Judge Upholds Ban On “Armor-Piercing” 5.45×39 Ammunition
By Bob Owens
A federal judge has decided that 7N6 ammunition—favored by many AK-74 rifle fans due to its low cost—is indeed “armor-piercing” under federal law and cannot be imported.
A federal judge in Seattle has upheld a decision by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to ban ammunition originally designed for AK-74 assault rifles.
The decision Wednesday by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour came in a lawsuit brought by Redmond-based P.W. Arms Inc., which obtained permits to import more than 100 million rounds of the Russian- and Eastern European-made ammunition known as 7N6. When the first shipments arrived in early 2014, the ATF deemed them “armor-piercing” and barred their importation for civilian resale.
The company said the agency misinterpreted the definition of armor-piercing bullets under federal law. But the judge disagreed, saying they contain a steel core and can be fired from a handgun.
The “handguns” in question, of course, are stockless AK-74s. They don’t fit any rational definition of a handgun, but are considered handguns because of our frankly bizarre and sometimes nonsensical gun laws. 5.45×39 pistols like this Arsenal AK-74 pistol listed on Armslist several years are very few and …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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