-> The federal law banning so-called "armor piercing handgun
-> bullets" (which the NRA helped to write) bans bullets based on
-> COMPOSITION, and *not* on the basis of velocity, or actual
-> ability to pierce ballistic armor.
OK.  But watch out for state and local laws.  Here in NY, some idiot in
the Assembly has introduced a bill to ban "any bullet that can penetrate
a bullet-proof vest commonly worn by police officers."  Sigh!
Regards
John
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