{"id":58462,"date":"2015-02-26T15:08:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58462"},"modified":"2015-02-26T21:23:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-27T02:23:55","slug":"bullet-ban-as-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58462","title":{"rendered":"Bullet ban as gun control"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fox News<\/a> reports that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is set to ban “green tip” M885 5.56mm ammunition for the popular AR-style firearms, based on the barely true fact that the ammunition can be fired in a pistol. I don’t know how many AR pistols there are out there, but they are unwieldy things and not very accurate – but they are scary-looking. But anyway, the president is taking executive action to effectively render useless firearms upon which Congress won’t take action.<\/p>\n

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives this month revealed that it is proposing to put the ban on 5.56mm ammo on a fast track, immediately driving up the price of the bullets and prompting retailers, including the huge outdoors company Cabela\u2019s, to urge sportsmen to urge Congress to stop the president.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are many more rifles than pistols which use the ammunition, but that doesn’t seem to matter to the BATF\/White House.<\/p>\n

From the Washington Examiner<\/a>, Congressman Bob Goodlatte, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee is pushing for legislation to block the executive action;<\/p>\n

BATFE says that since the bullets can be used in semi-automatic handguns they pose a threat to police and must be banned from production, sale and use. But, as Goodlatte noted, the agency offered no proof. Federal agencies will still be allowed to buy the ammo.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis round is amongst the most commonly used in the most popular rifle design in America, the AR-15. Millions upon millions of M855 rounds have been sold and used in the U.S., yet ATF has not even alleged \u2014 much less offered evidence \u2014 that even one such round has ever been fired from a handgun at a police officer,\u201d said Goodlatte\u2019s letter.<\/p>\n

Even some police don\u2019t buy the administration\u2019s claim. \u201cCriminals aren’t going to go out and buy a $1,000 AR pistol,\u201d Brent Ball, owner of 417 Guns in Springfield, Mo., and a 17-year veteran police officer told the Springfield News-Leader. \u201cAs a police officer I’m not worried about AR pistols because you can see them. It’s the small gun in a guy’s hand you can’t see that kills you.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even in pistol form, the AR-style firearm is more than 20 inches long – a little hard to conceal, a lot harder than, say, an 8″ long 1911-style handgun, which is still considered pretty big to conceal under clothing for many people.<\/p>\n

But, yeah, I told you to stock up more than two years ago.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Chief Tango for the link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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