The Obama administration is pulling back a controversial proposal to ban a form of armor-piercing ammunition commonly used in AR-15 hunting rifles.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said it will not seek to issue a final framework for the rule “at this time” after receiving more than 80,000 comments on the proposal, the “vast majority” of which were negative.
“You spoke, we listened,” the ATF tweeted.
The National Rifle Association (NRA) and other gun-rights groups assailed the proposal, and were joined by Republicans in demanding that it be withdrawn.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said he is “pleased that the Obama administration has abandoned its attack on the Second Amendment.”
“It is entirely inappropriate for President Obama to stretch his regulatory authority to implement partisan policies that Congress has refused to enact. Such an abuse of power would impact many law-abiding gun owners and restrict the American people’s ability to legally and responsibly exercise their Second Amendment rights,” Goodlatte said in a statement.
If you were looking for a good time to stock the heck up, now would be it. There is presently an inventory bubble that will now seek normalization. That will mean a short-term dip in the price of said ammunition, but it will not last.
BTFD, as they say -- Invest in preferred shares of LEAD, with certainty that they have not forgone their ultimate intentions to hobble you of your rights…
ALL OF THEM.
This is a great case of “We The People” stepping up and drawing that line in the sand and telling the Federal Government not to cross it !
At least 80,000 people or more made the decision they were not going to be treated like sheep and I was one of them !
I contacted elected representatives and others and e-mailed letters and signed petitions and I am thankful to everyone else that made a similar effort.
I sincerely hope that the “Sheeple” Community” has learned something from this !
************Freedom is not “Free” and must be constantly defended at all costs !********************
52 senators signed against ammo ban in a letter….
this should bother everyone -- the other 48 would ban ammo……………
Quote….“You spoke, we listened,” the ATF tweeted.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I sure have a hard time believing that drivel.
Lee & Others!:
We haven’t won the war my friends, just this battle so let’s be thankful and prepare for the next attack !
Agreed. I just posted my thoughts on this “success”.
https://ncrenegade.com//editorial/thoughts-on-the-armor-piercing-ammunition-reversal/
Please allow me to translate -- “You spoke, we listened,” actually means, “you filthy right-wing terrorists got what you wanted this time… but the next one’s going to be all OURS, and it’s going to be a big one, too.”
ANY QUESTIONS?