ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION AND THE CRIMINAL HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 641 and Related Bills ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION AND THE CRIMINAL MISUSE AND MAY 17, 24 AND JUNE 27, 1984 Serial No. 153 Printed for the use of the Committee on the Judiciary CIS RECORD ONLY: STANFORD UNIVERSITY JUN 1986 LIBRARIES COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY PETER W. RODINO, JR., New Jersey, Chairman JACK BROOKS, Texas BARNEY FRANK, Massachusetts HAMILTON FISH, JR., New York F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR., BILL MCCOLLUM, Florida Kramer, Samuel, deputy director, National Engineering Laboratory, National 286 Prepared statement 295 Lapierre, Wayne, director, Federal affairs, National Rifle Association. 90 Prepared statement 93 Larkin, Isaiah, program associate, National Organization of Black Law En- 83 Prepared statement 85 Moynihan, Hon. Donald Patrick, a U.S. Senator from the State of New York... 23 36 (III) Prepared statement Owen, Edward, chief, Firearms Technology Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firemans, Department of the Treasury. Powis, Robert E., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Department of the Treasury.. Page 62 62 69 Stephens, Jay B., Deputy Associate Attorney General, Department of Justice.. 135 140, 261 Stone, Art, vice chairman, national legislative committee, Fraternal Order of 86 Prepared statement 88 Prepared statement Prepared statement Tighe, John H., chief of police, Pembroke Pines, Broward County, FL. Walker, John M., Jr., Assistant Secretary, Enforcement and Operations, Department of the Treasury Zimmerman, Donald, deputy associate director, Law Enforcement 154 157 247 251 110 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Hughes, Hon. William J., chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, opening statement... 17 A resolution of the New York's City Council's support of this hearing submitted by Hon. Mario Biaggi Law executive directors to Hon. Daniel P. Moynihan, letter dated April 16, 1984. Statement of the Hon. Joseph G. Minish, New Jersey, 11th District. Statement by Donald E. Fraher, legislative director, Handgun Control, Inc.... William J. Hughes, chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, to Stephen Higgins, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, letter dated May 16, 1984, with attachments.. 181 188 192 Stephen E. Higgins, Director, Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, to Hon. William J. Hughes, chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, letter dated May 22, 1984, with enclosures.. 195 Statement of the Hon. John D. Dingell, Michigan, 16th District, in support of 232 Test procedure for armor-piercing handgun ammunition, prepared by U.S. 288 Diagrams of three types of ammunition.. 310 Statement by Thomas W. Doyle, FLEOA national executive vice president 317 355 ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION AND THE CRIMINAL MISUSE AND AVAILABILITY OF MACHINEGUNS AND SILENCERS THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1984 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME, The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:15 a.m., in room 2237, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. William J. Hughes (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Hughes, Smith, Shaw, and Sensenbren ner. Staff present: Hayden W. Gregory, counsel; Eric E. Sterling, Edward H. O'Connell, and Virginia Sloan, assistant counsel; Thereas A. Bourgeois, staff assistant; Charlene Vanlier, associate counsel; and Phyllis N. Henderson, clerical staff. Mr. HUGHES. The Subcommittee on Crime will come to order. The Chair has received a request to cover this hearing in whole or in part by television broadcast, radio broadcast, still photography, or by other similar methods. In accordance with committee rule 5(a), permission will be granted, unless there is objection. Is there objection? [No response.] Mr. HUGHES. Hearing none, permission is granted. Let me first apologize for the delay, but Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and myself formed a Congressional Crime Caucus, bipartisan in nature, in which my colleagues are members, and are appearing as witnesses. Unfortunately, the conference went over somewhat. So I extend my apologies to my most distinguished colleagues who I know have all kinds of things to do. (1) |