ATF Ban on M855 Ammunition: The Real Issue and The Real Answer

By Robert Farago

By Daniel O’Kelly, Director of the International Firearm Specialist Academy (reprinted here with permission)

Everyone is surprised that ATF has announced plans to ban M855 ammunition (steel-core 5.56 NATO). The issue has been raised as to whether the cartridge has sufficient “sporting purposes” as a means to fight the ban. Make no mistake, the “sportability” of the cartridge is not the real issue. We at IFSA agree that M855 ammunition should NOT be banned. However we would like to offer some explanation as to the methodology being used by the Government in this situation. The definition of Armor …read more

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