article_snippet: The ammunition targeted by ATF is commonly known as 'green-tip' because of The ammunition targeted by the ATF distinctive appearance.
article_snippet: Hunters and target shooters use the bullets, primarily in AR-15-style rifles like this one, but the ammo could travel fast enough from a handgun to pierce a police officer's body armor .
article_snippet: ATF ATF had proposed banning the ammunition, most commonly used in the popular AR-15-style rifles, because the popular AR-15-style rifles could potentially penetrate a police officer's protective vest if fired from a handgun instead.
article_snippet: The Law Enforcement Officers Protection Act banned armor-piercing handgun ammunition in 1986.
article_snippet: Green-tip ammo has long been exempt because Green-tip ammo's primarily used in hunting and target-shooting rifles.
article_snippet: Rifle owners complained that without the green-tip ammo, Rifle owners guns could become useless overnight . '
highlights_snippet: 'Green-tip' bullets were oni the endangered list as ATF wanted to remove ATF exemption from a federal law that protects police officers .
  
highlights_snippet: It's mostly used in hunters and target shooting rifles, but could pierce body armor if It's fired through a handgun .
  