New Bill Would Eliminate ATF’s Ability to Ban Ammo Through Reclassification

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 New Bill Would Eliminate ATF’s Ability to Ban Ammo Through Reclassification

Posted By Stephen Gutowski On June 1, 2017 @ 5:00 am

Representative Rob Bishop (R., Utah) introduced a bill last Wednesday that would prohibit the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) from unilaterally reclassifying ammunition.

The Lawful Purpose and Self-Defense Act would remove the ATF's discretion in classifying certain ammunition as "armor piercing." Instead of relying on the ATF or attorney general's judgment on which "armor piercing" rounds should be given a "sporting purpose" exception, the bill would rely on the manufacturer's design and intent. Rep. Bishop said his intention is to prevent gray areas in the law from being used to push new gun control.

ngress, but it never made it out of committee. He is hoping it performs better this time around despite a jam-packed legislative schedule.

Article printed from Washington Free Beacon: http://freebeacon.com

URL to article: http://freebeacon.com/issues/new-bill-eliminate-atfs-ability-ban-ammo-reclassification/

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Its not just about ammunition.

 ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO RECLASSIFY POPULAR RIFLE AMMUNITION AS ‘‘ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION’’.

ELIMINATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTATION OF NON-NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT FIREARM OR AMMUNITION THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE LAWFULLY POSSESSED AND SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES.

PROTECTION   OF   SHOTGUNS,   SHOTGUN   SHELLS,  AND   LARGE   CALIBER   RIFLES   FROM   ARBITRARY   CLASSIFICATION   AS   ‘‘DESTRUCTIVE  DEVICES’’.
BROADENING OF THE TEMPORARY INTERSTATE TRANSFER PROVISION TO ALLOW TEMPORARY TRANSFERS FOR ALL LAWFUL PURPOSES RATHER THAN JUST FOR ‘‘SPORTING PURPOSES’’.

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Text of H.R. 2620 -  “Lawful Purpose and Self Defense Act”

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2620/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22lawful+purpose+and+self+defense+act%22%5D%7D&r=4

Co-sponsors:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2620/cosponsors?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22lawful+purpose+and+self+defense+act%22%5D%7D&r=4