BREAKING: 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…

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Common 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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