Explosives Technology Branch had published that it was redefining wetted nitrocellulose, which is the primary ingredient in smokeless powders, as a high explosive due to its properties. ATF has since sent out a notice that they are setting that decision aside pending further research and input from the industry.
Paul R Laska On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 3:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Firearmsregprof mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Firearmsregprof digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: A slippery slope? (Henry Schaffer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 20:05:59 -0400 > From: Henry Schaffer <[email protected]> > To: firearmsregprof <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: A slippery slope? > Message-ID: > <CAPYFLhgoE9nkCa5eyx-t6ZGsyZht7qmFFLMg4f4UNy7B345+ > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > another slope? > > I heard from a friend that the ATF is changing its definition of explosives > to include the "smokeless powder" used in small arms ammunition. An > industry newsletter discussing this is > http://www.ammoland.com/2016/08/atf-reclassifies-wetted- > nitrocellulose-as-explosive-materials-under-federal-laws/#axzz4Ikveu3Mq > > It's not clear to me how this affects the regulations regarding the > manufacture, storage and shipment of ammunition and the smokeless powder > used to product it- especially after reading the ATF Explosives Industry > Newsletter at https://www.atf.gov/file/106536/download which includes > Smokeless Powder on its list of Explosive Materials. > > However today's Addendum https://www.atf.gov/file/109341/download seems > to corroborate the concern mentioned in the industry newsletter cited > above. > > --henry schaffer > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/private/ > firearmsregprof/attachments/20160831/ec39312e/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Firearmsregprof mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof > > Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as > private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are > posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or > wrongly) forward the messages to others. > > End of Firearmsregprof Digest, Vol 140, Issue 1 > *********************************************** > -- *Paul R Laska* *PO Box 1423* *Palm City, FL 34990* *772-781-9014 landline* *561-722-4435 cell*
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