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March 11, 2015

Obama Admin Withdraws Bullet Ban under Gun Lobby Pressure 
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The Obama administration has pulled a measure to limit ammunition in
assault rifles and handguns under pressure from the gun lobby. The
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had called for
banning the M855 "green tip" ammunition in AR-15s, because it could be
used to pierce through police body armor. But the proposal was withdrawn
after a campaign by the National Rifle Association and several
Republican members of Congress.

 

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