I haven't read the bill, so a question for those so inclined:
Does the bill specify smokeless powder that is not in loaded ammunition or would it, on its face, make it illegal to buy something that contained smokeless powder? You know, like ammo.
Small arms ammunition is not classified as explosives by the BATFE.
This bill would in not make it immediately illegal to reload.
Of course this bill is designed to get the camel's nose in the tent so to speak, so should face as loud an opposition as any other anti-gun bill.
twitter.com/ddbaxte
In retrospect, it was probably a bad idea to call them "legislators".
Burger flippers get graded on how many burgers they flip; assembly line workers on how many bolts they put in holes; looked at that way, can you actually blame someone whose job description is "lawmaker"? The only tool they have is writing laws, so every problem looks illegal.
brb panic buying 400 lbs of titegroup. PM me for rates
If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever. -George Orwell
But we still run into the word "explosive" as a potential issue...... Small Arms Ammunition and smokeless powder are "explosive" HAZMAT by the DOT, and requires a special license to drive it in quantities exceeding a certain (wait for it).....
......Net Explosive Weight.
NEW is calculated and measured by RE factor, against TNT, which has an RE of 1.00.
It requires a HAZMAT placard displayed on both sides and rear of the vehicle, marked as "Explosive 1.4S". There are specific restrictions such as no bridges, no tunnels, state to state laws with slight variations as well. In all of the publications governing the transport of such items, terms "explosive" and "Net Explosive Weight" are in widespread use. When a license is granted, the amendment/endorsement is for transporting "Demolitons and explosives". Certainly it includes other "true explosives", but there is a large section devoted to Small Arms Ammunition and smokeless powder.
The concern will always be exact wording of the bill, the wording of the final law, and interpretation of the law by DoJ, ATF, DOT, and other entities. All it takes to change the ATF's definition is for them to write a new definition.