{"id":1189,"date":"2015-03-02T12:27:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-02T19:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmexicoshootingsports.com\/shootingblog\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2015-03-02T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2015-03-02T20:54:20","slug":"ban-on-common-ar15-ammo-m855-vs-true-armor-piercing-ammunition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newmexicoshootingsports.com\/shootingblog\/ban-on-common-ar15-ammo-m855-vs-true-armor-piercing-ammunition\/","title":{"rendered":"Ban on common AR15 ammo? M855 vs. true armor piercing ammunition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you know, the government likes to take away our rights, one by one until there are none left.  The limit a stock here, a magazine,there, and in this case, a bullet.  the BATFE issued a statement saying it was their intent to ban the SS109\/XM855 round because it was an armor piercing round and we had no need for one.  It turns out their information is inaccurate and misguided and we need to stop this ban.  Here is an interesting, comical, and informative video on the subject followed by a sample letter you should write:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ikyzhv894N0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>How to get involved:<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT THE BATF:<\/p>\n<p>ATF email: APAComments@atf.gov<\/p>\n<p>Fax: (202) 648-9741.<\/p>\n<p>Mail: Denise Brown, Mailstop 6N-602, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 99 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20226: ATTN: AP Ammo Comments.<\/p>\n<p>SAMPLE LETTER:<\/p>\n<p>To whom it may concern,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to voice my strong opposition to the proposed change to current law that would make it illegal to manufacture, import or sell on the open market M855 \/ SS109 ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>The claimed purpose of this change is to \u201cprotect the lives and safety of law enforcement officers from the threat posed by ammunition capable of penetrating a protective vest when fired from a handgun\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As the Technical Branch well knows, all rifle ammunition of a common caliber such as .223 \/ 5.56 is capable of penetrating threat level IIA and IIIA body armor regardless of the firearm that is used to fire it. M855 \/ SS109 is no more of a threat to law enforcement than M193 or Horandy VMAX loads are.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that rifle caliber pistols are rarely used in violent crime, their usage is a statistical zero for all practical purposes, which further begs the question as to why this proposed rule change is being considered.<\/p>\n<p>Banning the availability of affordable surplus ammunition under the false pretense that it\u2019s in the name of officer safety is a clear violation of our 2nd Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your time and consideration,<\/p>\n<p>(end of sample letter)<\/p>\n<p>********************<\/p>\n<p>100-Plus Lawmakers Sign Letter Opposing AR-15 Ammo Ban<\/p>\n<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte is writing a letter to ATF director B. Todd Jones to heavily criticize and oppose the agency\u2019s recent attempt to \u201creclassify\u201d \u2014 or let\u2019s face facts BAN! \u2014 widely popular AR-15 ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News, Goodlatte spoke about who is behind the ban on M855 green tips, the letter and the support it has received from fellow lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president has tried to ban this rifle [AR-15], but Congress has refused,\u201d Goodlatte said Thursday on Fox News Channel\u2019s \u201cThe Kelly File.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow it appears he\u2019s taking his pen and cell phone and, through the ATF, is trying to ban the second most popular ammunition that is used in that rifle,\u201d the Virginia Republican continued.<\/p>\n<p>Goodlatte will send out the letter to Jones and the president next week. By then, he\u2019ll have more than 100 signatures on the letter from both Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Dept. of Justice rejected the implication that this is a gun-control scheme by the president and downplayed concerns from pro-gun lawmakers and the firearms community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe law explicitly authorizes the Attorney General to exempt ammunition \u2018primarily intended for sporting purposes,&#8217;\u201d said DOJ spokesman Patrick Rosenbush in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo action has been taken \u2013ATF is simply proposing, and requesting public comment on, a framework to enforce the law that Congress passed and provide guidance for the industry through a transparent process for making exemption decisions,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>However, Goodlatte isn\u2019t buying the DOJ\u2019s reasoning, nor is he convinced that the public will get its say in the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re doing it in a way that appears to violate the Administrative Procedures Act. 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