§7688 Armor-piercing ammunition and components: condition on disposal

Summary

When the Army sells or otherwise gets rid of armor-piercing ammunition or its parts, the buyer must sign a written promise not to sell or transfer any of that ammo (reconditioned or not), or any armor-piercing part, to anyone in the United States except a law enforcement or other government agency. If a part is sent only to be destroyed for metal recovery by melting, crushing, or shredding, that rule does not apply. A part that is not itself armor-piercing and is not destroyed this way cannot be used to make new armor-piercing ammo unless it is sold to a law enforcement or other government agency, sold government-to-government, or exported to a foreign government under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751). Armor-piercing ammunition means a center-fire cartridge whose military name includes “armor penetrator” or “armor‑piercing,” including API and API–T.