article_snippet: The ammunition targeted by the ATF is no longer being targeted for extinction by ATF .
article_snippet: ATF decided Tuesday that it couldn't withstand an onslaught from legislators and the public . '
article_snippet: Although ATF endeavored to create a proposal that reflected a good faith interpretation of the law and balanced the interests of law enforcement, industry, and sportsmen, the vast majority of the comments received to date are critical of the framework, and include issues that deserve further study,' ATF said in a press release. '
article_snippet: Accordingly, ATF will not at this time seek to issue a final framework.'
article_snippet: That carefully parsed language leaves open the possibility that the government could revive the idea in the future.
article_snippet: ATF ATF plans to keep collecting comments until March 16.
article_snippet: ATF's proposal would have removed that exemption, effectively banning The ATF's proposal sale in the United States.
article_snippet: ARE CRITICAL': ATF's message to Americans admitted that hardly anyone supported ATF's message to Americans .
article_snippet: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a Justice Department agency in charge of regulating access to a wide variety of materials .
highlights_snippet: ATF gave in, saying ATF would shelve the proposal .
  