{"id":1414,"date":"2015-02-23T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2015\/02\/23\/twenty-two-days-left-to-make-your-voice\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:25:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:25:12","slug":"twenty-two-days-left-to-make-your-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=1414","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-One Days Left To Make Your Voice Heard On Ammo Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:10813,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.atf.gov\\\/sites\\\/default\\\/files\\\/assets\\\/Library\\\/Notices\\\/atf_framework_for_determining_whether_certain_projectiles_are_primarily_intended_for_sporting_purposes.pdf&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10895,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.shootingwire.com\\\/features\\\/229527&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260419011632\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.shootingwire.com\\\/features\\\/229527\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.shootingwire.com\\\/features\\\/229527&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10896,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Satisficing&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/en.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Satisficing&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10897,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/wewillnotbackdown.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10898,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.tropgun.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10899,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/nssf.org\\\/GovRel\\\/takeAction2.cfm?alertID=80492&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20170207201638\\\/http:\\\/\\\/nssf.org\\\/GovRel\\\/takeAction2.cfm?alertID=80492&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 01:09:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 01:09:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10900,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/cqrcengage.com\\\/gunowners\\\/app\\\/write-a-letter?0&amp;engagementId=80535&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10901,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.nraila.org\\\/take-action\\\/write-your-lawmakers\\\/stop-batfe&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10902,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.ammoban.org&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/ammoban.org\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:10903,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.savem855.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240509160008\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.savem855.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 01:09:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-19 01:09:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nThe March 16th deadline to submit comments to the BATFE regarding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/Library\/Notices\/atf_framework_for_determining_whether_certain_projectiles_are_primarily_intended_for_sporting_purposes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their proposed framework for classification of ammunition<\/a> is in <strike>22<\/strike>&nbsp;21 days. While they may accept comments for review after that day, they are not obligated to consider it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shootingwire.com\/features\/229527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Shepherd notes in The Shooting Wire<\/a> this morning:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>This weekend, we received word that apparently many gun owners didn&#8217;t find this to be a compelling reason to record their objections with the federal government. With only a few days remaining in the ATF&#8217;s solicitation of comments, <b>fewer than 6,000 shooters have registered their displeasure with the proposal.<\/b><\/i><br \/>\n<i><br \/><\/i><br \/>\n<i>That, as one of my least-favorite instructors used to say, is simply unacceptable. So, too, is the ATF&#8217;s description of criminals as one of the &#8220;consumer groups&#8221; that is a prime consumer of the ammunition they seek to ban. Since we&#8217;ve rolled out the answers to those ridiculous claims before, I won&#8217;t keep beating up on that straw argument. Criminals still don&#8217;t care about the rules; it&#8217;s why their called &#8220;criminals&#8221;.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is a concept that I learned in Economics 101. It is called <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satisficing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">satisficing<\/a>. Rather than to seek the best, the optimum, the perfect, the most advantageous, it is often better for our purposes to accept a solution that at least minimally meets our needs. In other words, it ain&#8217;t perfect but it&#8217;s something and something is good enough.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, while each of us is trying to find the time to craft the perfect response to the BATFE, time to respond is running out. I would make the suggestion that it is better to get some opposition down on record with BATFE <b>now <\/b>than to miss by a few days the deadline while you are crafting the perfect response.<\/p>\n<p>To make it easy for us, a number of organizations have set up sites with auto-generated letters to send a copy to the BATFE and to each of your Congressional representatives. I&#8217;ve taken advantage of these sites and I would say you should, too.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list with links of sites that I&#8217;ve used:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wewillnotbackdown.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We Will Not Back Down<\/a> set up by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tropgun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trop Gun Shop<\/a> in Pennsylvania. I found out about this page while watching Cam &amp; Co. on the Sportsman&#8217;s Channel on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>National Shooting Sports Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/nssf.org\/GovRel\/takeAction2.cfm?alertID=80492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take Action Page on M855<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cqrcengage.com\/gunowners\/app\/write-a-letter?0&amp;engagementId=80535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gun Owners of America&#8217;s page<\/a> which sends a message to your Senators regarding the M855 ban. They urge a defunding of the effort as well as a hold on Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/take-action\/write-your-lawmakers\/stop-batfe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The NRA-ILA&#8217;s Take Action page will send the comment<\/a> to BATFE, your Congressional representatives, the White House, and for some odd reason, good old grabby hands himself Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Are these the ideal way to submit a comment? No but they will satisfice and will get your views on record with the BATFE which is critical.<\/p>\n<p><b>UPDATE:<\/b> Here are a couple of more sites that send comments to BATFE with pre-written letters.<\/p>\n<p>First, the Firearms Policy Coalition has set up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ammoban.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ammoban.org<\/a>. They will deliver your letter to BATFE for you. Their goal, according to Brandon Combs, is 100,000 letters.<\/p>\n<p>Second, is this one reports that they have 24,000 letters signed and queued up for delivery. Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.savem855.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Save M855<\/a> to send another one.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The March 16th deadline to submit comments to the BATFE regarding their proposed framework for classification of ammunition is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2327,371,2305],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-armor-piercing","tag-batfe","tag-m855-ammo-ban"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10226,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions\/10226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}