OilyPablo
Member
I sent this earlier here [email protected]. Hasn't bounced yet.
ATTN: M855 Ammo Comments
Dear Sir or Madam:
I oppose an ATF ban on 5.56 M855 ball ammunition.
It has come to my attention that the ATF is seeking public input on a proposed ban on 5.56 M855 ball ammunition. I am contacting you today, to tell you I solidly oppose this ban, mainly because it's the only low cost 62 gr ammo my 5.56 AR shoots properly and accurately. I have no illegal use or illegitimate plans for this ammo. I target shoot safely and legally.
Law-abiding American citizens have been using 5.56 ball ammunition for sporting purposes for decades, so this legislation appears to be a case of the government arriving at a solution for a problem that doesn’t exist. There is no statistical increase in deaths caused by this ammunition.
Through this proposed ban, ATF disproportionately focuses on how criminals might use sporting ammunition in a handgun. Classifying criminals as a “consumer group” in the ATF’s white paper on this topic is also disturbing, as it further implies that the industry purposely sells firearms and ammunition to this element.
I urge the ATF to permanently drop the proposed ban of 5.56 M855 ball ammunition.
Sincerely,
Pablo de USA
Concerned Citizen