Twenty state attorney generals led by anti-gun New York AG Letitia James have written a letter to Stefanie Feldman, Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, asking the Biden Administration to prevent ammunition from the Army’s Lake City Ammunition Plant from being sold to civilians.
“We write on behalf of the States of New York, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawai’i, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington (the “States”) to express concern about recent reports that billions of rounds of military-grade ammunition manufactured at the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant have been sold on the commercial market, leading to their use in many of the most tragic mass shootings in recent history,” the letter reads. “We ask your Office to conduct an investigation into the contracting processes that led to this situation, and to take action to ensure that military-grade and military-subsidized ammunition stays out of civilian hands.”
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Winchester currently runs the Lake City Ammunition Plant and produces 5.56mm ammunition for the United States Army. Winchester is allowed to sell any excess rounds to civilians. This process saves the American public millions of taxpayer dollars by offsetting the cost of running the plant.
The letter asks for any contract to run the ammunition plant to include the clause that would ban the sale of ammunition to the civilian marketplace. It claims that the 5.56mm rounds are of a “military nature” and specifically made for the M16. It states that the rounds should be limited to only the military. The letter doesn’t mention how the U.S. military used the much more powerful .308 rounds before the Vietnam War, and one objection to switching over to the 5.56mm round was that it was underpowered. The Pentagon made the switch to allow soldiers to carry more ammunition since the 5.56 round is much smaller.
“Ammunition from Lake City is manufactured for military use and does not belong in our communities,” the letter reads. “Federal courts have repeatedly noted the military nature of 5.56-millimeter rounds, which are used in military issued rifles, such as the M-16. Military-style weapons – and the ammunition specifically manufactured for them – should be limited to military use. Even if military-grade ammunition were appropriate for the civilian market, its sale to private parties should not be subsidized by taxpayer dollars.”
The letter cites four mass shootings that allegedly used ammunition from the Lake City Ammunition Plant. It did admit that billions of rounds have been sold to the civilian population, meaning that the amount of Lake City rounds used in crimes is statistically insignificant. The letter seems to be trying to pull at Ms. Feldman’s heartstrings to push her to take action against the ammunition market.
The AGs want a public report about how to stop whatever company will run the Lake City Ammunition from selling to the American public in the future. With rising ammo costs, many believe this move is a way to squeeze the market even more than it is already squeezed.
This move appears to be another way of trying to enact backdoor gun control. If Democrats cannot ban guns, they will use lawsuits to make operating a firearms business cost prohibited. If that fails, attacking ammunition is just another means to an end. That end is infringing on the rights of Americans to keep and bear arms.
About John Crump
John is a NRA instructor and a constitutional activist. He has written about firearms, interviewed people of all walks of life, and on the Constitution. John lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and sons and can be followed on Twitter at @crumpyss, or at www.crumpy.com.
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