S474 Title: Prohibits possession of ammunition capable of penetrating body armor.

[ogfarmer 138]

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/S0500/474_I1.HTM

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill makes it a crime of the fourth degree to possess a new generation of handgun ammunition which poses a special threat to the law enforcement community because it has the capacity to breach or penetrate body armor.

     Under current federal and State law, the possession of hollow nose or dum-dum bullets is prohibited, as is the possession of bullets which are Teflon-coated or which have specially hardened metal jackets or cores.

     Police officers have encountered a new and highly destructive bullet.  The SS190AP ammunition for the Five-seven Tactical handgun is uniquely designed.  It is a full metal jacketed bullet, but utilizes two metal inserts.  The tip of the bullet has a steel penetrator which is followed by an aluminum core.  The weight relationship between the two metals causes the bullet to tumble in soft body tissue, resulting in massive and, in many instances, deadly wounds.

     But it is not just the substantial body trauma these bullets can cause that makes them a special threat to the law enforcement community.  When fired from the Five-seven handgun, the SS190AP bullet can penetrate 48 layers of Kevlar, the protective material used to make many types of body armor.

     This bill prohibits individuals, other than law enforcement officers or other statutorily exempted parties, such as members of the Armed Forces of the United States and licensed dealers who sell these types of ammunition to the military or law enforcement agencies, from legally possessing ammunition designed and constructed like the SS190AP bullet that can penetrate body armor.  Violators would be guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.  A crime of the fourth degree is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000; imprisonment for a term of not more than 18 months; or both.

 

[gunguy1960 2]

This ammo is already restricted from civilian ownership, unless someone found it for sale, dont think so, besides the gun and ammo are pricey.

[10X 3,296]

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2014/Bills/S0500/474_I1.HTM

 

STATEMENT

     Under current federal and State law, the possession of hollow nose or dum-dum bullets is prohibited...

 

Gawd.   I double checked the link, and the text quoted really does appear in in the interpretive statement for the bill.

 

So much misinformation packed into a single sentence fragment...   I miss the days when the congress critters saved the lies and deceptive rhetoric for the press releases.   Now they write it right into the proposed legislation.