President Barack Obama’s lies and exaggerations on the issue of gun control are starting to unravel. The administration has pushed to ban a common type of rifle bullet based on the allegation that it is a threat to law enforcement officers — but the largest police organization in the U.S. just dismantled that bogus claim.
A short time ago, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made a surprise announcement about 5.56 M855 “green tip” ammunition. In a move widely seen as backdoor gun control, the BATFE changed the classification of that common rifle round from “sporting purpose” to “armor piercing.”
Obama administration spokesman Josh Earnest tried to use police lives to justify the ban. He stated that “we are looking at additional ways to protect our brave men and women in law enforcement and believe that this process is valuable for that reason alone.”
There’s one problem: Contrary to the claims of the Obama administration, police have not been threatened by M855 ammunition.
“Any ammunition is of concern to police in the wrong hands, but this specific round has historically not posed a law enforcement problem,” said James Pasco, an executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police, the world’s largest law enforcement organization.
That top cop explained that 5.56 M855 is usually used for target shooting, and “is not typically used against law enforcement.”
The National Rifle Association quickly initiated an effort to stop the ATF’s bizarre ban. According to theWashington Examiner, an impressive 235 members of the House of Representatives have signed a letter challenging the regulation.
It is true that a 5.56 M855 can penetrate most soft body armor. However, the type of body armor most commonly used by police officers isn’t rated to withstand rifle rounds, but handgun rounds.
In other words, almost any big game hunting or sporting rifle can defeat soft body armor — and that’s nothing new.
Moreover, so-called “assault rifles” such as 5.56 AR15s are not commonly used by criminals. Law enforcement statistics show that most criminals greatly prefer small, concealable handguns for their dirty work.
As is often the case, the Obama administration’s arguments fall apart when faced with facts. The president knows that he does not have the backing of Congress — or the American people — to pass more gun control laws.
This effort is an attempt to bypass the legislature to push an anti-gun agenda … and it must be stopped.
http://conservativetribune.com/nra-obama-ammo-ban/
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