OldDoorGunner
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The ATF is acting like faggots again. Copy this shit... Replace the names and the genders as necessary and send it to your U.S. House Reps.
To the Honorable Mrs Granger,
Recently the ATF made an announcement that it would move to make a very commonly used round of ammunition, namely the 5.56x45 mm M855, illegal to manufacture and sell. It is currently open to a comment period on their website until March 16.
There was initially an exemption for this round carved out as there were no pistol's commonly available on the market that could shoot it. That has recently changed. However, the exception was never needed and the ATF is ignoring federal statutes as to what actually constitutes an Armor Piercing Round. They're doing so completely arbitrarily, and given Eric Holder's most recent statement about being unable to enact any gun control legislation, one is left to wonder if this is not the last wish of a man on his way out of the DOJ. This is the federal law regarding "AP" ammunition.
"Armor-piercing ammunition, sometimes referred to as metal-piercing ammunition, is ammunition that is designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor, including body armor commonly worn by police officers. Under federal law, armor-piercing ammunition is defined as any projectile or projectile core that may be used in a handgun and that is constructed entirely from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium.15 In addition, armor-piercing ammunition is defined as a full jacketed projectile “larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.” Id. The Attorney General is required to furnish information to each licensed dealer defining which projectiles are considered armor-piercing ammunition as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(17)(B).16"
The two requirements to qualify as "AP" ammunition are clearly stated, however the M855 projectile clearly does not meet them.
The M855 projectile is a 62 grain lead core round with a steel portion between the apex of the copper jacket and the lead core. The copper jacket of the projectile makes up approximately 17% of the weight of the entire cartridge, a far cry from the stipulated 25%. The core is entirely made of lead with a comparable percentage of steel between the jacket and the core.
The projectile is a .224 caliber projectile just the same as .22 LR projectile. It's similar to how a 2x4 is not actually 2x4 inches. All .22 ammunition is nominally measured at .224 inches. Nor was this projectile DESIGNED and INTENDED to be fired from pistols.
The AR pistol is an innovation that has arrived several decades after the projectile and was driven by the market. The ATF's excuse that this is for "officer safety" is disingenuous at best and at worst is a concerted effort to play on fears and emotions by implying that their is a problem where none actually exists.
It seems that many legislators are writing back to their constituents that there is nothing that they can do as the ATF is outside of their purview. This is not true. The U.S. House Controls the purse strings of this organization and at the very least can enact to legislation to exempt the M855, which makes up a very very large portion of the market supply of ammunition, from the ATF's arbitrary and malevolent rulings. This is clearly an effort to drive up prices and shrink the supply for firearms enthusiast and further suffocate the 2nd Amendment by an administration that has not hidden it's distaste for the founding principles of this nation.
I ask you as my Representative to stand for us. Interject yourself between the Executive and your people, as is your job, and prevent them from denying us our god given, and Constitutionally protected rights... no matter how incremental the incursion may seem. I look forward to what is hopefully not a cookie cutter response written by a staffer in your office...but to a heart felt and well thought out reply to this very serious and grave concern that puts us all further at risk.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend Ma'am.
Respectfully Submitted,
2 hrs · Edited ·
The ATF is acting like faggots again. Copy this shit... Replace the names and the genders as necessary and send it to your U.S. House Reps.
To the Honorable Mrs Granger,
Recently the ATF made an announcement that it would move to make a very commonly used round of ammunition, namely the 5.56x45 mm M855, illegal to manufacture and sell. It is currently open to a comment period on their website until March 16.
There was initially an exemption for this round carved out as there were no pistol's commonly available on the market that could shoot it. That has recently changed. However, the exception was never needed and the ATF is ignoring federal statutes as to what actually constitutes an Armor Piercing Round. They're doing so completely arbitrarily, and given Eric Holder's most recent statement about being unable to enact any gun control legislation, one is left to wonder if this is not the last wish of a man on his way out of the DOJ. This is the federal law regarding "AP" ammunition.
"Armor-piercing ammunition, sometimes referred to as metal-piercing ammunition, is ammunition that is designed primarily to penetrate metal or armor, including body armor commonly worn by police officers. Under federal law, armor-piercing ammunition is defined as any projectile or projectile core that may be used in a handgun and that is constructed entirely from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, or depleted uranium.15 In addition, armor-piercing ammunition is defined as a full jacketed projectile “larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.” Id. The Attorney General is required to furnish information to each licensed dealer defining which projectiles are considered armor-piercing ammunition as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(17)(B).16"
The two requirements to qualify as "AP" ammunition are clearly stated, however the M855 projectile clearly does not meet them.
The M855 projectile is a 62 grain lead core round with a steel portion between the apex of the copper jacket and the lead core. The copper jacket of the projectile makes up approximately 17% of the weight of the entire cartridge, a far cry from the stipulated 25%. The core is entirely made of lead with a comparable percentage of steel between the jacket and the core.
The projectile is a .224 caliber projectile just the same as .22 LR projectile. It's similar to how a 2x4 is not actually 2x4 inches. All .22 ammunition is nominally measured at .224 inches. Nor was this projectile DESIGNED and INTENDED to be fired from pistols.
The AR pistol is an innovation that has arrived several decades after the projectile and was driven by the market. The ATF's excuse that this is for "officer safety" is disingenuous at best and at worst is a concerted effort to play on fears and emotions by implying that their is a problem where none actually exists.
It seems that many legislators are writing back to their constituents that there is nothing that they can do as the ATF is outside of their purview. This is not true. The U.S. House Controls the purse strings of this organization and at the very least can enact to legislation to exempt the M855, which makes up a very very large portion of the market supply of ammunition, from the ATF's arbitrary and malevolent rulings. This is clearly an effort to drive up prices and shrink the supply for firearms enthusiast and further suffocate the 2nd Amendment by an administration that has not hidden it's distaste for the founding principles of this nation.
I ask you as my Representative to stand for us. Interject yourself between the Executive and your people, as is your job, and prevent them from denying us our god given, and Constitutionally protected rights... no matter how incremental the incursion may seem. I look forward to what is hopefully not a cookie cutter response written by a staffer in your office...but to a heart felt and well thought out reply to this very serious and grave concern that puts us all further at risk.
I hope you enjoyed your weekend Ma'am.
Respectfully Submitted,
