First the ATF tried to ban M855 “green tip” ammunition and we stopped them (for now) ... Now The Obama Administration Wants to Ban ALL AR-15 Ammo!
But We Can Stop Them Again ...
Sign the Petition now, before it's too late!
** BREAKING: ATF Director Todd Jones now admitting he wants to ban ALL AR-15 ammunition (quotes below)
** Democrats introduce brand new legislation to outright BAN not just M855—but potentially all rifle ammunition!
Dear Concerned American,
In the dead of night on February 13, 2015, the ATF rammed through a unilateral ban on M855 “green tip” ammo.
Smart gun owners like you and I feared they could use this same reasoning to ban all AR-15 ammunition in the near future.
Some people thought we were over-reacting, but it turns out we’re right!
Luckily, through this website I delivered 67,958 signed names—over 880 pages—from my original petition to stop the M855 ban to the ATF on Monday March 16, 2015.
Because of our signed petition of over 67,000 names ... plus the 80,000+ comments the ATF had already received ... the ATF withdrew their efforts to ban M855 ammunition at this time ...
But the fight is not over yet. In fact, it’s just now begun!
Here’s the story ...
Just Two Days After We Stopped The Original M855 Ban, ATF Director B. Todd Jones Went On Record Saying “Any 5.56 Round” Is Dangerous!
The NRA reports BATFE director Todd Jones comments at a Senate meeting as such ...
“But as we see more and more of the firearms that could be classified as pistols, being able to use not just this M855 round, but any 5.56 round, it's a challenge for officer safety, public safety” [emphasis mine]
- BATF Director Todd Jones
Like we have said before ...
The TRUE Motive here has always been to ban ALL 5.56/.223 ammunition because the Obama Administration wants to make your AR-15 as useless as a paper weight by banning your access to cheap, reliable ammunition!
And the ATF director’s comments now prove that they’re thinking the same thing!
In short, this is nothing more than ....
The Biggest “Back Door” Attempt At Gun Control the Federal Government Has Ever Attempted!
And I’m counting on you today to make sure we don’t let this stand.
Here’s what you need to know ...
Obama has publically stated that his gun control failures are his “biggest frustration” ... and ... he wants Australian style gun control in the USA (universal registration and Federal confiscation) ...
So far, every direct attempt at gun control by Obama’s administration has failed ...
That’s why the ATF and the Democrats are trying to sneak their way in the “back door” to gun control by simply banning ammunition ...
And these new gun control measures are aimed squarely at disarming the American public of one of the most popular types of AR-15 ammunition.
The most popular rifle in America is the AR-15 and it uses 5.56/.223 Remington ammunition ...
Now, the two most common 5.56 rounds are the 55gr M193 and the 62gr “green tip” M855. Both of these are full metal jacket (FMJ) designs originally used by the military and have been widely available for sale to civilians for over 30+ years ...
The ATF tried banning the 62gr M855 because they claim that it has no sporting purpose and is armor piercing and that they must do it to “protect law enforcement officers” ...
In 1986, the ATF had previously exempted M855 ammunition from being labeled “armor piercing” because it found it “has been recognized as being suitable for target shooting with rifles due to its accuracy” ...
However, now they are claiming that this ammunition must be banned because it can be used in both “AR-type” rifles and “AR-type” handguns.
And simply because it can be fired from a semi-automatic handgun, they claim they can ban it in the name of officer safety in accordance with the provisions governing armor piecing ammunition were originally enacted in the Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-408) (“LEOPA”)
In short, if a rifle round can also ... possibly ... in any way ... be used in a semi-automatic handgun, then it is a danger to police officers and must be banned.
The problem is: it’s a complete lie!
M855 is not a threat to police officers.
Nor is any 5.56/.223 or other rifle round ...
Our research has found no news reports of police officers ever having been shot with M855 ammunition. Nor have their ever been any reports of an AR-15 type pistol loaded with M855 – or any other 5.56 type ammunition -- being used to kill a police officer.
