A by-product of that "Change We Can[not] Believe In", the previous administration’s failed attempt to reclassify SS-109/M855 ammo as armor-piercing.
Judicial Watch Sues ATF for Records About Obama Administration Attempt to Restrict AR-15 Ammunition
Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit after the agency failed to respond to a May 14, 2018, FOIA request for the 1,900 documents about the Obama administration’s AR-15 ammo ban efforts. The documents include ATF talking points about the “Armor Piercing Ammunition Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” and other records discussing ammunition classification.
“Simply put, the ATF refuses to comply with federal open records law,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. “The ATF has withheld records for over three years concerning the Obama administration’s shady attempt to institute gun control by restricting ammunition instead of guns.”
Judicial Watch Sues ATF for Records About Obama Administration Attempt to Restrict AR-15 Ammunition