The Rude Pundit - Briefly Noted: Gun Nuts Win This Round (That's a Pun!)

[meegbear]

Way back in February, the Rude Pundit said that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives had proposed banning a type of armor-piercing bullet because handguns had been made that could fire it. The proposal was open for public comments, and, boy, howdy, the gun fellaters started deep throating and inundated the ATF with emails of imminent doom, societal collapse, and Mexican zombie apocalypse should the bullet, used in AR-15 rifles (like the ones that kill lots of people in mass shooting), be outlawed. There was barely a whimper from the pro-gun regulation side.

So, as it does with most things gun related, the ATF (and, by extension, the Obama administration) caved and said it would "study" the exemption for the bullet further. Squeaky wheel, enjoy that grease.

Of course, who knows what could happen in the future? (Cue ominous music and sound of Wayne LaPierre cackling madly as he wipes his ass with money sent in from NRA members.)

http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2015/03/briefly-noted-gun-nuts-win-this-round.html

[beevul]

1. Strange.

The Rude Pundit doesn't seem all that interested in talking about how, should this ban have passed, the ATF would have been exceeding its authority and ignoring the intent of congress when they passed this law, as well as ignoring the letter of the law as it is written.

In fact, he doesn't even mention it.

[world wide wally]

2. Letter of the law?

Very interesting comment from someone who apparently thinks he serves in a well regulated militia.
Dyslexics untie!

[beevul]

3. Yes, the letter of the law.

Here is the law in question:


(B) The term “armor piercing ammunition” means—

(i) a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium; or

(ii) a full jacketed projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.

(i) a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium; or
(ii) a full jacketed projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.

(I assume the horses mouth is an acceptable source: )

http://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/Library/Notices/atf_framework_for_determining_whether_certain_projectiles_are_primarily_intended_for_sporting_purposes.pdf


The ammunition in question does not meet the threshold of either i or ii, because it has a projectile made of 60-80 percent lead.


Facts are facts.

[world wide wally]

4. Good. We need that if we are ever going to feel safe

[beevul]

5. I'm not sure I take your meaning. N/T

[NaturalHigh]

6. The anti-gun crowd just can't avoid using sexual references.

The Rude Pundit can't seem to see the value in the government considering the opinions of the people.

I guess we should all just defer to the opinions of the enlightened.