House Republicans have introduced an amendment to the bill that funds the Department of Justice which would prevent the executive agency from using any funds to ban "green tip" .223 ammunition.
On Tuesday, Rep. Richard Hudson (R., N.C.) introduced the amendment to HR 2578.
"This amendment is a strong first step to reduce the ATF’s threat to our Second Amendment and protect our right to keep and bear arms," Hudson said in a speech on the House floor. "I will continue to fight against this bullet ban and any overreaching regulations that would prevent us from responsibly exercising our Second Amendment rights."
Hudson cited last year's attempt by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) to ban the ammunition as the reason for the amendment.
"As you recall, the ATF recently tried to ban common rifle ammunition that has been legally used by law-abiding Americans for decades," he said. "It was only after receiving intense pressure from Congress and more than 80,000 public comments and, frankly, the direct intervention of Chairman [John] Culberson that the administration stalled their proposed ban."
"But as the clock ticks down on this president's second term, the administration is cooking up more than a dozen gun control regulations and have left the door open to reconsider future ammo bans."