{"id":34241,"date":"2015-03-10T23:30:52","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T04:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=34241"},"modified":"2015-03-10T23:30:52","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T04:30:52","slug":"nra-forces-obama-to-wave-white-flag-on-proposed-ammo-ban-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/nra-forces-obama-to-wave-white-flag-on-proposed-ammo-ban-for-now\/34241\/","title":{"rendered":"NRA Forces Obama to Wave White Flag on Proposed Ammo Ban \u2026 For Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"NRA-ILAAmmoBan\"<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

From NRA-ILA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fairfax, Va. \u2013 <\/span><\/strong>The National Rifle Association (NRA) was instrumental in stalling the Obama Administration\u2019s initial attempt to ban commonly used ammunition for the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15. The announcement that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) will suspend its proposed framework to ban M855 ammunition validates the NRA\u2019s assertion that this effort was nothing more than a political maneuver to bypass Congress and impose gun control on the American people.\u00a0
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“Today\u2019s announcement proves what we have said all along — this was 100% political. President Obama failed to pass gun control through Congress, so he tried to impose his political agenda through executive fiat. But every gun owner in America needs to understand Barack Obama\u2019s hatred of the Second Amendment has not changed,” said Wayne La Pierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association.<\/p>\n

Chris Cox, Executive Director of NRA-ILA criticized the dishonest campaign to ban this common ammunition: \u201cThe lies used to justify the ban were shameful. This proposal was never about law enforcement safety \u2013 it was about the Obama Administration\u2019s desire to pander to billionaire Michael Bloomberg and his gun control groups. \u00a0Since they haven\u2019t been able to ban America\u2019s most popular rifle, they are trying to ban the ammunition instead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the BATFE announced its plan to ban commonly used ammunition less than a month ago, the NRA rallied its five million members and tens of millions of supporters across the country in strong opposition.\u00a0 In addition, the NRA worked with congressional leaders in both the U.S. House and Senate to oppose this misguided proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NRA would like to thank House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Culberson for leading the fight against this unconstitutional attack on our Second Amendment freedoms,\u201d continued Cox. \u00a0\u201cThis was a significant victory for our five million members and tens of millions of supporters across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Make no mistake, this fight is not over. We will remain vigilant and continue to fight against President Obama\u2019s attempt to dismantle the Second Amendment,\u201d concluded LaPierre.<\/p>\n

To view the congressional letters to BATFE, along with the Member signatures, click here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To view recent op-ed in the Daily Caller by Chris Cox on the proposed ammunition ban, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Established in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group. More than five million members strong, NRA continues to uphold the Second Amendment and advocates enforcement of existing laws against violent offenders to reduce crime. The Association remains the nation’s leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the armed services. Be sure to follow the NRA on Facebook at\u00a0NRA on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter @NRA<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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