On January 9, Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey signed a letter authored by New York Attorney General Letitia James which calls for the banning of 5.56 ammunition produced by Lake City Ammunition Plant.
The letter is addressed to the Director of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Stefanie Feldman.
Attorney General James contends that ammunition produced at Lake City should not be used by civilians because the facility also produces ammunition for the U.S. Army.
The group of Attorney Generals that signed onto the letter asked Feldman’s 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.”
The Attorney Generals requested the White House “ensure that future production contracts prohibit the sale of military weapons and ammunition to civilians.”
In a press release about the letter, Letitia James said that “Military grade weapons and ammunition do not belong in our homes or in our communities.”
Banning the sale of 5.56 surplus rounds produced at the Lake City Ammunition Plant would cause a large strain on the civilian market for this ammunition, as Lake City produces an estimated 30-40% of all 5.56 rounds in the country.
Due to this, many have called the letter from the Attorney Generals to be de facto gun control, as many consumers would have a difficult time buying ammo due to a production backlog as demand would far outpace production.
Maine State Rep. John Andrews (R-Paris) made a post on Facebook about the situation, saying Maine Attorney General Frey “is unfaithful to his Oath to the Constitution.”
He attached a petition to his post, which demanded that Frey respect his oath to the Maine Constitution. The petition cited cited the Maine Constitution, “Section 16. To keep and bear arms. Every citizen has a right to keep and bear arms and this right shall never be questioned.”
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Aaron Frey took the oath of office… He says among his priorities … protecting the state from harmful actions taken by the federal government. … and yet he is suggesting that the federal government should restrict our 2nd amendment Right, along with our right to arms as per Maine’s constitution; Article 1-Section 16
I would suggest he reacquaint himself with the following additional parts and sections of our State Constitution.
The Preamble, Article 1 Declaration of Rights, Section 1, Section 2, Section 6-A, Section 15, Section 19 & Section 24.
For some it is easier to Swear an Oath than to perform its requirements.
Russel, bro only old boomers care about that worthless piece of paper. Your outdated white supremacist constitution means nothing to our side. We’ve successfully eroded most of its contents AND purposely not taught the contents to your children. Mark my words, the next generation will reject it entirely.
Hell yes, we’re going to take your guns. Inch by inch, day by day, generation by generation.
7.62x39mm is a better round. Buy Tula Ammo!
Glory to Russia!
“Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey Signs Letter Urging Ban On Civilian Use of 5.56 Ammunition”
…had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fool’s Day!
Conner, why don’t you go to Venezuela and live in the socialists utopia you seek.
Shall we then ban regular grade gasoline because it’s used to power most motor vehicles involved in fatal accidents ?
AAron Frey and Letitia James: birds of a feather.
Anybody want to bet the weaselly twerp Aaron Frey knows ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about .556 ammo??? He’s doing this just to jump on the anti gun, anti ammo, anti gun store bandwagon.
While Frey and the Left focus on taking guns away from law abiding citizens, the killing in places like the South Side of Chicago goes on ignored by the Left. The problem is, the kind of solutions that would reduce gang violence such as working to eliminate single motherhood by encouraging stronger families, allowing school choice so kids could avoid failing public schools, and reducing illegal immigration which competes for jobs, are all anathema to the Left.
Guns and ammo are useless without bad people with bad intentions using them for such purposes. The Robert Card dude was telling anyone who would listen that he wanted to go on a killing spree and your government knew it. How about we focus on government failures and psychiatry docs who prescribe mind altering drugs to people who are clear and evident threats to the public?
The bowling alley in Lewiston is a gun free zone. Enough said?
of course, he does.
Usually when I shop in Maine its in NH.
Do these fools know the difference between 5.56 and .223? Wonder if they think it would be better to be shot with the .223? Lewiston would have never happened if the military people and Maine law enforcement had done THEIR jobs. What’s the point of having laws if law enforcement doesn’t use the law as it applied to the Lewiston shooter? So why are HONEST citizens the only ones to be punished by the communist left?
We warned you what would happen if you kept feeding the liberals.
‘Shall not be infringed’
It is amazing how many “educated” people can’t understand this.
someone might want to tell Frey that the Lewiston shooter used .308 ammunition.
Isn’t this the guy who was screwing around with his secretary? Didn’t he also unlawfully change the wording on a bill?
Typical Democrat.
Can anyone trust a democrat politician anymore? I can’t.
Aaron Frey-Jew
Stefanie Feldman-jew