One of Ted Cruz’s interns was arrested in September for the unspeakable act of leaving a shotgun shell in his vehicle. In most of the country, some shell casings in the trunk would be no big deal. In D.C., however, unless you have a permit for a firearm connected to that particular type of ammunition, you can be arrested for mere possession of it. This story comes in the midst of several pushes across the country for “ammunition control” by the anti-gun Left.
Ammunition laws are provided in several different flavors, all of which leave a bad taste in the mouth. Some, like those in D.C. and New York City, criminalize the actual possession of ammunition. Others, like legislation that just survived legal challenge in California, either tax ammunition or attempt to track it through microstamping–think tiny, engraved numbers. Although billed as measures to curb violent crime, the reality is that these laws are practically incapable of doing anything but raising costs and giving headaches to lawful gun owners.
The ammunition control discussion constantly conflates cartridges with bullets, making that discussion nearly incomprehensible. A “bullet” is the actual projectile that flies out a gun’s barrel when fired. A “cartridge” is a unit of fixed ammunition composed of a bullet, shell casing, gunpowder, and primer.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/15/left-doesnt-just-want-take-guns-also-ammo/
Ammunition laws are provided in several different flavors, all of which leave a bad taste in the mouth. Some, like those in D.C. and New York City, criminalize the actual possession of ammunition. Others, like legislation that just survived legal challenge in California, either tax ammunition or attempt to track it through microstamping–think tiny, engraved numbers. Although billed as measures to curb violent crime, the reality is that these laws are practically incapable of doing anything but raising costs and giving headaches to lawful gun owners.
The ammunition control discussion constantly conflates cartridges with bullets, making that discussion nearly incomprehensible. A “bullet” is the actual projectile that flies out a gun’s barrel when fired. A “cartridge” is a unit of fixed ammunition composed of a bullet, shell casing, gunpowder, and primer.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/15/left-doesnt-just-want-take-guns-also-ammo/
