SEVIERVILLE (WATE) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms is proposing to ban a certain type of bullet used in the popular AR-15 rifle. The agency has said that the “green tip” bullets put the ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A proposal to ban a bullet that can pierce armor has upset the gun industry and its supporters. The bullet in question is the M855 “green tip,” which is used in the popular AR-15 ...

HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Green tip ammunition is under fire right now for its ability to not only pierce body armor, but the fact that it can be fired from handguns. The same green tip bullet ...

The old joke about government covering up wrongdoing is, “Move along folks, nothing to see here.” But that’s exactly what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) told Americans ...

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Photo illustration of the green tip 5.56 ammo that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is considering banning for its armor piercing ability. Ross Hailey Star-Telegram ...

A popular type of ammunition for AR-15 semiautomatic rifles won’t disappear from shelves after a federal agency reconsidered a proposed ban. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...

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 ...

TRUE: The BATF has proposed a reclassification of "5.56mm constituent projectiles of SS109 and M855 cartridges" from "primarily used for sporting purposes" to "armor piercing ammunition." FALSE: ...

SUMMERVILLE — Gun enthusiasts have been stocking up on green-tip bullets amid news of a proposed federal ban on manufacture and importation of certain types of the ammunition, retailers said. “They ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s administration has proposed banning the manufacture and sale of one of the most popular bullets used in AR-15 semi-automatic rifles, a move that has enraged gun ...