NC: Proposed ammunition ban has local gun enthusiasts upset

 

The Obama administration last week proposed a ban on bullets used in AR-15 semi-automatic rifles.

The AR-15 is the most popular rifle in America, and often a focus of controversy over gun rights.

This time, the controversy it not the gun, but one of the types of ammunition used in it.

The ATF is asking to classify the so-called "green tip" bullets now considered for sport shooting as armor piercing rounds, posing a threat to law enforcement. This would make them illegal to buy, make or sell.

Justin Jones with the Pitt County Sheriff's Office said often times the AR-15 isn't the type of weapon they encounter or worry about.    

"We're always concerned about something we can't see. As far as the rifle goes, it's pretty big, we can see it," Jones said.

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