Yer Either Fer It Or Agin It.

       Do you know any police officers personally? Ask them if they like the idea of armor piercing ammunition being available to anyone who wants to buy them? What Armor Piercing means is that if the cop puts on body armor, think bullet proof vests, to protect his life while he's trying to protect yours, but the bad guys have armor piercing bullets, the cop might as well have been running around in his bathing suit.
       Still, the gun lobby wants any legislation designed to limit such ammunition defeated. Joining the gun lobby in arguing against any laws forbidding armor piercing bullets is the criminal element, ammunition manufacturers, some underground militias, and anybody who has a desire to shoot people and the NRA.
       Those in favor of outlawing the sale of armor piercing bullets includes all policemen, normal Americans who aren't convinced the NRA has the best interests of the American people at heart, and anybody who'd rather not get shot. I'll bet every one of you fits into that category. Of course, not having armor piercing bullets available is no guarantee you won't get shot, but then every little bit helps.
       Now let's try to fathom why anybody might have need of such powerful killer ammunition. The Army. The military needs it for combat so they can shoot through enemy fortifications. Police, they need armor piercing bullets against terrorists and the like. And I include the FBI and other agencies assigned to protect the public. But who else? Murders don't. They might want it, but they shouldn't get it. Underground militias? They're the ones who want to overthrow our government, and they don't seem to care who's in charge. I think we'd all be better off if they don't have armor piercing capabilities.
       Then if nobody needs these bullets but the military and police, why do the gun lobbyists and the NRA want them readably available? Oh wait. I'll bet I know. I'll bet they want the ammunition manufacturers to make more money. After all, the makers of bullets are mostly makers of guns too. And the NRA wants gun makers to make more money.  Because then the NRA makes more money. Ya see, it has nothing to do with gun rights, it has everything to do with profits rights.