Training rounds for guns are no longer regulated like actual ammunition

The US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) proposes to stop regulating certain training rounds as ammunition. This means these specific rounds will no longer be subject to the same import and export controls as live ammunition.

For decades, the US government has treated all ammunition the same under the law, regardless of its lethality. This proposal creates a legal distinction for certain training rounds, making it easier to import and export them. This could reduce costs and logistical hurdles for law enforcement and military training programs that rely on these less-lethal rounds.