Federal Legislation Restricting Online Ammo Sales Introduced
Earlier this month, U.S. Representative Bonnie Coleman (D-N.J.) introduced a new bill, H.R. 2283, that would restrict online ammo sales. Coleman’s legislation, dubbed the “Stop Online Ammunition Sales Act of 2015″, would not ban online sales outright, but it would impose many restrictions and set up a Federal tracking system to “watch” ammo buyers. While H.R. 2283 would not cap the quantity of ammo someone could purchase, the legislation would impose numerous barriers to sale. Most notably, buyers would have to supply identification in person before the product could be shipped.
READ FULL TEXT of H.R. 2283 Restricting Online Ammo Sales
Cheaper Than Dirt (CTD), a major online vendor of ammo and gun supplies, says that, under H.R. 2283, ammo would have to be sent to a registered dealer, rather that directly to the buyer. The “Devil is in the Details” says analyst David Dolbee, writing in the CTD Shooters’ Log:
ID Required for Ammo Purchases
If passed and signed into law, H.R. 2283 would force you to submit a photo ID, in-person, every time you made an ammunition purchase. Because you cannot show ID in person online, your order would have to be shipped to an ‘authorized dealer’. Essentially, this would mean your ammunition would be received by a local gun store and have its receiving fee tacked on.Bill Would Create Federal ‘Watch-List’ of Ammo Purchasers
Another provision of H.R. 2283 states anyone purchasing more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition in a five-day period would be reported to the U.S. Attorney General. The bill does not specify how the information would then be used. However, the data would be stored in a database maintained by the Department of Justice. Perhaps the government has failed at a national gun registry, but this is an attempt to compile a list in other ways? H.R. 2283 would also require all ammunition sellers to be federally licensed. How this would affect your ability to reload a few rounds and sell them to your buddy or split a group-buy … is unknown.”
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Don’t cry, Gun owners sat on their a$$ during the last POTUS election.
This is not good news, even if the legislation is not likely to pass in its current form.
Ray, more than just gun owners sat on their a$$ last election, but better that than sitting with their heads in it as many more did.
Never happen, quit wasting time worrying about it. Stop covering the democrat/socialist/commies/ when they do this grand standing BS
Believe it or not, it’s actually good for local businesses, puts them back in competition.
Balanced Budget Amendment, Drug Enforcement, Immigration Control. These we cannot pass. If you cannot dazzle with brilliance baffle with Bull Shi…………….. To much power in DC and the states are to punk to do anything about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JF US MC
Only Clinton has managed to impinge on what I could purchase in my 25 years of buying guns. Obama’s years are the industry’s best, ever, both despite and because of his personal wishes. Manufacturers finally put some saving $ in their employees’ pockets. And it took Obama to do this because we enthusiasts are a frugal lot with our manufacturers up until we panic but.
Just remember the Patriot act run thru a Republican led congress and signed by Bush did more to you than anything ever.
It can definitely happen. It happened here in NY. Although there’s no availability or bargains online anymore anyways with all the non-voting hoarders. As far as the Patriot act goes that definitely did not hurt shooters. Bush also let the clinton assault rifle ban expire. If it wasn’t for Republicans we have gone the way of europe many years ago. Keep voting for demacrates and see how far it gets ya.