Sen. Moran Condemns ATF Framework Banning M855 AR15 Rifle Ammo

By Ammoland

WASHINGTON –-(Ammoland.com)- U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today joined U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 51 Senators in expressing concern for a new proposal that would severely limit access to M855 rifle ammunition, which is primarily used for sporting purposes.

This class of ammunition is protected from prohibition under a 1986 Law Enforcement Officer Protection Act exemption. The framework, proposed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), would set arbitrary guidelines for determining whether certain ammunition meets the 1986 law’s “sporting purposes” exemption.

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