ATF to reclassify M855/SS109 ammo (Victory!)

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That is some good, sound logic Dawg!!!

 

Just because it is written in some US Publication, does NOT make it a Regulation, or a change in ANY Statute. It MUST be published in the CFR, before it can become a Regulation, and then there is a "Waiting Period" that must expire, AFTER that CFR Publication. This has NOT happened YET, and until these steps happen, It is still just a proposal. Gad, Don't these writers know how Laws and Regulations ARE Made? Did they ALL flunk out of Civics 101? Sounds to me if ATF keeps pushing this, they will get slapped down by Congress, IF we shooters can keep the Pressure on Congress, on this issue.....

 

ATF Claims “Publishing Mistake” After M855 Ban in 2014 ATF Regulations Guide Goes Viral

Just hours after Townhall’s Katie Pavlich exposed the fact that the Obama Administration had illegally banned some of the most common and economical ammunition for the best-selling rifle in the United States, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms was forced into a headlong, if temporary, retreat.
The agency’s “error” was quickly fixed.

Notice of Publishing Error

On Feb. 13, 2015, ATF released for public comment a proposed framework, including legal and technical analysis, to guide its determination on what ammunition is “primarily intended for sporting purposes” for purposes of granting exemptions to the Gun Control Act’s prohibition on Armor Piecing
Ammunition. This proposed framework is posted for public comment only; no final decisions have been made as to its adoption.

Media reports have noted that the 2014 ATF Regulation Guide published online does not contain a listing of the exemptions for Armor Piercing Ammunition, and concluding that the absence of this listing indicates these exemptions have been rescinded.

Please be advised that ATF has not rescinded any Armor Piercing Ammunition exemption, and the fact they are not listed in the 2014 online edition of the regulations, was an error, which has no legal impact on the validity of the exemptions. The existing exemptions for armor piercing ammunition, which apply to
5.56 mm (.223) SS 109 and M855 projectiles (identified by a green coating on the projectile tip), and the U.S .30-06 M2AP projectile (identified by a black coating on the projectile tip), remain in effect.

The listing of Armor Piercing Ammunition exemptions can be found in the 2005 ATF Regulation Guide on page 166, which is posted here.

The 2014 Regulation Guide will be corrected in PDF format to include the listing of Armor Piercing Ammunition exemptions and posted shortly. The e-book/iBook version of the Regulation Guide will be corrected in the near future. ATF apologizes for any confusion caused by this publishing error

Bearing Arms helped echo the original Townhall article, which exposed that ATF’s “proposed” reclassification of common M855 ball ammunition as “armor-piercing” was already a fait accompli.

The Office of Management and Budget must review and approve ATF Regulation Guides, which again, come out approximately every 10 years. This can take months and changes to Regulation Guides are not easily or often made. Because of the lengthy amount of time it takes for OMB to approve a new ATF Regulation Guide, ATF’s comment period is just for show. ATF officials and the White House have (and never did) no interest in actually listening to or considering comments that are currently being submitted. The exemption for the ammunition in question has already been stripped out of the regulation handbook moving forward and “green-tip” has been reclassified as “armor piercing.” The rules have been changed. Further, because of local rules and regulations in different states across the country having their own “armor piercing” standards based on ATF regulations, thousands of people in possession of AR-15 green tip ammunition have essentially been turned into felons overnight.

The story hit the front page of the Drudge Report shortly after 4:00 PM on Friday, dominating the first two slots of the top right column. They still remain Saturday morning.

The Townhall report that revealed ATF’s backdoor M855 ban went viral on The Drudge Report.


This the "Classic" ATF "Open mouth, Insert Foot" blunder.....

 

American Quality Ammunition 5.56 NATO M855 Full Metal Jacket, 62 Grain, 3100 fps, 250 Round Loose Packed in the Box, M855VP250

 

........ Breaking News........ ATF announced this morning that they will NOT be going forward "At this time" with the proposed "Framework" that would have Banned the sale or Importation of SS109/M855 AMMUNITION..... They stated that they will be reviewing the 80K comments, submitted to date, and will keep the Comment Period, OPEN until March 16, 2015.....

Couldn't have anything to do with a Majority of BOTH Houses of Congress, sending letters to ATF, threatening to pass Legislation taking Ammunition Manufacturing Regulation AWAY for ATF..... Naw, Couldn't be that...

 

And one of the funny parts, NBC headlined the ATF story with a pic of 22lr ammo. (I think they changed it, but yesterday that was the photo for the story.)

 

They will come back. Never dead. They will continue to use banks and credit card companies .., the financial institutions to which credit card processing happens to do the dirty work.