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In reply to the discussion: The Rude Pundit - Gun Nuts Losing Their Goddamned Minds Over Proposed Bullet Ban [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)(B) The term armor piercing ammunition means
(i) a projectile or projectile core which may be used in a handgun and which is constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances) from one or a combination of tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper or depleted uranium; or
(ii) a full jacketed projectile larger than .22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a weight of more than 25 percent of the total weight of the projectile.
http://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/Library/Notices/atf_framework_for_determining_whether_certain_projectiles_are_primarily_intended_for_sporting_purposes.pdf
They love to ignore or even outright omit that very important word.
They're the ones ignoring what the law actually says, up to and including the ATF.