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Five-seveN®F A C T S

AO0904/09134 Edition 09 November 2009

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There have been some inaccurate and misleading statements made about the Five-seveN Pistol which made this

Fact Sheet necessary to assure an accurate understanding of the characteristics of the product.

Among other things, the Five-seveN pistol has been mischaracterized by some as a new firearm which shoots

armor-piercing ammunition. To be clear: armor piercing ammunition can be shot from any firearm; and is only

available to law enforcement agencies and military organizations through official procurement procedures

regulated by BATFE.

FNH USA is a responsible and law abiding firearms company conducting business in the United States that does

not and cannot sell armor-piercing ammunition2 on the commercial market. There are no exceptions to this

federal prohibition. The only FN 5.7x28mm ammunition available to civilians has been specifically declared by

the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) to be non-armor-piercing.

FNH USA is the business development, sales and manufacturing arm in the United States for FN Herstal. As a

longtime worldwide leader in military, law enforcement and commercial firearms we take great pride in our

reputation. In this context, we request that our Distributors adhere to the “Responsible Firearms Distributor Code

of Practice” endorsed by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute (SAAMI) and the National

Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).3 We also support proactive joint law enforcement / industry cooperative

efforts such as “Project Gunrunner”4 and “Don’t Lie for the Other Guy.”5

More information is available online at www.fnhusa.com/fivesevenfacts

1 FederalFirearmsRegulationsReferenceGuide2005.18U.S.C.Section923Licensing(a).2 FederalFirearmsRegulationsReferenceGuide2005.p.6.Paragraph921((17)(A)(B)).3 Responsible Firearms Distributor Code of Practice;SportingArmsandAmmunitionManufacturers’Instituteand

theNationalShootingSportsFoundation.4 U.S.BureauofAlcohol,Tobacco,FirearmsandExplosives.Available:www.atf.gov/recovery/project-gunrunner.htm5 U.S.NationalShootingSportsFoundation,Inc.Available:http://www.dontlie.org/6 FNHUSA.Handguns.‘Five-seveN’.Available:http://www.fnhusa.com/le/products/firearms/family.asp?fid=FNF003&gid=FNG0017 U.S.DepartmentoftheTreasury,BureauofAlcohol,TobaccoandFirearms.LettertoFNHUSA.‘903050:RDC3311/2003-202’,

15January,2003.8 U.S.DepartmentofJustice.LettertoFNHUSA.‘903050:STN3311/2004-613’,30September2004.9 FederalFirearmsRegulationsReferenceGuide2005.18U.S.C.Section923Licensing(a).10California.DepartmentofJustice.‘Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale’.http://certguns.doj.ca.gov[Apr.2009].

Five-seveN FACTS

Five-seveN Pistol®

• TheFive-seveNpistolisablowbackoperatedsemi-automaticpistol.Theonlyexistingmodelisfullsize.Duetocartridgedimensionalconstraints,nomidsizeorcompactversionhaseverbeendesigned.6

• Classification:TheFive-seveNpistolisafirearmapprovedforsportinguse(ClassII)byBATFEin2003 7and2004.8

• DistributionintheUnitedStates:Since2003,FNHUSAhassoldtheFive-seveNmodelstokeycommercialnationalU.S.distributors.

• Ammunition:Theonly5.7x28mmcartridgecommerciallyavailablefortheFive-seveNhandgunareofasportingnatureasperBATFEclassification.9

• TheFive-seveNpistolandrelated5.7x28mmsportsammunitionareauthorizedforcommercialsaleintheStateofCalifornia.10