Posted June 10, 2015 7:16 pm by Comments

By Bob Owens

Folks, this one is huge, much bigger than the following press release from the NRA-ILA can really convey:

The National Rifle Association today announced support for H.R. 2710, federal legislation aimed at limiting the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) from using executive overreach to undermine the Second Amendment. H.R. 2710 was introduced by United States Representative Rob Bishop (UT-1).

“This important legislation would prevent arbitrary ammunition bans like the one attempted earlier this year by the Obama Administration,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “With the support of America’s law-abiding gun owners, the NRA was able to beat back Obama’s attempt to ban ammunition used by millions of law-abiding Americans every day for target shooting, hunting, and self-defense. This legislation would fix the law to protect us from similar government overreach in the future.”

H.R. 2710, which is commonly referred to as the “Lawful Purpose in Self Defense Act,” would:

  • eliminate ATF’s authority to reclassify popular rifle ammunition as “armor piercing ammunition”;
  • provide for the lawful importation of any non-National Firearms Act firearm or ammunition that may otherwise be lawfully possessed and sold within the United States;
  • protect shotguns, shotgun shells, and larger caliber …read more

    Source:: Bearing Arms

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