Quoted: Well they can't take the guns away and the "practice HP" goes through Body Armor like a hot knife through butter, I wonder if this will become the first ammo ban. Is it possible? What do you think?
Jerad
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With the ATF, anything is possible. Though with the current Administration and Congress, it is less likely that any ban legislation will materialize. However, if an "incident" with the SS192 ammo does occur involving the wounding or killing of a LEO wearing body armor, the Treasury Secretary might make a ruling effectively re-classifying the SS192 as armor-piercing. Even though the SS192 projectile does not fit the current definition of "armor-piercing" in 27 CFR Part 478, there is a "loophole" in the section which gives the Treasury Secretary discretion in defining what other
ammunition is not intended for "sporting purposes".
This tactic was used before when they "re-classified" the Streetsweeper, Striker-12, and USAS-12 shotguns as destructive devices. These three 12-gauge shotguns were already in circulation as Title I firearms. When the ATF re-classified them as DDs, people who owned them were given a short amnesty period to either register them as a NFA firearm or dispose of them to a Class 3 dealer. If they didn't, they were considered felons.