Blue State AGs Tell Biden to Block Sale of Lake City’s 5.56 Ammo to Civilians

‘We ask the White House to ensure that future production contracts prohibit the sale of military weapons and ammunition to civilians’
Blue State AGs Tell Biden to Block Sale of Lake City’s 5.56 Ammo to Civilians
New York Attorney General Letitia James calls on a journalist during a briefing in New York City on May 21, 2021. Richard Drew/AP Photo
Kevin Stocklin
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New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multi-state coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the Biden administration to halt the sale of 5.56 caliber ammunition to civilians by the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, a Missouri-based supplier for the U.S. military.

“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 AGs stated in a Jan. 9 letter to the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention. “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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