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ATF Director Steps Down Following Days Of Rumors
B. Todd Jones, director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, confirmed this morning that he is leaving that post, nine days after a leading national gun rights organization called on him to step down or be fired primarily because of the controversy over the agency’s recent proposal to ban a popular type…
Read MoreIt’s Not Just M855
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Thursday raised new concerns about surplus military ammo used in popular AR-15 rifles and pistols just days after pulling back on a proposal to ban the ammo because it could threaten police safety. In a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, ATF Director B. Todd Jones said all…
Read MoreNo Until The Fat Lady Sings
AMMO BAN – Its not over . . . Or . . .Did the BATFE just pull a fast one on us? YES THEY DID! Sure . . they backed down on the ammo ban. But what they didn’t tell us is that the United States Supreme court just ruled that agencies such as the…
Read MoreBREAKING: ATF Pulls Proposal to Ban AR-15 “Green Tip” Ammunition
After an unprecedented response, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms has temporarily pulled its proposal to ban common AR-15 M885 “green tip” ammunition. “Although ATF endeavored to create a proposal that reflected a good faith interpretation of the law and balanced the interests of law enforcement, industry, and sportsmen, the vast majority of the…
Read MoreCommon AR-15 Green Tip Ammunition Already Banned in New ATF Regulation Guide
A review of the timeline: January 2015: ATF published a new, OMB approved Regulation Guide stripping AR-15 “green-tip” from its armor piercing exemption list. February 2015: ATF proposes a ban (which they’ve already put in place through their handbook published in January) on AR-15 “green-tip” ammunition and opens up a comment period. March 16, 2015:…
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