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.
(Excerpt) Read more at powerlineblog.com ...
I noticed in this week’s circular of the outdoor outfitter [ begins w/ *C*....ends with ....*’s*] has $50. off PMC .223 bulk ammo w/ dry-storage box [55 gr FNJ; 300 rounds] on sale for $99.99 until March 8th.
Dunno if this is a good deal or not...caveat emptor. ;D
Yep. I kind of chuckle at the folks getting technical about this.
The bottom line is that they are setting out to make all guns useless because they will ban all the ammo in due course.
Tyranny?
The original dereliction took place so long ago that those responsible have long passed over to their reward. But that doesn’t mean that we should not strive to undo the evil that has been wrote.
“But that doesn’t mean that we should not strive to undo the evil that has been wrought.”
We just voted, and the results of the election were declared to be illegitimate by our new dictator, while those who were elected swallow the premise that they are illegitimate.”
How do we strive now?
Just asking.
IMHO
Why stop at 308? Guns like this are now on my wish list because of idiots in DC.
http://www.petersenshunting.com/gear-accessories/nemo-omen-458/
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