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Armor-piercing ammunition is illegal for civilians to own. That doesn't mean they've banned ammo that CAN pierce armor, just ammunition that has a steel core and is explicitely designed for this purpose.
The 5.7mm round is capable of piercing a vest, and it also has some rather nasty wound ballistics to it (from what I understand it likes to tumble). But it shouldn't be illegal. It's rarely used (I don't think a FN FiveSeven, the only gun that fires it to my knowledge, has ever been used in a crime), and is much more expensive than 9mm or .45 ammunition.
Criminals don't use expensive high-end guns and weapons to commit crimes. They use whatever they can get off the street.
The article itself was simply beyond ignorance. Hollow-points are the exact opposite of armor piercing rounds!
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