Funny, the way I read this article, it sounds like they are saying he was not licenced to make “Armor Piercing” ammo specifically.
“An Arizona man, previously identified as a person of interest in the Las Vegas shooting investigation, was charged by authorities Friday for manufacturing and selling armor-piercing bullets without having a proper license, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press.”
Later they say:
“During a Friday news conference, Haig, who works as an aerospace engineer and has sold ammunition as a hobby for the last 25 years, said he didn't notice anything suspicious when he sold Paddock the bullets. Haig reportedly met Paddock at a gun show in Phoenix weeks before the shooting occurred.”
Not really mentioning that what he was doing for 25 years, irrespective of whether “armor piercing” or not, was illegal. That’s a long time to be selling ammo illegally.
I had a guy at the range one day looking for someone to load some 7mm ammo for a hunting trip. I advised him, though he could reimburse costs, he could NOT pay the person to do so, and to be careful on that point.
Ive never heard of a special license for armor piercings ammo so I assumed that the media once again was having a writing glitch......or just making shit up.