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Below the Radar: The PLEA Act
« on: April 03, 2020, 06:46:41 pm »
Ammoland by  Harold Hutchison April 2, 2020

 One way for anti-Second Amendment legislation to sneak past the radar of Second Amendment supporters is for the anti-Second Amendment extremist in office to engage in a form of “microtargeting.” Like the form used in advertising, anti-Second Amendment microtargeting aims at a very small portion of the whole, aiming to get a result without a lot of fighting.

This is what Representative Eliot Engel has done with HR 2670, the PLEA Act. The PLEA Act’s long title is the “Protect Law Enforcement Armor Act,” and Engel is going for a two-fer with this bill.

First, he is trying to reboot the “cop-killer bullet” hysteria for the present era. This was one of the things the Brady Campaign (then known as Handgun Control) used certain police chiefs to scare the public into opposing our Second Amendment rights. What ultimately passed in the 1980s is reflected in 18 USC 921(a)(17), 18 USC 922(a), and 18 USC 922(b). Like any anti-Second Amendment extremist, Engel doesn’t let facts get in the way of attacking our rights.

With this bill, Engel is targeting one specific handgun currently on the market: The Fabrique Nationale Five-seveN.

More: https://www.ammoland.com/2020/04/below-the-radar-the-plea-act/

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Re: Below the Radar: The PLEA Act
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2020, 04:52:28 am »
The left has hated the Five-SevN and the 5.7x28mm round since they were created in 1990.

Like the article says Engle is playing fast and loose with the facts.  Especially when it comes to the mythical "cop killer" rounds.

Ruger just released a pistol designed to shoot this caliber too.
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Re: Below the Radar: The PLEA Act
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2020, 06:01:21 am »
The problem is that such acts are just the camel's nose under the tent.
Future legislation need only include words to the effect of (legal cite, section/paragraph/line) shall be amended as follows "...5.7X28 and any other caliber for use in handguns..." and you will have to prove your rifle shoots .357 Mag, .44 Mag, 9X18, etc. just to purchase or possess any.

I have seen a lot of ammo packaging, I even have "Zombie Max" ammo for the Zombie Apocalypse, but haven't seen any "cop killer" bullets for sale, ever.
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