After watching the ATF tuck tail and reverse their decision to ban M855 ammunition, law makers in the U.S. have now decided to take big steps towards protecting ammo from future bans as well.
Out of the great state of NC, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry has proposed legislation that would protect (and possibly help reinstate) all types of rifle ammunition.
The text of the proposed legislation reads.
Today, Chief Deputy Whip Patrick McHenry (R, NC-10) introduced H.R. XXXX, the Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act. H.R. XXXX would prevent the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from classifying M855 ammunition as armor-piercing and from instituting any ban on the sale and manufacture of ammunition that is intended, marketed, and sold for rifle use.
“The proposed ban is but the latest step in President Obama’s assault on our Constitution and Bill of Rights,” McHenry said. “While I’m glad the ATF acknowledged the vast public and Congressional outcry against this plan,” McHenry continued, “they have still left open the possibility that it could be proposed again in the future and many Congressional Democrats have called for just that. The Ammunition and Firearms Protection Act would put an end to this attack on our Second Amendment by ensuring this popular ammunition used by countless law-abiding American sportsmen remains available and not subject to any future ATF bans.”
h/t John P
Well…..since the GOP still follows the rules, most of the time anyway, this bill would have to be
signed by the magic negro in order to become law. That WILL NEVER HAPPEN. This bill has
absolutely ZERO chance at success, it’s author knows that. This is just a PR stunt.