TX ?: delete law references referring to AP ammo

[juno106]

Not surprisingly, ATF Director Confirms It’s Not Just About M855

ATF Director B. Todd Jones spoke in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today, and confirmed exactly what I said when the M855 party started: the ATF is not just concerned about M855, but all 5.56 ammunition.

I see that Mississippi's response is:

In the Republican-dominated Mississippi legislature, on March 10 the state Senate voted by a whopping 115 to 1 margin to adopt legislation that will, among other things, delete references in current state law referring to ammunition classified as being “armor piercing.” Many in the state see this as pertaining directly to the M855 imbroglio.

Just curious if the TX legislature would have the appetite to also "delete references in current state law referring to ammunition classified as being 'armor piercing.'"

[Ruark]

Oh, boy. "Hey, didya hear.....????"

I can just see the 5.56 ammo flying off the shelves already.....

[carlson1]

All this does is makes you want to cut back at the range just in case...

[MechAg94]

What references to AP ammo are there in current Texas State law?

[K5GU]

What references to AP ammo are there in current Texas State law?

Texas Statute Penal Code Chapter 46 refers to "armor-piercing ammunition" in 46.05 PROHIBITED WEAPONS, and in 46.01 DEFINITIONS, where it is defined as "..handgun ammunition that is designed primarily for the purpose of penetrating metal or body armor and to be used principally in pistols and revolvers."

[K5GU]

There is a new house bill HB421 introduced related to: "..exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.."
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLook ... Bill=HB421