[templar]

Because the ATF ihas practically no oversight, they declared 7.62X39 AP and 7.62 NATO (.308) AP as "pistol" ammunition.

That's because there are pistols chambered in those calibers. If someone started chambering a pistol in 50 BMG, they would probably outlaw surplus AP ammo in that clliber too. It doesn't make any difference to them that those calibers of 'pistols' are about as likely to be used in a crime against a cop in a vest as is a muzzle loading cannon .

[Myrddin]

Click on this link for a .50BMG pistol. Ask and ye shall receive.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Exactly what pistol can you get chambered for the 7.62X39 and 7.62 NATO rounds (besides the Thompson Contender)? You can also get a barrel in .30-06 for the Contender yet it is still legal.

[Blood of Tyrants]

P.S. the problem was accessability. No country in the world still manufactures AP for the .30-06 for military use, hence very little supply of AP.

However, MANY countries still buy and manufacture AP in both 7.62X39 and 7.62 NATO. The ammo would be plentiful and cheap. And nothing scares a politician more than thinking someone might be able to shoot them through their armored limousines and in their taxpayer funded helicopters.