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03-15-2015, 10:01 PM
UPDATE: ATF Tries to Calm Fears on Ammo Ban, Says Nothing Has Taken Effect (Yet)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has backed away from what first appeared to be an immediate plan to ban a popular type of ammunition, and now claims that some confusion was caused by a “publishing mistake.”
In February, the ATF published a new framework for deciding what ammunition is “primarily intended for sporting purposes” and thus can be exempted from a federal ban on armor piercing ammo. The ATF also put out a regulation guide that didn’t including a current listing of exceptions, including the popular M855 cartridge that’s used in the AR-15 rifle.
FULL STORY
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has backed away from what first appeared to be an immediate plan to ban a popular type of ammunition, and now claims that some confusion was caused by a “publishing mistake.”
In February, the ATF published a new framework for deciding what ammunition is “primarily intended for sporting purposes” and thus can be exempted from a federal ban on armor piercing ammo. The ATF also put out a regulation guide that didn’t including a current listing of exceptions, including the popular M855 cartridge that’s used in the AR-15 rifle.
FULL STORY
UPDATE: ATF Tries to Calm Fears on Ammo Ban, Says Nothing Has Taken Effect (Yet)
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has backed away from what first appeared to be an immediate plan to ban a popular type of ammunition, and now claims that some confusion was caused by a “publishing mistake.”
In February, the ATF published a new framework for deciding what ammunition is “primarily intended for sporting purposes” and thus can be exempted from a federal ban on armor piercing ammo. The ATF also put out a regulation guide that didn’t including a current listing of exceptions, including the popular M855 cartridge that’s used in the AR-15 rifle.
FULL STORY
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has backed away from what first appeared to be an immediate plan to ban a popular type of ammunition, and now claims that some confusion was caused by a “publishing mistake.”
In February, the ATF published a new framework for deciding what ammunition is “primarily intended for sporting purposes” and thus can be exempted from a federal ban on armor piercing ammo. The ATF also put out a regulation guide that didn’t including a current listing of exceptions, including the popular M855 cartridge that’s used in the AR-15 rifle.
FULL STORY