The gun lobby marshaled thousands of comments from gun owners and sparked an outcry in Congress last month to defeat a regulatory proposal that would have banned a certain type of ammunition, but the ...

At the end of February, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms issued a lengthy epistle on “determining whether certain projectiles are ‘primarily intended for sporting purposes.'” Anyone who ...

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Tuesday announced it is dropping a proposal to ban a certain type of ammunition commonly used in AR-15 rifles. ATF said it received ...

A possible ban on armor-piercing bullets has local gun stores running low.Word that the federal government is considering banning the manufacture of steel-tipped bullets has produced a run on them.

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The federal government is looking to ban a popular type of ammunition used in AR-15 rifles. In a 17-page proposal issued on Feb. 13, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced ...

WASHINGTON --Amid an onslaught of criticism, the Obama administration has dropped plans to ban a popular type of rifle ammunition that can pierce a police officer's protective vest if fired from a ...

The move to ban so-called "green tip" bullets could spur firearms sales. Gunning for a backdoor ban BATFE was going after the 5.56 mm M855 (.223 caliber) round, or so-called "green tip" ammunition. It ...

At the end of February, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms issued a lengthy epistle on “determining whether certain projectiles are ‘primarily intended for sporting purposes.'” Anyone who ...