Why does the
American sportsman—or any private citizen—need armor-piercing bullets that can
be fired from handguns?
The federal
government has proposed a ban on the manufacture and sale of popular armor-piercing
bullets.
The response of many
gun owners was to rush to gun shops and buy up the stocks of this ammo still
legally on the shelves.
The Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives plans to shut off the supply of armor-piercing
5.56 mm “M855 green tip” bullets—previously used only for rifles—because new
handguns on the market also can fire these bullets. Millions of these
inexpensive cartridges have been purchased annually.
The new handgun
threat to law enforcement personnel wearing “bullet-proof” vests was all too
obvious.
The National Shooting
Sports Foundation—it’s a firearms industry trade association—opposes the
proposed ban. The NRA described the restriction as “dismantling of the Second
Amendment.”
There are plenty of
other kinds of bullets available for use by rifle owners who like hunting and
target shooting.
Why does the
American sportsman—or any private citizen—need armor-piercing bullets that can
be fired from handguns that are aimed at police or aimed at anything else?
Copyright © Richard
Carl Subber 2015
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