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By now you have heard that the ATF is banning M855 ammunition. M855 is one of the most commonly available and affordable types of 5.56 ammo. Banning its sale will have far reaching effects on the price and availability of ammo for some of the most common and prolific firearms. That is by definition an infringement on your rights.

If that isn’t bad enough, the entire charade was set into motion late on a Friday night in hopes that we wouldn’t notice. The legislation that the ATF is using to justify their actions is being taken out of context of its original intent (which was poor to begin with) to reach their political ends which they have generally been allowed to do without oversight.

If you think all of this is wrong, and you should… It is time to act.

Check out SaveM855.com. It is the EASIEST resource that I have come across yet for contacting not only the ATF but those who can effect lasting change – your elected representatives.

The ATF has made up their minds. They intended to ban M855. We need to be more strategic about contacting our elected officials to put an end to the ATF’s history of operation without oversight.

I was recently contacted by Trop Elite Equipment and Trop Gun to tell me about a unique approach they are taking to the looming infringement of your Constitutional rights in the form of an M855 ammunition ban. They created a website, WeWillNotBackDown.com, that makes it extremely easy to email the ATF and voice your disapproval of their actions.

Rather than sell their M855/SS109 at inflated prices, Trop Gun/Trop Elite Equipment is giving it away as an incentive for you to make your voice heard. You simply fill in some info and the website does the rest. It sends an email to the ATF on your behalf and enters you to win a box of ammo. The website can also generate a letter that you can send to your elected officials and help you be part of a social media awareness movement.

Visit WeWillNotBackDown.com.

Representative Honda (Democrat, California) has introduced H.R.378, the so-called Responsible Body Armor Possession Act (click to view the full text).

This bill is restricts the sale of armor Type III and higher (see the NIJ’s PDF outlining the rating system referenced by the bill) to approved groups like law enforcement and imposes potential penalties like a fine, up to 10 years in prison, or both on those who violate its terms.

This is, of course, utter nonsense and holds no real public safety value. In fact, it stands to endanger more people than it ever protects. It is hard to wrap your mind around how backwards the idea of restricting the sale of safety equipment to protect people really is.

Start contacting your Representatives now. The House of Representatives website makes it easy. Tell them you intend to make you own health and safety decisions and that will responsibly possess body armor as you see fit.