"WASHINGTON -- New Jersey 's U.S. senators plan to introduce a bill that would make it illegal for anyone , except a police officer or military official , to purchase or use an assault pistol that fires bullets capable of penetrating a bulletproof vest . The Five-SeveN gun made by FN Herstal of Belgium has already been denounced by three national police organizations and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence . The handgun is small and lightweight and easily concealed in a person 's"
"It looks like the anti gunners are at it again , only now they have a new target . For those who do not follow such things , the FN five seven fires a new round , the 5.7x28 . There are 2 versions of the round availabe , one is an aluminum base , steel core , FMJ round designed to pierce body armor . It is not available to civilians int he US , it is law enforcement only . The other round avaliable IS a civilian round , it is a hollowpoint which has already been cleared by the ATF as a non armor piercing round . The civilian round ( the non AP one ) WILL pierce body armor , as will a .22 magnum , and most solid point .22 LR rounds . Body armor is specifically designed to take the implact from large , slow moving rounds , not small , fast rounds . I am also a little confused as to what makes this an `` assault pistol `` . I have 2 of them . I purchsed them specifically because when the civilian version came out , I fully expected that thet antigunners would pitch a fit and we would see attempts to ban the weapon , which would boost the value of them . They pretty much look like a glock . Why is the five seven an `` assault pistol `` and the glock is not ? While I am sure we are all used to GG 's pushing for bans that have no basis in reality , even I was a little surprised that they moved so quickly on this one . Now , my anti social side is pushing me to pass on a secret regarding AP rounds . If you want a REALLY good AP round , get a 7.62x25 ( tokarev ) . You can pick up a pistol for this caliber VERY cheap ( $ 200 or less for a good makarov ) . Hand load your rounds , but instead of using the 7.62 , order some .30 sabots . You can get them from a bunch of places ( just do a search for `` .30 sabot `` on google ) . They cost about $ 10 for 100 of them . Load your 7.62x25 with a fast burning powder , and you can load a heavier powder load . Use a .223 speer FMJ . Our experiments ( we experimented with this at work when we were working on a contract related to ceramic body armor ) showed that this will go through TWO kevlar vests and 16 inched of ballistics gel , which implies rather heavily that you can reasonably expect to shoot right through 2 police officers using the round , vest or no . This being the case , does n't it seem a little frivolous to be banning a weapon , and the ammo for that weapon , especially since the ATF has already given it the green light as non AP ?"
"The handgun is small and lightweight and easily concealed in a person 's"
"since the ATF has already given it the green light as non AP"