Four House Democrats have taken the Obama administration’s idea of a regulation to ban a widely used kind of ammunition — one it had to pull back because it was so unpopular — and turned it into legislation.
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) introduced the Armor Piercing Bullets Act, which he said would ban the sale of “.223-dervied, 5.56x45mm NATO ‘green tip’ rounds” that are commonly used on the AR-15 rifle. That’s the same ban that the ATF proposed in February, through the adoption of a “framework” that would justify a ban on all bullets that can pierce police body armor.
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I really, really, really hope that the ammo makers show their middle finger and release *every* 5.56 round with a green tip. I'd buy a bunch just to be able to tell stories, hopefully many peaceful years later, that I have some of the ammo from these dark days...
ReplyDeleteIt was around $700 a case before they said they would reconsider, then it came down about $300.
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