ATF’s focus is on the potential public safety risks associated with materials that can be misused or diverted to unlawful purposes. Subsequent contact from industry members who import, transport, store or employ wetted Nitrocellulose in the production of ammunition, however, has brought to our attention issues that were not fully addressed in the Newsletter and require further consultation and consideration with the industry. Accordingly, ATF has and will conduct further industry outreach concerning wetted Nitrocellulose. In the interim, previously authorized industry practices concerning wetted Nitrocellulose will not be affected
I think Obama would view cops losing most of their ammo as a fringe benefit. I think Obama WANTS more dead cops.
“Then they’d make a law enforcement loophole.”
You can’t make a loophole, because this effects the manufacturer not the end user. Anyway, just placed a big order with my on-line ammo supplier to make sure I am not short as a result of these a$$holes at the BATFE. And as another poster commented, President Trump needs to seriously reform or get rid of the BATFE. The only good news here is that Jeh Johnson will be gone as of the inauguration.
Evidently this is a false alarm.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20160831/atf-delays-any-changes-to-nitrocellulose-regulation
Obama, pissing off gun owners 9 weeks before the election. When the ammo run hits, that’ll motivate people.
No, that wasn’t my point.
The point was, they’d need to back off. They won’t for us.
We’re up a creek until Trump is sworn in.
Then I hope fires every one of these a— h-—s.
What part of the Second Amendment do they not grasp?
Take a good look .. everybody who thinks Hillary is just great .. this is the same kind of garbage regulation Hillary will continue to use to get at the 2nd Amendment.
Vote Trump .. unless you want to kiss your weapons goodbye.
Take a good look .. everybody who thinks Hillary is just great .. this is the same kind of garbage regulation Hillary will continue to use to get at the 2nd Amendment.
Vote Trump .. unless you want to kiss your weapons goodbye.
A lot of people would agree that this is an irresponsible policy change, and the fact that it came in the form of a newsletter is frustrating for many. It sounds like the legal battle is just beginning on this one, but hopefully they get to the bottom of why this change was made so drastically.Happened in June, BTW.It’s worth noting that nothing major is likely to be affected by this policy change, since no major manufacturer has been contacted or notified of any such information. In addition, the ATF has granted waivers to ammunition manufactures in the past. Source
Ammunition control is always backdoor gun control.
I’ve been hunting for what exactly Obama just did...so far nothing but reporting the regulation in news and news sites....
This needs confirmation...
Golly-Gosh-Darn-It-All-To-Heck!
You and your cold light of facts and reason.
And I was just preparing for my best Chicken Little act.
So apparently the end of the ammo world isn't happening just yet.
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