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:
How to get involved:
CONTACT THE BATF:
ATF email: APAComments@atf.gov
Fax: (202) 648-9741.
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.
SAMPLE LETTER:
To whom it may concern,
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.
The claimed purpose of this change is to “protect 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”.
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.
It’s 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.
Banning the availability of affordable surplus ammunition under the false pretense that it’s in the name of officer safety is a clear violation of our 2nd Amendment rights.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
(end of sample letter)
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100-Plus Lawmakers Sign Letter Opposing AR-15 Ammo Ban
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte is writing a letter to ATF director B. Todd Jones to heavily criticize and oppose the agency’s recent attempt to “reclassify” — or let’s face facts BAN! — widely popular AR-15 ammunition.
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.
“The president has tried to ban this rifle [AR-15], but Congress has refused,” Goodlatte said Thursday on Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File.”
“Now it appears he’s 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,” the Virginia Republican continued.
Goodlatte will send out the letter to Jones and the president next week. By then, he’ll have more than 100 signatures on the letter from both Democrats and Republicans.
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.
“The law explicitly authorizes the Attorney General to exempt ammunition ‘primarily intended for sporting purposes,’” said DOJ spokesman Patrick Rosenbush in a statement.
“No action has been taken –ATF 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,” it continued.
However, Goodlatte isn’t buying the DOJ’s reasoning, nor is he convinced that the public will get its say in the matter.
“They’re doing it in a way that appears to violate the Administrative Procedures Act. They’re not doing it out in the open in a public process. So we’re concerned,” he told Fox News.
“And there is no assurance that when these public comments are made that those comments will be made public,” he added. “So it’s not, in our opinion, the proper way to go about doing this. It’s a bad idea to begin with. They’re not following the law.”
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