Ya know I have been doing some reading on the subject of AP ammo and I still don't get it. What I mean is that the argument is a foolish one. I read that the reason the AP round was outlawed for civilian use was because they can penitrate body armor.
Well, there are none AP rounds that can penitrate body armor and body armor only covers 36% of body surface, so that's a moot point.
Then the argument is that "because AP round fired from a pistol are easy to conseal and fast to draw" well that one makes no sence cause now we your talking about the skill of an individual, not the bullet. Besides their are Pistols that fire rifle rounds, Olympic Arms, Kel-Tec and others fire 5.56 rounds.
And last but not least, The argument that cops are the only ones that come up against bad guy's wearing body armor, so only cops need AP rounds is a bad joke. Where do I start on this one. Well first, the last time I checked there was not alot of Bad Guy's breaking into Police Stations wearing body armor trying to steal their lunch money. Usually the bad guy's are at a CIVILIAN business(Bank) or home when the police arrive. Now on this one fact, I'd say that it's a plus for civilians to have AP rounds.
The solution is simple as I see it, You can outlaw body armor(not going to happen) or allow everyone to buy AP ammo thereby leveling the playing field for all civizens. Cause as long as Armor is not outlawed, bad guys will have it.
FN should press this issue and push to sell SS190 and all the rest to any that can afford it. IMHO.