[CowTowner]

Could someone direct me to the thread that explains why another governmental group discontinued the ammo scheme due to lack of effectiveness?

Not a thread, but perhaps some useful information: http://www.lcav.org/content/Federall...tionregulation

The federal Gun Control Act of 1968 imposed a series of regulations on ammunition manufacturers, dealers and purchasers. The Act required all ammunition manufacturers and dealers to be licensed and maintain ammunition sales logs, prohibited licensees from selling any ammunition to persons under age 18 and handgun ammunition to persons under age 21, and prohibited interstate sales to unlicensed purchasers (proscribing mail-order transactions). Gun Control Act of 1968, Pub. L. No. 90-618, 82 Stat. 1213.

However, in 1986, Congress passed the Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, which repealed most of these provisions, including the licensing of ammunition dealers, ammunition sales recordkeeping, and the ban on interstate transfers of ammunition to unlicensed purchasers. Firearms Owners’ Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 99-308, 100 Stat. 449 (1986). None has been reenacted by Congress.

Not exactly a direct answer to the question, but perhaps a starting point to search for Congressional debate records on the 1986 Firearms Owners’ Protection Act?