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December 7, 2012, 09:51 PM | #1 |
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BATF wants to make more ammo types ILLEGAL
From the NRA..........
http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/ar...il-dec-31.aspx . Specifically they want to expand the definition of "armor piercing" ammo to include MANY factory loads currently sold for both rifles and handguns. . |
December 7, 2012, 10:09 PM | #2 |
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The EPA does not want us to use Lead, now the BATF does not want us to use anything other than lead...not surpised.
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December 7, 2012, 10:12 PM | #3 | |
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Actually, that's not the case at all. Here's the quote directly from the ATF's site:
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December 8, 2012, 12:03 AM | #4 |
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You are naive beyond belief.
I quote from the NRA release......... "Last week, BATFE met separately with gun control activist groups, firearm industry groups, and groups representing hunters and other gun owners. The latter meeting included the NRA; Safari Club International; representatives of state wildlife agencies; and firearm and ammunition importers. BATFE has expressed two opinions about the law and exemption that warrant particular scrutiny. First, BATFE suggested that it believes that the "armor piercing ammunition" law was intended to affect all ammunition capable of penetrating soft body armor worn by law enforcement officers. NRA reminded BATFE that the law was intended to protect law enforcement officers against the potential threat posed a very narrowly-defined category of projectiles: those, such as KTW and Arcane, which by virtue of their hard metal construction were designed and intended to be used by law enforcement officers to shoot through hard objects, such as automobile glass and doors, when fired at the velocities typical of handgun-caliber ammunition fired from handguns. Neither before nor since the law's enactment, has an officer been killed due to such a bullet penetrating soft body armor. NRA further pointed out that the legislative history of the law clearly shows that members of Congress, including the sponsor of the law in the House, Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.), a decorated former NYPD police officer, expressly did not want the law to restrict rifle-caliber bullets that happen to also be useable in handguns chambered to use rifle cartridges. Second, BATFE says it considers projectiles to not be exempt under the "sporting purposes" test if they "pose a threat to public safety and law enforcement." BATFE also expressed concern that since the law was adopted, various new rifle-caliber handguns have been invented. On that point, NRA made clear that the sporting purposes exemption is straightforward: it applies to all projectiles that are "primarily intended for sporting purposes"--nothing more, and nothing less. Under the law, a projectile would be exempt if it is primarily intended for sporting purposes, even if it is secondarily intended for self-defense or some other legitimate purpose. Furthermore, the law does not condition its restrictive language or its "sporting purposes" exemption on the design of a particular handgun; the law is concerned only with specific projectiles that can be used in handguns. NRA cautioned the BATFE against interpreting the law in a manner more restrictive than Congress intended." . |
December 8, 2012, 01:03 AM | #5 |
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How can the ATF create more restrictions without the approval of congress, or is it more of that BS where "congress delegated its powers" like with Bernanke and the Federal Reserve.
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December 8, 2012, 07:44 AM | #6 |
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In this case the BATFE is taking comments on the "sporting purposes" exemption of "armor piercing" ammunition that can be used in handguns. That law was passed many years ago after the big hulabaloo over KTW "cop killer" bullets. The headline says it all:
BATFE Taking Comments on "Sporting Purposes" Exemption to "Armor Piercing Ammunition" Law Until Dec. 31 i wish folks would read stuff before going off the deep end. |
December 8, 2012, 12:02 PM | #7 |
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So let me make sure I understand this, the ATF is taking comments about exempting certain ammunition from the armor-piercing ammo ban. This means that the ATF is considering making certain ammo which was previously illegal once again legal. Have I got it straight?
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December 8, 2012, 12:55 PM | #8 |
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The other way around, I think.. they're taking comments on the exemption, meaning they're trying to un-apply the exemption to some rifle rounds that can be used in pistols that use rifle chamberings..
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December 8, 2012, 02:01 PM | #9 |
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If they cannot make stronger body armor at the cost they like how is that the problem of gun owners & the industry? Do we have to be limited to the rounds they say now so that they can have another edge on the rest of us? Not to mention they can have fully auto, gas,grenades and such the rest of us cannot. No surprise to me police states have always outlawed everything they believe is a threat to their controll. China, Korea, Germany, U.k, well all the rest of the world really.