In fact, a 2006 U.S. Department of Justice study found ZERO instances where an “AR-type” firearm was used to kill police officers.
Much less an “AR-type” pistol that defeated an officer’s body armor ...
Even James Pasco, The Executive Director Of The Office Of The Fraternal Order of Police Says This Is Not A Concern ...
The representative of the world’s largest organization of sworn police officers was quoted as saying:
“... this specific round has historically not posed a law enforcement problem” (emphasis mine)
In other words, the ATF & democrats are creating an imaginary reason for wanting to ban one of the most common types of AR-15 ammunition available to civilians.
Why?
Simply because they can’t ban your access to this rifle, so they want to make it harder for you to get cheap, reliable, ammunition for your AR-15 – the most popular rifle in America.
Now, even if you don’t care about 5.56 ammunition, here’s what you must understand ...
These Legislative Attempts Give The Government a Backdoor To Ban All Rifle Ammunition In The Future!
They claim they want these laws passed to “protect the lives and safety of law enforcement officers from the threat posed by ammunition capable of penetrating a protective vest” ...
As you might know ...
Protective vests commonly worn by police officers are generally of the “soft body armor” type and only rated to stop common handgun rounds .
That means all AR-15 ammunition will penetrate common protective vests worn by police officers on patrol because all AR-15 ammunition are rifle rounds ...
So it stands to reason that if the ATF or the democrats can get away with banning any ammunition because it can penetrate protective vests ... and because it can be fired from an “AR-type” pistol ... then they can ban every single type of AR-15 ammunition in existence because they can all penetrate soft body armor designed to stop nothing bigger than .357 magnum handgun rounds!
And make no mistake ...
The timing of this scandal is not accidental ...
The facts are ...
President Obama is serving his last term in office. He has no reason to hold back on pushing gun control measures because he is not worried about being re-elected.
His administration, and the ATF specifically, will do everything in their power to strip American citizens of their rights to bear arms ...
And if they can’t do that with outright gun bans then they will use “back door” methods to make your rights impotent because they know that a gun without ammunition is little more than a paperweight.
Democrats Have Introduced NEW Legislation, because they want to BAN any and all Rifle Ammunition!
Because you and I, and all the other gun owners in this country made it known that the M855 ammunition ban was ridiculous, the ATF has backed off the ban for the time being ...
But the Democrats were up in arms!
They told the ATF:
“We hope that the Bureau will swiftly review comments on the proposed framework and issue a revised proposal that will address the danger posed by handguns that fire 5.56mm and other rifle ammunition” (emphasis mine)
Did you catch that part?
They want to ban all “5.56mm and other rifle ammunition” ...
Just like we suspected!
After issuing such strong support for the ATF, they are not waiting around either. They have already introduced a new bill – and mis-labeled it – called “Modernize Law Enforcement Protection Act “
The bottom line is this:
You can bet that the gun grabbers in this administration will not stop until they are able to ban all AR-15 and other rifle ammunition because their ultimate “end game” is to disarm the American people. Period.
This is how Americans— how you will lose your rights — one inch at a time ...
When the 2nd Amendment was written the founders made it clear that guns were necessary to ensure the survival of the new system of liberty—the first of its kind—they had founded in America
Contrary to the ideas of anti-gun politicians – it was fully intended that every day American citizens would own “military grade” weaponry.
In fact, during the American Revolution, in a country of less than 4 million people, there are records for at least 2,200 privately owned warships.
Even as late as 1925, anyone with $225 could purchase a fully automatic Thompson Submachine Gun (the famous “Tommy Gun”) by mail order, or from the local hardware or sporting goods store.
It wasn’t until President Franklin Roosevelt passed the National Firearms Act (NFA) of 1934 that American’s started to see the first inch of Federal gun control strip their rights as machine guns, short barreled rifles, and other items such as silencers were regulated ...
In 1968, more and more inches were taken with the passing of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). This is actually one of the laws the ATF is using to try to ban this ammo.
These Gun Control Tactics Are Based On The Nazi Weapons Law of 1938 ...
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