Through executive action, Obama has banned ammo for the top-selling AR-15 style semi-automatic, labeling them ‘cop killers’, and The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will put the ban of 5.56 mm ammo on a fast track, which already driving up price and demand.
Gun stores are now reporting an increase in price of 30% and an increase in demand of 1000%.
Wednesday night, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, stepped in with a critical letter to the bureau demanding it explain the surprise and abrupt bullet ban. The letter is shown below.
The National Rifle Association, which is working with Goodlatte to gather co-signers, told Secrets that30 House members have already co-signed the letter and Goodlatte and the NRA are hoping to get a total of 100 fast.
“The Obama administration was unable to ban America’s most popular sporting rifle through the legislative process, so now it’s trying to ban commonly owned and used ammunition through regulation,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA-ILA, the group’s policy and lobby shop. “The NRA and our tens of millions of supporters across the country will fight to stop President Obama’s latest attack on our Second Amendment freedoms.”
At issue is so-called “armor-piercing” ammunition, an exemption for those bullets mostly used for sport by AR-15 owners, and the recent popularity of pistol-style ARs that use the ammo.
The inexpensive 5.56 M855 ammo, commonly called lightgreen tips, have been exempt for years, as have higher-caliber ammunition that also easily pierces the type of soft armor worn by police, because it’s mostly used by target shooters, not criminals. The agency proposes to reclassify it as armor-piercing and not exempt.
But now BATFE says that since the bullets can be used in semi-automatic handguns they pose a threat to police and must be banned from production, sale and use. But, as Goodlatte noted, the agency offered no proof. Federal agencies will still be allowed to buy the ammo.
“This round is amongst the most commonly used in the most popular rifle design in America, the AR-15. Millions upon millions of M855 rounds have been sold and used in the U.S., yet ATF has not even alleged — much less offered evidence — that even one such round has ever been fired from a handgun at a police officer,” said Goodlatte’s letter.
Even some police don’t buy the administration’s claim. “Criminals aren’t going to go out and buy a $1,000 AR pistol,” Brent Ball, owner of 417 Guns in Springfield, Mo., and a 17-year veteran police officer told the Springfield News-Leader. “As a police officer I’m not worried about AR pistols because you can see them. It’s the small gun in a guy’s hand you can’t see that kills you.”
Many see the bullet ban as an assault on the AR-15 and Obama’s back-door bid to end production and sale.
“We are concerned,” said Justin Anderson with Hyatt Gun Shop in Charlotte, N.C., one of the nation’s top sellers of AR-15 style rifles. “Frankly, we’re always concerned when the government uses back-door methods to impose quasi-gun control.”
Groups like the National Shooting Sports Foundation suggest that under BATFE’s new rule, other calibers like popular deer hunting .308 bullets could be banned because they also are used in AR platforms, some of which can be turned into pistol-style guns. “This will have a detrimental effect on hunting nationwide,” said the group.
It’s his way of saying$#%&!@*you and your Second Amendment.$#%&!@*you and your representative government,$#%&!@*you and your right to self defense. Why invest in the stock market when this wannabe dictator is in office when the demand for guns and ammunition are in such high demand?
He has violated his oath of office by not upholding the constitution. Apparantly his hand on the Koran when he took that oath did not mean to much
hence why i sold all other calibers and just went to .40 cal.,cause law enforcement uses this caliber and sum military,and just as deadly,bring your muslims on obama i love target practice
He is eventually going to awaken the beast that is the true American Patriot. The founding fathers would have been shooting by now.
we all just sit and watch democracy die……….
Then his own damn body guards need to give up theirs too….he’s not getting mine…I’m a law abiding veteran…2 amendment rules in my house…
Congress need have guts take action put stop to this unlawful president taking advantage of his title and race push his frame mind on this country to destroy . This buddy system inside of Washington only helping the elitist to stay rich. Their laws and ideals doesn’t help common folk. Over the years look at dam mess . Never until you do research on both parties time stop listening to lip service. Put your brain into motion save the next generation.
Gun grab more of UN take over one government elitist dictators with Hollywood help they don’t give a dam about anyone life but their own .Look at their movies body guards all carry weapons. Guns don’t kill uneducated people do family value education on how and why having a gun important to have so no one will harm you protection and hunting for food put on family table why people need a gun.
It will be repealed by Trump and will be a$#%&!@*slap to Odumbo when he does it.
not a verry smart man here