Why Is The ATF Moving To Ban Common Rifle Ammo?

Where to begin? A few thoughts:
- The posted question is not related to the cited article. The article is about executive action to ban 5.56 bullets while the posted question is about confiscation of bullets from citizens. Two separate issues although the answer to both is no.
- The issue mentioned in the article is about the Obama administration attempting to get around the 2nd amendment by restricting ammunition rather than restricting guns directly. The administration is still wrong in this perspective because of 10th Grade Civics class. The legislative branch writes the laws while the executive branch enforces the laws. The executive branch does not get to write law. Also the article talks about restricting sale/possession, it does not mention confiscation.
- "confiscate 5.56mm ammo from citizens" is a broad question whose answer is "it depends" without more explanation. IF there was a law prohibited possession, IF probable cause existed that the law was broken, IF competent authority (ie law enforcement not Soldiers) conducted the confiscation, etc. You get the point.
- The larger issue is the circumvention of the rule of law by the current administration. We now have several data points that show a trend such as today's FCC ruling, admin action on immigration, and this article about bullets. I recommend we all buckle up. The ride over the next two years will be interesting and potentially dangerous.

This is the end-run around making the AR-15 less desirable.  Since they can't rep-enact the Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, the Administration is seeking to create a severe shortage in the ammo supply via Executive Action.

Food for thought...We've been down this path before. There is a roadmap for us:

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