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The NRA has been sending out a lot of emails lately about the government’s plan to ban rifle ammunition specifically ammo for the AR-15, the most commonly purchased by civilians. Seems Obama plans to act on his own if congress doesn’t follow his agenda. This ban will supposedly be specific to armor piercing bullets. Below is an excerpt from the article on NRAILA site.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
President Obama insisted that if Congress would not enact his gun control agenda, he would do so on his own, through executive action. Whatever else can be said of the president’s track record, he is doing his utmost to keep that promise. Having failed to enact a federal ban on the AR-15, America’s most popular rifle, he’s now using the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to do the next best thing. BATFE is now proposing to ban a whole class of common rifle ammunition used in that overwhelmingly popular firearm. Unfortunately, that’s just the beginning of BATFE’s latest move.
On Friday, we reported on breaking news that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) had issued a “framework” for when bullets which would otherwise be classified as “armor piercing” ammunition under federal law qualify for the law’s exemption for projectiles “primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes.”
In an effort to thwart BATFE’s attempted action, NRA has worked with U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, to draft a letter to BATFE expressing the lawmakers’ opposition to the proposed Framework.
BATFE’s framework is the product of an effort that dates back to at least 2012. As we reported in December 2012, BATFE had met with a wide variety of stakeholders, including your NRA, to gather input on this topic. We had expressed concern that BATFE was misreading the law and encouraged interested parties to file comments to help guide the process in a positive direction.
The issue arises from the federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act (LEOPA), intended to ban “armor piercing” handgun ammunition (“AP” ammo) to protect police from being shot through their body armor in surprise attacks with handguns. In relevant part, LEOPA bans various sorts of non-lead projectiles (or projectile “cores”) that “may be” used in handguns.
I’m curious to know your thoughts and if you think Obama really has the power to prevent millions of gun owners the right to ammunition?
Congress passes laws, government employees do not. The people behind this illegal power grab should be arrested immediately.