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To the editor:
Nine years ago. my wife and I lost a son to the American Handgun War. Since then. I’ve been fighting for a federal law controlling handguns and I've seen a lot of hostility, anger and even ugliness from the other side. But recently. I’ve seen the worst yet. I’ve seen the National Rifle Association (NRAJ come out in opposition to a ban on a type of ammunition: a bullet that has only one real use—to kill police officers.
Technically, these bullets are known as armorpiercing ammunition; realistically, they are cop-killers.
Developed 12 years ago, these Teflon-coated bullets were intended to help police stop criminals fleeing in cars. But they proved too powerful. They went right through the cars, endangering bystanders. Soon, the police stopped using them. The manufacturers kept making them and they were discovered by the most vicious element of the criminal class, especially the drug dealers.
The criminals needed something to counter the effectiveness of the vests that police officers have been wearing in increasing num
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