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December 8, 2012, 03:41 PM | #10 |
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It appears that many of you are unaware that the BATF can
hold hearings and have comment periods before changing their "rulings" on various regulations which are already law. This is how they DEFINE what weapons and ammo are allowed under the various federal laws. Once they make a "ruling" it carries the force of law UNLESS the NRA or someone else sues them in court and wins. I will give you an example...... http://www.atf.gov/regulations-rulings/rulings http://www.atf.gov/regulations-rulin...uling-94-2.pdf The BATF ruled that the "streetsweeper" shotgun , a manually operated shotgun with an 18 inch barrel could no longer be sold as a shotgun. They declared it a Destructive Device and reclassified it as an NFA weapon BECAUSE it didn't meet the definition of "sporting purposes" . |
December 8, 2012, 04:03 PM | #11 |
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in other words, part of a gov. that can do whatever they want
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December 8, 2012, 05:44 PM | #12 |
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The first time the "sporting purposes" clause of the GCA was applied to a long gun was in 1984 when a shotgun was banned from import. Im 1986 another shotgun was banned by a BATF letter to the importer. In 1989 over 40 semi-auto rifles were banned from import under the "sporting purposes " clause. After the AWB went into effect more guns were banned from import under the "sporting pruposes" clause of the GCA 1968. No hearings were held and no comments were taken prior to any of the above actions.
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And, going from calling some one naive, to using the NRA as your source is ...questionable... at best. Even as a life member, I take everything form the NRA with a grain of salt, and consider about 50% of it to qualify as disinformation or political BS. The NRA plays politics and omits vital information (even with its members) more than any other political organization I follow. The BATFE website states that the subject is open for comments. That's all that's important. The NRA's involvement is ...dubious. Half the time, the ATF only gets the NRA involved because they know that the NRA will compromise and cave on nearly everything, where GOA, IFOA, GOAL, NAGR, and similar groups will not consider any compromise.
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December 9, 2012, 02:15 PM | #15 |
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Be polite all . Say someone is mistaken as compared to the personality attribution.
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We need to read the following very, very carefully (quoted from the BATF website - my highlighting):
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December 9, 2012, 07:42 PM | #17 | |
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I'm not saying not to comment. But what's the use? Does anyone really think an ATF run by Obama is going to work with us, rather than against us? |
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December 9, 2012, 09:52 PM | #18 |
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And by the definitions of "Armor Piercing Ammo" we have to be careful with the 410's like the Judge line...... that's why the Duplex slugs for the 410 suddenly became extinct in this country. And by the same token, Heavy Shot or certain other nontoxic options could suddenly become verboten.
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December 9, 2012, 11:42 PM | #19 |
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As a federal pogue, I'm here to say, comments from individual citizens are meaningless here. I nonetheless intend to file mine, with all the eloquence I can muster. But these rules will pass easily, unless some heavy weight is brought to bear against them. God have mercy upon the men responsible for this entire "sporting purposes" misdirection, root and branch. The mendacity behind it raises a stench of corruption to the heavens.
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December 11, 2012, 12:30 AM | #20 |
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Had to look up pogue. In any event, reading the statute suggests that solid copper handgun ammunition could be classified as "armor piercing," hence the request to exempt them from the regulation. Which would explain why there have been requests received (undoubtedly from the industry) to assure no legal problems down the road. This, to me any way, is exactly the opposite of what the NRA is saying...why is that?
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A few months Elite Ammunition got into trouble for making handgun caliber bullets from an alloy of copper and zinc=brass. Elite Ammo touted the capabilities of their 5.7 ammo: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_48/34...ES_STATUS.html http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/120...mo.html&page=2 This video was made by Elite Ammuntion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxBFtilO_C4 Last edited by thallub; December 11, 2012 at 01:52 PM. |
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December 31, 2012, 06:41 PM | #22 |
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Don't forget about the open comment period for this.
We don't want anyone taking the chance to back-door us, while the potential AWB is in the spotlight.
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December 31, 2012, 09:00 PM | #23 |
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Don't be shocked. The BATF is always the shock troops of the President in power. If the President is pro-gun the BATF if pro-gun. If the president is anti-gun the BATF is anti-gun. The BATF is is the one federal agency that is totally political.
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December 31, 2012, 09:08 PM | #24 |
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Since today was the last date for comments, does anyone know what date they are expected to make a decision?
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