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ATF Shadow-Bans 40mm Practice Ammunition

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 5:16 pm
by VMI77
http://weaponsman.com/?p=24327

More lawless Obama administration contempt for citizens and law breaking by the BATF.
Well, that’s going to make conducting our planned M203 class hard impossible. The ATF, pushing the limits of what can be done with a stroke of the pen, is declaring previously approved illumination and training-practice rounds (the orange chalk marking rounds) to be “explosives”. They’re following this up with trips out to individuals to confiscate the ammunition for their approved, stamped Destructive Device 40mm launchers, unless the owner happens to have an explosives license and an ATF-approved bunker
Our friends inside ATF say that the initiative was conceived and planned in the Chief Counsel’s Office. That way, managers have explained to the rank and file, they won’t have to answer questions to the public, press or Congress “because everything is under lawyer-client privilege.” They seemed to split on whether Acting Director Thomas Brandon initiated this policy or merely signed off on it. “It wasn’t his idea,” one told us flatly. “He’s not that bright. It came from the lawyers, or from DOJ through the lawyers.”
Many of the actual agents against it. Some profanity.....I couldn't post here.

Re: ATF Shadow-Bans 40mm Practice Ammunition

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:45 am
by couzin
Just a question - how many people on this board have a fully functional m40 launcher and rounds?

Re: ATF Shadow-Bans 40mm Practice Ammunition

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 11:03 am
by ELB
It's an excellent example of how firearms registration really does work...

Re: ATF Shadow-Bans 40mm Practice Ammunition

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:24 am
by VMI77
couzin wrote:Just a question - how many people on this board have a fully functional m40 launcher and rounds?
I don't, but as ELB says, it's an example of how "registration" works and how this administration makes up the law as it goes along, and if they get away with it, potential repercussions for those who own guns.

Re: ATF Shadow-Bans 40mm Practice Ammunition

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:31 pm
by suthdj
Those rounds do go pop we had a NCO that had sever burns from beating one against the side of APC when it went off, so I see their logic but disagree with their actions.

Re: ATF Shadow-Bans 40mm Practice Ammunition

Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:38 pm
by CleverNickname
couzin wrote:Just a question - how many people on this board have a fully functional m40 launcher and rounds?
I had an LMT rail-mount model, but sold it about 5 years ago. Chalk rounds are sort of boring to shoot. If you want to shoot big non-bullets out of a gun, recreationally, then a golf ball or coke can launcher is a lot cheaper for both the launcher and "ammo."