Proposed ATF Ammo Ban Suspended

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posted on March 11, 2015
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undefinedThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) officially announced the suspension of the proposed ammo ban, which will be reassessed after receiving more than 80,000 comments, the majority of which were critical of the proposed framework.

From NRA-ILA:

The announcement that BATFE will suspend its proposed framework to ban M855 ammunition validates the NRA's assertion that this effort was nothing more than a political maneuver to bypass Congress and impose gun control on the American people.

"Today's announcement proves what we have said all along -- this was 100% political. President Obama failed to pass gun control through Congress, so he tried to impose his political agenda through executive fiat. But every gun owner in America needs to understand Barack Obama's hatred of the Second Amendment has not changed," said Wayne La Pierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association.

Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA-ILA criticized the dishonest campaign to ban this common ammunition: “The lies used to justify the ban were shameful. This proposal was never about law enforcement safety – it was about the Obama Administration's desire to pander to billionaire Michael Bloomberg and his gun control groups.  Since they haven't been able to ban America's most popular rifle, they are trying to ban the ammunition instead.”

Since the BATFE announced its plan to ban commonly used ammunition less than a month ago, the NRA rallied its five million members and tens of millions of supporters across the country in strong opposition.  In addition, the NRA worked with congressional leaders in both the U.S. House and Senate to oppose this misguided proposal.  

To read comments from Chris Cox and Wayne LaPierre, visit NRA-ILA.org.

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