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Freitag, 6. März 2015
Local gun stores see run on ammo that ATF proposes to ban
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KINGSPORT — Local gun store employees do not believe a proposed ban on certain ammunition will be passed and say even talking about a ban has caused the ammunition to sell out in their stores.
It was announced on Tuesday that the Obama administration is considering banning some types of 5.56 mm rounds — or .223 caliber — which the administration says can pierce protective vests worn by law enforcement officers.
Last month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms released a 17-page proposal to ban the ammo, which has been under consideration since 2011. The rule change would only affect M855 green tip or SS109 rounds with certain metal cores, including steel and iron. The ammo is primarily used for AR-15-style rifles, but can also be used in some new types of handguns.
Gregg Smith, a salesman at Gun Rack in Kingsport, says the government has tried this before.
“They’ve been trying to do it for a long time,” he said. “But it kind of opens a big can of worms because that’s not the only thing you can shoot in a handgun that is technically armor piercing.”
Smith said the government is picking on the M855 green tip ammunition because it is used in AR-15s. He said mostly what the bullets are used for is target practice and hunting.
Mike Shaffer, manager at Freedom Firearms on Stone Drive, said he does not know why the government would propose a ban. But he said the only thing talk of a ban is doing is selling more bullets.
“It’s already started pandemonium,” he said. “People have already started buying them up. We bought several thousand dollars worth just so our customers could have it.”
He said the reason they bought so much is because the distributors Freedom Firearms uses are already sold out of the .223 ammunition. Smith said it is a similar story for Gun Rack. When word of the ban first started, the store quickly sold all the stock they had.
Both believe the only real effect this ban will have is increasing their sales of .223 ammo, even .223 ammunition that is not being considered for a ban.
Shaffer said a box of .223 goes for between $8 and $10 and bulk ammo can go between $30 to $50.
An ATF spokeswoman, Ginger Colbrun, told the Associated Press Monday the agency is considering eliminating the exemption because of AR pistols that can fire the .223 ammo.
In 1986, armor-piercing handgun ammunition was banned to protect police officers as part of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act. Rifle ammo was previously exempt from this law because it was used mainly for sporting purposes. But because the new AR pistols can fire these bullets, the ATF is proposing the ban.
“They always talk about them being cop-killer bullets,” Smith said. “But nobody’s ever come out and said, ‘Last year this many cops were killed (by these bullets),’ because they weren’t. There weren’t any cops killed by these armor-piercing bullets, but it sounds good.”
The ATF will be accepting public comment about the proposed change until March 16 at the email address APAComments@atf.gov, by fax or mail.
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Local gun stores see run on ammo that ATF proposes to ban
Freitag, 16. Januar 2015
Packers in her blood but Seahawks ink in her life: One local tattoo artist's story
SEATTLE — Why did it have to be the Seahawks and Packers? tattoo artist Erika Jones asks herself.
“I hate it when they play each other,” Jones says. “I want them both to do well. I feel guilty, no matter what team wins.”
Growing up a half-hour from Green Bay, Wis., Jones has always been a Packers fan. But when she moved to the Northwest in 2002, she quickly fell in love with the people and the city of Seattle.
She likes the glow of Columbia Tower at twilight, Gas Works Park on a sunny day. And she even grew to like the Seahawks. Almost as much as her beloved Packers.
“I love the Seahawks,” Jones says. “They’re my adopted team.”
Of course, when she’s forced to chose, she goes with her hometown.
“I’m still a Packers fan at heart,” she says, mentioning she went to the Packers vs. Lions game at Lambeau Field while visiting home this year.
The Seahawks success also brings something different for Jones — business.
As a tattoo artist at 522 Tattoo in Lake Forest Park, Jones loves when customers come in wanting a Seahawks logo or Hawks art. In fact, she says her favorite is when customers want a Seahawks tattoo, but something original, something different than your standard affair.
“I’ve done several logos,” she said. “This onetime a lady wanted a real bird, but she wanted it to be Seahawks related. Understated, you know? That was fun.”
On Friday, less than 48 hours ahead of the Seahawks facing the Packers in the NFC Championship game, Jones has a client who scheduled a Hawks tattoo. Yes, the client knows she’s a Packers fan at heart. They’re even going to have some fun with it, Jones says.
“He’s going to wear a Seahawks jersey and I’m going to wear my jersey,” Jones says. “There’ll be some trash talk maybe.”
But above the rivalry, Jones is stoked on the design of the tattoo.
“He likes video games and the Seahawks, so it will be an 8-bit logo,” she says excitedly, mentioning a likeness for the old Nintendo games. “Kind of a new but old look.”
Jones hopes mentioning she’s a Packers fan doesn’t deter clients from letting her tattoo them. She said it took her living in Seattle to finally notice the connection the cities and football teams have. Russell Wilson was a Wisconsin Badger. Mike Holmgren and John Schneider came from Green Bay. The teams frequently trade with each other.
“They’re like sister teams,” she says.
And, despite having to watch one of her teams lose, she says there’s always an upside when they go head to head. Especially this weekend.
“At least one team I like will be headed to the Super Bowl,” she says.
Packers in her blood but Seahawks ink in her life: One local tattoo artist"s story
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