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"A proposed federal ban on the manufacture and sale of popular ammunition for AR-15 semiautomatic rifles has prompted angry gun enthusiasts to stock up on the coveted bullets."
"Last month, the [ATF] announced that it was seeking to ban the armor-piercing 5.56-millimeter bullet commonly used in AR-15 semiautomatic rifles. The agency said the proposed ban was 'to protect the lives and safety of law enforcement officers from the threat posed by ammunition capable of penetrating a protective vest.'"
"Once gun-rights advocates got word of the move, they rushed to buy cases of the bullets, according to CBS affiliate KOLN in Lincoln, Nebraska." ... |
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Millwright66
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All "part of the plan" I suspect. This "manufactured crisis" serves to divert the attention of this administration's most astute and severe critics from other critical issues and its actions in those theaters.
Think "throwing a pork chop to the guard dog". |
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