Bartholomew Roberts
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Under 1968 GCA, all purchases of handgun ammo had to be registered and you had to be over 21 to purchase. Where I grew up (Oklahoma) we would just tell them the .22LR was for a rifle and they would skip it - though I'm not sure if that was the law or local interpretation of the law.
The ammo registration provision was dropped as part of the 1986 FOPA because it was so useless. I don't think even ATF stood up for it. The only people who wanted it continued were the usual suspects. That is why it always shocks me to see the same stupid idea brought up again - it is as if someone said "Hey, I've got an idea! Lets ban all sales of alcohol to cut down on alcohol-related mayhem."
The ammo registration provision was dropped as part of the 1986 FOPA because it was so useless. I don't think even ATF stood up for it. The only people who wanted it continued were the usual suspects. That is why it always shocks me to see the same stupid idea brought up again - it is as if someone said "Hey, I've got an idea! Lets ban all sales of alcohol to cut down on alcohol-related mayhem."